• Curriculum Vitae

    Professional career

    Since 10/2024 Psychotherapist in the Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic for Children and Adolescents and Research Coordinator in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Childhood and Adolescence, Institute of Psychology, University of Münster
    Since 01/2024 Freelance lecturer at the Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, AKJP, Osnabrück
    2016 - 2024 Psychological-therapeutic employee of the specialist department 35a in the child and youth health service, city and district of Osnabrück
    2013 - 2024 Development, organization and implementation of further education and training courses for educational and psychological professionals as part of Kompass Kindheit, Schröder, Gernhardt & Bossong GbR
    2021 - 2023 Practical training as part of psychotherapy training, training outpatient clinic for child and adolescent psychotherapy at AKJP Osnabrück
    2019 - 2021 Ward psychologist at Osnabrück Children's Hospital, specialist clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry
    2013 - 2016 Head of the Baby Consultation Hour Osnabrück, university counseling center for families with children from 0 to 3 years of the Department of Development and Culture, University of Osnabrück
    2008 - 2016 Research assistant at the Department of Development and Culture, Institute of Psychology at the University of Osnabrück and at the Research Center Development, Learning and Culture of the Lower Saxony Institute for Early Childhood Education and Development, nifbe e.V.
    2006 - 2010 Development, implementation and collaboration in the family consultation hour, university psychosocial counseling service in daycare centers for families and educational professionals
    2007 - 2008 Psychological test assistant in child and adolescent psychiatry in Wunstorf
    2004 - 2008 Psychological collaboration in the Osnabrück baby consultation hour

     

    Academic education

    2023 License to practice child and adolescent psychotherapy
    2019 - 2023 Training as a child and adolescent psychotherapist, specialist in behavioral therapy, AKJP Osnabrück
    2014

    Promotion an der Universität Osnabrück, Fach Psychologie

    Titel: Children’s drawings of self and family: Bridging cultural and universal perspectives
    2013 - 2014 University didactic qualification, certified further education program of the Universities of Bremen, Oldenburg and Osnabrück, scope: 200 - 240 hours.
    2001 - 2008 Diplom in Psychology, University of Osnabrück
    2002 - 2005 Systemic-developmental psychological family counseling
    Study-related training curriculum at the Institute of Psychology, University of Osnabrück, scope: 220 hours

     

  • Teaching

    WiSe 2024/25 - M.Sc. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy: Clinical Assessment Seminar

  • Publications

    Research article

    Scheidecker, G., Gernhardt, A., Rübeling, H., Holtmannspötter, J. & Keller, H. (2018). How young adolescents draw themselves: a comparison across three ecosocial contexts in Southern Madagascar. Cross-Cultural Research, 53(1), 33-57.

    Gernhardt, A., Keller, H., & Rübeling, H. (2016). Children’s family drawings: Universal expressions of attachment or cultural concepts. Child Development, 87(4), 1069-1078

    Gernhardt, A., Rübeling, H., & Keller, H. (2015). A cultural perspective on children's tadpole drawings. At the interface between representation and production. Frontiers in Psychology, 6:812. Doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00812

    Gernhardt, A., Rübeling, H., & Keller, H. (2014). Self- and family-conception of Turkish migrant, native German, and native Turkish children: A comparison of children's drawings. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 40, 154-166.

    Gernhardt, A., Lamm, B., Keller, H., & Döge, P. (2014). Early childcare teachers’ socialization goals and preferred behavioral strategies: A cross-cultural comparison. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 28, 203-220.

    Gernhardt, A., Rübeling, H., & Keller, H. (2013). "This is my family": differences in children's family drawings across cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44(7), 1166-1183.

     

    Dissertation

    Gernhardt (2014). Children‘s drawings of self and family: bridging cultural and universal perspectives. Universität Osnabrück

     

    Buchbeiträge

    Borke, J. & Gernhardt, A. (2016). Therapie und Beratung von Familien mit Babys und Kleinkindern: eine systemisch-entwicklungspsychologische Perspektive. In: R. Hanswille (Hrsg.). Handbuch systemische Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

    Gernhardt, A. & Borke, J. (2015). Die Familiensprechstunde: Ein Beratungskonzept für die Kita. In: H. Engelhardt (Hrsg.). Auf dem Weg zum Familienzentrum. Voraussetzungen, Strukturen, Konzepte und Praxisbeispiele. Freiburg: Herder

    Gernhardt, A., Balakrishnan, R., & Drexler, H. (Hrsg.) (2014). Kinder zeichnen ihre Welt. Entwicklung und Kultur. Berlin: das Netz

    Gernhardt, A. (2013). "Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst": Zur Interpretation von Kinderzeichnungen aus kulturvergleichender Perspektive. In: M. Watzlawick (Hrsg.) Kreative Entwicklung Beschreiben, Verstehen, Fördern. Mit Beiträgen von und in Andenken an Werner Deutsch. Marburg: Tectum 

    Borke, J., Gernhardt, A. & Abs, K. (2013). Die Babysprechstunde. Antworten auf die wichtigsten Fragen rund ums Baby. Freiburg: Herder