The Institute for the Study and Development of Social Work as a Profession researches social work practice and contributes to its further development.
Our institute takes exploring professional practice as a starting point for developing social work. We research professional action and its organisational, social, and political conditions in diverse fields of action.
The questions and concerns at the forefront of our research into professional development include
- designing developmental processes in association with practice
- developing methods for professional support processes
- exploring the possibilities for researching the impacts and the related processes of professional solutions.
Our projects are application-oriented and theory-related. They aim to advance social work as a profession and to contribute to developing social work as a science.
Professions research
Cooperative practice development
Diagnostics and process design
Methods of impact research
The Institute for the Study and Development of Social Work as a Profession offers the following services:
- Inhouse training
- Consultancy
- Expert reports and scientific diagnoses in complex cases
- Developing and implementing process design, diagnostics, and evaluation methods
- Evaluating programmes and interventions
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