Areas of Expertise

Dariusz Skowronski is a fully qualified Lecturer and Researcher in Psychological and Social Sciences, with a strong academic background in Psychology, Sexuality Studies, and Cross-Cultural Studies.

The fields of his academic expertise include: clinical and counseling psychology, psychotherapy, online counseling, behavioral psychology and neuroscience, human sexuality and gender studies, health psychology, cross-cultural psychology, social psychology, and research methodology.

Teaching Interests

Clinical psychology and Psychopathology, Behavioral Psychology, Health Psychology, Human Sexuality, Clinical Sexology, Cross-Cultural Studies in the Japanese Context, Women Studies, Online counseling and Psychotherapy.

Research

Human Sexuality in the Japanese context, Sexuality Counseling, Online counseling and Psychotherapy.

Recently Dariusz Skowronski has been focused on developing the research program aiming at delivering the applied framework for the reconstruction and enrichment of public and intimate spheres in Japan, including the changes in marriage and family structure, as well as the young generation's social transition and the development of the cross-cultural and international competency in the Japanese context from the psychological, anthropological and sociological perspectives.

Representative Publications

• Skowronski, D., Fong, T. D. J., Ho, W. W. M., Ying, Ch. T. S., Fernandez, T. M., Waszynska, K. (2014). The Comparison of Marital and Family Factors between Singaporean Monocultural and Intercultural Couples. Educational Studies, 31, 249-266
• Skowronski, D., Tay, D. J. F., Wan, M. H. W., Ying, C. T. S., Fernandez, T. M., Waszynska, K. (2014). The Introductory Analysis of the Factors affecting Intercultural Couples in the Context of Singapore. Educational Studies, 30, 263-286.
• Skowronski, D., Othman, A. B., Wong, J. Y. J., Tan, W. S. D., Lum, W. H. G., Waszynska, K. (2014). The Outline of Selected Marital Satisfaction Factors in the Intercultural Couples based on the Westerner and non-Westerner relationships. Polish Psychological Bulletin, 45(3), 346-356.

Chapters in Books

• Skowronski, D., & Waszynska, K. (2016). The Introduction to the Internet Counseling and Psychotherapy – principles and clinical implications. In M. Filipiak, & K. Waszynska (Eds.). Wspólczesne konteksty psychoterapii i socjoterapii – wybrane zagadnienia z teorii i praktyki (pp. 31-46). Poznan: Adam Mickiewicz University Press. Psychology and Pedagogy nr 227 (in Polish).
• Skowronski, D., & Waszynska, K. (2016). Sexuality Counseling and Therapy. The principles and methods. In M. Filipiak, & K. Waszynska (Eds.). Współczesne konteksty psychoterapii i socjoterapii – wybrane zagadnienia z teorii i praktyki (pp. 61-78). Poznan: Adam Mickiewicz University Press. Psychology and Pedagogy nr 227 (in Polish).
• Skowronski, D., & Waszynska, K. (2016). The four-level intervention model in sexuality counseling and therapy. In M. Filipiak, & K. Waszynska (Eds.). Współczesne konteksty psychoterapii i socjoterapii – wybrane zagadnienia z teorii i praktyki (pp. 79-92). Poznan: Adam Mickiewicz University Press. Psychology and Pedagogy nr 227 (in Polish).
• Skowronski, D., & Waszynska, K. (2015). Online Counseling as the alternative method of psycho-pedagogical and therapeutic help. In M. Piorunek (Ed.). Dymensje poradnictwa i wsparcia społecznego w perspektywnie interdyscyplinarnej (pp. 81-94). Poznan: Adam Mickiewicz University Press. Psychology and Pedagogy nr 219 (in Polish).
• Skowronski, D., Waszynska, K., & Buchnat, M. (2015). The implementation of the curriculum subject Family Life Education in the primary schools in the context of children with mild intellectual disability. In Krauze–Sikorska, H. (Ed.). The Educational and Social World of a Child. Discourses of Communication, Subjectivity and Cyborgization (pp. 266-279). Poznan: Adam Mickiewicz University Press.

Education

2003
Clinical Sexologist, Polish Sexological Society, Warsaw, Poland

2002
PhD. in Social and Behavioral Sciences and Pedagogy, Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Educational Studies, Poznan, Poland

1995
Master's Degree in Psychology, The Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Professional Associations

• National Council of Psychotherapists, UK (2009 - current)
• The Japan Association of Family Therapy (2014 - current)
• Polish Sexological Society (2002 - current)
• European Society for Sexual Medicine (2015 - current)
• Australian Psychological Society (recognition of qualification)
• Australian Society of Sex Educators Researchers and Therapists NSW (2005 - 2009)