Biography Work and Professional Identity
| Degree programme | Social Work |
| Subject area | Social Work & Health |
| Type of degree | Bachelor Part-time extended Winter Semester 2023 |
| Course unit title | Biography Work and Professional Identity |
| Course unit code | 048532011201 |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory |
| Teaching hours per week | 2 |
| Year of study | 2023 |
| Level of the course / module according to the curriculum | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 2 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Elmar FLEISCH, Jürgen HARTMANN |
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Reflecting the own biography is a special method of reconstructing the own history of life. By reporting and coming to terms with the past, the current affairs and themes of life will get more comprehensible and understandable and give orientation for the future. At the same time we will form a first idea of our understanding concerning the professional identity as a social worker.
The students have reflected the own history of life, know about their themes of life and are aware of some of the reasons for the choice of becoming a social worker. They are capable of making a distinction between their own experiences, attitudes and values in life and those of others; they develop a respectful attitude towards other peoples biographies. They know some of their reasons for becoming a social worker and the wish of helping other people, and learn how to handle that in a professional way.
Lectures, audio-visual media, group work
Taking an active part in lesson, writing a summary
This course will be held in sessions at the beginning of the semester at the Bezau monastery. Attendance at all sessions and staying overnight at the seminar venue are obligatory.
Lattschar, Birgit; Wiemann, Irmela (2013): Mädchen und Jungen entdecken ihre Geschichte. Grundlagen und Praxis der Biografiearbeit. 4. Aufl. Beltz Juventa Verlag.
Röhrbein, Ansgar (2019): Und das ist noch nicht alles. Systemische Biographiearbeit. Carl Auer Verlag
Rödel, Bernd (2014): Praxis der Genogrammarbeit oder die Kunst des banalen Fragens. 7. Aufl. Dortmund: Borgmann.
Ruhe, Hans Georg (2012): Methoden der Biografiearbeit: Lebensspuren entdecken und verstehen. 5. Aufl. Weinheim; München: Beltz.
Face-to-face