Guest lectures "An Introduction to Islamic Chaplaincy"

27.11.2025

As part of Dr Sara Kuehn's course "An Introduction to Islamic Chaplaincy", five guest lectures will be held in the coming weeks.

27 November 2025, 3pm (Seminarraum i2/3)

Heilt Musik? Die Bedeutung von Resonanz, Timing und Synchronizität [Does music heal? The importance of resonance, timing and synchronicity]

Prof Dr Gerhard Tucek (Professor at IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Head of the Institute  Therapeutic Sciences at IMC FH Krems; Co-Director of the Department of Health Sciences. Director of the JR Centre for Horizons of personalized music therapy)

 

4 December 2025, 7.30pm (Seminarraum 5)

Islamische Militärseelsorge im Österreichischen Bundesheer [Islamic military chaplaincy in the Austrian Armed Forces]

Military Imam Hajret Beluli (Military Imam for Western Austria) 

 

11 December 2025, 3pm (Seminarraum i2/3)

Einführung in die Entstehung und Grundprinzipien der islamischen Telefonseelsorge [Introduction to the origins and basic principles of Islamic telephone counselling]

Gehad Elmoazen (telephone counsellor, Salam – Telephone Counselling, IGGÖ) 

 

8 January 2026, 3pm (Seminarraum i2/3)

Telefonische Krisenintervention als eine mögliche Form der seelischen Soforthilfe im Rahmen der Psychiatrie [Telephone crisis intervention as a possible form of immediate psychological assistance in psychiatry]

Mag. Ardjana Gashi (clinical psychologist with many years of experience in management and operational roles in child and adolescent psychiatry, violence protection and child protection, family counselling, crisis intervention, and trauma and emergency psychology; currently working at Psychosoziale Dienste Wien in a child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic) 

 

15 January, 3pm (Seminarraum i2/3)

Seelsorge an Schulen und Gymnasien [Chaplaincy in Schools and Grammar Schools]

Mag. Petra Fischer (School counsellor, Stiftsgymnasium Melk)