Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. PhDr. Daniela Čechová, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Cechova
I.2 - Name
Daniela
I.3 - Degrees
doc. PhDr. PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1966
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
daniela.cechova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3906
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
psychology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0009-0001-5695-1310

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1989
II.c - Study field and programme
psychology (M.A. + PhDr.)
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1998
II.c - Study field and programme
psychology (PhD.)
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2021
II.c - Study field and programme
psychology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
lecturer Comenius University in Bratislava 1989-2021
associate professor Comenius University in Bratislava 2021-
lecturer Slovak Medical University 2014-2021
associate professor Slovak Medical University 2021-
director ADLEROVSKÁ PSYCHOTERAPEUTICKÁ SPOLOČNOSŤ, s.r.o. 2010-

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
EMDR in children and adolescents SIPE 2023-24
Training in EMDR and psychotraumatology SIPE, EMDR Slovensko 2018-2020
Adlerian Play Therapy Slovak Association of Individual Psychology 2019
Family therapy and EMDR – integrative approach by Michel Silvestre, EMDR Europe SIPE 2019
International Commitee for Adlerian Summer School and Institute ICASSI 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024
Symposium A.Adler and the Social Engagement of Individual Psychology Austrian Association of Individual Psychology 2013
Training in Adlerian Psychotherapy and counselling – Certificate /680 hours/ Slovak Adlerian Society 2004-2007
Specialization study in counselling psychology Slovak Medical University 2015
CPC Psychotherapy Slovak Psychotherapy Society 2019
Training Application EMDR in children and adolescents 2023CIPE

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Psychological Counselling in Biodromal Development psychology M.A. psychology
Individual Psychology psychology M.A. psychology
Counselling and Psychotherapy Theoretical Approaches psychology M.A. psychology
Counselling Skills psychology M.A. psychology
Psychology for Teachers 1, 2 teacher training B.A. teacher training
Psychological diagnostics in Practis psychology M.A. psychology
Practical Training Experience M.A. psychology psychology
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Counselling Psychology M.A. psychology
School Psychology M.A. psychology
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
3
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
5
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
30
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
55
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Individual Psychology psychology M.A. psychology
Counselling Skills psychology M.A. psychology
Psychodiagnostics in practis psychology M.A. psychology
Psychological practis psychology M.A. psychology
Counselling Psychology psychology B.A. psychology
Diploma Seminar psychology M.A. psychology
Counselling in Life-span Setting psychology M.A. psychology

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
84
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
22
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
47
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
18
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
3
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
13
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

AAA01 Marková, D. (50%) - Čechová, D. (50%): Adlerian ethics: applications in counselling and psychotherapy. - [1. vyd.]. - London: Adlerian society UK, 2016


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ADC01 Čechová, Daniela [UKOFIPS] (100%) : Vegetariáni vo svetle freiburského osobnostného dotazníka.

In: Československá psychologie. - Roč. 39, č. 2 (1995), s. 150-158. - ISSN (print) 0009-062X

Lit. 18 zázn.

In: Československá psychologie. - Roč. 39, č. 2 (1995), s. 150-158. - ISSN (print) 0009-062X

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AED05 Čechová, D.: Životný štýl - osobnosť ako súbor presvedčení. In: Životný štýl, tvorivosť a reziliencia adolescentov. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2013. - S. 9-27 [CD-ROM]

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BAB01 Čechová, Daniela [UKOFIPS] (20%) - Majzlanová, Katarína [UKOPDLBP] (20%) - Petrasová, Alica (20%) - Končoková, Eva (20%) - Čerešníková, Miroslava (20%): Učebný plán a učebné osnovy pre 1. a 2. ročník tranzitívnej triedy špeciálnej základnej školy.Metódy učenia a vyučovania. Tranzitívna trieda. - Bratislava: [s.n.], 2006. - 72+74+109 s. + 1 CD ROM. ISBN 80-968914-9-9



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ADE03 Čechová, Daniela [UKOFIPS] (50%) - Peluso, Paul R. (50%): Individual psychology in the Slovak Republic. Lit. 9 zázn. In: The journal od individual psychology. - Roč. 68, č. 3 (2012), s. 280-293. - ISSN 1522-2527

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The Psychological Immune Competence Inventory : A Pilot Validation Study in Slovakia / Široká, Kristína [Autor, UKOFIPS, 60%] ; Antalová, Annamária [Autor, UKOFIPS, 30%] ; Čechová, Daniela [Autor, UKOFIPS, 10%]. – text. – [angličtina]. – [OV 060]. – [ŠO 7701]. – [článok]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.5708/EJMH.19.2024.0023

In: European Journal of Mental Health [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Budapest (Maďarsko) : Akadémiai Kiadó. – ISSN 1788-4934. – ISSN (online) 1788-7119. – Roč. 19 (2024), n. art. e0023, s. 1-15 [tlačená forma] [online]

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Čechová, Daniela [UKOFIPS] (100%) : Healing in individual psychology and psychotraumatology [elektronický dokument] In: Challenges in the global world : healing and growth [elektronický dokument] : abstract book of the 28th International congress of Individual psychology. - Ľvov : Halych-Press, 2021. - S. 45-45 [online]. - ISBN 978-617-7617-66-1

[Challenges in the global world. 27, Ľvov, 10.07.2021 - 14.07.2021]

Remarcable similarities have been noticed between approaches of Individual Psychology and Psychotraumatology in therapy and healing.

Individual psychology uses encouragement as profound attitude in counselling/therapeutical processes. Psychotraumatology uses stabilisation and re-sourcing.

Both schools od psychology deal with memories. For individual Psychology memories are projective diagnostic method for understanding personality/lifestyle of an individual and their reconstruction serves as a measurement of a behavioral change.

For Psychotraumatology traumatic memories are the base for treatment and healing altogether with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Shapiro (1995, 2001) hypothesiszes that EDMR therapy facilitates the accesssing of the traumatic memory network, so that information processing is enahnced, with new associations forged between the traumatic memory and more adaptive information.

Both diciplines work within subjective frame of work, subjective perception, interpretation and construction of an individual.

Both branches od psychology are contextual and relational.

Therapeutical relationship/alliance is equally substiantial in both branches. IP and psychotraumatology are effective and bring clear understanding and relief in brief time.

Particular differences between Individual Psychology and Psychotraumatology will also be mentioned in the presentations with the focus laid on single trauma, complex trauma in childhood and adulthood and parenting styles.

Case studies from private practise of presenter will be used to illustrate above mentioned concepts.


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AEC01 Poláková, Daniela (50%) - Čechová, Daniela [UKOFIPS] (50%): Social interest within an organisational context Lit.: 60 zázn. In: 2019 UK Adlerian year book : a collection of topical essays. - Londýn : Institute for individual psychology, 2019. - S. 119-143. - ISBN 978-0-905860-31-2

The issue of belongingness is linked to many areas of human life. One of them is a work area – the organization, where an individual works. The importance of the work area was recognized also by Adler himself, as he included it in the three life tasks: love task, social task and work task. The belongingness as interpreted by individual psychology is represented by the concept of social interest. From the Adlerian perspective, the individual needs to have adequately developed social interest in order to be able to solve all the life tasks. Since we are interested in the relation between social interest and work as one of the life tasks, it begs the question, which concepts of belongingness brings the field of organizational psychology. In a contrast to social interest, in the organization we deal with a specific kind of sense of belonging that an employee feels to the particular organization, where they work. There are two well-known concepts of belonging to organization in the organizational literature and research: organizational identification and organizational commitment (specifically affective organizational commitment). The goal of this paper is to bring an original link between social interest and organization, a place where an individual performs one of his life tasks. We will focus on the similarities and differences between social interest, organizational identification and affective organizational commitment. The theory of social interest assumes that its developed degree is represented by the ability to cooperate, contribute and be empathic (Ansbacher, 1968). This kind of behaviour is very desirable at work. In organizational psychology is this kind of behaviour covered in the concept of organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), which includes voluntary contributing and prosocial behaviour of the employee in or to organization. If the individual feels he belongs and is a significant part of his social environment, he will strive to contribute to its welfare and welfare of the whole society. If the employee feels he belongs, he is identified with and emotionally attached to the organization he works in, he will strive to behave according to the organizational norms, cooperate with co-workers and spread the good reputation of the organization around. So the parallel of the belonging and contributing is found in organizational environment where the relation individual – society that was emphasized by Adler in his revolutionary psychological theory is represented by the relation employee – organization. In this paper we will clarify the concept of social interest and introduce the concepts of organizational identification, affective organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour and their possible links and connections.

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The Psychological Immune Competence Inventory : A Pilot Validation Study in Slovakia / Široká, Kristína [Autor, UKOFIPS, 60%] ; Antalová, Annamária [Autor, UKOFIPS, 30%] ; Čechová, Daniela [Autor, UKOFIPS, 10%]. – text. – [angličtina]. – [OV 060]. – [ŠO 7701]. – [článok]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.5708/EJMH.19.2024.0023

In: European Journal of Mental Health [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Budapest (Maďarsko) : Akadémiai Kiadó. – ISSN 1788-4934. – ISSN (online) 1788-7119. – Roč. 19 (2024), n. art. e0023, s. 1-15 [tlačená forma] [online]

Introduction: Psychological immunity refers to an individual’s potential to cope with psychological risk factors, as well as to promote and maintain mental health and well-being. The method of its measurement is the Psychological Immune Competence Inventory (PICI), which appears to have good psychometric parameters. Despite the use of translated versions in various foreign studies, the authors have found no studies verifying its fac-tor structure or reliability.

 

Aims: In this article, our objective is to present the results of the PICI pilot validation in Slovakia. The Slovak version of PICI was expected to have psychometric properties comparable to those of the original version.

 

Methods: We collected data from a research sample of 213 healthcare stu-dents (162 women and 51 men) aged 19 to 35 years (M = 21.18; SD = 2.81), and validated the internal structure of the inventory using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) via employing the DWLS estimation method. The convergent validity of individual factors was further verified by correla-tion with personality traits, psychopathological symptoms, preferred cop-ing strategies and trait emotional intelligence.

 

Results: The results of the second-order confirmatory analysis indicate an acceptable fit of the original model to our data. The convergent validity of the observed individual psychological immunity factors was also supported.Conclusions: The Slovak version of PICI showed promising psychomet-ric properties. The research serves as a reference to Slovak standardization. Nevertheless, further validation is recommended in a representative sample.

 

Keywords: psychological immunity, Psychological Immune Competence Inventory, PICI, validation, SEM, Slovak version

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

GRANT Clonic Estate Publication Grant (1/2015-6/2016) D. Marková (50%), D. Čechová (50%). Monograph Adlerian Ethics: Application in Counselling and Psychotherapy (ISBN 978-0-905860-27-5).

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National Project "Practis for studnets of social work and psychology" (12/2021 - 12/2023, expert / guarantee for psychology). Operational program: Human resources, Priority axis 8: REACT EU - 8.1

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Psychological Early Intervention: Clinical Training (2020-1-PL-KA202-082075) ERASMUS+ (KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices; KA202 - Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training)2020-2022; Erasmus + (Strategic Partnerships) No. 2020-1-PL-KA202-082075. Researcher.

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APVV-22-0160 projekt: "Analysis of psychoneuroimunological parameters of health in specific population groups in Slovakia": 7/2023 - 6/2027. Researcher, and head of team of FA UK. Main researcher: A. Bražinová, FM UK.

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Practical Training Experience - gesturer Comenius University in Bratislava since 2020
National Project of Professional Training in Students of Psychology Ministery of Labours, Social Matters and Family 2022 - 2023
president International Association of Individual Psychology 2017-2021
president Slovak Association of Individual Psychology since 2015

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Trinity College Dublin 25.6.-2.7. 2019 Erazmus+
Ramon LLull University Barcelona 18.-23.6.2019 Erazmus+
Universita Karlova Praha 12.-16.10.2015 Erazmus+
Cambridge University, Magdalene College UK 5 weeks research stay CEES CHS
Florida Atlantic University USA 8-day long lecture stay, October 1996 Collaboration within Agreement between FA CU in Bratislava and FAU

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

2014 - guraantee Specialisation study in Counselling Psychology

2008, 2010, 2022 - editor of Psychologica

2016 - trvá - member of Publishing Board Journal of Individual Psychology

2012-2020 -  member of Publishing Board Šanca Senior α Junior

2014- head of Commission for specialisation exams

2021 - officially appointed expert in: Psychology, Branch: Counselling psychology

Date of last update
2025-02-01