Andreas Gut

Prof. Dr. Andreas Gut serves as Professor of Social Work and Head of the Social Work Youth, Family and Social Welfare Programme at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University's Faculty of Social Work in Villingen-Schwenningen. His leadership focuses on integrating practice-based learning with theoretical rigor in child and youth welfare systems.

His educational trajectory includes:

• Doctorate in Philosophy (University of Siegen, 2014) on lifeworld orientation in family therapy
• Systemic couple/family therapist certification (DGSF, 2001-2004)
• Diploma in Social Pedagogy (Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg, 1989-1994)
• Theological studies (Universities of Freiburg/Tübingen, 1987-1996)

Research centers on systemic approaches to child welfare with specialization in outreach family support, foster care transitions, and trauma-informed practice. His work bridges clinical therapy and social work through lebensweltorientierung (life-world orientation), emphasizing contextual understanding of family dynamics. Key contributions address care leaver professional development and parental support in foster systems.

Recent publications (2022-2025) demonstrate evolving focus from methodological frameworks (2022 outreach family support compendium) toward specialized applications in grief counseling (2025) and ethical practice dilemmas. The corpus reveals consistent engagement with systemic therapy integration, rural service challenges, and quality development in mobile interventions.

Professional involvement includes active membership in the German Society for Systemic Therapy (DGSF) and extensive field experience as social-pedagogical consultant for foster care (2007-2021). His practice background informs curriculum development in reflection methods and individual assistance techniques.

Current work emphasizes developing practice-theory seminars for youth/family welfare with focus on trauma education and foster family support systems. The outreach family support research cluster represents his primary scholarly contribution to the field.