Daniel Kasper

• Degree from the University of Zurich in Special Education, Social Pedagogy, and Political Science
• Practical professional experience in the deinstitutionalisation and community integration of people with cognitive disabilities (KPK Wil); Head of the Agogics Department at Brühlgut Foundation (Winterthur); Co-Head of the Living Environments Unit (Zurich)
• Research Assistant at the Institute of Special Education, University of Zurich
• Extensive training and continuing education in challenging behaviour, violence prevention, de-escalation, prevention of sexual boundary violations, sexuality and disability, and qualification as an accredited consultant of the Bündner Standard Foundation
• Long-standing member of two strategic boards of disability support service organisations

Education, support, and guidance for people with disabilities and impairments (children, adolescents, and adults)

• Challenging behaviours and situations in the context of people with disabilities and impairments
• Violence prevention in services for people with disabilities (prevention, de-escalation, emergency response, and follow-up support)
• Sexual education for people with disabilities and impairments
• Prevention of sexual boundary violations involving people with disabilities and impairments
• Independent living with personal assistance
• Implementation of the Bündner Standard prevention framework in disability support organisations

Lecturer in the specialisation Disability and Impairment, covering topics including disability, impairment, challenging behaviours and situations, violence prevention, de-escalation, prevention – intervention – follow-up support, sexual education, prevention of sexual boundary violations, living with assistance, Person-Centred Future Planning (PCFP), Basal Stimulation, cognitive disabilities and autism.

Course Development and Leadership:

• CAS Disability and Violence
• CAS Disability and Sexuality
• Professional Conference Series “Agogics and Violence”
• SAS Sexual Education (from 2027)
• SAS Prevention of Sexual Boundary Violations (from 2027)
• SAS Understanding Challenging Situations (from 2027)
• SAS Methods for Challenging Situations (from 2027)
• SAS Prevention and Reporting Offices (from 2027)

• Case-specific, professional, and crisis counselling
• Tailor-made in-house professional training programmes
• Project support and supervision
• Project consultancy for the implementation of the Bündner Standard
• Integration of professional expertise into disability support organisations
• Lectures and keynote presentations
• Workshops
• Expert reports and assessments