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Successful advanced training for beginners: School social work in Gütersloh strengthened!
Gütersloh supports new school social workers through successful entry-level training; Support in times of crisis.
Successful advanced training for beginners: School social work in Gütersloh strengthened!
In Gütersloh, the sixth round of introductory training for school social workers has been successfully completed. This initiative is carried out by the city of Gütersloh in cooperation with the AWO district association Gütersloh e.V. and spi Gütersloh e.V. The aim of this training is to optimally prepare new school social workers for their often demanding tasks and to offer them the support they need to gain a good foothold in the complex school landscape. Kai Treptow from AWO emphasizes how important it is to support newcomers right from the start, as school social work is not only a professional challenge, but also a personal one. This gives the new specialists a good feeling and helps them approach their tasks with motivation and commitment.
Anna Goecke from the city of Gütersloh emphasizes that collaboration in multi-professional teams is crucial in schools. Many school social workers work in small teams or even alone, which adds to the challenges. It is all the more important that these specialists network with their colleagues and support each other. With the experience gained from the introductory training, they can better respond to the challenges posed by global issues such as the pandemic, war and the climate crisis.
Diverse challenges
In recent years, school social work has established itself as an indispensable element in the educational landscape. It contributes to promoting diversity, participation and equal opportunities by compensating for individual and social disadvantages through social-educational measures. The work is based on the skills and resources of children and young people and is intended to promote their own initiative and create positive living conditions. This is particularly important because the conditions of growing up depend heavily on socio-cultural backgrounds, family structures and living environments, as the Arbeiterwohlfahrt awoguetersloh.de states.
In Gütersloh, around 50 school social workers are active at various primary and secondary schools. The spectrum of its offerings covers a variety of topics that directly affect the lives of students and aim to strengthen academic and career-related skills. Confidentiality, voluntariness and low thresholds are central principles of school social work. Ulrike Baak-Graf from spi emphasizes how important it is to use the existing structures in Gütersloh and to communicate transparently about the basic principles of school social work.
The locations of school social work
School social work is represented at numerous schools in the region. An overview of the most important locations shows where the specialists do their valuable work:
| Location | School | address | Telephone number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gütersloh | Old Town School | Schulstr. 29, 33330 Gütersloh | 05241 – 505 231 66 |
| Gütersloh | Avenwedde-Bahnhof primary school | Albertus-Magnus-Straße 11A, 33335 Gütersloh | 05241 – 50 52 32 80 |
| Borgholzhausen | Violenbachschule, north location | Osningstr. 103, 33829 Borgholzhausen | 05425 – 955 40 60 |
| Halle (Westphalia) | Gartnisch Elementary School | Bredenstr. 1, 33790 Halle | 05201 – 9 71 00 80 |
| Harsewinkel | Astrid Lindgren School | Overbergstr. 19, 33428 Harsewinkel | 05247 – 26 70 |
The introductory training represents an important building block for sustainable school social work and will continue to play a central role in the future in preparing and supporting specialists for their essential tasks. School social work has the potential to positively influence the realities of many young people's lives and to give them better opportunities for the future.