Methods of social pedagogy

Department

Bachelor's program Social Work

Course unit code

SOA-B-5-MT4-PAD-ILV

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3.0

Name of lecturer(s)

Kemp Robyn

Mode of delivery

blended learning (Präsenzveranstaltung + Fernstudium)

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

Charfe, L., Gardner, A., & Simpson, L. (Collaborator). (2019). Social pedagogy and social work. Sage Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526481269

Petrie et al (2006) Working with children in care, European perspectives, chapter 2, pp19-36

Eichsteller, G. and Holthoff, S. (2011) Conceptual Foundations of Social Pedagogy: a transnational perspective from Germany, in Social Pedagogy and working with children and young people, Cameron & Moss editors, London: Jessica Kingsley pp33-52

Rothuizen, J. J., & Harbo, L. J. (2017). Social Pedagogy: An Approach Without Fixed Recipes. International Journal of Social Pedagogy, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.ijsp.2017.v6.1.002

Harbo, L.J., & Kemp, R. (2020). Social pedagogical perspectives on fidelity to a manual: Professional principles and dilemmas in everyday expertise. International Journal of Social Pedagogy, 9(1): 12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.ijsp.2020.v9.x.012.

Hamalainen, J., (2015) Defining Social Pedagogy: Historical, Theoretical and Practical Considerations, British Journal of Social Work (2015) 45, 1022-1038 doi:10.1093/bjsw/bct174

Rosenberg, M.B. (2015) Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life, Encinitas: Puddle Dancer PressCameron, C. and Moss, P. (eds) (2011) Social Pedagogy and Working with Children and Young People: Where Care and Education meet, London, Jessica Kingsley Publications

Assessment methods and criteria

Course immanent examination

Level of course unit

Bachelor

Year of study

Fall 2025

Semester when the course unit is delivered

5

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Erlernen und Erfahren von methodischer, sozialpädagogischer Handlungskompetenz in der Begleitung und Beratung von Jugendlichen, jungen Menschen und Erwachsenen in Entwicklungskontexten oder in schwierigen Lebenssituationen im Rahmen verschiedener Hilfekontexte.

This module will support students to learn how to maximise the relational opportunities in their work through the coherent, ethical framework for practice that is social pedagogy.

Course contents

Through practical experience students have consolidated their knowledge of general methods of direct intervention; they are capable, through a knowledge-based approach, to apply additional specific methods of direct intervention in the areas grief work, group work, various types of conflict solution, and applied methods of social pedagogics, to plan these interventions by using case-management methods, to reflect them, and to evaluate the progress and results of these interventions.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work including experiential learning activities.

Work placement(s)

none