Krzysztof Wojcieszek PhD with habilitation

Dr hab. Krzysztof A. Wojcieszek (PhD with habilitation) professor of the Academy of Justice (SWWS), he is a molecular biologist (mgr (MA), University of Lodz), philosopher (mgr (MA), ethics, University of Lodz), doctor of philosophy (Warsaw Theological Academy) and doctor of pedagogy (Adam Mickiewicz University). He currently heads the Institute for the Institute of Social Foundations of Penitentiary at the Academy of Justice.

He specialises in the prevention of alcohol and drug problems (both research and practice), as well as in anthropological aspects of pedagogy (the subject of the person and their relationships) and in the didactics of philosophy. He is the author of many valued and widely used prevention programmes (e.g. “Noe” [Noah], “Korekta” [Correction], “Debata” [Debate], “Smak życia czyli debata o dopalaczach” [The taste of life or the debate about designer drugs], “ARS czyli jak dbać o miłość” [ARS or how to take care of love], “Dżungla” [Jungle]), two of which are on the so-called list of recommended programmes.

Former President of the European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR). An author of numerous scientific and popular publications (over 150) (including monographs: “In the beginning there was despair” (2005), “Man meets alcohol” (2010), “Optimising the prevention of alcohol problems” (2013), “Our children in the jungle of life…” (2016).

Active participant in several hundred scientific conferences and symposia in Poland and abroad. A trainer and expert of many institutions (Parliament, PARPA, Ministry of National Education, Ministry of National Defence, Chief Sanitary Inspectorate). He has lectured at several universities (Szkoła im. B. Jańskiego, Pedagogium – Higher School of Social Sciences (WSNS), University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS), Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (UKSW) and others). Decorations: Medal of the Commission of National Education, Medal for Meritorious Service to National Defence, Honorary Badge of the Minister of Health.

Scientific achievements

  • Krzysztof Wojcieszek (ed.)

  • Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    STUDIA PAEDAGOGICA IGNATIANA 2019; 22(3), pp. 39-57.
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    THE PRISON SYSTEMS REVIEW, 2018; 100(3), pp. 59–79.
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    REMEDIUM 2019; 8(312), pp. 2-5.
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    EMCAPP INTERNET BIULLETIN 2019, No. 13, pp. 8–21.
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    BIULETYN INTERNETOWY EMCAPP 2019, No. 12, s. 69-78.
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    REMEDIUM 2020; 9(324) , pp. 4-6.
  • Socio-cultural factors in school prevention

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Prevention in schools. Status and recommendations for the system of prevention activities in Poland. Lublin: Publishing house of the “You Have a Chance” Foundation; 2019, pp. 37–48.
  • Socio-cultural determinants of effective health promotion and school prevention

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Prevention in schools. Status and recommendations for the system of prevention activities in Poland. Lublin: Publishing house of the “You Have a Chance” Foundation; 2019, pp. 90–102.
  • Building socio-cultural support for health promotion and prevention in schools

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Prevention in schools. Status and recommendations for the system of prevention activities in Poland. Lublin: Publishing house of the “You Have a Chance” Foundation; 2019, pp. 171–176.
  • Can Poland “break out into sobriety”? The competences of the 1918 GENERATION and the 2018 GENERATION in the prevention of alcohol problems.

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Prevention of risky behaviour in theory and practice. Lublin: University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin; 2019, pp. 19–34.
  • On a proper approach to the issue of new drugs (so-called designer drugs)

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Contemporary dimension of public safety, shaping safe spaces, prevention activities. Warsaw: Institute of Justice; 2019, pp. 140–155.
  • A proposal for Poland: sobriety. A study in social pedagogy.

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Warsaw: Institute of Justice; 2020.
  • Why the National Sobriety Program in Poland?

     

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    For the sake of freedom. Polish National Sobriety Congress. Katowice: Signum Magnum Foundation; 2019, pp. 43–63.
  • Goods of education in the National Sobriety Program in Poland

     

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Goods of education and their pedagogical exploration. Kraków: Jagiellonian University; 2019, pp. 365–378.
  • The constructive role of author support in distance learning – consultation and visitation

     

     

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Distance academic learning for adults during the pandemic. Warsaw: DiG Publishing, pp. 225–238.
  • The question of ethical courage as the lost core of education

     

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    In search of the good in an individual and social perspective. Anniversary book on the occasion of the 80th birthday of dr. hab. Krystyna Ostrowska (PhD with habilitation). Warsaw: Institute of Justice; 2020, pp. 147–158.
  • Which model of philosophising and which metaphysics are best as a basis for education in the 21st century? Ancient or modern?

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Pedagogical aspects of philosophical education with reference to penitentiary systems. Warsaw: DiG Publishing, pp. 9–20.
  • The risk of “misology” in the teaching of philosophy in higher education: what does it flow from and how to avoid it?

    Krzysztof Wojcieszek

    Pedagogical aspects of philosophical education with reference to penitentiary systems. Warsaw: DiG Publishing, pp. 137–160.
  • Remote prevention standards on the example of the “Debata” program

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    REMEDIUM 2021; 2 (329), pp. 8-11.
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    Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues, Volume 11, Issue 1 (2021): pp. 395–399
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    Alcoholism and Drug Addiction 2021; 34 (1): pp. 51-68

Teaching achievements

I. Prevention programmes for different reference groups – scenarios, evaluation, research.

  • NOE. Prevention programme for young people.

    Wojcieszek K.

    Part 1, Warsaw: PARPA Publishing House, pp. 116; 1995
  • “Noe” programme. What is it? “Care and educational problems”,

    Wojcieszek K.

    Monthly magazine of the Ministry of National Education, vol. 347, No. 2/96, pp. 11–14.; 1996
  • Sonda 21 – Professional aspects of the prevention programme

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    “Remedium”, No. 6 (40), pp. 20–22; 1996 Noe – Parts I and II, Prevention programme for young people
  • Noe – Parts I and II, Prevention programme for young people

    Wojcieszek K.

    PARPA, Warsaw: PARPA Publishing House, pp. 1–136; 1997
  • Debate. A proposal of a scenario of alcohol prevention activities for classes VI–VIII

     

    Wojcieszek K.

    “Remedium”, No 3(61). pp. 18-24.; 1998
  • Ethical action in the prevention of problems related to psychoactive substance use

    Wojcieszek K.

    pp. 95–103, in: A. Andrzejuk (ed.), The issue of professional ethics, Warsaw: Oficyna Navo, pp. 95–103. ‘1998
  • “Korekta”, Prevention programme in the field of alcohol problems, designed to work with young adults, including soldiers of compulsory military service

    Wojcieszek K.

    Warsaw: Ministry of Defence/M.M. Ulmak Publishing, p. 35; 1999
  • Social world of “Drugi Elementarz”. Presentation of the results of the evaluation study of the “Drugi Elementarz” prevention programme,

    Fatyga B., Fluderska G., Sochocki M.J., Wojcieszek K.A.

    Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Toret, pp. 53–75, 109–126, 247–255 (pages indicate individual parts written by me only); 2000
  • Development of prevention programmes in Poland

    w: A. Margasiński, B. Zajęcka (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    Psychopathology and Psychoprophylaxis, pp. 435–441; 2000
  • Quality standards for primary prevention programmes.

    Szymańska J., Wojcieszek K.

    “Problems of Psychological and Pedagogical Counselling”, Vol. 1 No. 14, pp. 5–15; 2001
  • Standards for prevention programmes for young people after alcohol initiation

    w: A. Szymanowska (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    Alcohol and problematic behaviour in children and young people. Opinions and research, Warsaw 2004: PARPA Publishing House, pp. 67–72.
  • A prevention programme in the field of alcohol problems, designed to work with young adults, including soldiers in compulsory military service,

    Wojcieszek K.

    "Korekta”. Edition II, Warsaw: Ministry of Defence/M.M. Ulmak Publishing, p. 35; 2004
  • Prevention programme “Korekta”. Applications and opportunities for development

    Wojcieszek K.

    "Remedium", No. 3(133), pp. 20–21; 2004
  • “Noe” Programme in school prevention

     

    Wojcieszek K.

    „Remedium”, No 2, (132), pp. 20-21.; 2004
  • “Szlaban”. Prevention programme

    Wojcieszek K.

    Warsaw: PARPA Publishing House, pp. 34; 2005
  • Prevention programme “Szlaban”, Intervention against selling alcohol to minors

     

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    Issue II, Warsaw: PARPA Publishing House, pp. 3–35; 2006
  • School as a community, Conference materials from the Polish national conference “To educate is to love and to demand”

    Wojcieszek K.

    Methodological notebooks of CMPPP No. 2, Warsaw: Publishing House of CMPPP, pp. 24–30; 2006
  • Taste of life or debate on legal highs. Universal prevention programme.

    Wojcieszek K.

    Warsaw: Publishing House of the National Bureau for Drug Prevention, pp.56, (reviewed); 2010
  • “Bridging the gap” in the “Debata” and “Korekta” programmes

    Wojcieszek K.

    "Bridging the gap" in the “Debata” and “Korekta” programmes
  • Legal highs – a brief preventive intervention in a group

    Wojcieszek K.

    "Remedium" No. 11 (213), pp. 1–3; 2010
  • Preliminary evaluation of the “Taste of life or debate on legal highs” programme

    Wojcieszek K.

    „Remedium” nr 10 (224), pp. 1-3.; 2011
  • Brief prevention intervention in a group – constructive use of cognitive dissonance in prevention for a high-risk group using the “Korekta” programme as an example.

    Wojcieszek K.

    "Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation" No. 2/2011, pp. 257–275; 2011
  • Optimising the prevention of alcohol problems. Pedagogical implications of group-based short-term interventions

     

    Wojcieszek K.

    Kraków: Wydawnictwo Rubikon, p.407; 2013
  • Why it is necessary and how to optimise the prevention of alcohol problems

    [in:] Nowak B.M., Krawczyk J. (eds.), Wojcieszek K.

    Problems and challenges of contemporary school pedagogy, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Pedagogium, pp. 113–137; 2014
  • ARS – how to care for love.

    Wojcieszek K.

    Handbook of the prevention programme Warsaw: Wydawnictwo GIS, p. 112; 2014
  • Brief intervention in the group – the polish experience

    Wojcieszek K.

    Lisbon, 8–9 December 2011, Communication, EUSPR II Conference, Lisbon 2011.
  • “The taste of life debate” – a new approach for legal highs use among students – results of formative evaluation

    Wojcieszek K.

  • Is alcohol abstinence a good proposal for adolescents? Data from the “Debata” project

    Wojcieszek K.

    III International Conference and Members Meeting EUSPR “Common risk and protective factors, and the prevention of multiple risk behaviours”, 6-7.12.2012, Kraków, organizator: EUSPR.; 2012
  • Evaluation of „Korekta” alkohol prevention program In Young policemen group

    Wojcieszek K, Wojcieszek M.

    Statement at the EUSPR Annual Conference in Paris, November 2013.
  • The reception of the prevention program ”Taste of life – a debate about designer drugs” In the different groups of pupilsfrom the universal and a high er risk level . Poster.

    Wojcieszek K.

    7th EUSPR Conference in Berlin
  • Is the Ability of Implementation the Key Evaluation Criterion? Short or Long Prophylactic Impact on the Universal Level?

    Wojcieszek K.

    EUSPR conference in Ghent (Belgium). Oral poster; 2019
  • An attempt to the summative evaluation of the „Debate”

    Wojcieszek K., Maciaszek S., Wojcieszek M., Piekarz I.

    Prevention Program, EUSPR, Gandawa. Poster.; 2019
  • NOE. Prevention programme for young people.

    Wojcieszek K.

    Part 1, Warsaw: PARPA Publishing House, pp. 116; 1995

II. Models of prevention activities – theoretical foundations.

  • Causes of alcohol problems of youth, “Issues of Childhood Care and Education”

    Wojcieszek K.

    Preparation for life – Insert, Vol. 346, No. 3/95, pp. 12–16; 1995
  • Spirituality in the treatment of drug addiction

     

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    "Remedium", No. 11(105), pp. 16–17; 2001
  • Anthropological foundations of prevention. Krucjata Wyzwolenia Człowieka [human liberation crusade] in ecclesiastical and secular sobriety activities, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

     

    Wojcieszek K. w: P. Kulbacki (ed.)

    Wrocław: Wyd. Apis, pp. 31-41.; 2002
  • Prevention programmes for children and young people. Personalistic perspectives

     

    w: A. Derdziuk, J. Karczewski (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    Moral aspects of alcohol disease and prevention, Zakroczym 2003, Wyd. OAT, pp. 105–117; 2003
  • Foundations of prevention among children. Krucjata Wyzwolenia Człowieka [human liberation crusade] as an educational environment for children

    w: P. Kulbacki (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    Wydawnictwo Światło – Życie, pp. 51–62; 2003
  • Children as objects of exploitation – an educational context, Poland for Children.

    Wojcieszek K.

    Materials and documents, Warsaw: Children’s Ombudsman pp. 137–145; 2003
  • Human subjectivity in the treatment of psychoactive substance abuse

     

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    Polish Psychiatric Congress, Warsaw 2004,
  • At first there was despair…

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    Anthropological foundations of prevention, Krakow: Wydawnictwo Rubikon, p. 249; 2005
  • Between hope and despair

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    “Świat Problemów”, No. 9 (152), pp. 7–9; 2006
  • Universal cultural factors in the prevention of alcohol problems of youth

     

    Wojcieszek K.

    “Remedium”, No. 9 (163), pp. 6–7; 2006
  • Hope as a foundation for educating young people in sobriety, in: P. Kulbacki (ed.), Abstinence.

    Wojcieszek K.

    Between prevention and therapy, Warsaw: PARPA Publishing House, pp. 69–79; 2006
  • Different aims and means of eclectic and personalistic pedagogy

    Wojcieszek K.

    “Kwartalnik Pedagogiczny – Kwartalnik edukacyjny PCEN”, No. 1(48), pp. 58–62; 2007
  • From freedom to love. From love to freedom. The role of personal relationships in the metanoia process

    in: M. Jankowska, M. Ryś (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    Personalism and the problem of addiction Care as the essence of preventive work
  • Care as the essence of preventive work

    Wojcieszek K.

    “Trzeźwymi Bądźcie”, No. 2 (118), pp. 16–19; 2008
  • Prevention programme “Szlaban”, Intervention against selling alcohol to minors

    Wojcieszek K.

    Wyd. II, Warszawa : Wydawnictwo PARPA, pp. 3-35.; 2006
  • Theories of addiction to psychoactive substances, in: M. Jędrzejko (ed.) Contemporary theories and practice of chemical and non-chemical addiction prevention,

     

    Jędrzejko M, Wojcieszek K., Neroj A., Kowalewska A.

    Oficyna Wydawnicza ASPRA- JR, pp. 77–152; 2009
  • Man meets alcohol. Philosophical foundations of education for sobriety in Thomistic perspective

    Wojcieszek K.

    Kraków: Wydawnictwo Rubikon, ss. 328.[recenzowana]; 2010
  • Unknown consequences of alcohol initiation. Addiction as a process with positive feedback (lecture theses)

    Wojcieszek K.

    16th Supraregional Seminar of Sobriety in Mikołów, Mikołów 2012, Seminar materials, March 2012, pp. 34–37.
  • Presence as a basis for addiction therapy, [in:] Addiction therapy in prison isolation – possibilities and limitations

     

    Wojcieszek K.

    Publishing House of the Batory Foundation. pp. 65–75; 2013
  • Despair as a primary risk factor for psychoactive substance use, in: Z. Gaś (ed.) Man at a crossroads. Understand in order to help.

     

    Wojcieszek K.

    Lublin: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Innovatio Press, pp. 195–212; 2013
  • Love as the deepest human need: anthropological conditions for the permanence of interpersonal ties, [in:] Gaś Z. (ed.), Youth in search of happiness,

    Wojcieszek K.

    Lublin: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Innovatio Press, pp. 195–212; 2013
  • Nature of desperation

    Wojcieszek K.

    Around the World, No. 1/2012, online edition: www.1kserver.com/4edc67760a876/2; 2011
  • Konsultatiwnaja Psychołogija i Psychoterapia (Russian)

    Wojcieszek K., Otczajanije (Russian)

    No. 3/2011, pp. 47–54, (Войчешек Кшиштоф, Отчаяние // Консультативная психология и психотерапия. 2011. №3. – C. 47–54). Also English version: (Voycheshek K.A. Desperation // Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy. 2011 #3. – pp. 47–54).
  • Abstinence as the right target for preventive educational measures

    [in:] Gaś Zbigniew (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    New challenges of prevention, Lublin: Publishing House of the University of Economics and Innovation (WSEI), pp. 81–98
  • The virtue of sobriety: individual or social?

    Wojcieszek K.

    Thomistic Yearbook, published in 2019 as 2018, pp. 255–270; 2019
  • When prison sentence becomes an opportunity for development – a case study

     

    Wojcieszek K.

    The Prison Systems Review, pp. 59–81. No. 100, Q3 2018 (issued mid-2019).
  • The Forgotten Defender

    [in:] Nicolenne Joubert (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    pp. 113-127, , Psychology and Psychotherapy in the Perspective of Christian Anthropology, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge 2018.
  • Evaluation of „Korekta” alkohol prevention program In Young policemen group

    Wojcieszek K, Wojcieszek M.

    Statement at the EUSPR Annual Conference in Paris, November 2013.

III. Prevention with the involvement of parents

  • Prevention activities – what is already being done and what still needs to be done

    in: Stępień E. (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    Alcohol and Polish youth. Report 1994. Warsaw: PARPA Publishing House, pp. 30–39. ; 1995
  • Is that your problem? Guide for municipal animators

    Wojcieszek K.

    PARPA Publishing House, pp. 30–39. ; 1995
  • Let us protect youth. Prevention campaign

    Wojcieszek K.

    Warsaw: PARPA Publishing House, pp. 78; 1997
  • Win your life. School prevention programme

    Wojcieszek K.

    Krakow: Wydawnictwo Rubikon, pp. 1–67; 2002
  • Addiction prevention: goals, objectives and directions for the development

    Wojcieszek K.

    “Trzeźwymi Bądźcie”, No. 5(85), year XIV, pp. 6–9.; 2002
  • A socio-ecological model for the reduction of violence at school

    Wojcieszek K.

    “Świat Problemów”, No. 9 (176), pp. 28-30; 2007
  • Accessibility as a primary reason for psychoactive substance use, in: M. Jędrzejko (ed.) Contemporary theories and practice of chemical and non-chemical addiction prevention

    Wojcieszek K.

    Warsaw – Pułtusk: Pedagogium Foundation, Aleksander Gieysztor Academy of Humanities, Oficyna Wydawnicza ASPRA-JR, chapter III, pp. 33–76; 2009
  • Why do girls drink more than boys?, A. Massalski, K. Wiatr (eds.), Educational risks of the 21st century

    Wojcieszek K

    Warsaw: Publishing House of the Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, pp. 195–200; 2009
  • Prevention of alcohol problems in a professional military service environment. In search of solutions.

    Wojcieszek K.

    Warsaw 2010: Department of Education and Defence Promotion, Ministry of Defence, pp. 95; 2010
  • Socio-cultural factors in school prevention

    Robert Porzak (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    Prevention in schools. Status and recommendations for the system of prevention activities in Poland. Publishing House of “You Have a Chance” Foundation: Lublin, pp. 37–48; 2019
  • Socio-cultural determinants of effective health promotion and school prevention,

    Robert Porzak (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    Prevention in schools. Status and recommendations for the system of prevention activities in Poland. Publishing House of “You Have a Chance” Foundation: Lublin, pp. 97–126; 2019
  • Building socio-cultural support for health promotion and prevention in schools.

    Robert Porzak (ed.), Poleszak R., Wojcieszek K.

    [in:] Prevention in schools. Status and recommendations for the system of prevention activities in Poland, Publishing House of “You Have a Chance” Foundation: Lublin, pp. 185-190; 2019
  • Can Poland “break out into sobriety”? The competences of the 1918 Generation and 2018 Generation.

    Wojcieszek K.

    Zbigniew Gaś, Wydawnictwo Innovatio Press, Scientific Publishing House of the University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin: Lublin, pp. 19-34; 2019
  • Why the National Sobriety Program in Poland?

     

    Biskup. Tadeusz Bronakowski (ed.), Wojcieszek K.

    [in:] For the sake of freedom. Polish National Sobriety Congress 2017, Pub. of “Signum Magnum” Foundation: Katowice, pp. 43–63; 2019
  • Goods of education in the National Sobriety Program in Poland

    Wojcieszek K.

    pp. 365–378 [in:] Goods of education and their pedagogical exploration. Katarzyna Wrońska (ed.). Jagiellonian University Press: Kraków; 2019
  • Independence and working for sobriety. A sketch for the 100th anniversary of regaining independence by Poland

    Wojcieszek K.

    Apostoł Trzeźwości Vademecum Apostolstwa Trzeźwości, Yearbook 2018, pp. 44–52.
  • Towards a positive change of habits. National Sobriety Program in Poland

    Wojcieszek K.

    EUSPR Conference, Lisbon 2018.
  • Man meets alcohol. Philosophical foundations of education for sobriety in Thomistic perspective

    Pożak R., Ostaszewski K., Pyżalski J., Kołodziejczyk J., Wojcieszek K., Jeżowski A., Poleszak W., Kata G.

    Profilaktycy.pl – the automatized system of assessing prevention needs and recommending preventive activities in Polish schools, EUSPR Conference, Lisbon 2018.
  • Sonda 21 Project: forecast, manifestation Or causa of the stabilization trend in the drinking of polish youth

    Wojcieszek K.

    Seminar of the Kettil Bruun Society, Krakow 10–12 April 2019.

Organisational achievements

  • European Society for Prevention Research – EUSPR (founder, first president);

  • Stowarzyszenie Psychologów Chrześcijańskich [Association of Christian Psychologists] (a supporting member, from the beginning); I actively participate in the works of the European Movement for Christian Anthropology, Psychology and Psychotherapy;

  • The Social Rehabilitation Pedagogy at the Committee of Pedagogical Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences;

  • Polskie Towarzystwo Mariologiczne [Polish Mariological Society] (ordinary member);

  • Zespół ds. Apostolstwa Trzeźwości i Osób Uzależnionych [Team for the Apostolate of Sobriety and Addicts] at the Konferencja Episkopatu Polski [Polish Bishops’ Conference] (several consecutive terms, until today).

  • Honorary member of Stowarzyszenie Profilaktyczne Noe [“Noe” Prevention Association].

Other achievements

  • Silver Medal for Meritorious Service to National Defence (2001, Ministry of National Defence).

  • Medal of the Commission of National Education (2001, Ministry of National Education).

  • Scientific Award (collective) of the Rector of SGH Warsaw School of Economics for the publication (2015).

  • Award of the Minister of National Education for professional achievement.

  • Award of the Rector of Pedagogium for professional achievement.

  • Two literary awards (distinctions) in anonymous open competitions (I Międzynarodowy Konkurs im. Reymonta [First Reymont International Competition], poetry; International Competition of the Radio Poland and Deutsche Rundfunk, prose).

Krzysztof Wojcieszek PhD with habilitation