Psychiatrist and psychologist, certified lecturer of the mindfulness method within MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction). She has completed training in Satitherapy, training in Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT is a psychotherapeutic direction integrating experiential and person-centered models), training in EMDR and Psychotraumatology (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). For the longest time she has been involved in the comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation of psychotic and affective disorders. She has collaborated with NUDZ in the ESO and NANOK studies. In her psychiatric and psychotherapeutic work, she tries to combine different procedures and approaches to best suit the patient or client. She is interested in issues relating to the integration of psychotherapy, psychiatric rehabilitation and the use of neuroscience in psychiatric and psychotherapeutic practice.
Psychologist and crisis interventionist, head of the Senior Citizens Line. She has been working in the field of crisis intervention since 2002, in which she is engaged not only in direct work with clients, but also in methodological procedures, lecturing and awareness-raising activities. She provides counselling for families with young children, especially in situations of overload of caregivers. Her work is based on the framework of the Person-Centred Approach (PCA). She encounters the topic of elderly care both in her professional and personal life.
Head of the telephone service of the Safety Line, where she also works as an educational lecturer. She has been working in the field of social work for 23 years. She has been gathering her experience for a long time not only in the field of addictionology, but also in the field of work with children within the ZDVOP and TKI. For several years she worked in e-mail counselling, chat and occasionally on the Parents' Line.
Psychiatrist, head of the general outpatient clinic of the National Institute of Mental Health. She worked at the Psychiatric Clinic of the 1st Medical Faculty of Charles University in Prague, where she completed her pre-testing training in psychiatry and doctoral studies. For several years she lived in Munich, where she worked at the psychosomatic department of the Schön Klinik in Rosenheim, Bavaria. She is currently completing her psychotherapeutic training in Gestalt therapy.
Psychologist with educational and psychotherapeutic training. In her work she uses Gestalt approach and EMDR method. She has prepared comprehensive training for crisis intervention in children's groups and support measures for schools. She is involved in individual and group crisis intervention, trauma therapy for children and adults, accompanying children and families after the loss of a family member, and palliative care for children. She has worked as a school psychologist in a counseling and prevention center. She currently works in a clinical psychology clinic. She is registered in the Slovak Chamber of Psychologists, a member of EMDR Slovakia and also Traumatic Incident Reduction Association. She also represents the Slovak Republic in the EFPA Standing Committee on Crises, Disasters and Trauma and in the European School Psychology Association in the crisis management section.
Head of professional services of the Safety Line. Graduated in social work and social policy. She has over twenty-five years of experience in the field of crisis intervention, both working with clients and leading professional teams and lecturing in telephone crisis intervention and internet counselling via email.
Case manager in a multidisciplinary social and health team in the organization Fokus Karlovarský kraj z.ú, providing care for seriously mentally ill persons. She also gained work experience in the Beauty of Help Foundation. Last but not least, she worked with the mentally ill in sheltered housing and as a direct care worker in a home for the elderly.
She works at the Krása Aid Foundation as the head of the Home Without Fear program, which provides comprehensive support to seniors to enable them to remain in their natural environment for as long as possible. She also serves as the coordinator of care and support services for seniors and caregivers. Previously, she worked in case management for people with mental illness.
Deputy for the NHS, Head of Inspectors of the South Moravian Region Health Emergency Service. In the past she also worked as a head nurse. During her professional career, she gained experience in the positions of ARO nurse, anaesthesia nurse and ambulance nurse, she also worked as a paramedic and head nurse of the Brno territorial department. Recently, she gave birth to the Social First Aid project at the ZZSJmK, the essence of which is to connect patients to the follow-up network of social and psychological assistance.
Head of the Fokus Prague crisis team, where she also founded and managed the mental health centre. The Crisis Team provides a rapid social, psychological and health outreach service to people living in the Prague area who have some mental health problems. The service also often supports families and loved ones of people who have experienced mental illness. Focus has been working with people with experience of mental illness for nearly 20 years. She has a degree in social work from the Faculty of Social Work, and has completed crisis intervention training and five years of psychotherapy training in the Biosynthesis method. She has been actively involved in the introduction of multidisciplinary cooperation in the framework of psychiatric care reform. Currently, she also runs a private psychotherapy practice and works as a lecturer.
Peer consultant of Bona o.p.s and Kaleidoscope, z.ú., a woman with borderline personality disorder with a severe course who has undergone and is still undergoing intensive treatment. She is proof that a diagnosis of personality disorder does not have to be a lifelong diagnosis or stigma. By having the courage to share her personal story and the recovery/recovery process, she gives hope to people facing similar difficulties and those around them.
Psychiatrist and crisis interventionist. Graduated from the 3rd Medical Faculty of Charles University. Since 2003 she has been working in various departments at the Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital, and since 2020 at the Crisis Intervention Centre there. She has completed in-depth dynamic psychotherapeutic training SUR, as well as training in crisis intervention and trauma therapy training.
Psychotherapist, supervisor, video trainer, lecturer. Graduated in psychology at the Prague School of Psychosocial Studies. She has completed training in Gestalt therapy and psychosynthesis, Postgraduate training in Gestalt therapy ( I-GAT Prague), Supervision training in Gestalt modality, and a number of trainings for working with children and adolescents, class collectives, etc. For more than 20 years she has been working as a psychotherapist, school psychologist, supervisor, prevention methodologist and lecturer.
Psychiatrist, psychotherapist, supervisor, lecturer of psychotherapy in Gestalt therapy training institutes. She has 30 years of experience in the field and has worked as a psychiatrist, therapist and supervisor in various medical settings. She currently runs a private psychiatric-psychotherapy clinic and is dedicated to supporting aspiring psychotherapists. Her clientele is currently dominated by young people with issues close to the diagnostic range of personality disorder. In her practical, publishing and lecturing activities, she focuses on the combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, as well as on the cooperation of different professions in the treatment of clients with personality disorder and developmental trauma.
Psychologist and crisis interventionist, deputy director of the Senior Citizens Line. She studied psychology and special education, has five years of self-experience training in SUR, one year of training in art therapy and training in crisis intervention. She has been involved in crisis intervention over the phone and face-to-face for over ten years, is co-author of the book, Transformations of Crisis Intervention, and is a member of the National Suicide Prevention Task Force, which contributed to the development of the National Action Plan for Suicide Prevention 2020-2030.
Judge, Vice-Chairman of the Municipal Court in Prague. Previously served as an assistant to a member of the German Bundestag. In his judicial practice, he focuses on civil law, currently specialising in intellectual property. He lectures for aspiring judges in the Prague Municipal Court. He also teaches at the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University. In his courses he strives to improve legal awareness across disciplines.
Director of the Blue Line, z.s., therapist, supervisor, consultant, evaluator, especially in the field of social services and last but not least, lecturer of trainings and courses, especially at the Blue Line Vocational Centre. For the second term she is a member of the Board of ČAPLD - Czech Association of Helplines. She is also the chairperson of the working group under the National Council for Mental Health.
Head of the Prague Helpline within the Prague Social Services Centre, psychologist and crisis interventionist. She has been working in the field of crisis intervention since 2007 (since 2012 she has been the head of the service). She studied psychology, social work and teaching. In addition to her work at the crisis line, she is an active member of the Czech Association of Helplines, where she tries to anchor the standards of crisis intervention work in a systematic and methodical way and to participate in the creation of systemic conditions for the provision of services for people in crisis. She is also a lecturer in the field of crisis intervention (trainings in TKI, chat CI and e-mail counselling) and occasionally lectures. She also works as a supervisor and coach.
Crisis interventionist at the Prague Helpline (Prague Social Services Centre), where she is part of the interview team. She is also a member of the lecturing team in the field of crisis intervention. She works as a consultant and lecturer at the Family Centre Prague and co-develops preventive programmes for parenting support. She works at the Parent Line in the non-profit organization for healthy parenting Aperio. She also worked in the low-threshold club Krok, with at-risk and socially excluded youth.
She graduated from the Jabok School of Social Education and Theology. She graduated from the SUR self-experience training model under the guidance of Assoc. MUDr. Jaroslav Skála
Advocate and registered mediator. In the field of criminal law, she works with victims of crime, including victims of domestic and sexualized violence and child victims. She also serves as a guardian ad litem for minor victims in criminal proceedings. In related matters, she regularly participates in professional conferences and is a member of professional working groups involved in the development of new legislation. As part of PRO BONO's activities, she also serves as a volunteer advisor for victims of crime at the White Circle of Safety, where she is also a board member, and collaborates with a number of other non-profit organizations. She is listed on the Department of Justice's Registry of Crime Victim Assistance Providers. She has experience in providing services to clients with mental illness and for several years served as a substantive guardian in cases of diminished capacity.
Psychologist in health care, crisis intervent. Worked at the Psychiatric Clinic of the VFN (Karlov Day Hospital, acute care inpatient wards - psychological counselling, group psychotherapy, psychodiagnostics), currently works in the Clinical Psychology Outpatient Department. She has been working at the crisis line as an interventionist and interviewer for five years. In the past, he also interned for five years at the Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology at Motol University Hospital, and he also did short-term research in the field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (MAPS). He is interested in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic diagnosis of mental states.
Head of the Suicide Research and Prevention Working Group. In his research practice he focuses primarily on the topics of self-harm and suicidal behaviour and tries to emphasize the practical applicability of the results. Together with others, he initiated and formulated the National Action Plan for Suicide Prevention 2020-2030 and is currently working with his team on its implementation within the European project ImpleMENTAL.
Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. For most of her professional career, she has been dealing mainly with trauma in children, in a narrower sense mainly with the traumatic impact of physical, psychological and especially sexual violence on children; crisis situations of children, adolescents and entire families. She is mainly involved in crisis assistance, psychodiagnostic and psychotherapeutic work with children with CAN syndrome, support and counselling for parents of children at risk. For 25 years she has been the head of the Children's Crisis Centre, a workplace specialising in the issue of CAN syndrome. Her experience in providing crisis support is enriched by 10 years of experience on the helpline. As part of her work at the Children's Crisis Centre, she is also intensively involved in prevention and educational activities.
"Suicide is a major public health problem in Germany, as it is in Berlin. In this presentation the suicide prevention program of the new Berlin Suicide Prevention Center (suizidpraevention-berlin.de) will get introduced. A strategic collaboration between governmental, medical and social sector has been made to prevent suicides in Berlin. Through the Network for Suicide Prevention Berlin capacity building for suicide prevention has been and will be going on."
Psychologist and crisis interventionist at the Anonymous Crisis Helpline established by the Police of the Czech Republic under the Crisis Intervention Group. She studied psychology at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University, where she is now continuing her doctoral studies and focuses on the well-being of investigators. As part of her studies, she has long served as secretary of the Association of Forensic Psychologists, of which she is a member. She is also a member of the Czech Society of Criminology. After the December events at FF UK, she is part of the psychosocial support team, where she acts as a professional guarantor of the student association Peerko, which provides psychological peer support to FF UK students to date.
Crisis interventionist, supervisor in the helping professions and health care, psychotherapist in training focused on trauma and its intergenerational transmission. She was a member of the Senior Citizen's Line team during the Covid pandemic, and is a trainer in complex crisis intervention training. Her current focus, along with the Perinatal Loss Team, is on supporting health care teams and developing the psychosocial component of health care, particularly in the area of perinatal palliative care.