ABOUT THE CONGRESS
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MENTAL HEALTH: “The Science of Adaptation and Recovery”
About the conference
The International Academy of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Innovation (Bratislava, Slovak Republic) invites you to participate in the International Mental Health Congress “The Science of Adaptation and Recovery,” which will take place from April 22 to June 20, 2026, in a virtual format.
Bringing together the intellectual power of speakers from over 5 countries on a single platform. As part of the congress, a series of online lectures will be held on the ZOOM platform with simultaneous translation from English. Links to the lectures will be sent to participants in advance. Each participant will be added to a closed Telegram group to coordinate the learning process and share materials.
We invite academic and teaching staff of higher education institutions, researchers, doctoral candidates, graduate students, postgraduate students, undergraduates, as well as practitioners in the fields of psychology, law, public administration, and educational management, and anyone interested in an international professional exchange of experiences regarding mental health preservation to participate.
Speakers

AMIT OREN
Clinical Director of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University, USA
AMIT OREN
AMIT OREN (Amit G. Oren, PhD) Clinical Director of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University, USA
PhD in Clinical Psychology (New School for Social Research). Residency at Yale University School of Medicine. Over 30 years of private practice in New Haven, Connecticut. Specializes in positive psychology and lectures at universities and clinics in Argentina and Chile.
📅 April 22, 2026 — Congress opening
IRINA GUBELADZE
Researcher at the Institute of Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Ph.D. in Psychology, Senior Researcher. Visiting lecturer at the London School of Economics, Tulane University (USA), the University of Tromsø (Norway), and the University of Bielefeld (Germany). Academic Director of the Master’s program in Social Psychology at the Kyiv School of Economics. Ambassador for Social Psychology at the European Association of Social Psychology.
📅 June 20, 2026 — Intensive

IRINA GUBELADZE
Researcher at the Institute of Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences; Doctor of Psychology; Senior Researcher.

OLGA FROLOVA
psychologist, trainer Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology.
OLGA FROLOVA
Speaker of the International Academy, psychologist, trainer
Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology, BDPU. Trainer of social and psychological programs. Head of the NGO "Southeastern Ukrainian Association of Practical Psychologists and Art Therapists". Trainer of informal education.
Olena Trokhymets
Olena Trokhymets – Doctor of Economics, Professor. She has over 20 years of professional experience, including 19 years in leadership roles and over 18 years in teaching. In 2017, she defended her doctoral dissertation at Lviv University of Trade and Economics, and in 2019, she was awarded the academic title of professor. Until 2022, she combined research, teaching, and administrative work in Ukraine, holding positions as a professor, head of the Department of Research and International Relations, editor-in-chief of a scientific journal, and coordinator of specialized academic councils. She is a professor at the Katowice University of Business and collaborates with V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. She teaches marketing, management, process management, psychology of international business, and business negotiations in English. Since 2019, she has been a visiting professor at the Poznań University of Life Sciences.

Olena Trokhymets
Doctor of Economics, Professor, Poland

RUSLANA POLOVINKINA
(PhD, Associate Professor) Member of the International Academy, mental health researcher
RUSLANA POLOVINKINA
13 years of teaching experience at a university. Associate Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship, Organizational Management, and Logistics. Completed an internship at the University of Białystok (Poland). Author of over 31 academic papers, including publications in Web of Science. Actively conducts research on mental health.
This is not the complete list of speakers!
NATALIA SABLINA
Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of the University of Modern Knowledge (Kyiv). Head of the International Association of Psychologists and Expert Trainers. Director of the Natalia Sablina Training Center.
Certified art therapist, member of the Eastern European Association of Art Therapists. National trainer of the La Strada - Ukraine Center network. Expert of the International Republican Institute (IRI, USA) training network.
Author of 21 online training courses. In 2022–2025, she trained more than 2,000 crisis psychology consultants and more than 4,000 military psychology consultants. Has experience of international internships in the USA, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland.

NATALIA SABLINA
Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Kyiv
GLOBAL NETWORKING
Share your experiences with colleagues from the European Union and the United States
WORLDWIDE METHODS
The latest practices and approaches in mental health from leading speakers
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Internationally recognized certificates and access to cutting-edge scientific data
