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

1. Preventive effect of fasting in type 1 diabetes

Emotional Competence and Stress Reduction for People with Type 1 Diabetes (Annual Program U Health)

2. Holistic training program for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (GaDiaKi)

Introspection

3. Body schema drawings for therapy evaluation
4. Instrumentenvalidierung: Windows of Tolerance
5. Does pilgrimage increase introspection?

Social competence

6. Health in Dialogue: The Effect of Resonant Communication
7. Interactive Music Therapy to Improve Parent-Child Relationship
8. Multimodal International Heart School (MIFESCH)

Biography – Development instead of pathologization

9. 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

1. Research Council of the Medical Section/Anthroposophic Medicine, Goetheanum Dornach
2. Member of the Institute for First Person Research at the University of Witten/Herdecke
3. AG Forschung Somatic Experiencing Deutschland e.V.
4. Editorial Board: Evidence Based Complementary Medicine
5. Reviewer für Complementary Therapy in Medicine, Patient Education and Counselling, Evidence Based Complementary Medicine, Patient Experiences
6. Consumer Member in der Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group, Heinrich – Heine Universität Düsseldorf
7. Member of the German Diabetes Society, Working Group on Patient-Initiated Research in Diabetology
8. Member of the Medical Association for Therapeutic Fasting and Nutrition
9. Member of the Advisory Board «Gesundheit aktiv» – anthroposophical citizen and patient association