Sabine Rimmele

Sabine Rimmele is a Lecturer and Project Manager at the Lucerne School of Social Work (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts), affiliated with the Institute for Social Pedagogy and Social Policy. Her roles involve teaching, project leadership, and research in social work management, organizational development, and nature pedagogy.

Education includes a licentiate in theology from the University of Fribourg, a MAS in Business Economics from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, and specialized training in group dynamics, systemic counseling, and initiatory nature work. She has held academic and project leadership roles since 1990, including at the University of Fribourg and the Christian Peace Service.

Her research focuses on organizational development in social services, management of small to medium social work organizations, team dynamics, and nature-based education. She leads initiatives like the Praxisforum series, exploring practical challenges in social services and community-oriented management strategies.

Key publications include handbooks on managing social services and frameworks for self-organized learning in digital environments. Her work emphasizes practical tools for organizational efficiency, benchmarking, and stakeholder collaboration.

Projects include studies on professionalizing work pedagogy, organizational guidance for social services, and community perspectives on welfare services. She advocates for innovative educational frameworks and interdisciplinary approaches to social work challenges.