Social pedagogy

Formation and development of social education profession

Social was the end of the 19th century, without breaking almost to the founding of colleges - ie 1971 - only a woman's profession. The job title was uniform in all states: It read, " youth leader ". The training centers were called from the beginning " youth leaders seminar" and since 1956 by a resolution of the Standing Conference " Higher Technical School for youth leaders ." On March 13, 1967 in a framework agreement of the Ministers of Education and renamed " Higher College of Social ". The training is now opened in model tests for male students, but first take a few training centers male candidates who usually there is only one man in the whole year. In section II, § 13, paragraph 2 professional title, the words " State-certified youth leader " " by the words" state-approved social worker "shall be replaced. These facts are indisputable and easily from all official documents, decrees and regulations and all documents of all previous educational institutions to seen.

Klaus Mollenhauer writes in his dissertation in 1958: "In a detailed account of the socio-educational approaches to women's jobs may be omitted. " Since then, several hundred books and articles published about social pedagogy.

The term " youth leader ", which was characteristic of their profession over many generations of social education professionals is no longer mentioned. Current Occupation seems to be disappeared, wiped out as the names and biographies of the women who have designed these almost 90 years their living history.

Social designate a branch of science of education, training and welfare-state intervention. In the social work is an attempt to strengthen ownership of a young man and thus his self- dealing with general living conditions in society. Since the ability of young people to participate in social and public life, is not formed on each, the Social Education also deals with the ability to overcome social inequalities, have precisely this ability to target.

The term " social pedagogy " has already been mentioned in 1844 in an article by Karl lean in the " Education Review".

Social Education was also a 1959-1997 by Albrecht Müller- Scholl in Stuttgart issued as diaconal publication on regional journal.

Subject of social educational work are socially and professionally as relevant respected human " problem situations ". For this purpose, mainly include problems with the everyday life management of children, adolescents and young adults, the " praxis of life" - the everyday " getting along and getting along ." Social considers the individual in his interaction with the social environment. Social workers speak of life situation in order to express the totality of the person and the social context.

Methods

• Individual case work; Services for children, youth, adolescents, families, parents and single parents with the goal of improving individual life circumstances,
• Social group work acc. SGB ​​VIII with the aim of developing social skills,
• Community development and neighborhood management to improve socio-spatial structures; here is but equally speak of social work.

As a result of criticism of methods in the 1970s, a number of derived methods and the internal differentiation developed increased. In professional practice, a mono methodology is rarely encountered; it outweigh Approaches involving more of the three classical methods.

Training

Social workers and social workers are often used in the same fields of work. In fact, social pedagogy and social work but differ both from their historical development here as well as in fundamental aspects. While the social work in their training usually takes recourse to three classical methods, use is made in the social education to the teaching of mediation and teaching. Content of training for social pedagogues or graduate social workers fall in the Federal Republic of Germany within the legislative power of the states and therefore are aligned differently. In transnational working groups and at the Conferences of Ministers of Education, however, discussed models of uniform training programs and job titles that lean against international standards. Recent approaches use " social work " as a generic term for both, equal work areas and use " social work science " for the teaching and research object of both.

In some states, was formerly a social worker, a synonym for educators.

Is studied social pedagogy and social work mainly at colleges, universities or vocational colleges. Previously taught colleges the disciplines separately or only one of them. In some states, you had to decide during the main course for one of the two statements, in other to give the double title " Dipl.-Sozialpädagoge/Sozialarbeiter ". Many colleges that offered both courses, called themselves across " College of Social Work " or " College of Social Work ." Ever since the Bologna reform all institutions have merged their courses of study and refer to this now uniformly as Social Work. After completing a degree in social work obtained the title " social worker / educator BA" and after completion of a Master's program in " social worker / educator MA ". Some colleges awarded in Postgraduate Study Programmes also the title of Master of Social Work. All previous diploma courses are converted to the bachelor's and master's degree.

Curriculum

Classic Career Options

A college degree in social work right after a period of professional practice to undergo training as a child and adolescent psychotherapist.

Review: Caretaker

From the 1960s, the then usual Occupation caregiver was replaced in West Germany. In the GDR it existed prior to joining the FRG. The work of the social worker asked the tasks of the youth office (and also the Health Department ) that at this time, especially with the focus of the sovereign functions of the " government Guardians Office ", as stipulated in the Basic Law ( Basic Law ) was named. Today, the job title is a social worker in general social services (ASD ) of the Youth Office. The work is based on the KJHG ( Child and Youth Services Act ) and to the German Civil Code ( BGB ), in addition to the criminal law and juvenile justice. As main activities of social workers in ASD are only mentioned here briefly: juvenile court, custody upon separation and divorce, help ( support) for multi- problem families, protection of the child welfare and combating threats to the child's welfare, (withdrawal ), as well as the making of expert reports for the Family Court and the Join family Court proceedings. The practice of this activity requires a quick mind, sound legal knowledge, resilience, high mental resilience and good Delegierungsfähigkeit. Because social workers in the ASD must recognize situations quickly classify ( legally ) and understand can and can stimulate aids that are still accompanied coordinating more than in the initial phase, but are then executed by the inserted help system, where the ( criminal ) responsibility for the measures this completely lies with the social worker from the ASD. He must check and, if necessary, act new. In addition, a good ability to cooperate with a variety of disciplines ( own profession, police, court, doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, lawyers, etc.) is required. In type, an ASD - social workers must not be anxious or unclear. Without a well-established character is such a work is not possible, because usually he works alone in socially marginalized areas and with appropriate families.

Austria

Social Work and Social separated by 2007 in training. Since then, the study of social work in both the field of social work and social pedagogy (possible training facility: FH Wien campus). Throughout history, both professional groups have claimed certain areas for themselves and so typically, for example, social workers are not working at the youth office and social workers not in the " residential youth welfare". In practice, there is a strong overlap in the fields of action. The training for social work are organized as courses of study at colleges, such as at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg. The training concludes with Mag ( FH), and after the change in the course of the Bologna process with bachelor or master. Training for Social Education is organized as a five-year secondary education and as a College (2 years or part-time usually 3 years). Locations are Baden, St. Pölten, Stams, Linz, Graz and Vienna. In Graz, a separate master's degree program at the Karl- Franzens- University is offered.

Unlike in Germany, " Social Education " in the form of " social learning " in schools and for each step shall be exercised in Austria. Austria's school system is very different from the German; the application is usually done with the involvement of the so-called autonomous and open learning.