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Basic Information

Dr. David Becker
(Mr., PD Dr. phil.)

Homepage:
http://www.ina.fu-berlin.de/

Organisation:
Office for Psychosocial Issues, INA gGmbH an der FU Berlin

Nationality:
Germany

Profile:

I am a trained psychologist and PhD. After having worked for many years with victims of political persecution in Latinamerica I am now based at the International Academy for Innovative Education, Psychology and Economy (INA) at the Free University of Berlin. In 2002 I was a co-founder of the Office for Psychosocial Issues (OPSI) at the International Academy (INA), through which I work as a consultant for international organizations in reference to psychosocial projects in regions of conflict and war.

I have published extensively on the issues of trauma, human rights, and dealing with the past. My most recent book was published in Germany in 2006 and is titled "Die Erfindung des Traumas – Verflochtene Geschichten" (The invention of Trauma- Entangled Histories"). Together with Barbara Weyermann I have authored the toolkit "Gender, Conflict Transformation and the Psychosocial Approach" (SDC document, available online). In the last 3 years I have focussed on consultation work in the Gaza Strip, Tajikistan and Colombia. I am currently working on a tool that integrates "Do No Harm" with the psychosocial approach. Since 2008 I am a "Privatdozent"(German academic degree of professor) at the University of Hannover, Germany,where I teach Social/Political Psychology.

Regions or countries of interest:
Middle East, GUS, Latin America