Prof. Dr. Kay Biesel

Undergraduate and postgraduate education and work experience

08/2021 - 06/2022 CAS in Leadership and Governance at Universities, University of Zurich
10/2007 - 01/2011: Doctorate in Sociology with successful defence on 07.01.2011 (summa cum laude), Freie Universität Berlin
Thesis title: “Social organisations and their mistakes. Discourse, concepts, research” (first assessor: Prof. Dr. Reinhart Wolff, second assessor: Prof. Dr. Bruno Hildenbrand)
10/2008 - 03/2009: MA in Sociology “Sociology - European Societies”, modules on sociological theories of societal change, and integration and methods of comparative social research.
10/2002 - 07/2006: Diploma in Social Education/Social Work (FH), Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin
10/2005 - 03/2007: Training as specialist for dialogue coaching and conflict management (Kronberger Kreis für Dialogische Qualitätsentwicklung e.V.)
09/2007 - 11/2008: Training as Case Manager (DGCC)

Since 08/2021: Co-Leader of the Institute for Studies in Children and Youth Services, FHNW School of Social Work
Since 01/2018: External member of the adjudication chamber of the Basel-Stadt child and adult protection authority, Canton of Basel-Stadt
11/2011 – 07/2021: Professor for child and youth welfare with a focus on child protection, Institute for Studies in Children and Youth Services, FHNW School of Social Work
09/2009 - 07/2011: Research associate in the project “Learning from mistakes - quality management in child protection”, Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin
10/2007 - 07/2011: Lecturer for the modules “Theory-Practice-Processing Child and Youth Welfare” and “Methods in the Pedagogical Field: Social Space Orientation / Network Work” of the bachelor’s degree course Social Work and Education in Childhood, Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin
05/2008 - 04/2009: Doctoral scholar of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
01/2007 - 04/2008: Director/deputy director of a recognised independent provider of child and youth welfare services in the Federal Province of Brandenburg, Jugendwerkstatt Hönow e.V.
09/2006 - 12/2006: Socio-pedagogical support of a youth group (UJZ Karlshorst) to develop an independent youth centre in the neighbourhood of Karlshorst in Berlin, Potpourri Karlshorster Kiezladen e.V.

Quality development in child protection
Research on mistakes in child protection
Procedures, methods and instruments to assess and clarify the best interests of the child
Analysis of problematic and successful child protection cases
Dialogic-systemic case work in child protection
Technical supervision in child and youth welfare services
Methods of qualitative social research

Lecturer BA 251: Child and youth welfare I, elective compulsory course child protection, Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
Co-module leader MA02 International Social Work, Master of Arts in Social Work with a focus on Social Innovation and Social Policy
Coach BA01 Portfolio Process, Freeform Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
Lecturer Masters program «Child Protection. Dialogic Quality Development in Early Intervention and Child Protection», Module 2.5: Quality Assurance and Risk Management / Learning from Mistakes and Successes, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin

Memberships, review & commission activities

Founding Member and former (Co-)President of the “Interessengemeinschaft für Qualität im Kindesschutz” (Interest Group for Quality in Child Protection), now a board member
Member of the Kronberger Kreis für Dialogical Quality Development e.V. (Kronberg Circle for Dialogical Quality Development)
Member of the German Association for Care and Case Management e.V.
Member of the International Society for Educational Assistance e.V.
Expert Federal “Gesundheitsblatt”
Expert for “Child Abuse & Neglect”
Expert for “Journal für Empirie und Theorie Sozialer Arbeit”
Expert for “Sociology and Anthropology”
Expert Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

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