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Diversity@ZHAW - Veröffentlicht am 14. November 2017 von renu- Die zunehmend ambivalente gesellschaftliche Situation zwischen Selbstverständlichkeit und Akzeptanz unterschiedlicher Lebensformen und zugleich Diskriminierung bis zur psychischen und physischen Gewalt gegenüber Menschen, deren Lebensgestaltung nicht heteronormativen Vorstellungen entspricht, führten uns zur Frage, ob es an der der ZHAW einen ungedeckten Bedarf an Peer-Unterstützung und Angeboten der Organisation gibt. Dr. Annette Kahlen, Leiterin der Stabsstelle Diversity ...
Ventureacademy - Veröffentlicht am 22. August 2016 von webict- Welcome to ZHAW Blogs. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 15. Juli 2016 von chip- It has been 14 days filled with learning, cultural exchange, and fun. We started our adventures on Monday, July 4th by meeting each other, taking a walking tour of Zurich, and enjoying a welcome dinner. Since that time, we have visited a drop in center, met with the police, learned about asylum seekers, heard the ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 14. Juli 2016 von chip- Today was another busy day of learning about social welfare agencies in Zurich. We started our journey bright and early at the Public Juvenile Prosecution Office in the Canton of St. Gallen. Here we learned about the Juvenile Court System in Switzerland through a presentation by Catherine. The Juvenile Criminal Law Act of Switzerland seeks ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 13. Juli 2016 von chip-
We started the day off at the community project of Pro Senectute, known as Rellsten-Zopf-Oberleimbach, where we learned about elderly integration and how they integrate with the community around them. Ruedi and Soraja mentioned some of the opportunities they provide for the residents that participate in the program – knitting classes, language classes, gardening, etc. ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 12. Juli 2016 von chip- Today we had presentations and discussed about conceptions and reasons of poverty, about social welfare in the job market and about other services to the poor in the US and in Switzerland. In the afternoon we took a guided tour of the city with a man named Hanspeter, who works for an organization called Surprise. ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 11. Juli 2016 von chip-
We started the week by visiting the Social Services for the City of Zurich agency. After meeting Raphael Gägauf, a team leader and supervisor of the agency, we learned about the child welfare in Switzerland. The presentation covered the services that this agency provides for families in need. Some of these services include: mother and ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 8. Juli 2016 von chip-
Today we visited the drop-in center for individuals in Lucerne who get heroin as a necessary medical intervention to keep them from over dosing and dying. In 1991, as a continued response to the drug problem occurring in public spaces, Switzerland added a 4th pillar, harm reduction, to their strategies for addressing drug use (the ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 7. Juli 2016 von chip-
In the morning our group visited the institution for social insurances (SVA), office of invalidity insurance (IV-Stelle). The institute provides assistance to persons who can no longer work due to disability either physical or mental health. The agency is in the first pillar of the three pillar concept. It was interesting that this agency provides ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 6. Juli 2016 von kouw- The AOZ (Fachorganisation in Migrations - und Intergratunsbereich) is a refugee transit center that opened in 1991 and can house up to 215 people. As of now the number of refugees that are housed is low (around 75 as of July 6th). Men, women, children, and families come here to gain better opportunities. The ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 4. Juli 2016 von kouw- It was the first day of class and I thought that it went quite well. We were given an overview by Uwe of what to expect for the next two weeks and then there were introductions of faculty from both institutions. Students met in smalls groups and were given a series of questions to help ...
International Social Work Exchange Dayton - Zurich - Veröffentlicht am 5. Juli 2016 von kouw- One of the issues that we as American students found as really different was the fact that people can occupy a house that is not theirs. The government does not deprive them of things like water or electricity. Although this may seem to be inappropriate, it also provides us with a different perspective where the ...
