Social Work in Health Care

As a social worker in the healthcare sector, you can expect a varied field of activity. In seven semesters, you will get to know the basic theories and methods of social work. In the practical part of the programme, you will practice dealing with clients and their relatives in the complex healthcare system.

In terms of content, you will concentrate on two main areas: individual casework, in which you learn to improve individual health care, and community work, which involves the development of care concepts in rural areas. You will complete your studies with a Bachelor of Arts degree and state recognition as a social worker.

You will support your clients in the organisation of outpatient, inpatient or home-based health care. You will coordinate the health measures that are necessary during the transition from the clinic to rehab or other doctor's offices and help with the application process.

In municipalities, health insurance companies or interest groups you will work on needs analyses and concepts for health care. You plan the targeted care of patients designed to meet the needs of where they live, especially in rural areas.

With your internship semester, you will obtain state professional recognition as a social worker after completing your studies. This means that no further period of recognition is required after your studies. This is now possible for the first time at a state university in Lower Saxony.

In modules focused on practice and theory, you will get to know the complexity of the healthcare sector as well as different organisations and the people in them. You will benefit from cooperation with the University Medical Centre Göttingen and other healthcare institutions. This is where you can make first contacts with potential future employers.

Do you do volunteer work or care for relatives? Experiences such as these are taken into account in the allocation of study places as special professional aptitude.