Question 1

Why focus on the “here and now”?

Accepted Answer

The here and now is the foundation of Yehia Rakhaw School. It is where emotions emerge, relationships unfold, conflicts surface, creativity appears, and meaning is co-created. It is both a clinical stance and a human position, one that connects inner experience with social and cultural realities.

Question 2

What do you mean by “legacy”?

Accepted Answer

Legacy is not something frozen in the past. It is what we carry forward: schools of thought, mentors’ voices, cultural memory, collective trauma, and shared hope. This conference explores how legacies can be honored without becoming rigid, and how they can stay alive through dialogue, creativity, and responsibility.

Question 3

How does media fit into a conference on mental health, group therapy and group work?

Accepted Answer

Media shapes how stories are told, silenced, distorted, or amplified.

Cinema, storytelling, and digital media influence identity, belonging and collective imagination, and trauma. The conference creates a space to work on the area where media intersects with mental health, group processes, and social responsibility.

Question 4

Is this a clinical conference, an academic one, or a cultural event?

Accepted Answer

It is intentionally all three, and also something in between.Alongside theoretical reflections and clinical practice, the conference welcomes experiential learning, artistic expression, and cultural dialogue. Knowledge here is not only presented; it is lived and shared.

Catherine Banoub