The ZHAW is one of Switzerland's leading Universities of Applied Sciences. It is active in teaching, research, continuing education, further training and services - practice-oriented and scientifically sound. The Department of Social Work is one of the eight departments of the ZHAW and is located in Zurich-West on the Toni-Areal campus. The four institutes cover the following thematic focuses: "Childhood, Youth and Family", "Delinquency and Crime Prevention", "Community Development and Migration", "Social Gerontology", "Social Law", "Supervision, Coaching and Mediation", "Psychosocial Counseling" and "Social Management".
In terms of training and continuing education, further training is based on a close link between teaching and research as well as a high degree of topicality of the content. The training includes a generalist course in social work with individual profile development at Bachelor's and Master's level. The continuing education program strengthens specialists and managers in social work in their professional, methodological, social and personal skills.
Study
- Bachelor of Science in Social Work
- Master of Science in Social Work with specialization in "Transitions and Interventions"
Further training offer
Childhood, youth and family
- MAS Child and Youth Welfare
- CAS Social Pedagogical Family Support
- CAS Working with mentally ill children and adolescents
- CAS School Social Work/School Social Pedagogy
- CAS Child and Adult Protection Law
- CAS Alimony Assistance - continuing education, further training to become an alimony specialist
Delinquency and crime prevention
- MAS Delinquency, Forensics and Resocialization
- CAS Effective interventions in the context of coercion
- CAS Criminology, Forensics and Law
- CAS Case Management in a coercive context
- CAS Psychopathology for social professions
- CAS Forensic Threat Management
- CAS Crime Prevention
Psychosocial counseling
- CAS Behavioral Counseling - Promoting motivation and supporting change
- CAS conversation management and relationship building
- CAS Method Integration in Counseling - Expanding and deepening skills
Community development and migration
- MAS Community Development
- CAS Community Arts - the Art of Community
- CAS Participatory Urban and Community Development
- CAS Diaconia - Social Work in the Church
- CAS Communicating and acting in an intercultural context
Social gerontology
- MAS Social Gerontology
- CAS Social Gerontology
- CAS Psychosocial interventions in old age
Social law
- MAS Law for Social Work
- CAS Social Security Law
- CAS Social Welfare - Law, Procedures and Methods
- CAS Child and Adult Protection Law
Supervision and consulting
- MAS Supervision, Coaching and Mediation
- DAS Supervision, Coaching and Mediation
- CAS Conflict Management and Mediation
- CAS Coaching Skills
Social management
- MAS Social Management
- CAS Leadership and Cooperation in Non-Profit Organizations
- CAS Business Administration and Financial Management in Non-Profit Organizations
- CAS Change and Innovation in Non-Profit Organizations
- CAS Self-Management in Non-Profit Organizations
- CAS Personnel Management and Team Leadership - New in Management
- CAS Personnel Management and Team Leadership - Practical Training in Social Work
- CAS Culture Change - Mindset for new working environments
- CAS Inventing Organizations - Future and collaboration in new working environments
- CAS Disability and self-determination - Developing future-oriented services
- CAS Digital Competencies in Social Work
- Various further training courses (WBK) on all key topics
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