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The Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy (VFIL) is a world-wide educational organization that offers educational courses leading to the “Academic Associate” and the “Diplomate in Logotherapy” credentials as well as seminars and workshops.
The VFIL sponsors a biennial “World Congress on Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy”, bringing together scholars, logotherapists, and students from around the world to discuss the philosophy of Viktor Frankl, present their research, and demonstrate the applications of Logotherapy in their respective fields of endeavor.
The VFIL semi-annually publishes “The International Forum for Logotherapy”, the world’s leading peer-reviewed scholarly journal on Logotherapy. The Forum presents the meaning-oriented existential philosophy and therapy developed by Dr. Viktor Frankl and expanded by logotherapists throughout the world.
A lifetime member of the Viktor Frankl Institute, she was actively involved in furthering the work of Dr. Viktor Frankl throughout her personal and professional life.
Born September 15,1938 in Americus, Georgia, she earned her degree in Rehabilitation Nursing, later earning her PhD in Nursing with a major in Community Mental Health Nursing and Nursing Education Administration. It was during her doctoral studies that she was introduced to the work of Dr. Viktor Frankl.
As a part of the first generation of logotherapists in the United States, she was actively involved in furthering logotherapy research, especially in the field of nursing. Her many contributions include development of the Meaning in Suffering Test, as well as numerous scholarly articles utilizing logotherapy concepts with those who were chronically ill and care-dependent individuals. Most recently, she was recognized for her work on the history of nursing during the holocaust. She was honored May 12, 2023 at the United Nations by the Nurses with a Global Impact for her work in producing “Caring Corrupted: The Killing Nurses of the Third Reich.” Available for free on YouTube, currently it has been seen by over six million viewers.
As a lifetime member of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, she has served in many positions, receiving the President’s Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. She was an active member of the VFIL board for over two decades and continued to support the institute as a Board Member Emerita.
However, for those who had the opportunity to work with her personally, not only will she be missed for academic contributions but also for her friendship, wisdom, and wit. Often referred to by Dr. Robert Barnes, previous board president, as a “steel magnolia,” her presence at the institute will be greatly missed.
Dr. Starck died December 8, 2024, at her home in Texas. Memorials may be made through the website in her honor to continue her work in spreading Dr. Frankl’s vision of meaning to others.
Dr.Dorothy Barnes remains a model for how to live Logotherapy.
LogoWisdom Media combines diverse voices of experience and expertise in a unique resource of wisdom for how to live Logotherapy.
The BOAT, seen above, is the Greek symbol for wisdom.
The OIL LAMP (superimposed on the globe above) is the Hebrew symbol for eternity.
L-O-G-O-S is what you are really seeing superimposed on the globe above. Not a boat. Not an oil lamp. LOGOS. This constitutes the international symbol for the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy. The globe is included because the Viktor Frankl Institute is the parent organization of Logotherapy Institutes and Study Groups in 22 countries on 6 continents.
“In the beginning was the Word [Logos], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 (“Logos” is the Greek word for “word.”)
LOGOS=Word=meaning, meant, intended, wisdom. What was meant or intended for your life? In what do you find meaning?
Meaning brings together that which should come together in life. Viktor Frankl defined meaning as truth, beauty, goodness, love, rightness, and God.
“The Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy invites you to become a member and join colleagues from around the world in promoting meaningful living.”
The Viktor Frankl Institute welcomes charitable gifts of any size to further its mission of promoting optimal health and well-being through meaningful living. We are a nonprofit organization and are recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a 501c3 organization and meet all conditions necessary to make gifts deductible for US income tax purposes.
