Psychology

The volumes in this series introduce the central fields of application of social work and its related disciplines in a practical and understandable way and convey the field’s basic study contents for prospective social workers and social pedagogues. The consistent focus on problems and the didactic preparation of the volumes’ individual chapters facilitate access to their specialist content. The series is ideally suited to exam preparation, e.g. through summaries, knowledge and comprehension questions as well as diagrams and thematic cross-references.

Concern for oneself, for others and for the environment plays a significant role in both individuals’ lives and social institutions. This series publishes studies which explain the various dimensions of the concept of concern from the point of view of theology, social theory, cultural hermeneutics, anthropology or normative ethics and, where appropriate, attempt to critically evaluate or justify them. Starting from this specific field of research but also taking into account possible links to other subject areas, the studies in this series examine relevant epistemological and practical perspectives found in the interplay between the factuality, limitation and unleashing of concern. Their aim in doing this is to address the questions of how concern manifests itself as an existential constant among humans today and which methods can be employed to deal with it. In this respect, the editors welcome studies from a variety of fields and in different languages for publication in this series.

Are you familiarizing yourself with a new subject or topic and need reliable and comprehensive information quickly? Would you like to know the essential facts about concepts, cases, and areas of activity and application in social work, learn about examples of good practice in this field and receive guidance in taking practical action in this respect? The series ‘Compendiums of Social Work’ contains works with direct practical relevance. Its volumes are aimed at professionals, career starters and career changers as well as students, especially with regard to their internship semester and probationary year.