Day of ethics in social work practice

There are now numerous indications that practitioners in all fields of social work are confronted with morally demanding situations that are sometimes very challenging to deal with. The focus of the Day of Ethics is therefore the question of the extent to which models of ethical case consultation can contribute to strengthening social professionals in practice on their way to making good decisions. In contrast to institutions with established clinical ethics, such as university hospitals, professionals in social welfare institutions usually have no institutionally anchored formats for reflection in which these challenges can be addressed and systematically discussed.

Therefore, on this Ethics Day, morally challenging socio-professional case constellations from the practical field of youth welfare and health-related social work will be discussed in the necessary brevity using selected models of ethical case consultation in order to give you a practical insight into currently existing models. In three keynote speeches followed by a discussion, we would like to talk to you about the potential benefits and challenges of models of ethical case consultation in social work practice.

• Prof. Dr. Tobias Nickel-Schampier, Das Rauhe Haus, Protestant University for Social Work
  and Diaconia Hamburg
• Prof. Dr. Michael Leupold, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
• Julia Bömelburg, B.A. Social Work, Master's student at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
• Alexander Harbst, B.A. Social Work, Master's student at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Dr. Dieter Weber, Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Specialist articles on the respective keynote speeches as well as the case vignettes from the respective fields of practice can be found here(Opens in a new tab) .

Registrations by 28.02.2025 at the latest to Marie Meinhard  by e-mail.

Participants can receive a confirmation of participation. Please indicate when registering whether you require one.

Professionals in social work practice fields, lecturers at universities, students in Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in social work and professionals working in multi-professional teams in social work practice fields are invited.

Ethics and Social Work Section of the German Society for Social Work (DGSA); organized by Prof. Dr. Stefanie Rosenmüller(Opens in a new tab)  (Fachhochschule Dortmund) and Prof. Dr. Michael Leupold (HAW Hamburg)