Short
biography
Prof.
Dr. Jan J.L. Derksen (1953, Hernen, The Netherlands). After finishing
high
school he studied journalism in Utrecht; then psychology and sociology
at the
Radboud University of Nijmegen. In 1978 he finished his clinical
psychology
education. In 1983 he defended his doctoral dissertation, a study in
indications
for psychological treatment. Since 1979 he works
halftime at the Department of
Clinical Psychology of the Radboud University of Nijmegen as an
associated
professor in psychological assessment.
Next
to his university work he started in 1978 a psychotherapeutic practice
in
primary health care. At the moment
about 15 colleagues are working here.
Further
he founded a psychological education and teaching centre and a
publishing
company for psychological tests. In 1998 he accepted a position as full
professor at
the Free University of Brussels in Belgium. He teaches psychodynamic
psychotherapy here. He has had an extensive postdoctoral training in
cognitive
behavioral and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
In
his scientific work for years he was committed to issues in
psychological
assessment, the diagnosis of personality disorders and adapting
questionnaires.
About these and other clinical psychological subjects he authored and
co-authored 28 books and more than 160 articles (Dutch and English
language). He
also wrote columns for journals and magazines, recently about
narcissistic
disorders amongst managers and politicians.
Last
five years his research group adapted the currently best test for
emotional
intelligence. This work has been received very enthusiastically in the
corporate
and educational world. He was invited to give many lectures on the
topic of
emotional intelligence worldwide for managers and for teachers. Besides
lectures he contributed to many television and radio programs and
developed a
coaching program for emotional intelligence. For a number of
companies
he acts as an advisor and as coach for members of the board.
Recent
workshops and lectures in emotional intelligence:
Visiting
professor for emotional intelligence at INSEAD Fontainebleau France;
Workshop
at the pharmaceutical company NOVO in Copenhagen;
Lectures
and workshop at the Rotterdam School of Management;
Training
in emotional intelligence of interim managers of Twijnstra & Gudde,
Amersfoort;
Training
high potentials of Philips, ABN-AMRO, etc.
E-mail:
jjlderksen@planet.nl
