Think Tank Meetings and other Activities
We are interested in supporting Think Tank meetings and other events, such as the Symposium in Berlin in July 2019, which correspond to the Foundation’s objectives in terms of content. Please contact us first with a summary of your idea and your preliminary concept. We will then decide whether we are interested in a further discussion of your proposed activity and invite you to meet with us.
Think Tank Meetings
2015
Klaus Grawe Think Tank Meeting 2015, Current and Future Directions in Narcolepsy Research
Monastery of Bigorio, Ticino, Switzerland
Co-hosted by
- Prof. Claudio Bassetti, Chairman of the Department of Neurology, at the University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland and Past-President of the European Sleep Research Society and one of the most prominent researchers in sleeping disorders and the ASSS (Alpine Sleep Summer School)
- Dr. Mariann Grawe-Gerber, Klaus Grawe Institut für Psychologische Therapie, Zürich, Switzerland
20 international experts in narcolepsy research, genetics, immunology, the physiopathology of sleep, mental health, neurology, sleep science, metabolism and cell biology, molecular neuroscience and molecular biology were invited.
2012
Klaus Grawe Think Tank Meeting 2012, Children as victims: Psychosocial and psychobiological sequelae of early life violence exposure, state of the art, future research recommendations and goals for translation to prevention and intervention programs
Hotel Castell, Zuoz, Engadin and Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland
Co-hosted by
- Prof. Terrie E. Moffitt, Ph.D. Knut Schmidt Nielsen Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, USA and Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, UK
- Prof. Avshalom Caspi, Ph.D. Edward M. Arnett Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, USA and Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, UK
- Dr. Mariann Grawe-Gerber, Klaus Grawe Institut für Psychologische Therapie, Zurich, Switzerland
Twelve international experts in developmental psychology, neurosciences, molecular biology, genetics, epigenetics, immunology, clinical psychology, child psychiatry, and social policies were invited to this meeting.
Klaus Grawe Think Tank Meeting 2012, Follow-Up: Vorträge an der Universität Zürich (ZIHP)
Together with Prof. Dr Max Gassmann and the Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), the Klaus Grawe Foundation organized a public event with the title „The Child is Father of the Man – The enduring effects of childhood experiences and psychological well-being on adult health“:
„Adverse childhood experiences and risk of age-related disease“ by Dr Andrea Danese, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, UK
„Children’s self-control and their nation’s health and wealth“ by Prof. Avshalom Caspi and Prof. Terrie E. Moffitt
from left to right: Prof. Dr Max Gassmann, Prof. Dr Andrea Danese, Prof. Dr Terrie Moffitt, Prof. Dr Avshalom Caspi, Dr Mariann Grawe-Gerber
Artikel von Prof. Dr Terrie Moffitt: Childhood exposure to violence and lifelong health: Clinical Intervention science and stress-biology research join forces (PDF)
2010
Klaus Grawe Think Tank Meeting 2010, Families in Trouble: Bridging the gap between child and adult psychopathology
Hotel Castell, Zuoz, Engadin, Switzerland
Co-hosted by
- Prof. Nina Heinrichs, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Psychologie, Braunschweig, Germany and
- Dr. Mariann Grawe-Gerber, Klaus Grawe Institut für Psychologische Therapie, Zürich, Switzerland
2007
Klaus Grawe Think Tank Meeting 2007, Couples in despair: Evidence-based interventions for treatment and prevention
Hotel Castell, Zuoz, Engadin, Switzerland
Organized and Chaired by
- Prof. Don Baucom, PhD, Psychology Dept., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
- Dr. Mariann Grawe-Gerber, Klaus Grawe Institut für Psychologische Therapie, Zürich, Switzerland
- Prof, Dr. Kurt Hahlweg, TU Braunschweig, Institut für Psychologie, Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und Diagnostik, Braunschweig, Germany
Resulting in the Book: Enhancing Couples – The Shape of Couples Therapy to Come by Kurt Hahlweg, Mariann Grawe-Gerber and Don Baucom.
Other Activities
2021
The Foundation supports RECHARGE
Together with our partners, we are actively engaged in projects which make a meaningful contribution to our society to master the present crisis caused by COVID-19.
The Klaus Grawe Foundation supports the project RECHARGE at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and Zurich University. It is a brief psychological intervention to build resilience in health care workers during COVID-19.
RECHARGE is an intervention program for health care workers (HCWs) to cope with stress mainly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program originally is developed by the WHO (“Problem Management Plus, published 2016) and adapted for the special circumstances with the COVID-19 pandemic. As a brief psychological intervention for adults affected by adversity emerging from stress exposure, RECHARGE teaches HCWs well-documented strategies to manage acute stress. It includes psychoeducation, arousal reduction techniques, managing worries and problem-solving skills, behavioral activation, and enhancement of meaningful activities, all based on the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Pre-Conference Symposium: Prevention of couple distress and divorce: International status of online programs
On July 16, 2019, the symposium took place at the Kaiserin-Friedrich-Stiftung, Robert-Koch-Platz 7 in Berlin. It provided a unique opportunity to hear from the most internationally renowned experts on the state of preventive approaches in their respective countries, particularly on their experiences with online couples counselling and its effectiveness. The event was open to interested experts, representatives of different institutions, staff from the BMFSFJ and other mental health organisations.
Programm:
Chair: Prof. Dr. N. Heinrichs
13:00 – 13:30 Welcome addresses: Mackroth BMFSFJ, WB: Fegert, DJI: Walper, KGS: Grawe-Gerber
13:30 – 14:00 Prof. A. Christensen, PhD, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA: State of the art: Effectiveness and dissemination of the online program “OurRelationship” in the US
14:00 – 14:30 Prof. H. Markman, PhD, University of Denver, USA: State of the art: Effectiveness and international dissemination of the online program “ePREP.”
14:30 – 15:00 Prof. W. K. Halford, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia: State of the art: Effectiveness and dissemination of the “COUPLE CARE”-Program.”
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:00 Prof. D. Snyder, PhD, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA: State of the art: Supporting Healthy Marriages Initiatives in the US (SHM and Building Strong Families BSF). Why did it fail?
16:00 – 16:30 Prof. D. Baucom, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, & Dr. M. Fischer, University of Heidelberg, Germany: State of the art: Prevention initiatives in Great Britain
16:30 – 17:00 Prof. Dr. G. Bodenmann, University of Zürich, Switzerland: State of the art: Dissemination and effectiveness of „Paarlife“ and the state of conjugal relationship enhancement in South Europe
17:00 – 17:30 Prof. Dr. K. Hahlweg, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany: State of the art: Dissemination and effectiveness of the“EPL” and follower (online) interventions
18:00 – 19:00 Podiums-Diskussion: Nationale Dissemination von präventiven (online) Paar-Interventionen. Moderation: Prof. Dr. J. Fegert, Ulm, Petra Mackroth (Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend), Prof. Dr. Sabine Walper, Deutsches Jugendinstitut DJI, Prof. Dr. Margarethe Schuler-Harms, Hamburg, Dr. Franz Thurmaier.
2014
The Klaus Grawe Foundation is proud to announce TSiBAs success!
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The Klaus Grawe LunchLecture 2014 – a big success!
The Klaus Grawe lunchtime lecture 2014 held by Mr. Fabrizio Benedetti on the topic “Placebo Responses in the Brain” at the specialist group conference Clinical Psychology DGPS met with great interest and was enthusiastically received by the congress participants.
Fresh from the press: in 25th anniversary issue of the journal DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Terrie Moffitt, the host of the 2012 Klaus Grawe Think Tank Meeting published the results of the interdisciplinary meeting together with the participating scientists in the article “Childhood exposure to violence and lifelong health: Clinical Intervention science and stress-biology research join forces”.
“Many young people who are mistreated by an adult, victimized by bullies, criminally assaulted, or who witness domestic violence react to this violence exposure by developing behavioral, emotional, or learning problems. What is less well known is that adverse experiences like violence exposure can lead to hidden physical alterations inside a child’s body, alterations that may have adverse effects on life-long health. We discuss why this is important for the field of developmental psychopathology and for society, and we recommend that stress-biology research and intervention science join forces to tackle the problem. We examine the evidence base in relation to stress-sensitive measures for the body (inflammatory reactions, telomere erosion, epigenetic methylation, and gene expression) and brain (mental disorders, neuroimaging, and neuropsychological testing). We also review promising interventions for families, couples, and children that have been designed to reduce the effects of childhood violence exposure. We invite intervention scientists and stress-biology researchers to collaborate in adding stress-biology measures to randomized clinical trials of interventions intended to reduce effects of violence exposure and other traumas on young people.”
Development and Psychopathology 25
Supporting the Tertiary School of Business Administration TSiBA in South Africa
The Klaus Grawe Foundation supports the bachelor program in business administration for underprivileged young adults. This is one of the consequences of the research results presented at the KGTM 2012.
2009
Prevention Conference at the Technical University of Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. Kurt Hahlweg, moderator Maybrit Illner, Prof. Dr. Silvia Schneider, Dr. phil. lic. iur. Mariann Grawe-Gerber
On October 6, a symposium on “Growing up mentally healthy” was held at the TU Braunschweig. It was organized by Prof. Dr Kurt Hahlweg (Institute of Psychology at the TU) and Prof. Dr Silvia Schneider (University of Basel) on behalf of the Klaus Grawe Foundation together with the Universities of Braunschweig and Basel and the Psychotherapeutic Chamber of Lower Saxony (PKN), the Medical Chamber of Lower Saxony (ÄKN), the Federal Center for Health Education (BzgA) and the German Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (DGKJP).