Persons and lecturers of the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences

Bachelor Social Work (BSA) / Master International Social Work with Refugees & Migrants (MRM) / Master Transformation (MT)

1. Artistic and movement-oriented methods in Social Fields

 *Interactive Theater, Theater for Living (TfL)/ Theater of the Oppressed (TdU) - Forum Theater, Rainbow of Desire, Cop in the Head; *Somatic Movement Education and Breathwork; *Theater and Sustainability; LandsArt

2. Mindfulness practice, embodiment and intercultural acknowledgement

*Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR); Mindfulness Based Intercultural Communication & Resilience Training (MBICRT); *The Art of Presence/ The Power of Presence; Authentic Movement; *Holding Space, Presencing; *Active Listening, Mediation, Intercultural Exchange;

3. Systems thinking and -transformation

*Conflict transformation, do-no-harm, local ownership; *International social work: gender & violence; violence prevention; *Culture &Power relations; Orientalism; Systems transformation; Theory-U; *Caring communities, community building; empowernment;  *project management, dragon dreaming; *deep ecology;

4. transformative, anti-colonial teaching practice

*Experiential learning formats; *recognition of the inner place from which to facilitate; elicitive approach (from peace education), emergent approach (mindfulness training approach); participatory & critical approach (migration education); *education for sustainable development; * experience-based intercultural summer schools

5. participatory and qualitative social research

*Interpretative and qualitative social research; *Action research, collaborative research; *field research, participant observation; *Art-based research;

6. supervision of theses

*B.A., M.A., PhD; *Research colloquia;

International Social Work Acting in Crises - Attitude matters (AttiMa) 2021 - 2022

The project "International Social Work Acting in Crises - Attitude matters (AttiMa)" facilitates international and academic exchange on Social Work in crisis contexts between THWS, the Modern University for Business & Science (MUBS) in Lebanon and the German Jordanian University (GJU) in Jordan. At the heart of the project is the professional development of international social work, which has to strengthen its awareness of its interconnectednes and has to become more global in mind-set, culturally sensitive and crisis-resilient in the face of global challenges, crises, wars and disasters. 

ifas.thws.de/en/international-social-work-attitude-matters/

Internations Social Work from Crisis to Sustainabiity (ThRIve) 2023 -2025

The project ThRIvE (International Social Work from Crises to Sustainable Futures - Thinking from the Future, Recognizing & Interconnecting in the Past, vital & embodied Empowerment in the Present) is funded by the DAAD and supports and promotes the international and scientific exchange about international social work in crisis contexts. It is based on a collaboration between the Technical University Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) in Germany, the Modern University for Business and Science (MUBS) in Lebanon and the German Jordanian University (GJU) in Jordan. Until 2025, as part of the project, various in presence courses and different blended-learning mobilities are organized and carried out in the trinational cooperation that deal with the topics of international social work, crisis-resilience & sustainability in all three countries. Its aims to bring about new knowings about our interconnectedness and embody this practice. This also includes researching and documenting previously invisible knowledges from social work practice in Lebanon and making that knowledge accessible future social workers and the general public (SWorld).

list of publications

see the publicationlist attached

Dokument(e)

Reich_Publication.pdf

Mtigliedschaften

Mitglied in dem Forschungsverbund „Bayerisches Zentrum für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung“ (BZeFK), ein vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) für vier Jahre gefördertes Regionalcluster der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung unter der Schirmherrschaft von Prof. Dr, Christoph Weller, Universität Augsburg. www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet/philsoz/fakultat/powi-friedens-und-konfliktforschung/forschung-projekte/aktuelle-forschungsprojekte/forschungsbereich-c-deutungskampfe/deutungskaempfe-im-uebergang/

Mitglied im Editorial Board und Gutachterin der Zeitschrift “Quarterly on Refugee Problems – AWR Bulletin (QRP)” mit double-blind Reviewverfahren

Mitglied des Scientific Committee der „MIGRATION STUDIES PH.D. SUMMER SCHOOL (MISSCHO) “Connecting shores, crossing boundaries. Current trends on migration research and methodological challenges"; Mitwirkung in der Summer School im Juli 2021 und 2022 mit dem “Institute for Migration Research, University of Granada (Spain)”

Mitglied des Hochschulnetzwerk Persönlichkeitsbildung „HOPE“ (http://xn--hochschulnetzwerk-persnlichkeitsbildung-r4d.eu/