Prof. Dr. Stefan Weidmann

+49 661 9640-2463
+49 661 9640-249

Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Building 26, Room 110
Leipziger Straße 123
36037 Fulda

CV

  • Social work studies at the University of Applied Sciences Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz department

  • Hospital social service of the acute psychiatry department of the Rhein-Mosel-Fachklinik, Andernach

  • Social worker in the educational service of the "Projekt Arbeitslose Jugendliche e.V.", Koblenz

  • Head of the open youth centre Königswinter-Oberpleis of the "Haus der Jugend in Königswinter e.V.".

  • Youth worker at the Rhein-Sieg district youth welfare office

  • Master's degree in social work with a focus on "social space development and organisation", Fulda University of Applied Sciences / Rhine-Main University of Applied Sciences

  • Lecturer at the RhineMain and Fulda Universities of Applied Sciences; focus: Community work and social space-oriented social work

  • Research assistant at the Department of Social Work at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences (The role of professional counselling in the system of developing quality in early education; The bar camp format as a viral method in university teaching and social work; Reconstruction of ideal types of working alliances of professional counselling in day care centres for children)

  • Substitute professor for the subject area "Methods of Social Work" at the Department of Social Work at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences; focus: Community work and social space-oriented social work

  • Doctorate in philosophy at the Social Work Doctoral Centre of Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and RheinMain University of Applied Sciences on the topic: "Arbeitsbündnisse in der Fachberatung für Kindertagesstätten - Rekonstruktion, Typologie und Herausforderungen an die Professionalität" (magna cum laude)

  • Since 2018 Professor for Social Space Development and Organisation in Social Work, Sociological Perspectives in Social Work at the Department of Social Work, Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Teaching Areas

  • Methods in Social Work

  • Scientific work

  • Sociological perspectives

  • Community and social space work

  • Social space development and organisation

Areas of Research

  • Community work, social space orientation and social urban development

  • Professionalism of social work, working alliances

  • Youth work (esp. open child and youth work, municipal youth promotion, boys' work)

Research Projects

  • The Role of Professional Guidance in the System of Quality Development in Early Education (BMBF)

  • The Barcamp format as a viral method in higher education teaching and social work (Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft)

  • Reconstruction of ideal types of working alliances of professional counselling in child day care centres (Research funding of the RhineMain University of Applied Sciences)

Memberships

  • Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Jungenarbeit Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V. (Executive Board)

Publications

Talks

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