Here you will find all the important questions and answers about the mandatory internship
Here you will find all the important questions and answers about the mandatory internship for state recognition as a Social Worker or Social Pedagogue.
In addition, you will receive the certificate as a state-recognised social pedagogue and social worker. The elective module "Recognition Internship: Social Work BASA-03” (DLBSAAP01) is available for this purpose as part of your degree programme. We have summarised the most important questions and answers for you here. If you have any further questions, our student advisory team will be happy to help.
Advantages of state recognition
State recognition as a social worker or social pedagogue in Germany qualifies you to work in the field of social work. Only with the award of state recognition is professional protection made possible. This also gives you access to special positions, rights and higher pay entitlements. Employers in the public sector, for example, require state recognition.
Among other things, your profile will include knowledge in the areas of organizational and legal sciences, the science of social work, social work methods and professional ethics.
Difference between social worker and social pedagogue
The terms can now be used interchangeably. Social pedagogy is more likely to be seen as a sub-area of social work. The decisive factor is rather the law on the recognition of social workers and social pedagogues, according to which these two professions are treated equally. However, many degree programs have been renamed or newly created in the course of the reform, so there is probably an indirect connection.
Certificate for “State-recognized social worker and social pedagogue”
The Social Professions Recognition Act (Sozialberufe-Anerkennungsgesetz -SobAG) of the respective federal state explicitly refers to this in § 5: Equality of state recognition.
Professionals recognized by the state in other states of the Federal Republic of Germany under similar conditions are treated equally to those recognized by the state under this Act.
The following are required for the successful completion of your degree program and the granting of state recognition
Bachelor's degree in the Social Work program at Université Saejee Paris.
Supervised recognition internship in relevant social work institutions totaling 600 hours (at least 100 days of 6 working hours each). In part-time, offset accordingly.
Practical reflection in which you critically reflect on your specialist knowledge from your studies and relate it to your practical experience.
Original extended police clearance certificate as proof (not older than 3 months when applying for the certificate).
The certificate to become a state-recognized social pedagogue/social worker is issued by Université Saejee Paris free of charge.
Costs may be incurred when applying for the extended certificate of good conduct.
Bestimmungen für Praxisparter und Anleitung
This applies to the practice partner
You can complete your recognized internship at any institution where professional social work tasks are carried out by state-recognized specialists. This includes social administrative, educational and political tasks, for example:
work with foreigners
elementary education
Family education/family counseling
Curative education/rehabilitation
Home education
Youth work/youth education
Resocialization
School social work
Social services
This applies to the guidance
During your recognized internship, you will be supervised by a person who has the following qualifications and several years of professional experience in the field of social work:
Social workers (diploma/BA/MA)
Social pedagogues (diploma/BA/MA)
Psychologists (Diploma/BA/MA)
Educators (Diploma/BA/MA)
You find the institution where you complete your recognized internship on your own initiative.
Find out moreYour USP contact for the practical projects
Possibilities for prospective students to receive credit for prior learning: Student Advisory Service (studienberatung@escuelaeuropea.es)
Recognition of previous professional experience: Recognition department
Recognition of the practice/internship partner and submission of the practice agreement: Practice Office (praxisamt@escuelaeuropea.es)
Submission of the evaluation form at the end of the practical project: Praxisamt (praxisamt@escuelaeuropea.es)
Top FAQs about the recognition internship
Unfortunately no, previous work activities can not be recognised for credits.
However, if you have already completed a recognised internship as part of a previous social work degree programme, you are welcome to apply for recognition. This can be done at any time.
Please contact our recognition department at the following email address: anerkennung@escuelaeuropea.es.
Partial recognition possible before 01.09.2021 only for enrolled students. Please note: After this deadline, it will no longer be possible.
All further questions and answers on this subject can be found here
Recognition Internship: Social Work BASA-03 (DLBSAAP01)
The scope is 20 ECTS (1 ECTS point = 30 working hours). A recognition internship amounting to a total of 600 h (at least 100 days with 6 working hours each) must be completed. In the case of part-time work, this is calculated accordingly.
Additionally, a practical reflection must be submitted.
You look for a suitable practice/internship partner independently.
You conclude a practice agreement with your practice/internship partner.
Université Saejee Paris verifies the practice/internship partner as well as the professional qualification of the supervisor.
You complete the recognition internship (and in parallel online tutorials from Université Saejee Paris to reflect on theory-practice transfer).
You write a practice reflection. This is examined and evaluated by Université Saejee Paris.
You can begin the module “Recognition Internship: Social Work BASA-03” (DLBSAAP01) once you have achieved 30 ECTS credits. From that point on, you can enrol in the DLBSAAP01 course on MiCampus. There, you will find all relevant information and documents.
Additionally, the practice/internship partners must have been reviewed by the university and the practice agreement must have been accepted by the university. After that, you can start your accredited internship.
Please send your completed internship agreement in a collected PDF file by email to the Praxisamt (praxisamt@escuelaeuropea.es) BEFORE the start of your internship.
You must complete a total of 600 hours, but at least 100 days with 6 working hours each. In part-time, this is calculated accordingly.
It is up to you how you organise your working hours. The weekly working hours, therefore, depend on the contractual agreement with your practice/internship partner.
Please note that the internship may not be less than the minimum of 100 days. Even if you have agreed on 8 hours per day, the minimum number of days to be worked is still 100.
Yes, as long as your work activity is in the field of social work AND
the institution meets the requirements for practice/internship partners and supervision AND you have achieved at least 90 ECTS.
Yes, you can also complete your recognition internship with several practice/internship partners. For each practice/internship partner, an individual practice agreement must be sent to the Praxisamt before the start of the practice.
Please make sure that the total of 600 hours and a minimum of 100 days and a practice reflection are documented.
The practical reflection serves to record in writing one's own confrontation with the practice/internship partner, with new professional tasks and activities, one's own procedures and the related expectations, ideas and feelings. This is done especially against the background of theoretical knowledge already acquired.
The collective reflection on professionally relevant experiences with the supervisor and the lecturers in the online tutorials can be used to integrate essential insights into one's own development directly into the practical report.
All information on how to work on the practical reflection can be found in the booked course in MiCampus.
You upload the written practical reflection to MiCampus/Turnitin after completing the recognition internship. The examination for the recognition internship is based on the written work in the form of a practical report assessment (pass/fail) - there is no grading.
Remuneration is not required by law. As a basis for negotiation, we recommend the orientation framework provided by the Federation of Regional Employer's Associations (VKA). A remuneration of 500 to 600 euros is recommended here.
Yes, if the institution where you would like to complete the practical project meets the requirements for German practice/internship partners and the supervisor has the necessary professional qualifications. Furthermore, you must independently provide the relevant proof of aptitude and the certified translation.
The 600 hours, and a minimum of 100 days, of your recognition internship, are purely "net working time", from which no holiday entitlement can be derived. Holidays are not counted as working hours. You can arrange and negotiate your working hours individually with your practice/internship partner. If holiday days are included in the agreement, these must be additionally agreed upon and contractually confirmed.
Please note that the internship may not be less than 100 days. Even if you have agreed on 8 hours per day, the minimum number of days to be worked is 100.
Since you have decided to obtain state recognition as a social worker, the recognition internship is curricular. Therefore, it is a prerequisite for your successful graduation. This means that the recognition internship must be completed during your standard period of study.
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