University of Silesia in Katowice

She is an enthusiast of Polish and foreign mountains. She has climbed Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mount Kosciuszko in Australia.

Other interests: chess – 1st category, running – record in marathon 3 hours 53 minutes, mountain tourism

Husband of Anna and father of two daughters and five sons.

He is passionate about Polish mountains; he has won both the Crown of Polish Mountains and the Diadem of Polish Mountains.

She has been the wife of Zbigniew for over 20 years. She is the mother of four children: a university student, a secondary school student and two kindergarten children. She is passionate about Nordic walking.

She has implemented the project entitled „Biographical learning of parental roles of mothers”, which resulted in the publication that you can read here.

She gained her previous professional experience as a teacher, tutor, head of social care institution and specialist in work with families, a family tutor. 

Wife and mother of three daughters, enthusiast of cooking and cycling.

He is the author of the book Moją pustynią jest świat. Studium dorobku kaznodziejskiego księdza doktora Stanisława Bisty 1929-1985, Katowice 2017 and scientific articles dedicated to the etymology of words, linguistic archaisms and media. 

He cooperates with Polish Radio Katowice, Radio eM as well as social and cultural monthly magazine „Śląsk”. He previously cooperated with “Opokoa” website in 2022-2023. In 2019, he published his first book of poems called Więzi krwiste, for which he was awarded the Rev. Janusz S. Pasierb Prize. In 2022 he published the second volume called Wiklina.

His interests include the history and culture of France, Middle Ages, poetry and cinematography.

He is the author of the book Sieroctwo jako problem społeczny i moralny, Katowice 2020 and e.g. the following articles: Moral Upbringing in Families Based on a Mixed Marriage: the Catholic-Lutheran perspective, The Person and the Challenges: The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II, vol. 13, Art. no. 2, 2023, DOI: 10.15633/pch.13201; The Role of the Virtue of Religiosity in the Experience of Engagement, Religions, vol. 14, Art. no. 10, 2023, DOI: 10.3390/rel14101314; Wsparcie rodziny z doświadczeniem zaniedbania jako jednej z form przemocy prenatalnej, „Teologia i Moralność” Volumen 18 (2023), p. 97–110. DOI 10.14746/TIM.2023.34.2.7; Tanatokosmetyka wyrazem pietyzmu wobec zwłok ludzkich, „Teologia i Człowiek” 2023. Vol. 63, p. 45–59. DOI 10.12775/TiCz.2023.016. YouTube lecture: Wsparcie rodziny z doświadczeniem przemocy prenatalnej – aspekt teologiczny.

Małgorzata Kramarz, MA – manages the Family Assistance Team at the Municipal Social Care Centre in Katowice. She also acts as a social probation officer in cases related to families and minors. She is a member of the Prevention Team at the Katowice Archdiocese as well as team responsible for developing and introducing the standards of children’s protection in daycare support centres run by church entities. In the past she worked as a tutor and manager of daycare support centres. Studying the Family Studies programme at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Silesia was a very important time for her: searching for herself as a leader, looking at family from various perspectives, building relations for the years to come. Another important element for her was the lecturers who supported her, believed in her capabilities and pushed her to act. The place of her very first professional internship is still her workplace and the place of her development.

Another breakthrough moment in her career was the pandemic, after which she started working at the Municipal Family Care Centre as a family assistant. In the meantime, she completed postgraduate studies in art therapy. Then she completed social skills training and hand therapy course. Following 1.5 year of work as a family assistant, she began psychology studies and took up work as an art therapist and tutor. Currently, she coordinates a streetwork project in two districts of Bytom, runs social skills trainings, hand therapy, as well as workshops for women, children and youth.

She began to create her own space – art.i.s.me (https://www.instagram.com/art.i.s.me?igsh=bzlieXZkenk2Njds), where she shares her ideas for workshops, classes and worksheets. This space has opened new development perspectives for her, such as co-creating a programme for teenage groups and seminars for families concerning communication with teenagers.

She is currently doing postgraduate studies in psychotraumatology. Her work is based on building relations, following the customer and carrying out empathic communication. Her biggest professional experience is related to working with trauma, among children and youth – domestic and peer violence, as well as lack of supporting adults, dysfunctions in home environment, stigmatisation and marginalisation away from the home environment.

Zaczęła tworzyć swoją przestrzeń – art.i.s.me (https://www.instagram.com/art.i.s.me?igsh=bzlieXZkenk2Njds), gdzie dzieli się swoimi pomysłami warsztatów, zajęć oraz stworzonymi kartami pracy. Ta przestrzeń otwiera przede nią kolejne perspektywy rozwoju – współtworzenie programu dla grup nastoletnich oraz seminaria dla rodziców dotyczące komunikacji z nastolatkiem.

Jest w trakcie realizowania studiów podyplomowych z psychotraumatologii. Podstawą jej pracy jest relacja, podążanie za klientem oraz empatyczna komunikacja. Jej największe doświadczenie zawodowe dotyczy pracy z traumą  wśród dzieci i młodzieży – przemocy domowej, jak i rówieśniczej oraz braku wspierającego dorosłego, dysfunkcjami w środowisku domowym lub stygmatyzacją i marginalizacją poza środowiskiem domowym.

Magdalena Nawrot – puts into practice knowledge gained during Family Studies both in her own family and at school, where she works at the day room and teaches family life education. The interdisciplinarity of the degree programme allowed her to expand her interests and viewpoint on the family from many different perspectives. Thanks to classes she was able to deepen her psychological, sociological, legal, ethical and theological knowledge, which could not be achieved in the programmes focused on one discipline only. The ability to take a holistic look is very significant for her at school, because working with people, particularly young, requires taking into consideration the whole context of their functioning, including the complexity of family relations.

Klaudia Słowik, PhD – completed MA studies at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Silesia in Katowice, at the Family Studies degree programme, with a major in Mediation and Family Assistance. Continuing her professional path, she undertook PhD studies at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Opole, where she obtained the PhD degree in social sciences.

The studies at the interdisciplinary Family Studies degree programme equipped her with a unique key – the holistic perspective on the human being. This is precisely the foundation for her work with children and youth. She runs workshops and classes in broadly understood social prevention for them.

Her passion is to help people, as well as to build a better world by promoting values and positive changes. She is convinced that involvement in the development of others is a key to create a better future.

Barbara Bratkowska, MA – family expert, specialist for marriages and families. SBR (solution-based therapy) therapist in the process of certification and certified practitioner in Kids’ Skills. Coach of aggression replacement training (ART). Speciality: marriage and family counselling, arbitration, couples therapy.

Already as a student of the Family Studies degree programme, she came up with the idea of establishing the Academy of Marriages and Families – Centre for Development and Therapy, whose purpose is to provide knowledge on the functioning of marriage, develop conflict-solving skills and prevent divorces. At present she is still carrying out this concept. She works with individuals, couples and marriages. She keeps raising her professional competencies. She has completed the College for Couples Psychotherapy at the Katowice Institute of Psychotherapy. Currently, she studies psychology.

In private: a happy wife and mum.