Interational Perspectives in Clinical Social Work
A cooperative exchange format between ECCSW and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences.
Location: Hochschule Bielefeld, University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Faculty of Social Sciences, Interaktion 1, D-33619 Bielefeld
and online via Zoom
Date: 19.05.2026 | 10:00 – 15:30 Uhr
Invited Participants: International researchers and practitioners in (clinical) social work
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Anna Lena Rademaker, HSBI (anna-lena.rademaker@hsbi.de) und Lisa Große, ECCSW (grosse_lisa@gmx.net)
Register at: Charlotte Fritsch (charlotte.fritsch@hsbi.de)
- name, institution, e-mail address
- participation in Bielefeld or online participation
- if you would like to submit a subject, please send us an abstract till April 10th, 2026
Titel: International Perspectives in Clinical Social Work
Content: Since 2025, the face-to-face and hybrid online discussion on International Perspectives in Clinical Social Work has been held at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with ECCSW.
With this special workshop, we would like to broaden the discourse around Clinical Social Work beyond the German-speaking countries and invite scientists and practitioners to present a subject addressing one or more of the following theoretical, empirical, conceptual, and/or praxeological topics in national perspectives from all over the world:
- The history of clinical social work and its identity as a special profession and discipline
- Challenges and opportunities of clinical social work research, practice, policy, or education in contemporary contexts
- (Specific) clinical social work research, policy, practice, or education across national, social, cultural, disciplinary, and professional boundaries
- Connecting clinical social work research and practice, including the co-creation of knowledge
- Methodological development, innovation, and capacity building in clinical social work research
- Theorizing clinical social work and/or clinical social work research