Dipl.-Psych. Oliver Brust
Find information on the psychotherapy certificate course for psychotherapists in Pakistan in the brochure (pdf).
Focal areas of work
- Psychotherapy as a cognitive behavioral psychotherapist
- Training and continuing education courses on psychotherapy (cognitive bevioral therapy) and methods in empirical social research (interviewing, test and questionnaire development, statistics)
- Development of human resources assessment instruments, in particular requirement profiles, personnel selection interviews, and assessment centres
- Facilitation of assessment centres, interviewing in personnel selection interviews, and preparation of HR diagnostic reviews
- Preparation of second opinions on pending personnel decisions after pre-selection by recruitment agencies
- Planning, development and realisation of population representative surveys
Focal areas of research
- Social networking skills
- Telephone interviews (CATI) and personality
- Item Response Theory (IRT) in telephone interviews (CATI)
- Measurement of vocational interests: Translation and test theory assessment of the Oregon Vocational Interest Scales (ORVIS; Pozzebon, 2010)
Short biography
Education
- 2001 - 2008: Studies of Psychology at Technische Universität Dresden
- Specialisation: clinical psychology, industrial and organisational psychology
- Further focal areas: personnel psychology, diagnostics and traffic psychology
- Minors: business administraion, occupational medicine/social medicine/occupational physiology
Professional experience
- Since 2007: Freelance trainer and consultant
- AS Afterschool: Vocational guidance and career counseling for pupils and university students in Germany
- Management Diagnostik: Consultancy with focus on personnel selection and personnel development in Germany
- German Institute of Management Assessment and Psychotherapy (GIMAP): International consultancy with focus on personnel selection and personnel development, psychotherapy certificate course for psychotherapists in Pakistan, together with Dr. Muhammad Rizwan, Ph.D./Post Doc.
- Since 2015: Psychotherapist at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie (DGVT) Dresden
- Since 2008: Research Associate at Technische Universität Dresden, Psychology/Sociology
You can find more information about me on my university website.