Undergraduate and postgraduate education and work experience

Education

• 2015: Dissertation "Knowledge and action in key situations of social work. Empirical and theoretical foundation of a new casuistic approach", University of Basel
• 2011: CH-Q Level 2-3, management education "Supporting and accompanying adults in the management of their competencies"
• 2008: Certificate CH-Q1, Self-Management of Competencies
• 2006: Studies in university teaching at the University of Bern, Certificate
• 1994: Master’s degree from the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Fribourg (lic.phil.)
• 1994: Dipl. Social Work, University of Fribourg (CH)

Work experience

• Since 2014: Head of bachelor’s programme and member of the Management Board
• Since 2004: Lecturer and head of various projects at the FHNW School of Social Work
• 2001 to 2004: Lecturer for the Department of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Fribourg
• 1994 to 2000: Social worker in different organizations of Social Work

Main focus

• Theory-practice relationship, knowledge integration, knowledge transformation
• Development of "key situations" model
• Higher education, higher education management, knowledge management, curriculum development, new forms of teaching and learning, casuistic

Publications and projects