Institute for Family research and counseling (IFF)

The Institute for Family research and counseling employs an interdisciplinary team, which works on questions concerning family topics. Our main focus involves research, teaching and training. For families, the Institute offers a useful course and consulting offers.

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NEW ARTICLE

Does Romantic Partner Support Buffer the Effect of Attachment Insecurities on Negative Emotions? A Systematic Review

We systematically reviewed the empirical research on whether a romantic partner’s support buffers the positive association between attachment insecurity and negative emotions. PubMed, PsychInfo, and Web…

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

CAS en représentation de l'enfant

Le programme vise à permettre aux professionnel·le·s d’acquérir des compétences et de valoriser des pratiques. Il met l'accent sur le développement de la compréhension spécifique des rôles des représentant∙e·s…

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ARTICLE

Des enfants violents - Taboues, les violences des enfants envers leurs parents seraient un phénomène en augmentation

Article parut dans LA LIBERTÉ le lundi 16 décembre 2024 et citant entre autre notre Dre. iur. Gaëlle Droz-Sauthier.

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Counseling

The Center of Consultation and Therapy of the Institute for the Family offers ambulatory aids for children, adolescents, parents, couples, and individuals. This includes legal counseling, psychological counseling and psychotherapy (in German and French).

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Research

The Institute for the Family is mainly a scientific research institute whose aim is to conduct quality empirical research in several specialized and interdisciplinary fields.

 

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Master in Family, Children and Youth Studies

The Institute for the Family has designed an interdisciplinary Master which offers training in the fields of psychology, educational sciences, law as well as social and human sciences (in German).

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Education

The Institute for the Family is initially active in university education, but also offers, on its own or in conjunction with other universities, various continuing education courses.

 

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Goûters Scientifiques

With the "Goûters Scientifiques" we would like to give 8 - 12 year old children the opportunity to look behind the doors of the University of Fribourg. They meet professors, assistants and students, sit in a large lecture hall, and deal with a scientific topic (in French and German). 

Goûters Scientifiques