1. Monika Salzer was born on 11 February 1948 and is an Austrian psychotherapist, Protestant theologian and pastor, columnist, and author.
11 Facts About Monika Salzer
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Monika Salzer worked in hospitals handling clinical pastoral care for the seriously ill, including the education of voluntary caretakers.
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Monika Salzer then studied psychology at the University of Vienna from 1968 to 1970.
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From 1983 to 1985, Salzer worked in a research project at the Orthopadisches Krankenhaus Gersthof, and wrote its report, Klinische Seelsorge an schwersterkrankten Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen, about taking spiritual care of young people treated for serious illnesses.
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Monika Salzer was ordained as a pastor in 1989, and worked for ten years at the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital in Vienna, becoming engaged in the education of voluntary pastoral caretakers.
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Monika Salzer studied at the Institut fur Systematische Therapie to become a systematic psychotherapist.
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Monika Salzer received further education in the systematic development of organisations at the Faculty for Interdisciplinary Research and Continuing Education of the University of Klagenfurt, completing as a Master of Advanced Studies.
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From 2006, Monika Salzer wrote, alternating with Ingrid Bachler and Ingrid Tschank, a column "Im Gesprach" in the Sunday edition Krone Bunt of the Kronen Zeitung.
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In 2017, Monika Salzer was a founding member of the initiative Omas gegen Rechts together with Susanne Scholl.
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Monika Salzer is married to Martin Salzer, a physician and specialist in bone tumors and founder of Austrian Doctors for Disabled and Doctors for Disabled International.
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In 2013, Monika Salzer took part in the eighth season of the Austrian TV dance show Dancing Stars and achieved eighth place with her dance partner Florian Gschaider.