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  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor social work professionals in counselling

    Crisis Intervention in Social Work

    Psychosocial Crises and Suicidality

    Understanding psychosocial crises, talking about suicidality, safety planning and the legal framework

    8 modules· approx. 8 hrsFree

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor social work & youth welfare

    Care Planning (Section 36 SGB VIII) & Support with Upbringing (Sections 27–35a)

    Contents: Lesson 1 · Support with upbringing: legal entitlement and system · Lesson 2 · Non-residential support services (Sections 28–31) · Lesson 3 · Out-of-home …

    Flat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth Welfare

    Closeness and Distance in German Social Work, Care and Education

    Relationship is the most important working tool in pedagogy – and at the same time a field of tension. This course clarifies how professional closeness and distance can …

    8 modulesFlat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor professionals in residential groups/children’s …

    Everyday Pedagogy and Relationship-Building in Residential Groups

    Contents: Residential child care under section 34 SGB VIII: mandate and goals · Relationships and attachment in everyday pedagogical practice · Daily structure, rituals …

    8 modules· approx. 7 hrsFlat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor social work & youth welfare

    Fundamentals of Child and Youth Welfare Services (SGB VIII)

    The compact introduction to the law, tasks and practice of child and youth welfare services (Social Code Book VIII, SGB VIII)

    Flat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor social work & youth welfare

    KI-SAFE

    AI Literacy & Safe Use of AI in Social Care Settings

    Contents: Understanding AI – what generative AI can do · The AI literacy compass & responsibility · The legal framework · The AI Act (EU AI Act) · Hallucinations & …

    12 modules· approx. 12 teaching unitsFlat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor counselling practitioners in migration counselling

    Language Mediation in Counselling

    Sessions with Interpreters

    Conducting sessions with interpreters with confidence – roles, process, duty of confidentiality and cost questions in three-way counselling.

    8 modules· approx. 8 hrsFlat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor practitioners working in support with upbringing

    New Authority in Child and Youth Welfare Services

    Self-Study Course

    Presence, de-escalation, support network and reparation – professionally grounded and in line with Section 1631 of the German Civil Code (BGB).

    8 modules· approx. 7 hrsFlat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor professionals in child and youth welfare services

    Online Grooming (Cybergrooming), Sexting & Pornography

    Child Protection Self-Study Course

    Self-study course on online grooming (Cybergrooming) for child and youth welfare services and school social work: sexting, sextortion, pornography, Section 176b StGB …

    8 modules· approx. 7 hrsFlat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor professionals in social work, education and care

    Professional Duty of Confidentiality & Social Data Protection in Social Work

    Section 203 German Criminal Code (StGB), social data secrecy (Sozialgeheimnis), sections 61–65 SGB VIII, the GDPR (DSGVO), release from confidentiality and section 4 KKG …

    8 modules· approx. 7 hrsFlat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor professionals in counselling

    Solution-Focused Counselling

    Systemic Conversation Skills

    Miracle question, scaling questions and systemic conversation skills for child and youth welfare services, schools and participation support.

    8 modules· approx. 7 hrsFlat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor social work & youth welfare

    Trauma Pedagogy and Trauma-Sensitive Practice

    Contents: Lesson 1 · Understanding trauma – concept, types and the stress response · Lesson 2 · Effects of trauma in children and young people · Lesson 3 · The safe …

    12 lessons· approx. 14 teaching unitsFlat rate

  • International (English) · Social Work & Youth WelfareFor social work practitioners

    Writing Reports in German Social Work: Care Plans, Statements & More

    Development report, care plan (Hilfeplan), statement – structure, language, data protection and AI in practice.

    8 modules· approx. 8 hrsFlat rate

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