Fonction: Bureau: Téléphone: ++41 26 300 Courriel:

Michaël REICHERTS

Fonction : Prof. emerit.

Bureau : RM C-2.111 (secrétariat Chantal Rodriguez)

Téléphone : ++41 26 300 76 90 (secrétariat Chantal Rodriguez)

Courriel : michael.reicherts@unifr.ch

Curriculum vitae

Name :                        Michaël REICHERTS

Home adress :            Chemin de la Combetta 30 
                                   CH-1723 Marly / Switzerland

Date of birth :               3.8.1950 in Stuttgart / Germany

Current position:           Professor emeritus of Clinical Psychology

                                   Department of Psychology
                                   University of Fribourg
                                   Rue Faucigny 2
                                   CH-1700 Fribourg / Switzerland

                                   Lecturer "Entretien - Counselling - Intervention" 
                                   UniDistance Suisse
                                   CH-3900 Brig / Switzerland

Education:

College:                       Stefan-George-Gymnasium Bingen, Maturity 1969

University:                  Cologne / Germany 1969-1975 (Master in Economics)

                                    Bonn / Germany 1976-1981 (Master in Psychology)

                                    Fribourg / Switzerland 1982-1988 (Doctoral studies)

Dr. phil.                       University of Fribourg 1988

Habilitation                 University of Fribourg 1996

Professional and psychotherapy training

Health Psychologist FSP (« Psychologue spécialiste en Psychologie de la santé » FSP);
Training in cognitive-behavioral  therapy, person-centered and experiential therapy

Professional history

University assistant    

1975-1981                    Research assistant, University of Cologne/ Germany, Institute of Organization

1982                            Teaching assistant, University of Bonn/ Germany, Department of Psychology

1982-1988                    Research assistant, University of Fribourg, Department of Psychology

1988-1992                    Doctoral assistant, University of Fribourg, Department of Psychology

Post-doc and Lecturer 

1992-1997                    Maître d'enseignement et de recherche of Data analysis and methodology
                                   University of Geneva, Faculty of psychology and educational sciences

University professor   

1997-2001                    Associated professor of Clinical Psychology 
                                   University of Fribourg, Department of Psychology

1999                            Invited professor, Clinical Psychology/Cognitive-behavioral approaches

                                   University of Geneva, Faculty of psychology and educational sciences

2001-2011                    Full professor of Clinical Psychology 
                                   University of Fribourg, Department of Psychology

2002-03 and 2006-07     Director of the Department of Psychology

2003-2004                    President of the Directors of Swiss Departments of Psychology (CDIPS)

Direction of academic and post-graduate training programs

1998-2000                    Co-direction of the Swiss doctoral program

                                   "Stress and emotion at work and in social relationships"

2000-2004                    Advisory Board, Health Psychology Switzerland (SSPsyS)

2004-2011                     Member of the scientific board of the Master of Advanced Studies (CUSO) «Psychologie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent"

2005-2011                    Director of the Master of Science in Psychology, University of Fribourg 
                                   "Clinical and Health Psychology"

2005-2011                    President of the scientific board of the post-graduate program                                                           
                                   « Certificat en intervention comportementale et cognitive »

2009-2011                    President of the scientific board of the post-graduate program 
                                   « Diplôme en psychothérapie comportementale et cognitive »

Professional memberships

• Swiss Psychology Federation («Fédération Suisse de Psychologues» FSP)
• Health Psychology Switzerland («Société Suisse de Psychologie de la Santé» SSPsyS)
• European Society in Family Relations (ESFR)

Research axes

Emotion processing and stress and coping in clinical and health psychology, emotion regulation in the family, development of new diagnostic instruments, ambulatory and computer-based assessment, intervention and supervision (e.g. cognitive-behavioral and experiential approach)

Research funding

Swiss National Foundation, Wilsdorf Foundation Geneva, Office de la Santé/ Etat de Fribourg, Association Fribourgeoise des Institutions pour Personnes Âgées (AFIPA), Société Suisse de l'Approche Centrée sur la Personne (ACP), Deutsche Vereinigung für Gestalttherapie, Fonds de Recherche de l'Université de Fribourg