Alba Polo
Education
| 2012 | Doctorate in Psychology, University of Zurich |
| Since 2004 | Swiss Confederation Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst |
| 1999 | University license in Psychology |
| 1994-1999 | Studies of psychology, psychopathology and philosophy at the universities of Lausanne, Geneva, Madrid and Zurich |
Professional Experience
| Since 2002 | Psychotherapist in own practice |
| 2008-2017 | Psychologist at the Psychological Counselling Centre for Students of the UZH and ETH Zürich |
| Since 2015 | Advisory mandate for risk assessment with the Expert Group for Threat Management at ETH Zurich |
| Since 2010 | Advisory, coaching and supervision for organisations and teams in private and public enterprises |
| 2001-2007 | Clinical psychologist with outpatients and inpatients in various psychiatric and psychological institutions, with adolescents and adults |
Workshops and Teaching
Various workshops, trainings, talks and teaching activities for public institutions and companies, among others on the topics:
Conversation skills, conflict management, negotiation skills, emotional intelligence, motivation at work and resilience, intercultural communication, innovation and creativity. For current offers see: Workshops
Research
Research on the topics: Conversation analysis, interaction patterns in everyday dialogues, storytelling, epistemology and methodology in the social sciences, innovation and creativity, Adolescence, literature and the effectivity of speach.
Various publications in journals, non-fiction and fiction. See: Publications