Social group work under Section 29 SGB VIII: group dynamics, phase models, leadership, methods and protection concepts – a self-study course to accompany your studies.
Self-study course as companion material for your studies, for students of social work (Bachelor's and Master's, including dual and part-time programmes), childhood education and special needs education, and for newly qualified practitioners in social work fields – 8 modules, about 8 hours, at your own pace, with a confirmation of participation once all modules have been completed. Sources in APA 7, as of October 2026.
The modules:
- More than the sum of individuals: understanding social group work
- Law and fields of practice: where group work is anchored
- Reading the dynamics: phases, roles, norms and cohesion
- Leading with a professional stance: role, power and relationship in groups
- From idea to group: planning and choosing methods with good reasons
- Many groups, many settings: children, adults, mandated groups, online
- Safe, involved, diverse: protection and participation in the group
- Effectiveness, criticism, transfer: placing group work in an academic context
Not a degree programme and not offered by a university; it does not replace any lecture or seminar, any university examination or any practical placement.
📘 Background reading (in German): Academic work in your studies: good practice, citing and AI
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.