We investigate social problems and their interrelations with health issues based on a robust theoretical foundation and firmly oriented toward practice.
Social work strengthens the social and mental health of individuals and groups. It thus plays a major role in providing persons affected by health burdens and illnesses with professional support. Our institute develops, supervises, and evaluates measures designed to promote psychosocial health. Our key working areas are: fostering mental health; promoting life skills; ensuring persons suffering from illnesses receive professional assistance; social inequality and health; promoting non-smoking behaviour; early detection and early intervention.
Our work is based on Engel’s biopsychosocial model (see Illustration), according to which various factors contribute to promoting health and to preventing illnesses.
Clinical social work
Health promotion and prevention
Addiction
About us
Institute staff undertake research and development, provide services, run further education programmes, and teach on the FHNW’s Bachelor and Master of Arts in Social Work.
The Institute for Social Work and Health offers the following services:
- Talks and presentations
- Expert reports
- (Field) consultancy
- Supervision
- Coaching
- Concept development
- Project development, -management, and -evaluation
- Supporting project implementation
- Basic training and advanced inhouse training
- Seminars
- Developing, operating, and evaluating offerings and services
Our services are aimed at organisations in the social-, health-, and educational sectors and at responsible bodies, government authorities, clubs, and associations.
Contact us! — Our priority is to tailor projects to your specific needs. We take the greatest care to establish your needs, in order to help you achieve your objectives.
Contact
FHNW School of Social Work, Olten
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
School of Social Work
Von Roll-Strasse 10
CH-4600 Olten