Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin

2. Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin www.ash-berlin.eu

3. Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin • Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin is … • one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Europe and among the largest in the field of social work. • an institution with an extraordinary history. • closely linked to the woman from whom it takes its name. www.ash-berlin.eu

4. Alice Salomon and our university of applied sciences • In 1908, Alice Salomon founded “Soziale Frauenschule” (Social School for Women) – the first school for social work. • She was a liberal social reformer in the German women’s movement. • Alice Salomon smoothed the way for the establishment of social work as an academic discipline. www.ash-berlin.eu

5. Alice Salomon and our university of applied sciences • Alice Salomon was one of the first women to hold a doctoral degree. • The Prussian state awarded her its highest distinction in 1932. • As the daughter of Jewish parents, she was dismissed from all of her posts in 1933 and, in 1939, was forced into exile. • She died in New York in 1948. • The university of applied sciences has born her name since 1992. www.ash-berlin.eu

6. Alice Salomon www.ash-berlin.eu

7. Studying at ASH Berlin www.ash-berlin.eu

8. Bachelors and masters programmes • Bachelors programme • Social work • Health and social caremanagement • Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy • Early childhood education Masters programme – Consecutive to ASH Berlin bachelors • Research in social work and pedagogy • Management and quality development in the health sector www.ash-berlin.eu

9. Masters programmes Masters programmes – Advanced degrees • Intercultural conflict management (post-graduate) • Biographical and creative writing (post-graduate) • Clinical social work • Social management • Social work as a human rights profession • Masters in community development • Science in nursing • Comparative European social studies • Intercultural social work • Social policy and social work in urban areas www.ash-berlin.eu

10. Masters programmes & further education • Jointly-designed masters programmes • Masters in Community Development in cooperation with FH Munich • Nursing Science in cooperation with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Centre for Further Education • Individual seminars • Certificate courses • In-house seminars • Jours fixes www.ash-berlin.eu

11. Students at ASH Berlin www.ash-berlin.eu

12. Students at ASH Berlin • Currently, 2265 students are enrolled at ASH Berlin.* • Student body: • 1355 Social work (B.A.) • 152 Early childhood education (B.A.) • 80 Early childhood education (part-time) • 213 Health and social caremanagement (B.A.) • 82 Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy (B.A.) • 47 Dipl. Social work/Social pedagogy • 1 Dipl. Social care/social care management • * as of Winter Semester, 2009/10 www.ash-berlin.eu

13. Teaching and working at ASH Berlin -people at ASH Berlin • The Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin creates an academic environment which provides a sense of challenge and inspiration to students and instructors from all over the world. • ASH Berlin currently has • 64 university teachers • 165 part-time-teacher and visiting lecturers and • 96 administrative staff members www.ash-berlin.eu

14. Major focuses of research at ASH Berlin • ASH Berlin is actively engaged in research into socialwork and the non-medicalhealth sector • Selected research topics: • “Help systems” in the fields of social work, social care and health • Intervention-based socialization and deviance • Provision-based health and care • Theories and methods associated with the social and health sectors/ systems science www.ash-berlin.eu

15. Cooperation partners – Across Germany • In addition to working with its partner universities, ASH Berlin • cooperates with the following organizations (selection): • Techniker Krankenkasse, a public-sector health insurer • AOK Berlin, a public-sector health insurer • DAAD: the German Academic Exchange Service Arbeitskreis der Opferhilfen in Deutschland, a victim-support organization DFN: the German National Research and Education Network www.ash-berlin.eu

16. Cooperation partners – International • ASH Berlin cooperates with more than 40 • partner organizations worldwide. • In addition to European universities, these include • institutions in: • Canada • Costa Rica • Israel • Japan • Morocco • Tunisia • USA www.ash-berlin.eu

17. ASH Berlin – A family-friendly institution • ASH Berlin creates structures that allow studying, career and family to be compatible. • The university is continually working to expand and improve its special family-friendly options for students and employees in research, instruction and administration. www.ash-berlin.eu

18. ASH Berlin – A healthy institution • The health-promoting university actively encourages the creation of healthy conditions for students, researchers and staff. • We work together to … • reduce workloads and promote the health of all • increase communication and cooperation • raise levels of satisfaction with work and studies • sustainably ensure high-quality instruction, learning, research and administration www.ash-berlin.eu

19. Facilities and other offerings at ASH Berlin • Special facilities for students • Learning laboratory • Art workshop • Music room • Video/Cutting room • Additional offerings at ASH Berlin • Career planning • Alumni network www.ash-berlin.eu

20. Many thanks for your attention! We hope you will visit us at our university. www.ash-berlin.eu

21. Alice Salomon Hochschule BerlinFachhochschule für Soziale Arbeit, Gesundheit, Erziehung und BildungAlice-Salomon-Platz 5D-12627 BerlinTelephone: +49 (0) 30 992 45-0Fax: +49 (0) 30 992 45-245 www.ash-berlin.eu