Social Work - Youth and Family Welfare Services (B.A.)

The knowledge and skills essential for this profession are taught in several areas

• Theoretical foundations that contribute to a better understanding of the living conditions and environments of children, adolescents, and families. This includes, for example, a focus on lived experience, the interpretation of social work as a human rights profession, systemic approaches, empowerment, and socio-ecological perspectives
• Structures of the field, especially legal foundations, financing of services, and organizational frameworks of services and institutions
• Diversity-conscious and discrimination-sensitive approaches that address social inequality and various forms of discrimination against young people and their families (especially adultism, racism, sexism/gender, etc.)
• Methodological and conceptual foundations of individual case work, group work, and community work with a view to the various fields of child and youth welfare
• Concepts and methods for reflecting on support processes and one's own professional role
• Ethical issues—especially with regard to child protection and professional ethics
• Socio-political and societal frameworks, risk factors, and solutions, such as those relating to child poverty, climate protection (as a child's right), or the recruitment of skilled workers
• Quality development