Tamara Rape Žiberna, PhD, Assistant Professor

room no.: 45 (v kleti)
telephone: + 386 (0)1 3006237
e-mail: tamara.rape@fsd.uni-lj.si
work sphere: Lecturer for lectures and seminars in the 2025/2026 academic year for the following courses: Introduction to Group Work (first year undergraduate), Statistics (second year undergraduate), The Role of Social Work in Interprofessional and Interinstitutional Collaboration (postgraduate), Teamwork in Social Work (postgraduate), and Individual Project Work and Practicum (postgraduate).
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Contact me: tamara.rape@fsd.uni-lj


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Dr Tamara Rape Žiberna is a social worker, Assistant Professor and researcher at the Chair for Research and Organisation, Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana. Her research and professional interests focus on teamwork, practice learning and research in social work. She has participated in numerous national and international projects in various fields, and has presented her research at conferences and congresses, as well as in scientific articles and monographs.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6826-6743

 

 


collaboration on projects:

2026 – Provision of training services for professionals at social work centres for the introduction of new approaches in working with families facing multiple challenges

2023 – Strengthening the public image of social work

2022 – The potential of non-governmental organisations in Slovenia to address the needs of local communities

2022 – Learning and Innovation Network – LINK

2021 – Training in the field of long-term or integrated care

2020 – Evaluation of the project and project activities and preparation of a proposal for systemic solutions for rehabilitation professions

2014 – Market analysis and development of a targeted offer for customers

2014 – Increasing the visibility of activities in the local environment and exploring opportunities for company development

2014 – Promotion of social stores and development of support programmes

2014 – Preparation of the health profile of the City Municipality of Ljubljana

2008 – Support in the evaluation process of public social welfare programmes


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Announced topics or areas of research, diploma and master's theses:

Initiatives for collaboration on various topics within social work, both quantitatively and qualitatively oriented, are welcome and encouraged.

Students are especially welcome if they are interested in topics related to:

  • teamwork, interdisciplinary and interinstitutional work in social work,
  • the professional identity of social workers,
  • the development and/or use of innovative research methods, including data collection and/or data analysis, in the field of social work,
  • social work in the workplace,
  • social work centres, or
  • practice learning in the field of social work.