| 1953 |
Born in Berne, Switzerland |
| 1974 |
Diploma for primary school instruction
(Kantonsschule Aarau) |
| 1974-78 |
Working as a teacher; parallel studies in psychology,
psychopathology, sociology and Education at the University of Zurich |
| 1978 |
Master’s of social psychology
from the University of Zurich |
| 1982 |
Ph.D. from the University
of Zurich (Dissertation: "Family therapy - contributions
from the field of social psychology and developmental psychology")
|
| 1982-83 |
Lecturer for educational psychology
at the Teachers College Basle |
| 1982-85 |
Clinical psychologist at the Department
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Zurich |
| 1985-88 |
Postdoctorate fellowship at the Department
of Psychology, Stanford University, California |
| 1988-95 |
Clinical researcher and family therapist at the Department
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Zurich |
| 1992 |
Licence for practicing psychotherapy
by the Swiss Psychological
Association and the Department of Public Health of the Canton
of Zurich |
| 1994-96 |
Lecturer for social psychology at the University
for Applied Psychology Zurich |
| 1996-2003 |
Head of the Section of Methodology and Evaluation,
Division of Health and Intervention Research, Department
of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich |
| 1998 |
Higher doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University
of Basle (Habilitation: "Systematic planning and evaluation
of family interventions in clinical practice and research") |
| Since 1998 |
Senior lecturer for clinical psychology at the
Department
of Psychology, University of Basle |
| 1999-2001 |
Psychological supervisor at the Department of Intensive Medicine
and Neonatology, University
Children's Hospital Zurich |
| Since 2001 |
Private practice for
individual, couple and family therapy in Zurich
(in German)
|
| Since 2002 |
Psychological consultant and supervisor at the Superior
Court of the Canton of Zurich |
| Since 2003 |
Chief psychologist at the Swiss Army, Department
of Human Resources |
