Georg R. Gfäller

Georg R. Gfäller
Born1949
Germany
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materEuropean University Viadrina
Scientific career
FieldsPsychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and group analysis
Websitewww.gfaeller.com

Georg R. Gfäller (born 1949 in Germany[1]) is a German psychologist and psychoanalyst. He is known for his work in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and group analysis. Gfäller is also notable for his ethnoanalytical research performed with Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker and Hans Bosse.[1]

Education and career

Gfäller attended the University of Munich for his undergraduate studies. He graduated from European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) with a Doctor of Philosophy degree. There, he wrote his dissertation on psychoanalysis and group analysis.[1]

From 1971 to 1976, he was a Research Associate with C. F. von Weizsäcker of the Max Planck Institute, and also performed ethnoanalytical research in Lapland and East Tyrol. During the 1980s, he performed ethno-group analysis research among peoples of Cameroon[2][3] and Papua New Guinea[4] under Dr. Hans Bosse at the University of Frankfurt/Main (now Goethe University Frankfurt). He then went onto become the Founding Chairman of the Professional Association of Bavarian Psychoanalysts (German: Berufsverbandes bayerischer Psychoanalytiker und Psychoanalytikerinnen).[1]

Together with Günter Jerouschek and Barbara Tybusseck, he founded the Institute for Mediation (Instituts für Mediation), where he is now the Scientific Director.[1]

Gfäller sits on the scientific advisory boards of various organizations and universities, including European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder).[5]

He currently works in Kiefersfelden, Bayern, Germany.[6][7]

Affiliations

Gfäller is a member of the advisory boards of:[1]

  • "Munich Mediation Center", Association of Mediation Societies and Training Centers ("Mediationszentrale München", Verbund von Mediationsgesellschaften und -ausbildungsstätten)
  • Field of Cultural Studies, Health Sciences (Bereich Kulturwissenschaften, Gesundheitswissenschaften) at European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder)

Selected publications

Gfäller has over 50 publications, which include topics on psychoanalysis, group analysis, and other topics.[8]

Some of his books include:[9]

  • Die Wirkung des Verborgenen (2010)[10][11] (ISBN 978-3-608-89098-3)
  • Gruppenanalyse, Gruppendynamik, Psychodrama (ISBN 978-3-930978-61-8)
  • Die Wirkung des Verborgenen (2013) (ISBN 978-3-608-10547-6)

Selected articles include:

  • Gfäller, Georg R. "Können unbewusste Hintergründe in der Mediation genutzt werden?" Zeitschrift für Konfliktmanagement, vol. 15, no. 1, 2012, pp. 7–12. doi:10.9785/ovs-zkm-2012-7

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dr. Georg R. Gfäller". gfaeller.com.
  2. ^ Bosse, Hans (1981). “Wheat and yams”. Psychic dimensions of the professionalization of adolescents in Cameroon (West Africa). In: Klingemann HD., Kaase M. (eds) Politische Psychologie. Politische Vierteljahresschrift Sonderheft, vol 12. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. doi:10.1007/978-3-663-01183-5_24
  3. ^ Bosse, Hans. Jugend und Schule. Schritte zu einer Institutionsanalyse anhand einer Interpretation einer Schulfeier in Westafrika Wulf, Christoph [Hrsg.]: Im Schatten des Fortschritts. Gemeinsame Probleme im Bildungsbereich in Industrienationen und Ländern der Dritten Welt. Saarbrücken; Fort Lauderdale: Breitenbach 1985, S. 95-114. - (SSIP-Bulletin; No. 55).
  4. ^ Bosse, Hans (1994). Becoming a Papua New Guinean: A Report of a Sociologist's and Group Analyst's Research with Students At Passam National High School (NRI Discussion Paper, 78). National Research Institute. ISBN 978-9980750655
  5. ^ "eBook: Die Wirkung des Verborgenen (Leben lernen, Bd. 236) von Georg R. Gfäller | ISBN 978-3-608-10547-6 | Sofort-Download kaufen - Lehmanns.de". www.lehmanns.de. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  6. ^ "Dr. Georg R. Gfäller". Dun & Bradstreet. 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  7. ^ "Dr. phil. Georg R. Gfäller, Psychologischer Psychotherapeut in 83088 Kiefersfelden, Am Neugrund 8". www.arzt-auskunft.de.
  8. ^ "Dr. Georg R. Gfäller - Münchner Netzwerk für Cooperative Praxis". cooperative-praxis.de.
  9. ^ "Georg R Gfäller > Compare Discount Book Prices & Save up to 90% > ISBNS.net". www.isbns.net.
  10. ^ Gfäller, Georg R. (2010). Die Wirkung des Verborgenen : unbewusste Hintergründe kommunikativer Prozesse in Unternehmen und Institutionen (in German). Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta. ISBN 978-3-608-89098-3. OCLC 699521941.
  11. ^ "Georg R. Gfäller". data.bnf.fr.