DSA Gabriele Gottwald-Nathaniel, MAS

Education and further training:

1993 - 1996: Study at the City of Vienna Academy for Social Work

1994 - 1995: Preparatory course in psychotherapy, ARGE Bildungsmanagement Wien

1996: Graduation from the City of Vienna Academy for Social Work as a qualified social worker (DSA)
Diploma thesis on: «Does social work need advertising? Is it a taboo to advertise successful social work?»

1996 - 2000: Movement analytical training, movement analysis - movement analytical therapy, movement analytical education according to the Cary Rick method

2002 - 2004: University programme «Social work and social management», Department for Clinical Medicine and Biotechnology, Donauuniversität Krems

2006: Completion of studies with a masters degree in Social Work and Social Management (MAS)
Masters thesis: «Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - Result of strategic management? Opportunities, risks and limitations for creating a modern, socially responsible company»
Recognition of bachelor’s degree as a social workers diploma by the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Cultural Affairs

Professional activities:

1982 - 1984: «Rennbahnexpress» ZeitschriftenverlagsgesmbH Wien, apprenticeship as an office clerk, editorial office for advertisements, youth and photos, secretary, accounting

1984 - 1985: Magazine publishing house Wolfgang Schwarz Wien, head of commercial and administrative department, editor-in-chief

1985 - 1993: Freelance work at PR and advertising agencies, planning and organizing events, editorial work
Planning and organizing Austria’s first Environmental Engineering Fair OEKOLOGIA

1998 - 2004: Austrian board member of the European Network FESAT, Brussels, European Foundation of Drug Helplines

1996 started work at Department V - Drug Department of the Anton Proksch Institute Clinical Centre

1996 - 2007: Head of social work at «Treffpunkt - Drogenberatung und Vorbetreuung, Spezialambulanz für Substitution»

2002: Head of «gabarage upcycling design», a socioeconomic organisation

2002 - 2007: Planning and project management of Department V - drug department Organisational development, budgeting, negotiations for funding and support

2007: Appointed Director of Administration at the Anton Proksch Institute, Planning and Project Management

 
Honorary and other activities:

1994 - 1998: Founding and board member of «Augustin», a newspaper sold by the homeless: www.augustin.or.at

1999 - 2006: Board member of the Federation of Austrian Professionals Working in the Field of Drug Abuse (ÖVDF): www.oevdf.at

since 2000: Private practice as a movement analytical therapist, expert supervision, planning and project management

2001 - 2003: Lecturer on addiction at the Academy for Social Work in 1100 Vienna

2005: Became a member of the board of JUVIVO: www.juvivo.at, Association for low-threshold outreach work with children and teenagers

2006: Head of the Federation of Austrian Professionals Working in the Field of Drug Abuse (ÖVDF): www.oevdf.at

April 2007 - October 2010: Member of the board of DSE-Wien, Vienna Federation of Social Business Facilities: www.dse-wien.at

Lecturing assignments: at the Academy of the Anton Proksch Institute as part of the course on addiction counselling, module II; at the advanced training centre of the City of Vienna, the professional association for movement analysis, the professional association for social workers, the Pro Mente Wien Akademie, at congresses and meetings

Member of respActAustria

2009: Winner of the WIENERIN Charity Award 2009 for initiating the social business gabarage upcycling design of the Anton Proksch Institute

October 2010: Vice-president of DSE-Wien, Vienna Federation of Social Business Facilities: www.dse-wien.at