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Occupational profiles of graduates

 

Both specialisations are not solely focused on a field of action or a target group, but rather they enable broad orientation on the personal fields of work and the future of the profession.

 

"Clinical Social Work"

is focused on the social dimension of health. Clinical Social Work, with a broad definition of the term "clinical," means social-work-relevant psychosocial aspects of the individual and shows up in sophisticated, professional competency in areas such as

 

  • psychosocial diagnostics
  • communication and counselling competency
  • health and the course of selected clinical pictures
  • intervention strategies in clinical social work
  • ethics and self-reflection
  • handling fields of action by example

 

"Intercultural Social Work",

with a broad definition of the term "intercultural," means tasks and issues that concern individuals, groups, larger units and communities, and show up in sophisticated, professional competency in areas such as:

 

  • value models and target catalogues in society
  • social exclusion and inclusion processes
  • the field of migration
  • intercultural action models on all levels
  • handling fields of action by example

 

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Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Master's Degree Social Work

Hochschulstrasse 1

6850 Dornbirn
Austria

 

Programme Director

Dr. Michael Himmer

 

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Barbara Kaiser

Degree Programme Administration

T +43 (0)5572 792 5300
F +43 (0)5572 792 9500

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