New Authority in child and youth welfare services: presence, de-escalation, support network and reparation – professionally grounded and in line with Section 1631 of the German Civil Code (BGB).
Online self-study course for practitioners working in support with upbringing (Hilfen zur Erziehung), residential groups, school social work and counselling centres – 8 modules, approx. 7 hours, at your own pace, with a confirmation of participation after working through all modules. References in APA 7, legal position as of September 2026.
The modules:
- New Authority: origins, view of the human being and underlying stance
- The right to a non-violent upbringing: Section 1631 BGB, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and SGB VIII
- Presence and the support network in everyday pedagogical practice
- Self-control and de-escalation: striking while the iron is cold
- Transparency, announcement and sit-in – placed in professional context
- Reparation, relationship gestures and reconciliation
- Application in residential groups, work with parents and school social work
- Criticism, limits, evidence and quality development
📘 Further reading on the topic: New Authority in child and youth welfare services: fundamentals & practice
Self-study without supervision, assignments or evaluation of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.