Practical phases

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Vacation Times

Julia Hellwig's office hours will resume on August 12!

Sabine Hoier's office hours will resume on August 25!

Valentin Harnecker’s office hours will resume on August 21!

Dear students,

We thought long and hard about whether to use your first name or your last name. We have opted for a professional "you" here.

Who are we and what do we want from you?

We are the team for practical studies and are involved in your studies. Even after your Bachelor's degree in Social Work, we are responsible for the state recognition process. Unfortunately, you can't avoid us.

So, in short, here are the key points of contact for questions or problems:

All matters related to the accompanying seminars, internships abroad, and content-related advice: Sabine Hoier

For all matters related to supervision and academic advising: Julia Hellwig

Valentin Harnecker, Elena Wagner, and the support team of student assistants are responsible for everything related to your contracts, recording of course credits, certificates, and administrative advice.

In addition to our administrative role, we see it as our mission to help you gain valuable practical experience. So please feel free to reach out to us with any problems, requests, or suggestions regarding your internship. We’re always here to listen to you and appreciate your feedback. This helps us make the professional practical studies and state recognition even better.

We wish you a smooth academic journey and hope you’ll gain valuable practical experience!

Your BPS Team

P.S.: We’re also the point of contact for internship sites, cooperation partners, and so on!

Telephone consultation hours

0561 - 804 2905

Tuesdays, 15:00 - 16:00
Wednesdays, 10:00 - 12:00
Fridays, 12:00 - 13:00

Postal address (for sending in contracts, certificates, applications, etc.)

E-mail: bps.ifs@uni-kassel.de

Please only send documents by post in exceptional cases or after consultation with the BPS department, instead please use the e-mail address if possible!

University of Kassel
FB01; BPS Department of the IfS
attn. Valentin Harnecker
Arnold-Bode-Straße 10
34109 Kassel

Practical professional studies (module BPS)

The practical studies take place as a theory-based and application-oriented practical semester within the BA Social Work.

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Professional internship and state recognition

The professional internship is an additional practical phase after the Bachelor's degree in order to obtain state recognition.

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Practice information

In the list of practice centers you will find possible practice centers in the zip code area 33000 to 34999 as well as institutions whose instructors have completed the instructor qualification of the University of Kassel. The BPS department will inform you about other recognized institutions. If the institution you have chosen is not yet recognized, the institution can submit an application for recognition. One of the prerequisites is that the specialist providing practical guidance is state-approved as a social pedagogue. Recommendations for practical guidance are summarized in the brochure of the Federal Working Group for Practice Supervisors. Here you will find, for example, information on pages 39-41 on how to draw up a training plan.

Practice fair

Our annual internship fair, held during the summer semester, has become a meeting place where the professional world and the university come together. The fair offers a wide range of social service organizations the opportunity to present their fields of work to an interested audience. It gives you the chance to learn about the diverse range of internship opportunities available and to develop criteria for choosing an internship placement.

The next internship fair will take place on Tuesday, June 8, 2027, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. We look forward to receiving your registrations by April 30, 2027, via email at bps.ifs@uni-kassel.de! When registering, please indicate how many tables, chairs, and partition walls you will need.