About VFIViktor Frankl InstituteVFI_1bd73f4c-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea00The Viktor Frankl Institute was founded in Vienna in 1992 by an international circle of colleagues and friends. It is a scientific society with the goal of maintaining and fostering the life work of Viktor Frankl and to provide access to authentic information about Logotherapy and Existential Analysis.International Academy of PhilosophyThe Institute offers the first state-accredited doctoral degree program for Logotherapy, in the framework of the Viktor Frankl Chair of Philosophy and Psychology at the International Academy of Philosophy (University of the Principality of Liechtenstein). Also, a Master program and psychotherapy training in logotherapy is offered in collaboration with the Department for Logotherapy, founded 2012, at the Graduate Institute of Psychoanalysis in Moscow. The Institute has exclusive access to VIKTOR FRANKL ARCHIVES and the world's largest collection of texts and research on Logotherapy and Existential Analysis.City of ViennaIn collaboration with City of Vienna's VIKTOR FRANKL FUND the Institute grants scholarships and awards prizes for work in the field of meaning-oriented humanistic psychotherapy.VFI BoardProf. Alexander Batthyány, PhDKatharina Ratheiser, LLM, MASProf. Franz J. Vesely, PhDJay I. Levinson, PhDProf. Svetlana Shtukareva, PhDProf. Daniele Bruzzone, PhDAlexander Vesely, Dr.h.c., M.Sc.Prof. Giselher Guttmann, PhDGabriele Vesely-Frankl, PhDEleonore Frankl, HonDDVFI TeamProf. William Evans, PhDInternational Advisory Panel (USA)Sabine Indinger, MASocial Media ManagerAnna Kalender, M.Sc.Scientific Collaborator, AccreditationElisabeth Lindner, MAAdvisory Panel, Practical PsychotherapyProf. Elisabeth Lukas, PhDAdvisory Panel, Curricular AccreditationAnnabella Piter, M.Ed.Assistant, AccreditationProf. Péter Sárkány, PhDInternational Advisory Panel (Hungary)Prof. Stefan Schulenberg, PhDEmpirical Research & Teaching | Editorship: Frankl's Collected WorksFilip ZganjerAuditorHonorary VFI MembersGeronimo Acevedo, MDArgentinaGiosch Albrecht, PhDSwitzerlandProf. Carl Becker, PhDJapanProf. Karlheinz Biller, PhDGermanyLic. Leticia De GarciaMexicoProf. David Guttmann, PhDIsraelProf. Dmitry Leontiev, PhDRussiaJay I. Levinson, PhDUSAProf. Katsutaro Nagata, MD PhDJapan †Prof. Randolph Ochsmann, PhDGermanyIrmeli Sjölie, PhDFinland †Otmar Wiesmeyr, PhDAustriaHelga WinterGermany_1bd740fa-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea00To provide information about Logotherapy and Existential Analysis_1bd741fe-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea00MeaningHumanismDocumentationProvide documentation_1bd74258-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea001Frankl ArchivesCatalogue the private and scientific archives of Viktor Frankl, including documents from the period 1925-1997_1bd74384-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea001.1Prof. Franz J. Vesely, PhDArchives | Web | Book RightsRecordingsDigitize historical audio and video recordings_1bd743de-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea001.2Dr. Gerald PifflImage Licensing | IMAGNO - Brandstaetter ImagesFrankl's WritingsMaintain a listing of Frankl's writings_1bd7442e-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea001.3LogotherapyDocument the international history of Logotherapy (1925-present)_1bd7447e-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea001.4UNESCO ArchivesMaintain membership of the Viktor Frankl Archives in the UNESCO Archives Portal (Paris)_1bd744e2-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea001.5UNESCO ArchivesScience_1bd74532-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea002Prof. Alexander Batthyany, PhDDirector | Head, Scientific DepartmentScience DepartmentTheses, Dissertations & Research[Provide] Academic support for theses and dissertations and external research projects / collaborations_1bd74582-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea002.1GrantsAward ... research grants (Viktor Frankl Foundation of the City of Vienna for the promotion of meaning-oriented humanistic psychotherapy)_1bd745fa-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea002.2Bibliography[Maintain a] Comprehensive bibliography on Logotherapy and Existential Analysis_1bd7465e-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea002.3Library & Consortium[Maintain the] Library and Consortium "European history of existential psychology" at the campus of the International Academy of Philosophy, Bendern, Liechtenstein_1bd746b8-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea002.4International Academy of PhilosophyExistential Cognition Research[Support the] "Existential Cognition Research Group" at the Department of Cognitive Science, University of Vienna_1bd7471c-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea002.5University of ViennaResearch & EducationConduct university research and education_1bd74776-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea003Frankl Chair of Philosophy[Maintain the] Viktor Frankl Chair of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of the IAP, Bendern, the Principality of Liechtenstein (Doctoral Program)_1bd747d0-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea003.1University of the IAPDepartment for Logotherapy[Serve as the] Head, Department for Logotherapy at the Graduate Institute of Psychoanalysis, Moscow (Master's and Doctoral program)_1bd7483e-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea003.2Graduate Institute of PsychoanalysisCooperationCooperate with research groups at the Universities of Yale, Milan, Oxford, Vienna, Budapest, Moscow, and many more_1bd748a2-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea003.3Yale UniversityUniversity of MilanOxford UniversityUniversity of ViennaUniversity of BudapestUniversity of MoscowLectures & TrainingConduct lectures and training_1bd748fc-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea004Logotherapy Congress[Conduct the] Biennial International Congress on the Future of Logotherapy_1bd7496a-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea004.1Lectures & Seminars[Conduct] Lectures and seminars at international conferences and congresses_1bd749d8-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea004.2Training & SeminarsOrganize training and technical seminars in cooperation with universities and colleges_1bd74a3c-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea004.3UniversitiesCollegesPublicationsIssue publications_1bd74aaa-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea005Annual ReportPublish Logotherapy and Existential Analysis._1bd74c3a-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea005.1Proceedings of the Viktor Frankl Institute Vienna: Annual Report of the International Association for Logotherapy, Springer NYFankl WorksPublish the 14-volume critical edition of the COLLECTED WORKS of Viktor Frankl_1bd74cb2-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea005.2Theory & PracticePublish collections of texts on the theory and practice of Logotherapy_1bd74d20-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea005.3Handbooks[Publish the] Scientific handbook series of Viktor Frankl Chair, Bendern_1bd74dca-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea005.4Accreditation & MembershipOffer accreditation and memberships_1bd74e42-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea006Anna KalenderAccreditation of Institutes and Individual TherapistsAnnabella PiterAccreditation of Institutes and Individual TherapistsLogotherapySupport international ACCREDITATION / CERTIFICATION of institutions and individual logotherapists in different professional fields (doctors, clinical psychologists and psychotherapists, counselors, coaches)_1bd74ec4-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea006.1LogotherapistsDoctorsClinical PsychologistsPsychotherapistsCounselorsCoachesAssociationSupport the International Association for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis (Members section of the Viktor Frankl Institute)_1bd74f78-1fb2-11ef-b1e0-fce51f83ea006.21992-12-312024-06-01https://www.viktorfrankl.org/institute_agendaE.html#OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net