About us

	Abrams Utbildning AB is a partner business where I, Daniel, am involved with most of the efforts you find on abramsutbildning.se, both as an educator and more purely as a psychologist in individual contacts. You can read more about my background further down the page.
	Maria Wikeby has been a registered occupational therapist in specialist psychiatry for 25 years. She teaches on certain courses and participates in family events and other initiatives. She also offers individual conversations for support and treatment.
	Charles Abrams contributes as a web designer, works with ad design, and handles some administration. He also participates in some training efforts, both digital and when they are held in person.
	Karolina Thorsell has several years of experience working with people with serious mental illness/disease, and is a relative herself. She started the FB group Anhörighstöd Schizophrenia and works on the board of NSPH Skaraborg. Karolina also offers individual support calls digitally

Daniel's previous work

I have been a licensed psychologist since 2004, but from the beginning I worked practically in the construction industry and as a truck and bus driver, for example. Traveling with aid work was also a theme for some time.

From 1997 to 2003 I worked full-time in psychiatric emergency departments and wards in Malmö and Gothenburg. It was during this time that I completed my psychology education. I also studied sociology, sexology and business administration during those years, a total of just over 10 years of full-time studies.

From 2004 to 2011 I was the director of the Sahlgrenska University Hospital's (SU) Competence Center for Schizophrenia. I also taught at the psychology program at the University of Gothenburg during this time.

2011-2022, I was the R&D manager for various parts of psychiatry at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Sometimes with the title of operations developer or education manager. ( R&D stands for Research, Development and Education)

This work was at Psychiatry Psychosis within SU, which is Europe's largest psychosis clinic with 400 employees and nearly 3,000 patients with psychosis.

I am also a relative of people with serious mental illness and approach the issues I work with from that angle as well.

A selection of some of the different commitments I have had over the years.

• Taught at the psychology program at the University of Gothenburg for several years, mainly I have been in charge of the courses in group psychology , and theory of science . Also qualitative research methodology and work psychology. incl. teaching at the doctoral level. I also taught at the psychology program on individual occasions while I was going through it myself.
  
  
• Teaching ethics and treatment for a number of years within the course Complex Psychiatric Needs given by the Department of Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg.
  
  
• Trained upwards of 3,000 people within SU and the City of Gothenburg in the award-winning three-day small group training called Interactive Management (IB) - in practice MI applied to conflict situations.
  
  
• Been "on loan" to the National Board of Health and Welfare in Stockholm for two years to work on knowledge and research compilations. Has had and still has ongoing expert assignments for the National Board of Health and Welfare in the area of ​​psychosis and schizophrenia in 2025.
  
  
• Methodologist for the Västra Götaland Region's training in IPT-k (Integrated Psychological Therapy - cognitive training) including implementation and supervision 2012-2022.
  
  
• Trained Swedish psychopsychiatry in the anti-stigma treatment NECT (Narrative Enhancement-Cognitive Therapy). This applies to nearly 1,000 people out of about 3,000 who work with psychosis care in outpatient psychiatry in Sweden.
  
  
• Worked on crisis interventions with working groups of many kinds where cooperation problems and situations of threat and violence are the problem; many within municipal activities such as housing, housing support and daily activities.
  
  
• Management supervision and other consultation, including within Sahlgrenska University Hospital's management development program for a number of years.
  
  
• Has training in the methodology for Event and Risk Analysis and has personally conducted close to 100 extensive investigations of patient suicides in adult psychiatry.
  
  
• Currently, I also have a commitment as a teacher at Vara Folkhögskola , where I teach the subjects of psychology and psychiatry in the Social Education program.
  
  
• From 2025 onwards, I will also be the association psychologist for the Schizophrenia Association and provide advice to the association's members.