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Silke Birgitta Gahleitner studied Social Work, received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology, and qualified as a professor of Social Education with a focus on 'Psychosocial Work'. She worked for many years as a psychotherapist (A) in private practice as well as in the 'Myrrha', socio-therapeutic institution for traumatized girls. Since 2006, she has been working as a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Social Work with a focus on 'Psychosocial Assessment and Intervention' at the Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin. Teaching and research areas include: psychosocial diagnostics and intervention, professional relationship management, psychosocial traumatology, and qualitative research methods.
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| Professor of Psychotherapy and Counseling |
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Ph.D., Free University Berlin, Clinical Psychology, 2004 |
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Licensed Psychotherapist, European Academy for Psychosocial Health (Austria), 1998 |
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Washington DC, Research Stay, 1998 |
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University of Pennsylvania (PA), Summer School, 1997 |
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Postgraduate Degree in Social Work, Alice-Salomon-University of Applied Sciences Berlin, 1996 |
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| Teaching |
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Full Professor, Alice-Salomon-University of Applied Sciences Berlin, School of Social Work,
2006 – the present |
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Full Professor, Danube University Krems, University for Continuing Education, Austria,
2012-2015 |
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Full Professor, Protestant University of Applied Sciences Ludwigshafen, School of Social Work, 2005 |
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Adjunct Professor, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, School of Social Work, 2000-2004 |
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Adjunct Professor, Free University Berlin, Department of Clinical Psychology, 2004 |
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Adjunct Professor, Technical University Berlin, Department of Education, 2000-present |
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Adjunct Professor, College of Administration and the Administration of Justice Berlin, 2002-2004
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| Teaching Awards |
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Excellence in teaching Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Berlin 2001 |
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Innovation in teaching award Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Berlin 2003
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| Research and Scholarship Grants |
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Principal Investigator, Growing up with German and Israeli parents who lived through the disasters of the National Socialism - Explorations of identity issues, in collaboration with: University of Haifa, running application for research grand at the German Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (G.I.F.) |
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Principal Investigator German Section, A comparative analysis of community-focused initiatives aimed at supporting women, children and young people who are survivors of violence, exploitation or trafficking in three regions of the United Kingdom, Germany and Romania, 2009 - the present in collaboration with: Newman University College in Birmingham, England and the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania, funded by DAPHNE III Research Project (core anti-violence program of the European community) |
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Principal Investigator, A follow-up survey of therapeutic residential youth groups in Berlin funded by the Society for Therapeutic Residential Youth Groups Berlin, 2007-2009 |
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Principal Investigator, Quality of life in tumor patients following surgery and reconstruction of the oro-mandibular region. The contribution of the hospital clinical social work service to psycho-social care. A cooperation project between the hospital clinical social work service of the unit for Oro-Mandibular and Facial Surgery of Heidelberg University Teaching Hospital and the Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, 2005-2007 |
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Principal Investigator, Gender-Sensitive Psychotherapy and Counseling after Complex Trauma, funded by the Berlin Program for Equal Opportunities in Research and Teaching, 2004 |
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Researcher, Modes of Coping with Sexual Abuse - An Exploratory Study from a Salutogenetic Viewpoint, Alice-Salomon Doctoral Fund and the Berlin Fund for Gender Research, 2000-2003
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| Work Experience |
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Evangelical Association for Youth and Welfare Berlin, Psychotherapist, 2000-2010 |
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Association for Better Life Quality for Women, Berlin, Youth Counselor, 1997-1999 |
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District Department of Social Services, Family Counseling Unit Berlin, Psychotherapist, 1997 |
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Child Abuse Prevention Project Berlin, Social Worker, 1997 |
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District Department of Social Services, Sexual Abuse Unit, Social Worker, 1996 |
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Community Center for Social Services, Salzburg (Austria), Project Coordinator, 1992 |
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Center for the Treatment of Mentally Handicapped Adult Patients, Salzburg (Austria), Caseworker, 1989-1991 |
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| PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS |
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| Membership |
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German Society for Social Work: Clinical Social Work Section (DGS) |
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Central Organization for Clinical Social Work in Germany (member of executive committee) (ZKS) |
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German Society for Prevention and Intervention of Child Abuse and Neglect (DGfPI) |
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International Society for the Study of Dissociation (German Section) (ISSD-D) (includes European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (German Section) (ESTD) |
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Society for Psychotraumatology, Trauma Treatment and Trauma Research (GPTG) |
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Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) |
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Austrian Association for Integrative Therapy (ÖGIT)Society for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling Germany (GwG) |
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