Academic degree
- M. A. Education and behavioural development, 1990, Utrecht University.
Main subject: parental involvement in child and adolescent treatment in psychiatric institutes
- Ph.D.: 16 December 2011
Academic position
- Since 2001: Assistant professor Utrecht University, Dept. Child and adolescent studies
Professional memberships
- Full member of the Dutch society of educationalists (‘Nederlandse Vereniging van pedagogen en Onderwijskundigen, NVO’)
- Full member of the Dutch society of relation- and family therapists (‘Nederlandse Vereniging voor Relatie- en Gezinstherapie, NVRG’)
- Fully licensed and practising psychotherapist (BIG-registratie Gezondheidszorg Psycholoog, GZ-psycholoog)