INES SLEEBOOM-VAN RAAIJ (Christina Johanna)

- Medical degree: Leiden University Netherlands
- Psychiatrist of the Rivierduinen (the former Robert Fleury General Psychiatric Hospital,) Leidschendam, Netherlands (near The Hague) since 1984
- Training in clientcentered psychotherapy (Rogers), cognitive behavioural psychotherapy, familytherapy and directive therapy
- Founder and Medical director of VIA (part of Rivierduinen), National Centre for Mental Health and Auditive Disorders, since December 1st 1990 - April 1 2009
- Medical supervisor of the Vleugel, a home for multihandicapped, mentally retarded people 1979 - 2008
- Advisor of the Nederlands Centrum Hersenletsel (Netherlands Brain Damage Centre) since 1990
- Member Executive European Society for Mental Health and Deafness until 31-12-2006
- President of the European Society for Mental Health and Deafness since 1-1-2007
- Chair Scientific Committee Joining Forces, ESMHD congress 11-14 September 2007
- Consultant Psychiatrist Royal Effatha Guyot Viataal Group since April 2009

Publications:

- Mental Health services for the Deaf (in Dutch, Spanish, English and French books)
- Complication in the psychiatric treatment of deaf people (chapter Dutch book: de Gecompliceerde Kliniek)
- Late and Sudden Deafness (Dutch books, article German and English)
- Tinnitus and Hyperacusis (Dutch article)
- Deafblindness (Dutch, English)
- Pregnancy and Psychiatry, Depression, Bipolar Disorder (Dutch, book and articles, co-author and co-editor)
- Complications in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (Dutch, book co-author and coeditor)
- The new training curriculum of the psychiatrist
(Dutch article in Nederlands tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, co-author)
- Mental health and Brain damage, cognitive disorders and brain damage (chapter, co-author books for professionals, co-editor books)
- Women and Grieving (Vrouwen en Rouwen) Chapter Dutch Book Vrouw en Leven (Women and their Life) about Mental Health and Women Co-editor and author of one chapter
- Psychopharmacology and Auditive Disorders

Lectures:

(subjects above not repeated)
- Mental health, Mental retardation and Deafness (Austria, South Africa)
- Psychopharmacology and deafness (ESMHD, Manchester, Austria)
- The special mental health aspects of deaf immigrants (Netherlands)
- The special aspects of forensic assessment of deaf delinquents (Netherlands)
- The mental health need of hard of hearing people (Dutch)
- Family and Deafness (Helsinki Finland, Maastricht ICED)
- The psychological aspects of humour and laughing (Netherlands)
- Bereavement (Netherlands)
- Psychiatric symptoms and diseases related to deafness (Netherlands and South Africa)

Near Future:

- PhD in Mental Health (and Deafness)

International Activities
- Founder and coordinator Medical Issues SIG (Special Interest group) (5 years)
- Member of the Executive since May 2003
- Visits to Lewensruimte in Worcester in which training and consultation to (deaf) professionals
- Patron National Institute for the Deaf Worcester South Africa since May 2007
- Plenery Lecture at the World Federation of The Deaf World Congress July 2007

Hobbies:

- Reading Literature and Poetry
- Photography
- Ikebana (5th degree Ohara school, Japan)
- Languages (English, German, French, Turkish)
- Writing columns, poetry etc.
- Cooking
- Walking
- Visiting Museums, theaterplays and classical music

Married (husband is doctor in Oncology and Internal Medicine), three sons (one is an archaeologist PhD , one is an Lawyer, and one univeritystudent)