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12/2022 / Farewell

Farewell to Dr. Gökçen Aydin

We say goodbye to our visiting researcher Dr. Gökçen Aydin with one laughing and one crying eye. Ms. Aydin enriched our research group since March 2022, for which we are extremely grateful. We will miss her very much and wish her all the best for her new position as a professor at Hasan Kalyoncu University.

11/2020 / Awards

Inger Salling Price for Psychiatry 2020

Prof. Andrew Gloster receives a price from the Inger Salling Foundation for his work in the field of anthropological and psychotherapeutic psychiatry, specifically in the development and dissemination of Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) and its translation into successful psychotherapy, particularly in its use with patients who had not previously responded to other forms of psychotherapy. The purpose of the Inger Salling Foundation, based in Lucerne, Switzerland, is to provide an annual award for excellence in clinical and experimental research, including in the field of psychiatry. The acknowledgement for the prize as well the presentation of Prof. Gloster's work can be viewed under the title «How does psychotherapy help in the absence of treatment success?» (German). more

07/2020 / Awards

Promotion of Dr. phil. Jeanette Villanueva

Our team congratulates Dr. phil. Jeanette Villanueva for her promotion and we thank her for her excellent performance and great commitment, both in the field of research and in the fostering of social cohesion in wide departments of the faculty. Mrs. Villanueva currently attends the postgraduate courses for psychotherapy (PSP) in Basel and is also working as a psychotherapist at the private clinics of the UPK. We wish her every success on her further career!

09/2022 / Teaching

Admission of new master's students

This month our department has recruited 13 new master's students into our ongoing research projects. We're very happy about the team reinforcement and wish the new students an exciting and educational time.

02/2022 / Awards

Promotion of Dr. phil. Victoria Block

Our team congratulates Dr. phil. Victoria «Vicky» Block on her promotion and we thank her for her outstanding performance and great commitment, both in the field of research and in the fostering of social cohesion during these extraordinary times. Mrs. Block is currently attending the newly launched MAS in Process-based Psychotherapy at our faculty and will soon begin her therapy activities as an assistant psychologist at the Sonnenhalde Clinic. We wish her every success on her further career!

10/2019 / Awards

Promotion of Dr. phil. Marcia Rinner

Our team congratulates Dr. phil. Marcia Theresa Benerice Rinner for her promotion and we thank her for her excellent performance and great commitment in the field of research. Mrs. Rinner currently attends the postgraduate courses for psychotherapy (PSP) in Basel and is also working as a psychotherapist at the University Psychiatric Clinics (UPK) Basel. We wish her every success on her further career!

03/2022 / Awards

Prof. Andrew Gloster elected President-Elect of the ACBS

Prof. Andrew Gloster has been elected President-Elect of the Association for Contextual Behavorial Science for 2022. He is expected to assume the presidency of this international organization, which is represented in over 100 countries with 9,200 members, in 2024. Thematically, the ACBS is dedicated to alleviating human suffering and promoting well-being through focused research and psychotherapeutic practice in the field of contextual behavioral science. Members include researchers, educators, and practitioners who advocate for dynamic interaction between basic and applied research, drawing on contextual behavioral sciences. more

05/2019 / Awards

ACBS Junior Investigator Award

Noemi Walder, a Masters in Clinical Psychology at the University of Basel and a member of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Intervention Science, was awarded 'ACBS Junior Investigator Poster Award' as part of the annual congress of the Association for Contextual Behavior Science (ACBS). The exhibition of the posters as well as the ceremony took place in the traditional St. Patricks Cathedral in Dublin. We congratulate Noemi for this achievement! more

02/2019 / Awards

Promotion of Dr. phil. Charles Benoy

Our team congratulates Dr. phil. Charles Benoy for his promotion and we thank him for his excellent performance and great commitment in the field of research. Mr. Benoy currently heads the unit of Verhaltenstherapie Stationär (VTS) at the University Psychiatric Clinics (UPK) Basel. We wish him every success on his further career! more

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