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Master of Social Work 2025 Contact 3 HAWK Soziale Arbeit und Gesundheit im Gespräch Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen University of Applied Sciences and Arts | Faculty of Social Work and Health Hohnsen 1 | 31134 Hildesheim | Germany MASTER OF www.hawk-hhg.de/sage Zeitung: Soziale Arbeit und Gesundheit im Gespräch | Nr. 3/2017 | ISSN 2510-1722 SOCIAL WORK 2025 Redaktion der Zeitung: Dr. Andreas W. Hohmann DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES Editors: Prof. Dr. Uwe Schwarze | BA Lina Jäger Phone: +49/51 21/881-406 | E-Mail: [email protected] IN INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Report International Workshop 2014 3 Soziale Arbeit und Gesundheit im Gespräch MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK 2025 DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Report International Workshop 2014 I UWE SCHWARZE Introduction: Master of Social Work 2025 – Developments and Challenges in Comparative Perspective ......................... 04 II DENISE ELLIS Social Work and Politics in the USA: A Struggle between the Right and the Left ................................................. 16 III IVÁN RODRÍGUEZ PASCUAL Social Work in Spain .................................................................................. 33 IV RASA NAUJANIENE Social Work in Lithuania – Current Issues on Social Services ............................................................... 51 V JONAS CHRISTENSEN Social Work and Social Policy in Sweden – CONTENTS Current Developments and Perspectives .................................................... 67 VI PETER HENDRIKS Social Work from a Dutch and European Perspective ................................... 76 VII NORBERT WOHLFAHRT The Political Economy of Social Work in Germany – A Critical Review ........................................................................................ 88 VIII UWE SCHWARZE UND LINA JÄGER Conclusions: Social Work and Master Programs in Social Work Education – Main Results from an International Workshop .......................................... 101 IX ABOUT THE EDITORS AND ABOUT THE AUTHORS ...................................... 106 Uwe Schwarze I from different local social services participa­ ties.3 German authorities do not collect con­ ted in the international workshop. The idea crete data about the master programs in Uwe Schwarze of the workshop was to give a stimulus for a social work on a national level and we don’t broader and more international perspective have any statistics about the “careers” of INTRODUCTION: MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK 2025 – in discussing social policy and social work the master students on a national level yet. DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL on the local level in the region Hildesheim/ There are only minimal data and limited Hannover.2 reports on local levels from a few faculties or AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE universities. So, there is a lack in research on “careers” of graduated social workers in 1.1 Master degree in social work in long­time perspective. Especially “panel stu­ Germany – not really institutionalized? dies” about typical careers of master students would be needed in Germany. Furthermore, I would also like to point out the distin­ I would like to point out that there is a crucial guishing features of the master program in need of documenting and reporting the social work education at the HAWK in Hildes­ experiences and the concepts in teaching heim in this introduction. Since 1999 the master students, which were developed and Writing an academic book or editing a report To discuss current developments, especially “Bologna Process” of 29 European countries practiced during the last 10 years. Confe­ about an international workshop in English in social work education on master level, initiated and framed a completely new design rences and a systematic and open discourse unfortunately is not so common for professio­ was the main goal of our international work­ of academic education at universities in Ger­ about the experiences, opportunities and nals in social work education in Germany. shop. The workshop was organized by tea­ many. The master degree was also introdu­ limitations in master programs are seldom. This might be one reason that international chers and also by students from the master ced in social work and the consequence of Members of the academic arena as well as professional and academic debates on theo­ program at the faculty of social work and this European regulation was a completely social workers in the arena of practice (au­ ries, research results, methods and concepts health. Another goal of this kind of self­orga­ restructured curriculum in social work edu­ thorities, voluntary organizations, unions …) and also on future challenges in the field of nized workshop was to give an exemplary cation at nearly all German faculties for so­ didn’t actually realize that a continuous social work are mainly influenced by expe­ opportunity to master students for active cial work. As one of the first faculties in Ger­ collaborative discourse about the master in riences and studies from the Anglo­Saxon participation in planning and organizing a many, the faculty of social work and health social work in Germany would be necessary and also from the Scandinavian perspective conference.1 The master program in social at HAWK started a totally new master pro­ to force the discipline and the profession in on social policy and social work. Neverthe­ work was established in Hildesheim in au­ gram in Hildesheim in 2005. The former aca­ itself – and in different new functions and less professionals in the different fields of tumn 2005, and the results of the two day demic degree “diploma” became replaced roles on a higher level than during the Nine­ social work in Germany as well are interested workshop with colleagues and students by a three year bachelor program with 180 ties. Currently (summer of 2016) there is no in information and research from social poli­ from six universities from different countries ECTS (credits), and additionally a two year nationwide and accepted “platform” for this cy and social work in other countries and in were also used to point out the main expe­ master program with 120 ECTS (credits). kind of debate and discourses on expe­ discourses about social work practice in a riences from teaching and research in mas­ riences, data and curricula from the 50–60 globalized society. This was the main reason ter programs of social work in six countries The new master programs were introduced master programs in social work in Germany. for publishing a report about the results from for the last 10 years in comparative perspec­ quickly at many universities – mostly univer­ Only a few colleagues are trying to build up an international workshop, which was orga­ tive. It was the first international master­ sities of applied sciences (Fachhochschu­ this type of background­resources, mainly in nized at the University off Applied Sciences workshop in social work of its kind. In addi­ len). In 2014 there were between 50 and 60 context of the German Association for Social (HAWK) in Hildesheim/Germany, on Novem­ tion to students, teachers and colleagues master programs named or connected with Work (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Ar­ ber, the 27th and 28th 2014. from other countries, a few professionals the term “social work” at German universi­ beit DGSA). In result a critical review about 04 05 Uwe Schwarze Uwe Schwarze the “new” master programs in social work is decided that our master program further­ 1.2 Questions and reports from social work are in correspondence with international an outstanding topic, which also leads to a more would have a generalist profile. Current in an international perspective programs in fighting against social problems deficit in articles and reports about master theories and concepts on inclusion and and decentralization in the same time? The­ programs in the journals of social work in diversity became also important issues in The different aspects and developments se might be challenges for social work, too. Germany. One very important goal for the teaching and research on the master level at which I described above had been the back­ next decade is to incorporate this type of the HAWK. In comparison to the former di­ ground to organize an international work­ What are the future resources and basics critical review and research on social work – ploma degree in the 1990s the methods and shop and to publish this report. In this con­ for good social work education, for good especially in perspective on master­pro­ competences in social research for original text another goal of our first international research and social work practice? We can grams and PhD­programs. questions in social work became strengthe­ workshop was to focus on the main issues observe that human rights in general be­ ned in our master curriculum during the last and several important open questions for come more relevant and that social rights Nevertheless, after nearly 10 years of expe­ 10 years as well. In perspective of the next future social work – in general and for mas­ become strengthened, especially for child­ rience in planning and organizing master decade the debate about methods, oppor­ ter programs in detail: ren and handicapped people in several regi­ curricula as well as in teaching on master tunities and limits of “evidence­based social ons of the world. Furthermore, new concepts level, it seems that the master program has work” might be one trend, which is inter­ What are the challenges in
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