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Valérie FLOHIMONT

Valérie Flohimont

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Biography

Valérie Flohimont holds a doctorate in law from the KU Leuven (Instituut voor Sociaal Recht), is a psychotherapist specializing in strategic brief therapy and is a level 1 prevention consultant. She teaches well-being at work and social law at UNamur and the Royal Military Academy. She regularly conducts interdisciplinary research in fields such as well-being at work, psychosocial risks, health and safety, patient care and corporate social responsibility. She also collaborates with various national and international institutions in her fields of expertise.

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Domains of expertise

  • Mental health, psychological disorders and psychosocial risks
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Quality of care and patient safety
  • Well-being in the workplace
  • Social security law
  • Strategic brief therapy
  • Systemic intervention
  • Equality and non-discrimination
  • Interdisciplinary research methodology

External responsibilities

  • Burn-out and work-related mental disorders platform
  • President of the Scientific Council of the Walloon Health Observatory
  • Member of the SeHy Committee
  • Member of the Belgian Ergonomics Society (BES)
  • Member of the international network EPTO (Enjeux, Psychologie, Travail et Organisations)
  • Member of the international network 'Genre, activités, santé' (GAS)
  • Member of the HR Public network
  • Substitute member of the 'Housing' Pole, CESW, Walloon Region
  • Professor of social legislation at the Royal Military School
  • Editorial board of Tijdschrift voor Sociaal Recht/Revue de droit social
  • Editorial board of the 'Begasoz/Abetrass' Collection 
  • Editorial board of the Revue trimestrielle de Droit familial
  • Editorial board of the 'Droit en mouvement/Recht in beweging' collection (director)

Degrees

  • Doctor of Law, KU Leuven
  • Law degree, KU Leuven
  • Aggregatieopleiding, KU Leuven
  • Psychotherapist, specialized in strategic brief therapy, Virages
  • Prevention consultant level 1
  • Getuigschrift “Het bemiddelen bij conflicten”, KU Leuven
  • Getuigschrift “Armoede, sociale zekerheid en rechtshulp ”KU Leuven
  • Connaissance approfondie du français, Communauté française
  • Profound knowledge of French, diploma equivalence, Selor

2025-2026

2024-2025

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