From Theory to Practice: Projects at the FH Potsdam at a Glance

Social work in daycare centres, also known as daycare centre social work, has been a growing field of activity in Germany for the last ten years. The aim is to mitigate the consequences of social inequality for children's education. This issue is currently under discussion as part of the planned Startchancen programme for daycare centres, which the federal government intends to implement from 2026…

Extended reality and AI-supported counselling for parents in understanding and dealing constructively with their children's emotions

The planned project will develop and empirically test a new approach to teaching digital skills through app prototyping.

The aim of the ‘PIPS’ project is to enhance the participation of infants and toddlers in nurseries. To this end, interactions during care and sleep routines are being studied across the country to gain a comprehensive picture of current practice. Based on the data collected, approaches will be developed to support early years professionals in promoting children’s rights and democratic skills from…

Girls from migrant backgrounds who are preparing for a career face significant challenges in Germany due to multiple educational disadvantages, particularly in rural areas. This is where the PowerMii project comes in: through collaboration between academia, school social workers and vocational colleges, innovative teaching modules are being developed for empowerment research groups.

The measure "Early help in a clinical setting for (expectant) parents with mental illness and at risk of addiction " is being developed in order to transfer parents under stress from inpatient to outpatient structures, to strengthen cooperation within early help and to ensure support during pregnancy and parenthood.

This research project, funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation, examines the challenges and needs of sign language-using employees during career transitions.

A pilot study on the construction of parenthood by fathers in prison.

The study aims to examine the impact of the 7th of October 2023 on Jewish and Israeli communities in Germany. Funded by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, the study has been examining, since February 2024, how the period since October 2023 has been experienced from the perspectives of Jewish people of different generations living in both urban and rural areas of Germany.

The project establishes a cross-university network on digitalisation in social work as a subject of cooperative research and teaching.

An exploratory analysis of chat communication in esports, using the Paris Major Blast 2023 as a case study.