Guidelines for Works

Learn about the different formats, guidelines, and topics

Due to the resounding success and high level of interest in participating in this event, we have decided to open a second call for submissions of free communications. The platform will be open from August 1st to 28th .

The Organizing Committee of the RELATES 2026 Congress invites you to submit presentation proposals for the congress “Thinking about Families Beyond Borders,” which will be held in Pucón, Chile, on October 29th, 30th, and 31st, 2026.

This meeting brings together professionals, researchers, students and intervention teams interested in working with families, couples and communities from a systemic-relational perspective.

The congress aims to create a space for dialogue on contemporary challenges facing families: migration, transformations in family structures, social inequalities, gender and sexual diversity, new forms of parenthood, trauma, and violence, among others. Proposals that integrate clinical practice, community intervention, public policy, and research will be given priority.

To submit your work, please follow the link below and complete the required fields:

Suggested Thematic Areas

We invite submissions related to, among others, the following themes:

Family, life cycles, and contemporary family configurations
Couple therapy and relational approaches
Parenting, caregiving, and child-rearing in complex contexts
Sociocultural variables, migration, diversity, gender, and family
Attachment, relational trauma, and family therapy
Adolescence, childhood, and family approaches
Systemic interventions in health, education, protection, and community
Training, supervision, and innovation in family therapy and systemic approaches

Proposals may address clinical, community, teaching, institutional, and/or research experiences.

Submission Formats

Proposals will be accepted in the following formats:

Free Communication

Individual presentations of clinical experiences, intervention projects, or research. Estimated presentation time: 15 minutes. Presentations will be grouped into thematic sessions by the scientific committee.

Posters

Presentation of research, projects, or experiences in a visual format. Especially suitable for ongoing work or preliminary results. Posters will be presented during times designated for dialogue with the authors.

Guidelines

Abstract length: 250–300 words.
Language: Spanish or Portuguese (English abstracts may be considered for international speakers, subject to space availability).
Submission of proposals:via the Congress platform.
Submission period: April 10 to June 20, 2026