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      Jana Osswald

      Jana Osswald

      Jana Osswald

      Undergraduate and postgraduate education and work experience

      Undergraduate education

      • Since 2025 PhD Candidate, University of Hamburg, Faculty of Education
      • 2019-2021 Master of Arts in Social Work, emphasis on Social Innovation, School of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
      • 2007-2011 Diploma in Inclusion Studies, Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences

      Postgraduate education

      • Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Professional Competence in Child and Youth Services, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
      • Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Case Management in Child and Youth Services, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
      • Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Supporting Children and Adolescents with Psychological Challenges in Social Care Institutions, School of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
      • E-learning courses on the following topics: Domestic violence, managing self-harming or aggressive behavior in children and adolescents with a refugee background, Trauma-informed Pedagogy, and the prevention of child sexual abuse

      Work experience

      • Since 2021 Research Associate at the Institute for Child and Youth Services, School of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
      • 2013-2019 Social Worker in Residential Care (Kinder- und Jugendheim Oberi, Winterthur)
      • 2011-2013 Social Worker in Residential Treatment Care (Stiftung Schürmatt, Zetzwil AG)

      Main focus

      • Child and Youth Support Services, esp. Residential and Foster Care, Family Support Services
      • Transitions out of and within Residential and Foster Care, esp. Return to the Family from Care (Reunification) and Leaving Care into Adulthood
      • Child Protection
      • Child Welfare Statistics
      • Trauma-informed Pedagogy
      • Quantitative and qualitative research methods

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    • Jana Osswald

      Jana Osswald, MA

      Research associate, Institute for Studies in Children and Youth Services, FHNW School of Social Work

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      +41 61 228 56 15

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      jana.osswald@fhnw.ch

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      Hofackerstrasse 30 4132 Muttenz

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