Dr. phil. Bettina Berger
Dr. phil. Bettina Berger
cand. habil.
Born on 9.4.1967 in Berlin
Resident in Herdecke (NRW)
married, 1 son (19 years)
Research Focus: Integrative Health Literacy
Current research topics:
Integrative Typ 1 Diabetologie
- Preventive effect of fasting in type 1 diabetes
Emotional Competence and Stress Reduction for People with Type 1 Diabetes (Annual Program U Health)
- Holistic training program for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (GaDiaKi)
Introspection
- Body schema drawings for therapy evaluation
- Instrumentenvalidierung: Windows of Tolerance
- Does pilgrimage increase introspection?
Social competence
- Health in Dialogue: The Effect of Resonant Communication
- Interactive Music Therapy to Improve Parent-Child Relationship
- Multimodal International Heart School (MIFESCH)
Biography - Development instead of pathologization
- Middle childhood (Rubicon)
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Professional experience
Since 2/2010 University of Witten/Herdecke, Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine
Research Assistant
Co-Head of the Interprofessional Research Training Group Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences (IGIM)
10/2008-9/2009 European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences (IntraG) Research Assistant
Development and coordination of the Master’s degree program “Complementary Medicine, Cultural Studies, Medicine”
4/2006 – 9/2008 University of Bremen, Coordination Office for Health Care Research: Research Coordination
Projects on perspectives of general medicine, commissioned work for IQWiG (evaluation of patient information), patients experience in homeopathic treatments
6/2002 – 12/2005 University of Hamburg, Department of Health Research Associate: Head of the project “Training in Scientific Competence for Patient and Consumer Representatives”
8/2000 - 12/2001 Consumer Advice Centres Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg Project coordinator of the EU project Patient Navigation, EU-wide research on patient information and complaintmanagement in the health care sector
1990 – 2000 Freelancing Moderator of Future Workshops
1988 - 1990 Clinic for Physiotherapy Berlin-Buch
Medical lifeguard/masseuse
Training
2019-2021 Training in Somatic Experiencing (SE) - three-year trauma therapy training, Somatic Experiencing (SE) Deutschland e.V.
SE Practitioner
9/2015-11/2016 ZRM Trainer of the Institute for Self-Management and Motivation Certificate Course Zurich, Switzerland
ZRM Trainer
10/2002-7/2008 Doctor of Philosophy (magna laude) Department of Health at the University of Hamburg,
2001 - 2003 Inter-University Working Group for Health Promotion Graz/Austria, Master’s Program (MAS) for Complementary, Psychosocial and Integrative Health Promotion according to Austrian Academic Research. UniStG
Diploma for Complementary, Psychosocial and Integrative Health Promotion (cHP)
2nd half of 2000 Institute for Education, University of Münster, Continuing Education
Certificate in Methodology and Didactics of Medical Teaching
1998 - 1999 Forum Theatre according to Augusto Boal, Youth Centre Wannsee
1994 - 2000 European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) Studies of Cultural Studies, Focus: Identity and Foreignness, Modern and Counter-Modern
1990 – 1992 Language and study abroad in Great Britain, Spain and Kenya
1988 - 1990 Clinic for Physiotherapy Berlin/Buch
State-certified medical lifeguard/masseuse
1986 - 1988 Humboldt University Berlin
Study of Theology
Training
2017 Pranayama-Meditation, Dr. Shrikrishna Bhushan Tengshe,
10/ 2014 Mediation (Refresher)
1/2013 Hakomi Processing Cologne
2012-2013 Biography work, various continuing education units, IBAM at the Herdecke Community Hospital
7/2011 Mind/Body Medicine Summer School, Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen
4/2010-6/2011 NLP-Practitioner, DVNLP e.V.
10/2010 Cologne Course for Investigators, ZKS Cologne, Dr. Ursula Paulus (GCP Course)
10-12/2002 Systemic Counselling, Certificate Course in Health Science, University of Hamburg,
4-11/1999 Mediation-Mediation in Conflicts - Stiftung Gewaltfreies Leben, Werkstatt für Gewaltfreie Aktion, Baden
10/1996 Tutor Training for Anamnesis Groups
Honorary positions
- Research Council of the Medical Section/Anthroposophic Medicine, Goetheanum Dornach
- Member of the Institute for First Person Research at the University of Witten/Herdecke
- AG Forschung Somatic Experiencing Deutschland e.V.
- Editorial Board: Evidence Based Complementary Medicine
- Reviewer für Complementary Therapy in Medicine, Patient Education and Counselling, Evidence Based Complementary Medicine, Patient Experiences
- Consumer Member in der Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group, Heinrich - Heine Universität Düsseldorf
- Member of the German Diabetes Society, Working Group on Patient-Initiated Research in Diabetology
- Member of the Medical Association for Therapeutic Fasting and Nutrition
- Member of the Advisory Board “Gesundheit aktiv” - anthroposophical citizen and patient association
