Assistant Professor Radu ȘOFLĂU, Ph.D.
Clinical Practice/ Ethics in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Forensic Psychology
Roxana Oltean – Short Description
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Stelian Florean – Short Description
Assistant Professor Radu ȘOFLĂU, Ph.D.
Clinical Practice/ Ethics in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Forensic Psychology
Lia Oltean – Short Description
Assistant Professor Lia Oltean
Clinical psychology, psychological counseling, individual and group psychotherapies/Positive psychology/Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy
Roxana OLTEAN – Main Page
Assistant Professor Radu ȘOFLĂU
Radu Șoflău is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babeș-Bolyai University. He is also a clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist certified by the Romanian Board of Psychologists. His research interests focus on assessing the efficacy of psychological treatments for psychopathology, as well as understanding cognitive and non-cognitive factors associated with psychopathology and treatment response.
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CV
Teaching
Subjects taught:
- Clinical Practice I;
- Clinical Practice II;
- Ethics in Applied Psychology;
- Clinical forensic psychology.
Schedule for hearings:
Thursday, 15:00-17:00
Research
Research Interests:
- Assessing the effectiveness of psychological interventions for mental disorders;
- Identifying risk and resilience factors for mental disorders;
- Investigating confounders and effect modifiers.
Projects & Grants:
- Investigating the relative effectiveness of psychological interventions for psychosis;
- Testing the relative effectiveness of ACT and CBT interventions for depressive symptoms.
Publications
Articles:
- Sucala, M., Cuijpers, P., Muench, F., Cardoș, R., Soflau, R., Dobrean, A., … & David, D. (2017). Anxiety: There is an app for that. A systematic review of anxiety apps. Depression and anxiety, 34(6), 518-525.
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. O. (2017). A meta-analytical approach of the relationships between the irrationality of beliefs and the functionality of automatic thoughts. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 41(2), 178-192.
- Soflau, R., & David, D. O. (2019). The Impact of Irrational Beliefs on Paranoid Thoughts. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 47(3), 270-286.
- David, D., Bizo, A., Cimpean, A. I., Oltean, H., Cardos, R., Soflau, R., & Negut, A. (2018). The effect of research method type on stereotypes’ content: A brief research report. The Journal of social psychology, 158(3), 379-392.
- CARDOŞ, R. A., ŞOFLĂU, R., Gherman, A., SUCALĂ, M., & Chiorean, A. (2017). A mobile intervention for core needle biopsy related pain and anxiety: A usability study. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 17(1).
- Tiple, C., Matu, S., Dinescu, F. V., Muresan, R., Soflau, R., Drugan, T., … & Chirila, M. (2015, November). Voice-related quality of life results in laryngectomies with today’s speech options and expectations from the next generation of vocal assistive technologies. In 2015 E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
- David, D. O., Sucală, M., Coteț, C., Șoflău, R., & Vălenaș, S. (2019). Empirical research in REBT theory and practice. In Advances in REBT (pp. 101-119). Springer, Cham.
- Şoflău, R., & Matu, S. (2016). Explicit and implicit attitudes toward heights: relationship with acrophobic symptoms and sensitivity to cognitive-behavioral treatment. A preliminary report. Romanian Journal of Psychology, 18(1).
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. O. (2018). The Impact of Music-Based Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Education on Positive and Negative Emotions: A Preliminary Investigation in Ecological Conditions. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 36(1), 89-97.
- David, O. A., Şoflău, R., & Matu, S. (2018). Technology and coaching. In Coaching for Rational Living (pp. 199-209). Springer, Cham.
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. (2019). The use of virtual reality in the assessment of paranoid thoughts: a comparison with desktop-based tools. Interacting with Computers, 31(4), 413-424.
Community
Stelian FLOREAN – Main Page
Assistant Professor Radu ȘOFLĂU
Radu Șoflău is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babeș-Bolyai University. He is also a clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist certified by the Romanian Board of Psychologists. His research interests focus on assessing the efficacy of psychological treatments for psychopathology, as well as understanding cognitive and non-cognitive factors associated with psychopathology and treatment response.
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Teaching
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Research
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Publications
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Community
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CV
Teaching
Subjects taught:
- Clinical Practice I;
- Clinical Practice II;
- Ethics in Applied Psychology;
- Clinical forensic psychology.
Schedule for hearings:
Thursday, 15:00-17:00
Research
Research Interests:
- Assessing the effectiveness of psychological interventions for mental disorders;
- Identifying risk and resilience factors for mental disorders;
- Investigating confounders and effect modifiers.
Projects & Grants:
- Investigating the relative effectiveness of psychological interventions for psychosis;
- Testing the relative effectiveness of ACT and CBT interventions for depressive symptoms.
Publications
Articles:
- Sucala, M., Cuijpers, P., Muench, F., Cardoș, R., Soflau, R., Dobrean, A., … & David, D. (2017). Anxiety: There is an app for that. A systematic review of anxiety apps. Depression and anxiety, 34(6), 518-525.
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. O. (2017). A meta-analytical approach of the relationships between the irrationality of beliefs and the functionality of automatic thoughts. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 41(2), 178-192.
- Soflau, R., & David, D. O. (2019). The Impact of Irrational Beliefs on Paranoid Thoughts. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 47(3), 270-286.
- David, D., Bizo, A., Cimpean, A. I., Oltean, H., Cardos, R., Soflau, R., & Negut, A. (2018). The effect of research method type on stereotypes’ content: A brief research report. The Journal of social psychology, 158(3), 379-392.
- CARDOŞ, R. A., ŞOFLĂU, R., Gherman, A., SUCALĂ, M., & Chiorean, A. (2017). A mobile intervention for core needle biopsy related pain and anxiety: A usability study. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 17(1).
- Tiple, C., Matu, S., Dinescu, F. V., Muresan, R., Soflau, R., Drugan, T., … & Chirila, M. (2015, November). Voice-related quality of life results in laryngectomies with today’s speech options and expectations from the next generation of vocal assistive technologies. In 2015 E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
- David, D. O., Sucală, M., Coteț, C., Șoflău, R., & Vălenaș, S. (2019). Empirical research in REBT theory and practice. In Advances in REBT (pp. 101-119). Springer, Cham.
- Şoflău, R., & Matu, S. (2016). Explicit and implicit attitudes toward heights: relationship with acrophobic symptoms and sensitivity to cognitive-behavioral treatment. A preliminary report. Romanian Journal of Psychology, 18(1).
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. O. (2018). The Impact of Music-Based Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Education on Positive and Negative Emotions: A Preliminary Investigation in Ecological Conditions. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 36(1), 89-97.
- David, O. A., Şoflău, R., & Matu, S. (2018). Technology and coaching. In Coaching for Rational Living (pp. 199-209). Springer, Cham.
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. (2019). The use of virtual reality in the assessment of paranoid thoughts: a comparison with desktop-based tools. Interacting with Computers, 31(4), 413-424.
Community
Lia OLTEAN – Main Page
Assistant Professor Lia Oltean
Lia Oltean is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babeș-Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca, Romania). She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology (2012), a master’s degree in “Clinical psychology, psychological counseling and psychotherapy” (2014), and a PhD from the Doctoral School “Evidence-based Assessment and Psychological Interventions” (2022).
Her research interests include investigating the association between childhood adversity and psychopathology, as well as potential mechanisms, such as reward processing, underlying it. In addition, she focuses on investigating evidence-based psychological interventions, as well as mechanisms and factors that may influence them. Her clinical experience pertains to her activity as a clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist certified by the Romanian Board of Psychologists. Also, Lia is supervisor in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy.
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Teaching
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Research
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Publications
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Community
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CV
Teaching
Subjects taught:
- Clinical Practice I;
- Clinical Practice II;
- Ethics in Applied Psychology;
- Clinical forensic psychology.
Schedule for hearings:
Thursday, 15:00-17:00
Research
Research Interests:
- Assessing the effectiveness of psychological interventions for mental disorders;
- Identifying risk and resilience factors for mental disorders;
- Investigating confounders and effect modifiers.
Projects & Grants:
- Investigating the relative effectiveness of psychological interventions for psychosis;
- Testing the relative effectiveness of ACT and CBT interventions for depressive symptoms.
Publications
Articles:
- Sucala, M., Cuijpers, P., Muench, F., Cardoș, R., Soflau, R., Dobrean, A., … & David, D. (2017). Anxiety: There is an app for that. A systematic review of anxiety apps. Depression and anxiety, 34(6), 518-525.
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. O. (2017). A meta-analytical approach of the relationships between the irrationality of beliefs and the functionality of automatic thoughts. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 41(2), 178-192.
- Soflau, R., & David, D. O. (2019). The Impact of Irrational Beliefs on Paranoid Thoughts. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 47(3), 270-286.
- David, D., Bizo, A., Cimpean, A. I., Oltean, H., Cardos, R., Soflau, R., & Negut, A. (2018). The effect of research method type on stereotypes’ content: A brief research report. The Journal of social psychology, 158(3), 379-392.
- CARDOŞ, R. A., ŞOFLĂU, R., Gherman, A., SUCALĂ, M., & Chiorean, A. (2017). A mobile intervention for core needle biopsy related pain and anxiety: A usability study. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 17(1).
- Tiple, C., Matu, S., Dinescu, F. V., Muresan, R., Soflau, R., Drugan, T., … & Chirila, M. (2015, November). Voice-related quality of life results in laryngectomies with today’s speech options and expectations from the next generation of vocal assistive technologies. In 2015 E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
- David, D. O., Sucală, M., Coteț, C., Șoflău, R., & Vălenaș, S. (2019). Empirical research in REBT theory and practice. In Advances in REBT (pp. 101-119). Springer, Cham.
- Şoflău, R., & Matu, S. (2016). Explicit and implicit attitudes toward heights: relationship with acrophobic symptoms and sensitivity to cognitive-behavioral treatment. A preliminary report. Romanian Journal of Psychology, 18(1).
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. O. (2018). The Impact of Music-Based Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Education on Positive and Negative Emotions: A Preliminary Investigation in Ecological Conditions. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 36(1), 89-97.
- David, O. A., Şoflău, R., & Matu, S. (2018). Technology and coaching. In Coaching for Rational Living (pp. 199-209). Springer, Cham.
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. (2019). The use of virtual reality in the assessment of paranoid thoughts: a comparison with desktop-based tools. Interacting with Computers, 31(4), 413-424.
Community
Members and Collaborators – Academic
Teaching and research staff of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy:
Professor “Aaron T. Beck” Daniel DAVID, Ph.D.
FOUNDING DIRECTOR
Clinical cognitive sciences applied in psychopathology (child, adolescent, adult, the elderly), evidence-based psychological assessment and psychotherapy, multilevel outcomes and mechanisms of change in clinical research, technology-based clinical psychology, and psychotherapy (e.g., virtual reality therapy, robotherapy). Also Adjunct Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, SUA.
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Psychodiagnosis, evidenced based assessment, child and adolescent psychopathology
Professor Aurora SZENTAGOTAI, Ph.D.
HEAD OF DOCTORAL SCHOOL
Clinical psychology/ Cognitive behavioural therapy/ Positive psychology
DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF PSYCHOLOGY
Digital Mental Health, Clinical Psychology/Applied Psychotherapy (e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Coaching), and Parenting
Associate Professor Simona ŞTEFAN, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology/ Evidence-based Psychotherapy
Assistant Professor Silviu MATU, Ph.D.
Advanced research methods; Using technological tools, such as robots and virtual reality, to promote mental health
Assistant Professor Diana NECHITA, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology/ Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy/ Positive Psychology
Assistant Professor Costina-Ruxandra POETAR, Ph.D.
Family psychology/ Clinical assessment and psychological interventions for children/ Couple and family psychology: legal applications/ Evaluation and clinical assessment applied in a legal context
Assistant Professor Radu ȘOFLĂU, Ph.D.
Clinical Practice/ Ethics in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Forensic Psychology
Assistant Professor Răzvan PREDATU, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology/Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy/Clinical Practice/Cognitive-Behavioral Coaching
Assistant Professor Lia Oltean
Clinical psychology, psychological counseling, individual and group psychotherapies/Positive psychology/Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy
The Department is organized according to international standards, so that some people are employed on a temporary basis and/or complementary to the specialties of the Department. This encourages a planned staff fluctuation that leads to an increase in the Department’s performance, through the flexibility and expertise with which it approaches new developments in the field. Former and current employees of the Department include:
- Dr. Ioana Cristea
- Clinical/ Applied Cognitive Sciences in Pathology, Clinical Cognitive Neurosciences, Evolutionary Psychology.
- Dr. Amfiana Botez
- Dr. Cristina Mogoașe
- Clinical Cognitive Sciences, Applied Psychotherapy in Genetics/ Genetic Counseling, Clinical Practice
- Dr. Bianca Macavei
- 2008-2014
- Clinical Practice
- Dr. Ramona Moldovan
- 2008-2014
- Genetic Counseling
- Dr. Sebastian Pintea
- 2008-2014
- Advanced Research Methods
- Dr. Mădălina Sucală
- Clinical Cognitive Sciences/Applied in Adult Psychopatology, Genetic Counseling
- Dr. Bogdan Voinescu
- Clinical and Experimental Psychiatry/Sleep Disorders and ADHD, Genetic Counseling
- Dr. Alina Rusu
- 2007-2013
- Human-animal interaction/Animal Assisted Therapy
- Dr. Mircea Birț
- 2008-2011
- Clinical Psychiatry
- Dr. Octavian Popescu
- 2009-2011; from 2011, he remained a member of Doctoral School Council of the Department
- Genetics, Molecular Biology
- full member of Romanian Academy
- Dr. Catalina Kopetz
- 2008-2013; from 2013, she remained consultant researcher of the Institute
- Cognitive Sciences, affiliated with Maryland University
Members and Collaborators – Research
Resting & Task fMRI, Neuroimaging, Diffusion, Perfusion & Structural MRI
- CS III Dr. Cristina Pojoga
- Dr. Horea Oltean
Membri colaboratori cercetători (foști și actuali):
- Dr. Cezar Giosan
- cercetător științific 1, echivalentul profesurii de la Berkeley College, S.U.A
- Dr. Raluca Ignat
- Dr. Bram Vanderborght
- cercetător științific 1, echivalentul profesurii de la Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgia
- Dr. Cristina Costescu
- Dr. Ioana Podină
Radu Șoflău – Short Description
Assistant Professor Radu ȘOFLĂU, Ph.D.
Clinical Practice/ Ethics in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Forensic Psychology
Radu SOFLAU – Main Page
Assistant Professor Radu ȘOFLĂU
Radu Șoflău is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babeș-Bolyai University. He is also a clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist certified by the Romanian Board of Psychologists. His research interests focus on assessing the efficacy of psychological treatments for psychopathology, as well as understanding cognitive and non-cognitive factors associated with psychopathology and treatment response.
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Teaching
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Research
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Publications
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Community
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CV
Teaching
Subjects taught:
- Clinical Practice I;
- Clinical Practice II;
- Ethics in Applied Psychology;
- Clinical forensic psychology.
Schedule for hearings:
Thursday, 15:00-17:00
Research
Research Interests:
- Assessing the effectiveness of psychological interventions for mental disorders;
- Identifying risk and resilience factors for mental disorders;
- Investigating confounders and effect modifiers.
Projects & Grants:
- Investigating the relative effectiveness of psychological interventions for psychosis;
- Testing the relative effectiveness of ACT and CBT interventions for depressive symptoms.
Publications
Articles:
- Sucala, M., Cuijpers, P., Muench, F., Cardoș, R., Soflau, R., Dobrean, A., … & David, D. (2017). Anxiety: There is an app for that. A systematic review of anxiety apps. Depression and anxiety, 34(6), 518-525.
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. O. (2017). A meta-analytical approach of the relationships between the irrationality of beliefs and the functionality of automatic thoughts. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 41(2), 178-192.
- Soflau, R., & David, D. O. (2019). The Impact of Irrational Beliefs on Paranoid Thoughts. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 47(3), 270-286.
- David, D., Bizo, A., Cimpean, A. I., Oltean, H., Cardos, R., Soflau, R., & Negut, A. (2018). The effect of research method type on stereotypes’ content: A brief research report. The Journal of social psychology, 158(3), 379-392.
- CARDOŞ, R. A., ŞOFLĂU, R., Gherman, A., SUCALĂ, M., & Chiorean, A. (2017). A mobile intervention for core needle biopsy related pain and anxiety: A usability study. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 17(1).
- Tiple, C., Matu, S., Dinescu, F. V., Muresan, R., Soflau, R., Drugan, T., … & Chirila, M. (2015, November). Voice-related quality of life results in laryngectomies with today’s speech options and expectations from the next generation of vocal assistive technologies. In 2015 E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
- David, D. O., Sucală, M., Coteț, C., Șoflău, R., & Vălenaș, S. (2019). Empirical research in REBT theory and practice. In Advances in REBT (pp. 101-119). Springer, Cham.
- Şoflău, R., & Matu, S. (2016). Explicit and implicit attitudes toward heights: relationship with acrophobic symptoms and sensitivity to cognitive-behavioral treatment. A preliminary report. Romanian Journal of Psychology, 18(1).
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. O. (2018). The Impact of Music-Based Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Education on Positive and Negative Emotions: A Preliminary Investigation in Ecological Conditions. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 36(1), 89-97.
- David, O. A., Şoflău, R., & Matu, S. (2018). Technology and coaching. In Coaching for Rational Living (pp. 199-209). Springer, Cham.
- Şoflău, R., & David, D. (2019). The use of virtual reality in the assessment of paranoid thoughts: a comparison with desktop-based tools. Interacting with Computers, 31(4), 413-424.
Community