SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Direction:Psychology
Position:Full Professor





was born in Tbilisi 18.07.51. After graduating from  school   he studied Medicine at Tbilisi State Medical University. After completion in 1976 he passed an internship in Psychiatry in Tbilisi Mental Health   Hospital .  1978-1982 he worked   in Batumi Mental Health  Hospital  and   in  Georgian Shipping Company  as Doctor on Board. In 1982-2001, he is a senior researcher  at  M. Asatiani Research Institute of Psychiatry.  In 1986 underwent training  at the  The Chair of  Psychotherapy   and Medical Psychology in Moscow.  1993, 1995-1996  studied at the  Zurich- Jung Institute. In 2002, he underwent training in Paris in the field of French Psychoanalysis. 
Since 2001 he is  a full professor at  Ilia State University.   Since 2002  he is  President of Georgian Association of Analytical Psychology and Georgian Group Psychotherapy Association. In 2005 he became the  member of American Group Psychotherapy Association , and since 2010 he has been  Fellow  of the same association. He is also  a member of the International Association of Analytical Psychology, American  Group psychotherapy Association and International Group Psychotherapy Association.  He is a member of : Georgian Military Medical Academy, Georgian Society of Psychiatrists and  Board Member of the Psycho-Rehabilitation centre     for victims    of torture. 

He was appointed to the position of a professor of the Correctional Pedagogy and Preschool Pedagogy module at the Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State Pedagogical University on September 1, 2001.

LEPL Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State Pedagogical University and LEPL Ilia Chavchavadze State University of Foreign Languages and Culture were merged and renamed “Ilia Chavchavadze State University” in accordance with the paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Resolution №35 of the Government of Georgia dated February 15, 2006. He was considered the professor of Ilia Chavchavadze State University from the same date on the basis of the reorganization.

He was released from the position of a professor of the Correctional Pedagogy and Preschool Pedagogy module of Ilia Chavchavadze State University on July 6, 2006, and as a result of the competition, was appointed to the academic position of full professor in the field of Education, Psychology, Correctional Pedagogy and Preschool Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of Ilia Chavchavadze State University on July 12, 2006.

The legal entity of public law – Ilia Chavchavadze State University was named “Ilia State University” on the basis of Government Resolution №217 of December 9, 2009.

He currently holds the academic position of a professor in the field of Psychology at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

 

Scientific interests / research interests

Depth Psychology ,Individual and Grou Psychotherapy , Psychoanalysis , Psychiatry,  philosophy,  Mythology and Comparative Religion