MSc. Psych. Dennis Schäfer

Portrait

Since 08/2023
Research associate at the Sigmund-Freud-Institute in the project “Attachment Trauma in Adopted and Foster Children: A Psychoanalytic Therapy Study (BAPAS)” headed by Prof. Dr. Meurs

Since 04/2023
Research associate at the Sigmund Freud Institute in the project „Transitional spaces of (further) arrival (ÜWA)“ headed by Prof. Dr. Patrick Meurs

03/2023
Degree M.Sc. Psychology at Gutenberg University Mainz

01/2022 to 03/2023
Research associate at the Sigmund Freud Institute in the project „Intermediate spaces of arrival“ headed by Prof. Dr. Patrick Meurs

08/2020
Degree B.Sc. Psychology at Gutenberg University Mainz

2017 to 2021
Scientific assistant in the field of Child and Family Psychosomatics at the University Hospital Gießen in the project „Jugend im Risiko“ under the direction of Prof. Dr. Burkhard Brosig

05/2017
Degree M.A. Sociology at Goethe University Frankfurt

WS 2015 / 2016
Student assistant at the chair for qualitative social research at Goethe University in Frankfurt

01/2014
Degree B.A. Sociology at the Goethe University in Frankfurt

Research interests

  • Qualitative social research
  • Migration and flight
  • Mental health and stress in professional qualification
  • Psychosocial care in vocational orientation

Research projects

BAPAS – Attachment Trauma in Adoptive and Foster Children – A Psychoanalytic Therapy Study
Senior Scientist: Prof. Dr. Patrick Meurs
Function: Research Associate
Funding: IDeA
Duration: 07/21 – 12/24

Transitional Spaces of Arrival (ÜWA)
Follow-up project to ZA
and VTI
Scientific lead: Prof. Dr. Patrick Meurs
Funkton Research Associate
Funded by: Hessisches Ministerium für Soziales und Integration
Duration: 04/23 – 12/25

Intervals of arrival – Zwischenräume des Ankommens (ZA-Projekt)
Follow-up project to ‚Loss, trauma and integration Accompanying research on the four centers of psychosocial care for refugees in Hesse‘
Direction: Prof. Dr. Patrick Meurs
Function: Research Associate
Funding: Hessisches Ministerium für Soziales und Integration
Duration: 01/20 – 03/23

Project „Jugend im Risiko“
– cooperation project between the Child and Family Psychosomatic Department of the University Hospital Gießen and the Jugendwerkstatt Gießen GmbH
Project management: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Brosig
Function: Research assistant
Funding: Europäischer Sozialfonds
Project duration: since 2013

Events

„Restricted by measures against the coronavirus? Difficulties at the Transition from school to work in times of a pandemic”

As part of the online workshop „Ethics, children, education and the COVID-19 pandemic“, from September 28th to 29th, 2021, organized by the Center for Ethics and Poverty Research of the University of Salzburg

Publications

Meurs, P., Ziegler, P., Schäfer, D. (2023): Radikalisierung islamischer Jugendlicher in psychoanalytischer Perspektive. Jugendhilfe, 96-99.

Meurs, P., Poholski, C., Ziegler, P., Schäfer, D., Ghassan, D. & Zokai, R. (2023): Zur Gestalt psycho-therapeutischer Beziehungen mit Kindern und Jugendlichen während der Ankommensphase nach der Flucht. In:Traxl, B. (Hrsg.): Psychoanalyse outside the box (S. 15-40)Gießen: Brandes & Apsel.

Botschek, T., Monninger, M., Schäfer, D., Cevik, R., Memis, K., Müller, U., Monninger, M. & Brosig, B. (2023): Evaluation of multidimensional pediatric-psychosomatic inpatient therapy: a pilot study comparing two treatment modalities. Front. Psychol. 14:1022409. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1022409

Möhring, J., Schäfer, D., Huth, M., Brosig, B. (2023): Restricted by measures against the coronavirus? Difficulties at the transition from school to work in times of a pandemic. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 42, 83-99.

Schäfer, D., Möhring J. V., & Brosig, B. (2022): Psychosomatische Belastungen in der beruflichen Qualifizierung – eine projektbegleitende Studie. Forum Sozialarbeit + Gesundheit, 4, 50-53.

Meurs, P., Jensen, A., Kuhn, M. M., Arnold, S., Zokai, R., Lohl, J., Ghassan, D., Schäfer, D., & Stumpfögger, N. (2022): Im Dickicht des Ankommens. Einblicke in die psychosoziale Begleitung von Geflüchteten. Gießen: Psychosozial-Verlag.

Möhring, J., Schäfer, D., Brosig, B. (2021): Risky Transitions. Vocational Development between Traumatic Biography and the Search for Identity. Advances in Applied Sociology, 11, 669-694. doi: 10.4236/aasoci.2021.1112056.

Schäfer D., Möhring J. V., Brosig B. (2020): Hilfen zwischen Schule und Beruf. Eine Evaluation der Bewältigung psychischer Problemlagen. Forum Sozialarbeit + Gesundheit 4: 25-28.