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SHORT PROFILE

Dr. phil. Maria Groinig, B.A. MA, is a humanities, social, and educational scientist, as well as an author, trainer, keynote speaker, and performance artist. She brings a diverse range of experience in research, teaching, project management, public speaking, leadership, applied practice, and professional training—both within and beyond academia. She is a founding member of CENTRAC, the Continental European chapter of Global INTRAC.

In her academic career, she contributed to research at the Institute of Educational Science and Research at the University of Klagenfurt, focusing on educational research, biography and network studies, and the evaluation of violence protection centers. At the Institute of Social Pedagogy and Organizational Studies at the University of Hildesheim, she worked on projects related to societal participation, relational transitions, life course research, and the reappraisal, intervention, and prevention of sexualized violence. As a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Social Work and Community Development at the University of Johannesburg, she was responsible for advanced academic publications and for conceptualizing and acquiring third-party funded projects (CLiP, Sounding Board, YUP, MENT, and DIGI-PPF).

She completed the psychotherapy preparatory course (ÖGWG) in Austria and the Psychodrama Leader Training (DFP / FEPTO) in Germany, alongside numerous further trainings in psychotraumatology and psychotherapy, research, professional development, teaching, and policymaking (OD). Additionally, she is a Certified Practitioner in Psychogenealogy and Transgenerational Therapy (Anne Ancelin Schützenberger International School | FEPTO), an (Ecobio-)Psychosocial Counselor (LSB), an Authorized Mountain Hiking Guide (Association of Carinthian Mountain Hiking Guides), and an Expert on the Power of Dignity, focusing on Education, Pedagogy, Health, and Personal Transformation.

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COUNSELING | COACHING | GROUP TRAINING

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Pre- und Postdocs: HABIL-Peer-Colloquium™

Peer-Oriented Coaching and Mentoring Series for Researchers in the Development of Research and Teaching Areas

Participation available upon request
Online event with in-person component
Quarterly, 120 minutes each
Maximum of 12 participants
2-year membership (8 sessions)
1-year alumni membership

€ 600 plus 20% VAT per session
€ 4800 zzgl. 20% USt. für einen 8er-Block

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Careleavers Only: Care Leaving Coaching™

Peer-Oriented Coaching Series focused on the transition from care to adulthood and the long-term influence of care experiences in shaping personal growth, educational, and professional pathways.

Participation available upon request
Online event with in-person component
Quarterly, 120 minutes each
Maximum of 12 participants
2-year membership (8 sessions)
1-year alumni membership

€ 600 plus 20% VAT per session
€ 4800 zzgl. 20% USt. für einen 8er-Block

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Individual Sessions

Women Only: Spring Colours™ | Mountain Summit & Source Experience™ | (Individual) Mountain Summit | Brilliant Cut™

Participation by request
Online event with in-person component
10-session package with flexible scheduling
Maximum of 3 rounds per year
1-year alumni membership

Price: €549 – 2499 plus 20% VAT per 10-session package

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UNIVERSITIES | INSTITUTES

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University of Johannesburg 

  • Social Work and Community Development
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University of Klagenfurt (AAU)

  • MA Social Pedagogy and Social Inclusion
  • MA School Pedagogy
  • MA Adult and Vocational Education
  • BA Education and Educational Science
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University of Hildesheim

  • MA Social Services (dual course of study)
  • MA Social Pedagogy and Organizational Studies
  • MA in Education and Educational Science
  • BA Social Pedagogy and Organizational Studies
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ISI Institute for Social Interaction

  • Workshop Session Leadership at Conferences
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EURO Distance Learning University, Hamburg

  • Master’s program “Pedagogy”

TEACHING AREAS

Qualitative, Quantitative, Participatory and Art-based Approaches and Methods in Empirical Social and Educational Research
Professional ethics, data protection, and rights-based perspectives in practise and research with vulnerable and marginalized groups
Professional and Action Fields in Pedagogy (Particularly Youth Research and Curative Education)  
Cultural, Social, Formal and Transformative Education  
Transition Research and Socio-Demographic Inequality
Societal Participation, Social Inclusion/Exclusion and Engagement 
Organizational Research and Target Group Research  
Child and Youth Welfare, Out-of-Home Care and Leaving Care
Care-Leaving Research and Care leaver Communities  
Reappraisal, Intervention and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation 
Family and Generational Transfer Research  
Identity Formation and Network Research  
Biography and Life Course Research  
Violence Prevention and Intervention  
(Ecobio-) Psychosocial Work / Counseling, Youth Cultural Animation and Referral Counseling  
Psychodrama, Sociodrama, Sociometry, Scenically Creative and Scenically Systemic Approaches
Psychotraumatology and Dignity-Oriented Approaches  
Digitization, Digitality and AI
Internship Support and Evaluation of Practice
Research-based Organizational Development and Policymaking  
Maria Groinig

Guest lecture Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Silke Gahleitner

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