General Information
Psychologist, hypnotherapist
Extensive, more than 20 years’ experience in working with - mostly critically ill - patients in hospital setting applying suggestive and hypnosis techniques.
Founder and professor at the postgraduate training of suggestive communication in somatic medicine, as well as at the training of perinatal counsellors.
Author of numerous articles and books which present research findings of hypnosis, and the clinical experiences on the application of suggestive techniques with the critically ill.
Fields of research: hypnosis, interactional synchronicity, altered states of consciousness, perioperative states, doctor-patient relationship, psychological support of patients in critical states, ethics, perinatal sciences.
Education
1995 Hungarian Association of Hypnosis – hypnotherapist
1981 - 1986 ELTE, MA in Psychology
1977 - 1980 ELTE Apáczai Csere János Secondary School, specialization in biology
Scholarships
1998-2001 Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Bolyai Scholarship
1986-1990 Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies
Scientific Degrees
DSc (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2018)
Habil. Doctor (ELTE, 2005)
PhD (ELTE, 1997)
MA in Psychology (1986)
Professional experience
Workplace
1991 - to date Department of Affective Psychology, Institute of Psychology Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University
2016 Professor
2011 Head of Department, Habilitated associate professor
2005 - 2010 Head of Center, Senior lecturer
2003 - 2004 Acting Head of Department
2002 Associate professor
1994 Assistant professor
1991 Assistant lecturer
1986-1990 Scholar of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Educational work
2009 - MA courses in Psychology
2007 - Perinatal Counselor Postgraduate training, founder and leader
2002 - Special courses (in English), ELTE
2001 - Postgraduate tutorial courses, ELTE
1999 - Methodology (in English), ELTE
1997 - Postgraduate courses, ELTE
1993 - MA program, lectures on methodology and behavior sciences, ELTE
1990 - Hypnosis, Psykologiska Institutionen, Göteborg, intensive training courses, given on regular basis
1990 - Psychology courses for educator students, ELTE
1986 -1991 Undergraduate courses at ELTE (in English) in Experimental Psychology
1986 - Undergraduate courses at ELTE in General Psychology and Methodology and various Special Courses
Educational organization and development
2007 - to date Developed and manages the “Perinatal Counsellor” training course
2005 - 2010 ELTE Institute of Psychology - deputy head of institute
2001 - to date Developed and launched a training course “Suggestive communication in somatic medicine” run jointly by the Hungarian Association of Hypnosis and Semmelweis Medical University
1997-2001 responsible for the launch and organization of English-language psychology training
Developed 13 courses of a new type
Memberships
Hungarian Association of Hypnosis (member of International Society of Hypnosis) - founding member (1991)
President of the Hungarian Association of Hypnosis (2009-2015)
Hungarian Association of Psychology (since 1996), scientific secretary (2000-2004)
Swedish Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (honorary member since 2001)
Austrian Society of Medical Anthropology, member of scientific committee (since 2011)
International Society of Hypnosis (ISH) - board member (since 2012)
Aktív Szülés Alapítvány (Active Birth Foundation) - board member (since 2000)
Hipnózis Alapítvány (Hypnosis Foundation) - board member (since 1996)
International professional work
2014- Editor of the newsletter of the International Society of Hypnosis
2013 Co-Chair of the 1st International Conference of Hypnosis in Medicine
2012 - Board of Director member of the International Society of Hypnosis
2001 - representative of the Hungarian Association of Hypnosis in the European and International Association of Hypnosis
2000 study visit in the Erickson Center in Mexico, for the training course for Ericksonian hyponotherapists
1997 - guest lecturer in international and European hypnosis conferences
1996 co-organizer of the European Hypnosis Congress
1995 - collaborator in the European research program of Dissociation
AWARDS
2018 Jay Haley Early Carrier award (International Society of Hypnosis)
2015 Sapere Aude (ELTE)
2010 Pro Universitate golden degree (ELTE)
2009 supervising OTDK (scientific student association) wining
2001 Bolyai Fellowship completed with excellent degree
2000 A “Magyar Hipnózisért” - Award for Hungarian Hypnosis (Hungarian Association of Hypnosis)
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