Prof. Dr. Günther Wüsten

    Undergraduate and postgraduate education and work experience

    • PhD on the topic of «Resource-oriented psychotherapy» at the University of Bern, Institute for Clinical Psychology with Prof. Dr. Klaus Grawe
    • Federally-recognised psychotherapist
    • BA Social Pedagogy FH
    • Drama school Zürich
    • Psychotherapy with cognitive-behavioural and systemic focus, University Bern
    • Recognised hypnotherapist at the German Society of Hypnotherapy
    • Professor for Social Work at the Institute for Social Work and Health at the FHNW School of Social Work

    Career milestones

    • 2002 – Lecturer at the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
    • 1998 – 2002: University Clinic Basel Psychiatry with Prof. Dr. Riecher Rössler
    • 1989 – 1992: Head of Sociocultural Centre Lübeck
    • 1983 – 1986: Child Care Service Düsseldorf

    Main focus

    • Expressive Art and social transformation in social work
    • Head of the MAS programme Psychosocial Counselling
    • Resource-oriented methods in counselling and therapy
    • Experience-oriented methods in psychosocial practice
    • Methods and concepts of clinical social work

    Further information

    • European Centre for Clinical Social Work
    • FSP Federation of Swiss Psychologists
    • PPB Association of Psychologists of Basel-Stadt and Baselland
    • German Society of Hypnotherapy

    Publications and projects