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CURRICULUM VITAE OF PHILIP VEERMAN (BORN IN AMSTERDAM 26 June 1948) I. professional education september 1968 May 30.1972 School of Social Work (Aemstelhorn, School of Social Work,Amsterdam). a fieldplacement (from may 29.1969 - august 15,1969) in Canada in Browndale (a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed children in Muekoka,Ontario,Canada) led to the Involvement in setting up small treatment units for emotionally disturbed children (1972-1973) and to greet interest in child welfare in general. while working at the Academic hospital Rotterdam/Sophia Children's Hospital,childpsychiatry
department (1974-1978) I had the opportunity to have some training In
childpsychotherapy: -January 1977-february 1976 supervision of Ms,Dr,A.Hanje, childpsychiatrist over one childpsychotherapy in the hospital. -July 1977-July 1978 supervision of Dr.R,Frijling over a childpsychotherapy. -in 1978 participation in the course "normal development of children" by Prof.Dr J.A.R.Sanders-Woudstra,childpsychiatrist, For setting up a toy library in the Hospital I was sent to England to follow the course "running a toy library" in Chesire(Burton),organized by the Toy Library Association,in november 1976. september 1977 start of the study in sciences in education at the University of Amsterdam. february 2,1982 candidates of sciences of education specialization in orthopedagogics"(doctorandus diploma in sciences of education presented january 15, 1985 CUM LAUDE) subjects: pedagogy (major) and developmental psychology (minor) and childpsychiarty (minor) II professional career june 1972-july 1973 coordinator of the dutch project of Browndale to set up a few small treatment units for emotionally disturbed children. July 19 73(opening of the first unit) december 1973,director of the Browndale Holland Foundation(Stichting Browndale Nederland). october 1,1974 - november 1,1975 medical social worker (20 hours a week at the Academic Hospital of the University of Amsterdam,child-psychiatry dep., working specially for the new research unit of the department. november 1,1975-january 31.1976 working(for 1 day a week) for the Magazine of Problems of Society and Social Welfare(Tijdschrift voor Maatschappijvraagstukken en Welzijnswerk,TMW) for editorial work and research Academic Hospital Rotterdam/Sophia Children’s Hospital, childpsychiatry february 15,1974-april 19,1978(first 20 hours a week,from January 1,1975 25 hours a week),medical social worker and coordinator of the project fof therapeutic foster family care for Rotterdam and surroundings. november 1975-July 1977 groupworker(for 5 hours a week) for a project of training experienced foster parents so that they can give Information to people who want to be foster parents ,project of the Center for Foster Family Care (Stichting Centrale voor Pleeggezinnen Zuid-Holland en Zeel april 10.1978- may 1995 therapeutic tutor at the Psychological Special Educational Institute (Stichting Psychologisch Pedagogisch Instituut Amsterdam),for 25 hours a week. III. Boardmemberships in the field -June 1972-november 1974 Browndale Holland Foundation, a residential
treatment center for emotionally disturbed children march 29,1974-november 1976,Orthopedagogical Center North-Holland,. facilities for mentally retarded october 5,1971-November 1976,Monseignieur van den Burg Foundation, facilities for mentally retarded children. april 1978--rnarch 1985, The Foundation for Therapeutic Foster Family Care for Rotterdam (TGV) april 1978-may 1985 the Foundation for Therapeutic help for Children, Rotterdam, Holland 1980 - may 1985, Federation of Organisations for Therapeutic Foster Family Care in the Netherlands (FTGV) founder of The Janusz Korczak Foundation in the Netherlands,to stimulate knowledge of life and work of Janusz Korczak fouded on october 10,1972.Secretary of the board till 1985,now boardmember. Founder of the Dutch section of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers (in holland: Vereiningen Wisselwerking) July 13,1987 founder of the Israeli section of Defence for Children International (Haamutah Beenleumit Hazhuiot Haieled) boardmember of Orr Shalom,children's homes,Israel since 1992 member of the International Executive Council (IEC) of Defence for Children International (Geneva) since January 1997: President of the IEC of DCI Coalition against the euse of childsoldiers (january 1999) Genève IV. scholarships March 1975, grant of British council to visit the Manchester social services and family group homes for children July 1982, scholarship of the Max and Bernard Meijers Fund in Amsterdam to do exploratory research in Israel (interviews with former pupils of Janusz Korczak) April 1984, grant by the Ministry of Social Welfare in Holland to visit the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association in Toronto Canada Grant by the British Council to visit facilities for school drop-outs in London 1985 Grants for book on Korczak, Clara Mendes Foundation Memorial Foundation of Jewish Culture (New York) M. Gravin van Bylandt Stichting Foundation "Witte Bedjes" Central Israelitisch Wees – Doorgangshuis (The Hague, Holland) Stichting Steunfonds, Dordrecht Maatschappij tot Nut der Israelieten in Holland ZWO, Netherlands Organisation for Pure Scientific Research December 1987: visiting fellow at the Institute of Education, London University Fulbright Grant to work on a book at Columbia University, New York In Israel: Since november 1985 – present Consultant to the victims of persecution 1940-1945 sceme of the Royal Netherlands Embassy (Tel Aviv) September 1, 1988 –present Advisor of the chairman of "Hamifal Lehachsherat Yeldei Israel" Since november 1987: coordinator DCI-Israel branch (Defence for Children International) Since 1992 Executive Director DCI-Israel |