Soziale Arbeit

The article traces the knowledge and self-perceptions of clinical social workers in psychosomatic clinics. It discusses the negotiation of professional boundaries in the multi-professional team and the associated conflicts of recognition and...

In Germany, government bodies have the particular duty to supervise social services for handicapped persons since the protection from violence act (§ 37a SGB IX) is being in effect in 2022. Social services are in charge to implement structures for...

Family support/family education is a preventative field of work in child and youth welfare and is also part of adult education in Germany. This article describes an example of an implemented third mission strategy developed in Mecklenburg-Western...

The article analyzes the handling of expert knowledge in health-related self-help groups. Based on a praxeological-sociological distinction between theoretical and practical knowledge, the relation of the knowledge of those affected and the...

Social workers rely on different forms of knowledge, each of which must be developed and passed on differently. In this article, the specific characteristics of practical knowledge of individual professionals and of their organizations are analyzed...

The article ties the question of the discipline of social work to its academic institutions. Universities of applied sciences (HAW) have historically had worse conditions to participate in discourses on discipline formation and to gain recognition...

Since the early 2000s, case management (CM) has become the central concept of action in migration counselling. The focus of the specific programmes is the integration of migrant subjects in their specific life situations. However, the question...

The knowledge of social work should not only be used to help individuals but also to initiate social change processes. To this end, transferring this knowledge into political decision-making processes is necessary. This article examines which...

Drawing on discourse strands from social work science and praxeological-knowledge sociological professional research, this paper empirically examines the question of professionalism and professionalization in secondary and tertiary radicalization...

From a perspective of an embedded observer, the paper discusses the historical background and governing principles of the articles of association of German Caritas that guided their reform in 2023. In particular, the paper picks up on potential...

In his latest work “Not Thinking like a Liberal”, Raymond Geuss provides reflections beyond both liberalism and authoritarianism. However, Geuss’ critical reflections on the concept of human rights have received little attention in social...