Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

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Prerequisites for Incomings: Basic knowledge of Social Work (or related programmes such as Social Pedagogy)

Innovative international social work methods; Relevance of different contextual settings; Developing methods through skills training; Recognized social work methods: empirical social work practice, anti-oppressive practice, radical practice and methods from the global south.

Students:

• undertake critical analyse of the development of international methods and reflect on their contextual relevance;
• understand the development and application of radical social work practice;
• think critically about the impact that methods of practice have on social work to broaden their understanding and knowledge base;
• understand the basic principles of internationally recognised social work methods and apply them in case studies;
• develop techniques and interventions for anti-oppressive social work practice;
• reflect on their values and professional attitudes

Theoretical input, exercises, case studies and literature review

Presentation with written documentation

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Dominelli, Lena (2006): Anti-oppressive social work theory and practice. 31. 4. Aufl. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (= Sozialmagazin: die Zeitschrift für soziale Arbeit.).

Dollinger, Bernd; Raithel, Jürgen (2006): Aktivierende Sozialpädagogik: ein kritisches Glossar. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Dreikosen, Denise (2009): „Radical Social Work: A Call to Link Arms." In: Journal of Progressive Human Services Journal of Progressive Human Services, 20 (2009), H. 2, S. 107-109.

Fook, Jan (2016): Social Work: A Critical Approach to Practice. 3. Aufl. London: SAGE.
Heiner, Maja (1998): Methodisches Handeln in der sozialen Arbeit. 4. Aufl. Freiburg im Breisgau: Lambertus.
Gray, Mel; Webb, Stephen A (2013): Social work theories and methods. 2. Aufl. London: SAGE.

Hick, Steven F (2009): Mindfulness and social work. Chicago, Ill.: Lyceum Books.

Rathgeb, Kerstin (2012): Disability Studies: Kritische Perspektiven für die Arbeit am Sozialen. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Straub, Ute (2013): „Anti-Oppressive Practice in der Sozialen Arbeit." In: Sozialmagazin, (2013), H. Vol 31, S. 24-29.

Staub-Bernasconi, Silvia; Uni-Taschenbücher GmbH (2018): Soziale Arbeit als Handlungswissenschaft: auf dem Weg zu kritischer Professionalität. 2. Aufl. Opladen: Barbara Budrich.

Wagner, Leonie (2009): Internationale Perspektiven sozialer Arbeit: Dimensionen, Themen, Organisationen. 2. Aufl. Wiesbaden: VS, Verl. für Sozialwiss.

Face-to-face