Prof. Dipl.-Päd. Christel Althaus

Social Work Science
Social Work with families (reconciliation of family and career, mothers' centers, Parent and Family Education, family counseling, child protection, educational support, Child and Youth Welfare Services)
Management of social institutions, especially daycare centers
Diversity Management
Student Counseling

Special tasks at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences:
1992-1994 Women's Representative 
2001-2010 Vice-President for Academic Affaires
2016-2021 Member of the University Board of Trustees at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, including 3 years as Deputy Chairwoman 
Member of the study commissions of the BSA and BBE degree programs for several years
2006 Initiation of the first certification of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences as a family-friendly university (Audit berufundfamilie), responsibility for the topic until 2021, including for the 5 audits
2009 Foundation of the Student Counseling Center at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, management until 2021
2012-2015 Initiation and management of the “Centers-for-Counseling"-project (MWK Innovation and Quality Fund) 
2017-2021 Initiation and management of the project [HEllo! (MWK / FEST-BW, funding line 1 “Structural models for the commencement and introductory phase of studies"
 

Volunteer tasks:
Chairwoman of the Board of the Baden-Württemberg Landesfamilienrat 
Member of the Südwestrundfunk (SWR) broadcasting council
Member of the board of trustees of the federal state foundation “Familie in Not”
Deputy state chairwoman of pro familia Baden-Württemberg
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Esslingen Community Foundation

Studied Educational Science (Psychology, Sociology) at the University of Tübingen
1978-1985 Worked as a social worker in the youth welfare office
Training as a systemic family counselor 
1985-2021 Professor for Social Work at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences and its predecessor institution FHS/HfS Esslingen

Retired since September 2021 but still active and engaged.