Prof. Dr. Angelika Henschel
Vita
- 2015-2018: Advisory Board Member of Caritas Germany for the project “Geschlecht. Gerecht gewinnnt”
- 2015-2018: Member of the working group in the Federal Ministry of Work and Social Affaires (BMAS) for the European Social Fund Program „rueckenwind+“
- 2012-2014: Advisory Board Member of Caritas Germany for the project “Bringing equity to leadership”
- 2010-2013: Adjunct Professor at the University of New England (UNE), School of Health, Armidale, NSW Australia, Gender and Social Work
- 2009-2014: Member of the working group in the Federal Ministry of Work and Social Affaires (BMAS) for the European social fund program „rueckenwind - Für die Beschäftigten in der Sozialwirtschaft“
- 2009: Expert for the Swiss National Science Foundation for the NFP 60 program
- Since 2009: University professor of social pedagogy, especially gender research, youth services and inclusion
Leuphana University of Lueneburg
Faculty of Education, Institute of Social Work and Social Pedagogy
Adjustment of job-related tasks to job-related tasks of a professor - 2005-2008: Professor of women and gender research in social work as well as education for the disabled and inclusive education at Leuphana University of Lueneburg
- 1996-2004: Professor at Technical College North-East-Lower-Saxony Lueneburg, faculty of social studies
- 1993-1995: Assistant professor at the University of Hamburg, faculty of educational sciences, institute of education for the disabled
- 1991-1996: Educational consultant for juveniles and director of studies at the protestant academy Nordelbien, Bad Segeberg, extracurricular political education for juveniles and adults Education for the disabled and inclusive education
- 1988-1992: Doctorate at the University of Hamburg, faculty of educational sciences
- 1978-1991: Women help Women society; Independent Women’s Refuge, Luebeck
- 1980-1988: Studies at the University of Hamburg, Faculty of educational sciences: educational sciences, pedagogy for the learning disabled, pedagogy for the behaviourally disturbed, German studies
Degree: 1st state examination for special needs school
Committees and self-government of universities
- Since 2019: Spokeswoman of the Gender and Diversity Research Network at the Leuphana University of Lueneburg
- Since 2016: Director of the Institute of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, faculty of education at
Leuphana University of Lueneburg - Since 2011: Chair of the Senate Commission for Women’s Promotion and Gender Equality at
Leuphana University of Lueneburg - Since 2010: Head of academic section of part-time graduate program BA Social Work at the Professional School at
Leuphana University of Lueneburg - Until 2008: Chairperson of the examination committee of the diploma program Sociology (former technical college), chairperson of the examination committee of the BA studies Social Work / Sociology
- Since 2006: Library commissioner for the Institute of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, faculty of education at
Leuphana University of Lueneburg - 2006-2010: Senator at the senate of Leuphana University of Lueneburg
- Since 2005: Member of the senate commission for women and equality at Leuphana University of Lueneburg
- 2005-2008: Member of the foundation’s board of Leuphana University of Lueneburg
- 2003-2005: In the capacity of a dean, actively involved in the merger process of the Technical College North-East-Lower-Saxony and the University of Lueneburg
Voluntary Activities
- 2007-2017: Foundation and board member of the women’s foundation “filia”, Hamburg
- Since 1978: Scientific consultation of the association “Women help Women”, Luebeck
- 1988-2015: Board member of the association “Women help Women”, Luebeck
- 1998-2014: Advisory board member of the pilot project „Mixed Pickles – for improvement of life situations for girls and women with disabilities in Schleswig-Holstein“, Luebeck
- 1977-1978: Foundation and development of the association “Women help Women” and the Independent Women’s Refuge, Luebeck
International Lectures, Seminars and study periods
- Guest professor at Western Sydney University (WSU)
- 2019: Presentation of the study „Women’s Refuge Children and their Way into Life“ „Frauenhauskinder und ihr Weg ins Leben“ (Barbara Budrich 2019) at the universities: Melbourne University, Monash University und Australian Catholic University of Sydney, Australia
- Since 2011: Lectureship at the technical college St. Gallen, College for applied sciences, course of studies: Social Work, about “Life circumstances and difficult situations of girls and women with disabilities in exclusive societies”
- 2014/2010: Guest professor at the University of New England (UNE) Armidale, NSW, Australia, Gender and Social Work
- 2009: Lectures at the University of New England, School of Health, Armidale, NSW, Australia, Gender and Social Work „The Social System and Social Work in the Federal Republic of Germany“ „Ways to escape violence. Women's refuges - Institutions combating violence?!“
- 2007: „Learning from Downunder“ student’s study trip in cooperation with the University of Sydney, independent and public support funds of social work in NSW, Australia.
- 2003: „Sexuality and (physical) disability“, lecture at the employee training of ZEKA, Switzerland
- 2002: Introductory lecture „Teamwork of disabled and non-disabled women” – Mixed Pickles Luebeck e.V. – an office of counselling, networking and coordination in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, presents itself” at the conference „If women want, much can be done – Life situations of women with disabilities“, Institute for special needs pedagogy, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Winter terms 2001/2002: Participation and lecture at international conference “Understanding the complexities of Violence against Women” at the University of Sydney, Feb. 18 – 22, 2002. Lecture: „Old Aims, New Ways – Challenging Domestic Violence in Germany”.
- Research semester, New South Wales, Australia „How to deal with domestic violence – Learning from Downunder“, with subsequent symposium and publication of research results in Kleine Verlag publishing house, Bielefeld
- Winter terms 1999/2000 and Summer terms 2000: „Concepts for facilitators in special needs pedagogic women’s work“, Guest professor at the Institute for Special Needs Pedagogy of the University of Zurich, Schweiz
- Winter terms 1998/1999 „(In)describably feminine – feministic approaches in special needs pedagogy“ Guest professor at the Institute for special needs pedagogy at the University of Zurich
- 1998: „About the life situation of girls and women with disabilities, a German pilot project introduces itself”. Lecture at the Institute for special needs pedagogy at the University of Zurich
- 1995: „Homelessness and Lack of Available Housing from the Women's Point of View”. Lecture at the Social Summit in Kopenhagen.
Memberships
- Gilde Soziale Arbeit
- Fachgesellschaft Gender e.V.
- European Network on Gender and Violence
- filia. die Frauenstiftung Hamburg
- Frauen helfen Frauen e.V. Lübeck
- Mixed Pickles e.V. Lübeck
- AK Gender und Soziale Arbeit, FH Frankfurt a.M.
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft
- 2000-2014: Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekt NetzwerG im Institut für Sozialarbeit/Sozialpädagogik