Dr. Biljana van Rijn
Godalming, Surrey, UK.
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2022 Higher Education Academy, Principal Fellowship (PFHEA)
2019 ITAA Research Award for contributions to research in Transactional Analysis, including routine outcomes evaluation of TA psychotherapy within a community research clinic, 2019, International Transactional Analysis Association
CURRENT EMPLOYER
Metanoia Institute: Start date: August 1998
3 North Common Rd, London W5 2QB
Current Role: Faculty Head of Research and Doctoral Programmes (2020)
OTHER CONCURRENT EMPLOYMENT
From 1990 Private Practice: Psychotherapist
From 1995 Clinical Supervisor
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Doctorate in psychotherapy by Professional Studies (DPsych),
“An Enquiry into Psychotherapy Training. Challenges to Developing Generic Foundation Year and Links to Clinical Practice Training”, 2005
MSc in Transactional Analysis psychotherapy,
Middlesex University with Metanoia Institute,2005 University with Metanoia Institute, 1995
BA Psychology,
Graduate Psychologist, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1986
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy),
European Transactional Analysis Association, 2008
European certificate for Psychotherapy
European Association for Psychotherapy, 2006
Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy).
European Transactional Analysis Association, 1997
Certified Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy), European Transactional Analysis Association, 1995
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND LEARNED SOCIETIES
Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy (PHFEA), 2022
Society for Psychotherapy Research, 2014
HCPC Registered Counselling Psychologist, 2012
Relational Transactional Analysis Association, 2009
European Association for Psychotherapy, 2006
UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, 1995
BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist, 1995-2017
European Transactional Analysis Association, Teaching Member, 1993
OTHER ACADEMIC ROLES
Research Associate Group for Research into the Psychological Therapies, Auckland University, NZ. 2022
Children and Young People Online and Phone Therapy Competencies External Reference Group, BACP, 2021-2022
External Moderator (UKCP) institute for Arts in Education 2020
Internal Examiner: Metanoia Institute Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Integrative psychotherapy (11 projects examined)
External Examiner: London Metropolitan University Doctorate In Counselling Psychology, 2008 (one project examined)
External Examiner: Queen Margaret University Edinburgh MSc in Psychotherapy 2008-2012 (MSc programme in Transactional Analysis psychotherapy)
External Expert Regents University 2018 (psychotherapy revalidation)
External Examiner University of Wales 2017 -2018 (BSc in psychology UoW-Malay)
External Expert: University of Wales, Periodic Review, July 2015
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
Committee Chair
President-Elect: SPR UK Chapter, 2022
Research Ethics Committee, Metanoia Institute, from 2018
Theory Development and Research Committee, Chair, European Association of Transactional Analysis, from 2016
Research Committee, Metanoia Institute, from 2016
International Association of Transactional Association Research Award Committee, Chair, from 2016-2019
Committees Member
European Association for Psychotherapy, Research committee, 2017-2020
Quality and Standards Committee, Metanoia Institute,2016
The Executive Board, Metanoia Institute,2010
The Academic Board, Metanoia Institute,2010
JOURNALS
Editorial Boards
2021 Transactional Analysis Journal, editorial board member
2011 Journal of Integrative Research, Counselling and Psychotherapy member of the editorial board
2009-2012 Transactional Analysis Research Journal , member of the editorial board
Review activity
Criminal Behaviour and Mental health
Digital Health
Frontier in Psychology
International Journal of Offender Therapy
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
Psychotherapy
International Journal of Stress Management
European Journal of Counselling Psychology
European Journal of Qualitative research, reviewer
Psychotherapy Research Journal, reviewer
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Journal reviewer
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, reviewer
Transactional Analysis Journal, reviewer
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