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Dr. Peter Wolfensberger

Profile

Dr. Peter Wolfensberger Dozent

Contact

Links

  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    School of Health Professions
    Fachbereich Pflege
    Murtenstrasse 10
    3008 Bern
You can find more information on the German profile page.

Activities

  • Co-Leader of & lecturer in the specialisation programme Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) of the Master of Science in Nursing (MScN)

  • Researcher & member of the innovation field Mental Health and Psychiatric Mental Health Care

  • Elected lecturer representative of the Department of Health in the University Assembly of the Bern University of Applied Sciences

Research

  • Mental Health Care

  • Public Mental Health

  • LGBTQIA+ Health / Mental Health

  • Diversity & Inclusion

CV

  • I have been working in various roles in the care sector for almost 30 years and have gained valuable experience in many areas of work. My encounters with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and with all kinds of different circumstances and lifestyles have always characterised me and motivated me in my work. The last 15 years were primarily spent in the field of psychiatry and mental health care, where I was particularly interested in the experiences of those affected and their individual ways of dealing with mental distress and illness. In my doctoral thesis, I therefore explored the question of how people with a mental illness organise their lives and deal with the real and potential effects of the illness. The findings of this work, the many experiences of my professional and personal life, combined with a broad spectrum of knowledge from the fields of nursing, psychiatry and psychology, form the basis of my professional and therapeutic work at Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University and in my own practice (the latter until the end of September 2023).
    Before I started my nursing career, I worked for the Swiss National Railways as a station manager and in the travel industry. In between, I lived in the USA for a while, where I worked with people with HIV and AIDS and was able to familiarise myself with the American healthcare system. I have been involved in the LGBTQIA+ community, to which I belong, since I was very young. I live with my long-term partner (officially my husband since September 2022) and our dog (also called Princess) in the beautiful Zurich Oberland/Tösstal and enjoy nature, music, football and much more.
  • 09/2021 - present Lecturer Bern University of Applied Sciences
  • 05/2021 - present Visiting Associate Bournemouth University, England
  • 10/2020 - 07/2021 Head of Nursing Development Psychiatric Centre Spitalverbund Appenzell Ausserrhoden
  • 08/2007 - 09/2020 Clinical Nurse Specialist / Nursing Specialist Manager Integrierte Psychiatrie Winterthur Zürcher Unterland
  • 10/2004 - 07/2007 Nurse Specialist / Nursing Specialist Manager Zürcher Rehabilitationsklinik Wald ZH
  • 02/2000 - 09/2004 Registered Nurse / Nurse Specialist (HöFa I) University Hospital of Zurich (USZ)
  • 11/1997 - 01/2000 Registered Nurse Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich
  • 09/2012 - 07/2020 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bournemouth University, England
  • 01/2007 - 02/2012 Master of Science in Nursing (MScN) Cardiff University, Wales
  • 03/2000 - 02/2002 Postgraduate Higher Education in Nursing Level 1 (HöFa 1) University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
  • 10/1993 - 10/1997 Graduate Programme Registered Nursing (DN II) Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

Projects

Publications

  • Wolfensberger Peter (2011). Homophobia in Nursing A critical interpretive synthesis Thesis type: Master's Thesis. Supervisors: Rees, C.. Cardiff University, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 19 Oct 2011 (Thesis / Dissertation)

  • Wolfensberger Peter (2009). Promotion of health with the elderly population living at home in relation to prevention of depression. 01 Feb 2009. Cardiff University, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University

  • Wolfensberger Peter (2008). From pattern appraisal to unitary appreciative inquiry - a critical reflection on the development of the unitary appreciative inquiry method 01 Apr 2008. Cardiff University, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University (Report)

  • Wolfensberger Peter (2008). NANDA Nursing Diagnoses in Contemporary Mental Health Nursing Practice - Chance or Thread? 10 Nov 2008. Cardiff University, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University (Report)

  • Wolfensberger Peter (2008). The concept of despair in nursing practice - a research critique. 21 Jan 2008. Cardiff University, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • German - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English - Full professional proficiency
  • Italian - Elementary proficiency
  • French - Elementary proficiency
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America