About the person
Teaching and research focus
- Impact orientation of social work
- Economization of social work
- Social management and social economy
- Inclusion and participation of people with disabilities
- Quality and effectiveness of integration assistance
- Consequences of globalization and post-colonialization and challenges for international social work
Consultation hour
Consultation appointments can be arranged at short notice by e-mail and then take place in person, by telephone or by video conference
Jean-Paul SartrePerhaps there are better times, but this is ours
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- In South Africa: Learning to understand the Global South(Opens in a new tab)
- Orphans develop animated film - university supports prevention project(Opens in a new tab)
- New edition of the FH Dortmund Corona coloring book(Opens in a new tab)
Research
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
| Time period | Project information |
|---|---|
| 01/2023-12/2026 | Global Transformation and Social Work Practice (GTaSWP). Project in cooperation with the University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Johannesburg and Midland State University Harare (DAAD, BMZ).(Opens in a new tab) (Cooperation: Dorothée Boecker ) |
| 09/2023-06/2026 | Scientific monitoring of the project "Education, Business Studies, Work in the Neighborhood (BIWAQ). In cooperation with the City of Hagen, Caritasverband Hagen e.V. and Diakonie Mark-Ruhr (ESF Plus, BMWSB). (Collaboration: Sina Levenig) |
| 01/2023-12/2025 | Evaluation of the project "Careleaver". Project in cooperation with Grünbau GmbH Dortmund. (Collaboration: Sina Levenig) |
| 01/2023-12/2025 | Evaluation of the project "Lernen neu Denken" . Project in cooperation with the Dortmund Foundation and the City of Dortmund - Regional Education Office.(Opens in a new tab) (Collaboration: Sina Levenig, Romina Maillaro) |
Completed research projects
| Time period | Project information |
|---|---|
| 09/2022- 12/2023 |
Preliminary study on the development of a participatory research design to record the participation of people on the autism spectrum with learning difficulties. Project at Faculty 08 (internal university research funding) in cooperation with Fachhochschule Dortmund, Autismus Landesverband NRW e.V., Autismus Ostwestfalen_Lippe e.V., Autismus Mühlheim Duisburg Wesel e.V., Autismus Dortmund und Umgebung e.V. (Collaboration: Clarissa Jede) |
| 01/2020- 12/2023 |
The proof of effectiveness and the paradigm of person-centeredness in the Federal Participation Act. Project at Faculty 08 (internal university research funding).(Opens in a new tab) (Collaboration: Moritz Bock, Sina-Marie Levenig) |
| 09/2019- 08/2023 |
Possibilities and limits of inclusion of people with disabilities in the primary labor market. An analysis of potential conditions for success. Project in cooperation with Dr. Ausbüttel & Co. GmbH. (Collaboration: Moritz Bock) |
| 01/2019-12/2022 | Internationalization for Building Competences (IFBC). Project in cooperation with the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the University of Johannesburg DAAD, BMZ). (Cooperation: Karoline Brützel(Opens in a new tab) ) |
| 07/2021-12/2022 | Evaluation of the project "Implementation of the action plan against addiction NRW". Project in cooperation with AWO Münsterland-Recklinghausen and AWO im Kreis Coesfeld as well as LWL-Universitätsklinik Hamm and LWL Klinik Marl-Sinsen (MAGS NRW).(Opens in a new tab) (Collaboration: Sina-Marie Levenig, Anna Kriesel) |
| 03/2018- 06/2022 |
The psycho-social, economic experiences and coping strategies of single parents in formal employment: A comparative analysis of Germany and South Africa. Project in cooperation with the University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Johannesburg. |
| 01/2021- 12/2021 |
Evaluation of the project Digitalization in Vocational Integration of the Caritas Association Hagen e.V . (Collaboration: Sina-Marie Levenig) |
| 04/2020-03/2021 | Evaluation of the project RuhrstadtTRÄUMER 2.0. project (MitOst e.V., Dr. Ausbüttel & Co. GmbH, Stiftung Neue Zukunft, Ruhr-Konferenz).(Opens in a new tab) (Collaboration: Sina-Marie Levenig) |
| 04/2019- 12/2019 |
Evaluation of the project RuhrstadtTRÄUMER. Project (MitOst e.V., Dr. Ausbüttel & Co. GmbH, Stiftung Neue Zukunft)(Opens in a new tab) (Collaboration: Sina-Marie Levenig) |
| 09/2019- 12/2019 |
Analysis of accessibility in the city of Herdecke. Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with the City of Herdecke.(Opens in a new tab) |
| 10/2018- 07/2019 |
Living situations of older people in Hagen's districts Helfe and Dahl on behalf of the city of Hagen. Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with the City of Hagen.(Opens in a new tab) |
| 10/2018- 07/2019 |
User survey for the areas of leisure, housing and violence prevention in facilities of the Caritasverband Hagen e.V. Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with the Caritasverband Hagen e.V. |
| 10/2017- 12/2018 |
Participation of people with disabilities in changing times using the example of the city of Hagen. Project at Faculty 08 (MKFFI, internal university teaching support) in cooperation with Caritasverband Hagen e.V., City of Hagen, Vombecker - Büro für Gestaltung.(Opens in a new tab) |
| 10/2016- 07/2017 |
Development of a concept for "accompanied parenthood" for people with disabilities. Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with the Youth Welfare Office of the City of Hagen, Caritasverband Hagen e.V. |
| 10/2016- 07/2017 |
User analysis in a youth welfare facility - Veringsmühle. Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe. |
| 10/2016- 07/2017 |
Quantitative social space analysis of the Altenhagen neighborhood . Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with the City of Hagen, Caritasverband Hagen e.V. |
| 10/2016- 07/2017 |
Recognition of qualification steps of the WfbM - St. Laurentius in Hagen. Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with Caritasverband Hagen e.V., Südwestfälische Industrie- und Handelskammer (SIHK). |
| 10/2015- 06/2016 |
Qualitative social space analysis of the Altenhagen neighborhood on behalf of the Conference for Ageing and Care of the City of Hagen. Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with Caritasverband Hagen e.V., City of Hagen. |
| 10/2015- 06/2016 |
Development of a current participation ordinance for the workshops for people with disabilities, St. Laurentius and Crela in Hagen. Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with the Caritasverband Hagen e.V. |
| 10/2015- 06/2016 |
Analysis of the political participation opportunities of people with disabilities in political committees of the city of Hagen . Project at Faculty 08 in cooperation with the AG-Partizipation of the city of Hagen. |
Conferences, workshops & exhibitions
Specialist days
Workshops & Symposia
Exhibitions
Curriculum Vitae
Higher education
2010-2014
Doctorate at the TU-Dortmund.
Title of the dissertation: "Success in social work in the field of micropolitical conflicts of interest".
2006-2007
Master's degree - Social Management at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. Degree: Master of Arts.
Title of Master's thesis: "Customer Relationship Management and Stakeholder Relationship Management as a marketing strategy for small and medium-sized development aid organizations".
2000-2003
Studies - Social Management at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. Degree: Diplom Sozialwirt.
Title of thesis: "Employee motivation and its consequences for leadership behavior in non-profit organizations".
1994-1998
Studied social work at the Fachhochschule Dortmund. Degree: Diploma in Social Work.
Title of diploma thesis: "Effects of the bioethical discussion on the social treatment of disability and its evaluation".
Professional career
Since09/2021
Appointment as a Research Associate at the Department of Social Work at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Since 09/2020
Vice Dean in the Faculty of Applied Social Studies at the Fachhochschule Dortmund
Since 09/2015
Appointment to the Professorship of Social Management/ Impact Orientation of Social Work in the Faculty of Applied Social Studies at Fachhochschule Dortmund
02/2015-08/2015
Head of the "Disability Care" faculty at the Caritas Association in Hagen
03/2009-08/2015
Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at Fachhochschule Dortmund - 4-6 SWS
08/2007-01/2015
Deputy facility manager and quality officer at Liborius Haus, Caritasverband Hagen. Main areas of responsibility:
- Since 2013: In close cooperation with the board of the Caritas Association Hagen - development of social space-related housing structures (conversion, expansion and new construction) for people with disabilities
- Since 2009: Conceptual reorientation of the concept towards person-centered assistance and inclusive lifestyles
- Since 2007: Participation in the development and expansion of a quality management system for the faculty of the Caritas Association for the Disabled in Hagen
02/1998-07/2007
Graduate social worker at Liborius Haus, residential home for mentally ill people, Caritas Association Hagen. Main tasks:
- 2003-2006: Development and implementation of a comprehensive support needs assessment, planning and documentation system
- 2000-2003: Implementation of day-structuring measures for mentally ill people in the core facility
- 1998-2000: Conceptual preparation and implementation of the establishment of 6 external residential groups for mentally ill people in Hagen
1993-1994
Community service at the Caritas Association in Hagen. Boarding school for late repatriates from Eastern Europe
1990-1993
A-levels at the Albrecht Dürer Gymnasium in Hagen
Board activities, memberships and cooperations
Since 2020
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Caritas Association in Hagen
Since 2018
Editorial board member of the journal Disability and International Development
2017-2023
Member of the Board of Disability and Development Cooperation e.V. (bezev)
Since 2016
Member of the Supervisory Board of the Caritas Association in Hagen
Since 2013
Member of the Federal Working Group for Social Management / Social Economy e.V.
Since 2008
Founding member of the Sinothando Community Based Organization. Supporting association of the health center in South Africa
Since 2006
Member of the Foundation Network for Development Aid of the Georg Kraus Foundation in Hagen
Since 2005
Founding member of the Siyabathanda Community Based Organization, sponsoring association of the Don Bosco orphanage in South Africa
Since 2005
Honorary member of the South African Scout Movement - South African Scout Association in Durban
Since 2003
Founding member and board member of Entwicklungshilfe Don Bosco e.V. in Hagen
Other activities
Since 2003
Founding member and board member of Entwicklungshilfe Don Bosco e.V. (www.entwicklungshilfe-donbosco.de)(Opens in a new tab) . Supervision of various development aid projects in southern Africa. Current projects:
- Construction and sustainable care of an orphanage with a total of 38 children and young people near Durban, South Africa
- Start-up funding for the establishment of an inpatient hospice and health center for dying people and people in need of care in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
- Conceptual preparations for the establishment of an HIV prevention center in Durban, with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and local foundation partners in South Africa
1992-2004
Board member of the Don Bosco scout tribe, the German Scout Association of St. George in Hagen Dahl
Publications
Monographs and editorship
Boecker, Michael/Weber, Michael (ed.)(2023): The Federal Participation Act (BTHG) and its consequences. Person-centeredness and proof of effectiveness as new parameters in integration assistance for people with disabilities. ISBN: 978-3-8487-8130-0.
Boecker, Michael/Fellmeden, Tim/Lemanscheck, Vanessa (eds.)(2023): Discrimination through institutional racism. Explanatory cards on the topic. ISBN: 978-3-00-077267-2.
Boecker, Michael/Maillaro, Romina (2022): Why is the leadership of social organizations male? An investigation by Michael Boecker and Romina Maillaro. Soziale Arbeit Kontrovers, Volume 28. ISBN: 978-3-7841-3558-8.
Boecker, Michael/Wöhrle, Armin/Brandl, Paul/Grunwald, Klaus/Kolhoff, Ludger/Noll, Sebastian/Ribbeck, Jochen/Sagmeister, Monika (eds.)(2021): Quality management - quality development. ISBN: 978-3-8487-7884-3.
Boecker, Michael/Weber, Michael (2021): How can the effectiveness of integration assistance be measured? Social science suggestions by Michael Boecker and Michael Weber. Social Work Controversy, Volume 26. ISBN: 978-3-7841-3405-5.
Boecker, Michael/Arias Meneses, Pablo (eds.)(2021): Disability through the ages. Persecution and discrimination of people with disabilities in Hagen.
ISBN 978-3-00-068149-3.
Boecker, Michael/Mthembu, Maud/Raniga, Tanusha (2021): Uhambo Lwami. Ngesikhathi seKhovithi (my journey with Covid-19). ISBN 978-1-86840-607-4.
Boecker, Michael (2015): Success in social work. In the field of tension of micropolitical conflicts of interest. ISBN 978-3-658-07346-6.
Journal articles & contributions to anthologies
Boecker, Michael/Mthembu, N. Maud/Raniga, Tanusha (2023): The value of using a storybook to protect the psychological health of children during COVID-19 in resource limited communities in South Africa. In: Social Work & Social Science Review, Vol 24, p. 1-18. (peer review)
Boecker, Michael/Maillaro, Romina (2023): Gender gap in the social economy. Why the management floors of social organizations are in the hands of men. In: Social Economy, Journal for Managers in Social Enterprises, 33 Vol. 06/2013, pp. 32-35.
Boecker, Michael (2023): Impact and effectiveness of the Federal Participation Act (BTHG) and the challenges for the further development of inclusive child and youth welfare. A critical review. In: Kieslinger, Daniel/Owsianowski, Judith (eds.): Inklusive Kinder- und Jugendhilfe. Financing, organizational development, quality, pp. 311-327.
Boecker, Michael (2023): Werkstättenverordnung. [online]. socialnet Lexikon, Bonn.
Boecker, Michael/Bresler, Kira (2023): The help plan procedure in youth welfare in the field of tension between impact measurement and divergence of interests. In: Theory and Practice of Social Work, 74 Vol. 1/2023, pp. 26-34.
Boecker, Michael (2023): Violence prevention in WfbM. Raising awareness is the most important step. In: Clear course. The online magazine for vocational participation.
Boecker, Michael (2023): De-institutionalization and person-centredness as a challenge for the profession of social work. The reconfiguration of the socio-legal triangle. In: Boecker, Michael/Weber, Michael (eds.): The Federal Participation Act (BTHG) and its consequences. Person-centeredness and proof of effectiveness as new parameters in integration assistance for people with disabilities, pp. 243-256.
Boecker, Michael/Weber, Michael (2023): On the status of the discussion on impact(s) and person-centeredness in social work and integration assistance. In: Boecker, Michael/Weber, Michael (eds.): The Federal Participation Act (BTHG) and its consequences. Person-centeredness and proof of effectiveness as new parameters in integration assistance for people with disabilities, pp. 17-32.
Boecker, Michael (2022): Inclusion of people with disabilities is a human right. In: CaritaZ, issue 2/2022, p. 3.
Boecker, Michael (2021): From quality management to impact orientation. In: Wöhrle, Armin/Boecker, Michael/Brandl, Paul/Grunwald, Klaus/Kolhoff, Ludger/Noll, Sebastian/Ribbeck, Jochen/Sagmeister, Monika (eds.): Qualitätsmanagement - Qualitätsentwicklung, pp. 143-168.
Boecker, Michael (2021): The Social and Cultural Construction of Disability in the Global South. In: Disability and International Development, Issue 1/2021, p. 18-22. (peer review)
Boecker, Michael/Weber, Michael (2021): The impact discourse in social work in the field of tension between normative interest politics. In: Werkstatt:Dialog, issue 2/2021, pp. 26-29.
Boecker, Michael/Raniga, Tanusha/Mthembu, Maud (2021): Single Mothers in South Africa and Germany in Formal Employment Contexts. A Case Study on the Relationship between Education, the Re-conceptualization of the Role of Women and the Influence of Social Networks. In: Open Gender Journal (2021), pp. 1-19. (peer review)
Boecker, Michael & Grewe, Sarah (2020): Women in leadership positions in social work. A justice profession in the hands of men . In: Forum Sozial, Issue 3/2020, pp. 46-52.
Boecker, Michael (2020): Disability in the Global South . In: Hartwig, Susanne (ed.): Behinderung. Handbook of cultural studies, pp. 187-190.
Boecker, Michael & Münzer, Melanie (2020): The influence of awarding and tendering on the provision of social services . In: NDV, Issue 6/2020, pp. 273-279.
Boecker, Michael & Weber, Michael (2019): Making the impact of social work measurable. A critical review . In: Blätter der Wohlfahrtspflege, issue 6/2019, pp. 229-235.
Boecker, Michael/Raniga, Tanusha/Mthembu, Maud (2019): Single mothers employed in the formal work sector in Germany and South Africa . In: Social Work/Maatskaplikewerk, 55(4), pp. 379-390. (peer review)
Boecker, Michael (2019): Workshop for people with disabilities [online]. socialnet Lexikon, Bonn.
Boecker, Michael (2019): Afterword to Forgotten Victims. Nazi euthanasia in Hagen . In: Hagener Geschichtsverein (ed.): Forgotten victims. Nazi euthanasia in Hagen, pp. 92-95.
Boecker, Michael & Weber, Michael (2018): Bedarf, Steuerung, Wirkung - zur Gestaltbarkeit sozialer Leistungserbringung im Dreiecksverhältnis . In: Archiv für Wissenschaft und Praxis der sozialen Arbeit, Issue 3/2018, pp. 4-17.
Boecker, Michael (2018): Participation of people with disabilities under neoliberal production conditions. A critical reflection on structural exclusion with recourse to Bourdieu's construction of social space . In: Teilhabe Jg. 57, Heft 2/2018, pp. 78-84.
Boecker, Michael (2018): Organizations & management in social work: everyday action for change . In: Social Work Education, DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2018.1441602
Boecker, Michael (2016): Making the added value of social work measurable . In: Sozialwirtschaft, Zeitschrift für Führungskräfte in sozialen Unternehmungen, Vol. 26, Issue 06/2016, pp. 10-12.
Boecker, Michael (2014): Machtpoker geht auf Kosten der Behinderten . In: neue caritas, 115 Jg., Heft 14, July 2014, p. 24-27.
Boecker, Michael (2014): On the utility of a micropolitical theory for social work. Rationality, power and games of intermediary actors . In: Theorie und Praxis der Sozialen Arbeit, 65 Jg., Heft 3/2014, S. 180-185.
Reviews
Michael Boecker: Review of: Klaus Grunwald, Andreas Langer (eds.): Sozialwirtschaft. Handbook for science and practice. Nomos Verlag (Baden-Baden) 2018. ISBN 978-3-8487-3599-0. In: Teilhabe vol. 58, issue 4/2019.
Michael Boecker: Review from 29.11.2018 to: Monika Burmester, Norbert Wohlfahrt: Why measure the impact of social work? A forensic investigation by Monika Burmester and Norbert Wohlfahrt. Lambertus Verlag GmbH (Freiburg) 2018. ISBN 978-3-7841-3077-4. Series: Soziale Arbeit kontrovers - 18. In: socialnet Rezensionen, ISSN 2190-9245, https://www.socialnet.de/rezensionen/24760.php (07.12.2018).
Michael Boecker: Review from 20.12.2017 to: Mirko Eikötter: Inklusion und Arbeit. Zwischen Rechts- und Ermessensanspruch: Rechte und Leistungen zur Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben von Menschen mit Behinderungen nach Inkrafttreten der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention in Deutschland. Beltz Juventa (Weinheim and Basel) 2017. ISBN 978-3-7799-3702-9. In: socialnet Rezensionen, ISSN 2190-9245, https://www.socialnet.de/rezensionen/22767.php (07.12.2018).
Michael Boecker: Review from 23.06.2017 to: Mario Schreiner: Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben. The workshop for disabled people from the employees' perspective. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Wiesbaden) 2017. ISBN 978-3-658-16918-3. In: socialnet Rezensionen, ISSN 2190-9245, https://www.socialnet.de/rezensionen/22483.php (07.12.2018).
Lectures/speeches/poster
Boecker, M./Boecker, D. (2024): Discrimination, racism and colonialism. A critical reflection and sensitization of one's own views. Lecture and workshop at the Federal Conference of the German Scout Association St. Georg on 24.02.2024, Westernohe.
Boecker, M./Levenig, S. M./Bock, M. (2023): Umsetzung BTHG/Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben - Erste empirische Ergebnisse einer bundesweiten Studie. Presentation at the digital symposium of the Federal Working Group for Social Management/Social Economy on 17.11.2023 at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences.
Boecker, M. (2023): Project setup southern Africa - Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. SDG partnerships with countries of the Global South. Presentation at the international day of the Fachhochschule Dortmund on 03.11.2023, Dortmund
Boecker, M./Noack, M.(Lecturer)/Krüger-Rosenke, L./Levenig, S. M./Hagenbrock, M. (2023): Vernetzte Suchthilfe Jugend - Unterstützung suchtkranker Jugendlicher (und ihrer Angehöriger) durch Kooperation zwischen Suchtberatung und kinder- und jugendpsychiatrischer Behandlung. Presentation at the German Addiction Congress on 19.09.2023, Berlin.
Boecker, M. (2023): Importance of International Social Work in a Global Society. Lecture on 24.07.2023 at the international symposium "Human Rights, the Sustainable Development Goals and Social Work Practice in Germany and Africa", at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Boecker, M./Maillaro R. (2023): Does social work have a justice problem? Why the leadership of social organizations is in the hands of men. Book discussion on 13.07.2023 at the event "Hochschule vor Ort" of the Nordstadtgalerie, Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2023): Conflict management - Or "Why conflicts are unavoidable". Lecture and workshop on 04.07.2023 at the NGO-Lernwerkstatt - Dr. Ausbüttel & Co GmbH, Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2023): How can the effectiveness of integration assistance be measured? A critical stocktaking with reference to the actors of the socio-legal triangle. Presentation on 28.03.3023 at the digital symposium of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel.
Boecker, M./Finnemann, J./Huppert, C./Jede, C. (2023): Participatory research with people on the autism spectrum and with complex disabilities? Poster presentation at the 14th Scientific Conference Autism Spectrum (WTAS) on 16.03.2023 in Freiburg.
Boecker, M./Finnemann, J./Huppert, C./Jede, C. (2023): Participatory research with people on the autism spectrum and complex disabilities (TeMA spectrum). Reflections and search movements on planning-relevant aspects. Poster presentation at the 7th Berlin Workshop on Participatory Research on 03.03.2023.
Boecker, M. (2023): Social Work in Germany. A quick and incomplete introduction in terms of historical backrounds and common psycho-social challenges. Lecture on 23.02.2023 at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Boecker, M. (2023): How can the effectiveness of integration assistance be measured? Challenges, topics and areas of tension using the example of working with people with mental illness. Lecture on 09.02.2023 at the digital training of the Gesellschaft zur Förderung psychisch Kranker mbh, Offenburg.
Boecker, M. (2022):
Impact and effectiveness in integration assistance - a critical review and an outlook for practice.
Presentation on 25.11.2022 at the network conference for controllers and managers from the areas of SGB VIII, IX and XII, of the German Association for Public and Private Welfare, Hanover.
Boecker, M. (2022):
Social Work in Germany. A quick and incomplete introduction.
Lecture on 12.11.2022 at the International Fall School in Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2022):
Does social work have a justice problem. Why the leadership of social organizations is in the hands of men.
Lecture on 20.10.2022 at the 3rd Future Forum Social Work in Berlin.
Boecker, M. (2022):
The Great Transformation in the Nexus of Sustainability.
Lecture on 18.08.2022 at the 2nd International Workshop "Consequences of globalization and implications for social work practice in Germany and Africa" at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Boecker, M. (2022):
Making the effects of social work measurable - A critical review using the example of workshops for people with disabilities.
Presentation on 01.06.2022 at the Werkstätten:Tag 2022 of the Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen in Saarbrücken.
Boecker, M. (2022):
Social science analyses and suggestions for systematizing effectiveness and impact in integration assistance.
Presentation on 29.04.2022 at the BeBinar "Wirkung und Wirksamkeit in der Eingliederungshilfe" of the Bundesverband evangelische Behindertenhilfe, Berlin.
Boecker, M. (2022):
How can the effectiveness of integration assistance be measured?
Presentation on 29.03.2022 at the digital impulse time "Diskurs zur Wirkung" with providers of homeless assistance in Lower Saxony.
Boecker, M. (2022):
The challenge of Social Work practice between individual support and social responsibility.
Speech on 04.02.2022 on the occasion of the digital launch of the animated film"Uhambo Lwami(Opens in a new tab) " on COVID-19 prevention at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa).
Boecker, M. (2021):
Social science suggestions for measuring effectiveness in integration assistance.
Presentation on 14.12.2021 at the digital event "Wirkung und Wirksamkeit in der Eingliederungshilfe" of the Deutscher Verein für öffentliche und private Fürsorge e.V., Berlin.
Boecker, M. (2021):
100 years of the Caritas Association in Hagen - Faith, Love, Hope - Challenges of independent welfare work.
Speech on the occasion of the ceremony"100 years Caritas Association in Hagen(Opens in a new tab) " on 05.10.2021 in Hagen.
Boecker, M./Weber, M.(2021):
Impact monitoring and effectiveness analyses in integration assistance - social science comments.
Dialogue discussion on 14.09.2021 as part of the symposium"Wirkungen Wirksamkeit im BTHG - Eine kritische Reflexion mit Blick über den Tellerrand(Opens in a new tab) " at the Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2021):
Disability in the course of time. Persecution and discrimination of people with disabilities in Hagen.
Speech on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition"Behinderung im Wandel der Zeit(Opens in a new tab) " on 23.08.2021 in Hagen.
Boecker, M. (2021):
The impact discourse in the BTHG - A professional-political reflection.
Lecture on 24.03.2021 at the digital symposium of the Alice Salomon University "Bundesteilhabegesetz (BTHG) und Soziale Arbeit - Wie kann Teilhabe möglich werden?"(Opens in a new tab) Berlin.
Boecker, M. (2020):
Impact vs. effectiveness - The practice between standardization and individual cases.
Lecture on 08.11.2020 at the Future Forum for Social Work in Berlin.
Boecker, M./Boecker D. (2019):
Sustainable development cooperation using the example of Siyabathanda Childrens Home Don Bosco.
Presentation on 13.12.2019 as part of the workshop "Consequences of globalization and implications for social work practice in Germany and Africa(Opens in a new tab) " at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M./Raniga, T./Mthembu, M. (2019):
Single Mothers in South Africa and Germany.
Lecture on 09.12.2019 as part of the workshop "Consequences of globalization and implications for social work practice in Germany and Africa(Opens in a new tab) " at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2019):
Effectiveness monitoring in integration assistance. A stocktaking.
Lecture on 18.11.2019 as part of the Herford Psychiatry Days in Herford.
Boecker, M. (2019):
Making the effects of social work measurable. Opportunities, risks and areas of tension of the current impact orientation in social and health care.
Lecture and workshop on 14.11.2019 at the network meeting - NGO exchange, Dr. Ausbüttel & Co GmbH in Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2019):
Economic Experiences and Sustainable Livelihoods of Single Mothers Employed in the Formal Work Sector in Germany and South Africa.
Lecture on 26.09.2019 as part of the international "Autumn Course": Cosmopolitan Worlds - Research in the Nexus of Universalism, Nation and the Reality of Being a Refugee at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2019):
Who or what works in social psychiatry? Opportunities, risks and areas of tension of the current impact orientation in the Federal Participation Act.
Lecture and workshop on 19/20.09.2019 at the community psychiatric center of the Kontakt- und Krisenhilfe (KuK) im Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis e.V.
Mthembu, M./Raniga, T./Boecker, M. (2019):
Invisible and Visible Helpers in Negotiating Child Parenting by Single Mothers: A Comparative Analysis of South Africa and Germany.
Presentation on 16.09.2019 at the International Research Conference on Social Work (ICSW) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Raniga, T./Boecker, M./Mthembu, M. (2019):
Formal Sector Employment, Economic Capital and Human Capacity Development: Voices of Single Mothers from South Africa and Germany.
Presentation on 16.09.2019 at the International Research Conference on Social Work (ICSW) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Boecker, M. (2019):
Who am I and if so, how many? De-institutionalization and person-centredness as a challenge for social work.
Lecture on 05.09.2019 as part of the symposium "Who am I and if so, how many (R. D. Precht). On person-centeredness in the Federal Participation Act(Opens in a new tab) " at the Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2019):
Effects and effectiveness (in) integration assistance. Challenges, risks and opportunities for workshops for people with disabilities.
Keynote speech on 12.07.2019 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Caritas workshops for people with disabilities in Hagen.
Boecker, M. (2019):
Forgotten victims. Nazi euthanasia in Hagen.
Lecture on 23.05.2019 as part of the book exhibition of the Hagen History Association in the Johanniskirche in Hagen.
Boecker, M. (2019):
Making effects visible in integration assistance. A critical review using the example of workshops for people with disabilities.
Lecture on 17.05.2019 as part of the general meeting of the Conference of Caritas Workshops for Disabled People in NRW and Lower Saxony at AlexTagwerk Dülmen.
Boecker, M. (2018):
Job references in law and practice.
Lecture and workshop on 15.11.2018 at the Zentrum für Fortbildung der Stadt Duisburg.
Boecker, M. (2018):
Opportunities, possibilities and limits of the effectiveness discourse. A professional theoretical consideration.
Lecture on 20.09.2018 as part of the symposium "Making effects visible in integration assistance(Opens in a new tab) " at the Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2018):
Effectiveness of family education - opportunities, risks and factors of effective educational programs.
Lecture and workshop on 05.09.2018 at the family education center in Mainz.
Boecker, M. (2018):
On the participation situation of people with disabilities in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Lecture on 29.06.2018 at the opening of the exhibition "Behinderung im Wandel der Zeit(Opens in a new tab) " at the Emil-Schumacher Museum in Hagen.
Raniga, T./Boecker, M./Boecker, D. (2018):
Appreciating an economic project led by women in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lecture on 14.09.2018 at the Reichenbach Gymnasium in Ennepetal.
Mthembu, M./Boecker, M./Boecker, D. (2018):
Reflections about children in Schools within the South African context.
Lecture on 10.09.2018 at the St. Jacobus Secondary School in Breckerfeld.
Boecker, M. (2018):
Conflict management - an introduction.
Lecture and workshop on 11.04.2018 as part of the qualification of the Family Support Service of the Caritas Association in Hagen.
Raniga, T./Mthembu, M./Boecker, M. (2017):
Psycho-social and economic experiences of single mothers in Mayville in KwaZulu-Natal.
Presentation on 16.10.2017 at the 9th International Week of the Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2017):
Writing and evaluating job references - A challenge - also for practice supervisors.
Lecture and workshop on 27.09.2017 at the 8th meeting with social work practice supervisors at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2017):
Social work at the other end of the world. The situation of single mothers in Durban (South Africa).
Presentation on 27.09.2017 at the 8th meeting with social work practice instructors at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2017):
Political participation of people with disabilities - Article 29 UN CRPD.
Lecture on 15.09.2017 at the kick-off event of the Participation Working Group at the Crela workshop of the Caritas Association in Hagen.
Raniga, T./Mthembu, M./Boecker, M. (2016):
Family resilience in low income communities.
Presentation on 26.10.2016 at the 8th International Week of the Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2016):
Writing and evaluating job references - A challenge - also for practice supervisors.
Lecture and workshop on 29.06.2016 at the 7th meeting with social work practice supervisors at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Boecker, M./Boecker, D. (2015):
Important instruments for impact measurement and criteria for their selection.
Lecture and workshop on 19.05.2015 at the annual conference of the Catholic Federal Working Group for Family Education Institutions in Essen.
Boecker, M. (2015):
Effectiveness and quality of family education as a social service.
Lecture on 18.05.2015 at the annual conference of the Catholic Federal Working Group for Family Education Institutions in Essen.
Boecker, M (2014):
Success in social work in the field of tension of micropolitical conflicts of interest. A qualitative study using the example of integration assistance for disabled people according to §§ 53ff. of SGB XII.
Lecture on 09.07.2014 at the Technical University of Dortmund.
Boecker, M. (2013):
Expert survey on the Housing and Participation Act (WTG) and the Elderly Care Act (APG) North Rhine-Westphalia.
Public hearing on 12.09.2013 of the Committee for Labor, Health and Social Affairs of the NRW State Parliament on the GEPA-NRW in Düsseldorf.
Boecker, M. (2012):
Day-structuring support for mentally ill people. Results of an evaluation project.
Presentation on 15.11.2012 at the symposium "Social Psychiatry" of the Diözesancaritasverband in Soest.
Boecker, M./Boecker, D. (2012):
Health system and hospice work in southern Africa - The development of a health center in KwaZulu-Natal.
Presentation on 17.10.2012 at the annual meeting of employees of the outpatient hospice services of Caritas and Diakonie in Hagen.
Boecker, M./Boecker, D. (2012):
The establishment of civic structures in southern Africa using the example of the Don Bosco orphanage.
Lecture on 22.04.2012 at the club evening of the Lions Club Hagen-Harkort in Hagen.
Boecker, M. (2011):
Success in social work in the field of tension of micro-political conflicts of interest.
Lecture on 21.06.2011 at the research colloquium of the Technical University of Dortmund.
Boecker, M./Boecker, D. (2010):
The establishment of civic structures in southern Africa using the example of the Don Bosco orphanage.
Lecture on 03.02.2010 at the club evening of the Lions Club Hagen-Mark in Hagen.
Boecker, M./Boecker, D. (2008):
The Don Bosco Orphanage: Retrospect, assessment and future.
Lecture on 18.11.2008 at the Foundation Day of the Georg Kraus Foundation in Hagen.
Boecker, M./Boecker, D. (2007):
South Africa - a country between awakening and hope.
Lecture on 25.01.2007 at the South Westphalian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Hagen.
Podcast
- Sozial Talk02 Prof. Dr. Michael Boecker | Concepts of impact and effectiveness in social work:
https://www.contec.de/blog/beitrag/sozial-talk02-prof-dr-michael-boecker-konzepte-von-wirkung-und-wirksamkeit-in-der-sozialen-arbeit/(Opens in a new tab)
Teaching
Overview of courses
BA Social Work and BA dual
- Social policy and the economization of social work
- Social management and social economics
- Financing social work
- Marketing and fundraising of social organizations
- Teaching research projects on the participation and inclusion of people with disabilities
- International social work and the consequences of globalization
- Practical support
MA Youth and MA Social Sustainability and Demographic Change
- Potentials and limitations of impact research in the intermediary sector
- Social return on investment and social reporting standard
- Current developments in integration assistance (UN CRPD and BTHG)
Courses
List of first supervised BA and MA theses
Selection
- Promotion and participation in social life of young people with a migration background under the influence of everyday experiences of racism.
- How has social work changed in the course of economization?
- Promoting resilience as a preventive approach for stressed children of mentally ill parents.
- Town twinning measures as a municipally organized project. Investigation based on an exchange program between the cities of Hagen and Smolensk.
- Evaluation of required competencies and resources with regard to successful school social work in primary schools.
- Social-pedagogical family support in the impact discourse.
- Economization and the consequences for social work - effects and areas of tension of economization for the measure "Förderzentrum" in the vocational integration of the Caritasverband Hagen e.V.
- Participation, self-determination and empowerment in residential facilities for people with intellectual disabilities.
- Political participation of people with disabilities. An empirical study using the example of the city of Hagen.
- In search of critical-emancipatory perspectives to enrich sustainability and transformation research - a counter-project to hegemonic crisis management.
- Are the motives for volunteering predominantly altruistic? Motives for volunteering in an outpatient children's and youth hospice service (AKHD).
- Special schools as cooperation partners of residential homes for children and young people with disabilities. A qualitative study using the example of the "Kinderhaus Bochum" facility.
- From the workshop to the primary labor market. A qualitative survey of integration specialists, taking into account the paradigm shift of SGB IX.
- To what extent can mindfulness have a positive effect on the health of (clinical) social workers?
- Success in inpatient youth welfare - The transitional support of care leavers as an indicator of the success or failure of a support measure according to § 41 SGB VIII?
- The biopsychosocial model of the development of addiction.
- Work motivation in the context of unpaid overtime. Qualitative comparative study on the work motivation of employees in the non-profit and for-profit sectors.
- Social phobia in students - triggers and effects of social anxiety during studies.
- The contribution of vocational training measures for people with disabilities to the primary labor market.
- Economization - curse or blessing for the professionalization of social work?
- The underrepresentation of women in management positions. A presentation of selected barriers and support measures and the significance of the issue of promotion for social work.
- Method transferability in international social work.
- The significance of dual diagnoses in people with intellectual disabilities using the example of inpatient integration assistance.
- Political participation of people with disabilities. An empirical study using the example of the city of Hagen.
- An analysis of the mental health of students, taking into account influences of higher education policy and developmental psychology.
- Self-determined lifestyle. A qualitative analysis of the life situation of mothers with a "mental disability".
- Is the use of food banks (not) an alternative to alleviating poverty? A sociological analysis using the example of the Wuppertal food bank.
- Social work with people with disabilities in inclusive vocational training.
- On the effectiveness of attachment- and relationship-oriented social work with adolescents and young adults in residential youth care.
- A qualitative empirical analysis of the subjective perception of the living environment and meaning of people living in a residential care facility for the elderly.
- Ageing people with intellectual disabilities - A challenge with regard to their living situation?
- Accompanied parenthood - cooperation between 'Socio-pedagogical family support' and 'Outpatient supported living'.
- Impact-oriented social work in the field of educational assistance according to §§27ff SGB VIII - opportunities, limits and risks.
- The path to an inclusive school: A quantitative comparative study from the perspective of relatives on fears, risks and potentials of inclusive schooling.
- People with intellectual disabilities between integration and isolation. Gainful employment in workshops for people with disabilities to enable social participation.
- Challenges and responses of youth (association) work to a "wild" understanding of education. A classification of the concept of capital, taking into account the diverse life situations of young people.
- Organizational framework conditions and challenges in the context of the quality discourse.
- Trauma pedagogy in residential child and youth care. Approaches and methods for emotional and social stabilization in residential care.
- The importance of school social work for young people in the transition from school to employment.
- End-of-life care in an inpatient context. Parallels and differences between hospices and hospitals.
- Forms of violence in residential facilities for people with disabilities - challenges, areas of tension and risks for those involved in the field.
- Sexualized violence in child and youth welfare - a comparison of current protection concepts.
- Homeless and mentally ill. Housing concepts for mentally ill homeless people.
- Supportive forms of housing for people with a dual diagnosis - challenges, opportunities, areas of tension.
- The (social) significance of sexuality in adults with mental disabilities and the consequences for inpatient care for the disabled.
- Changing family models - the changing role of the father.
- Care-related burdens and relief options for family caregivers of people with disabilities.
- Comorbidity of personality disorders and alcoholism - possibilities and limits in psychosocial work.
- Social work in the field of tension between economics and professional ethics - service or human rights profession?
- Success in social work - An empirical study on the question of success in youth welfare services
- Inclusion of people with disabilities - a social science analysis according to Bourdieu.
- African childhoods in the context of post-colonial influences and current challenges. An ethnographic study using the example of Namibia.
- The statutory minimum wage as an imperative of fairness. An evaluation according to John Ralws and Amartya Sen.
- Naturally self-determined- Or? An empirical study on self-determination in people with assistance needs.
- Inclusion of children with trisomy 21 using the example of the transition from kindergarten to elementary school.
- Structures of power and violence using the example of an intensively supervised residential facility for mentally disabled people.
- Corporate social work in geriatric care. Another field of action for social work?
- Children as victims of domestic violence. Causes, consequences and prevention options.
- In search of critical-emancipatory perspectives to enrich sustainability and transformation research
- The new Federal Participation Act. A challenge for integration assistance. Using the example of a residential association.
- The challenge and limits of inclusive school education at elementary school in NRW using the example of children with intellectual disabilities.
- Neoliberalism in social work.
- The Federal Participation Act and its consequences for integration assistance - especially for people with a mental disability in special forms of housing.
- Inclusion of people with disabilities in the labor market To what extent can social work provide support?
- Is Globalization a cause for the continuing escalation of Poverty in Africa and particularly in Ethiopia? & What are the main tasks of social workers in Africa in the field of poverty reduction Considering the Global Agenda of Social Work and Social development commitment?
- Dogs in the services of animal-assisted social pedagogy Possibilities and limits of the use of therapy dogs with children and adolescents with behavioral problems in residential youth care.
- Resocialization of offenders with special consideration of offenders with impaired intelligence.
- Occupational participation in workshops for disabled people (WfbM).
- Inclusion or exclusion from the primary labor market?
- Empowerment in social work - possibilities and limits of a self-determined life using the example of inpatient care for the disabled.
- Opportunities and limits of development cooperation - The example of German development aid projects for sustainable poverty reduction in Burundi.
- The use of digital media by adult residents of inpatient residential facilities for integration assistance with a cognitive impairment.
- The implementation of the Federal Participation Act - effects on day-to-day work in special housing.
- Inclusion of people with mental and physical disabilities in the coronavirus pandemic. "What impact did the protective measures during the coronavirus pandemic have on participation in the area of housing?"
- To what extent can social work influence cross-generational addictions? Using the example of alcoholism
- The mutual influence of anorexia nervosa sufferers in residential groups.
- Single parenthood - areas of social work intervention in single-parent families in the context of social change.
- Professional political participation in social work - obstacles and opportunities for the profession.
- Managers and employee satisfaction - Tasks and challenges for managers with regard to their influence on employee satisfaction using the example of intensive socio-pedagogical individual care in child and youth welfare.
- Domestic violence - Under what circumstances do women remain in domestic violence?
- Social work in South Africa - Analysis of cultural competencies and an opinion survey in the context of social work in South Africa by social workers.
- The Zero Point Two Percent - A quantitative study on the integration of young Portuguese adults of the second and third generation in Germany.
- An implementation and the influence of quality structures in the elementary sector.
- The pedagogical relevance of school social workers and specialists for multi-professional teams in joint learning in the implementation of inclusion at schools in NRW.
- Potentials of social space orientation for the participation of immigrants and refugees - impact reflections on the neighborhood-centered program theory of BIWAQ in Hagen-Wehringhausen.
- Self-determined life of people with mental disabilities in the context of social space orientation.
- Risks of children of mentally ill parents. Support possibilities of social work
- How can people with disabilities achieve more self-efficacy and experience inclusion through social work and self-activation?
- Workshops for people with disabilities as a new normality of participation through work - social participation through professional inclusion.
- Social therapy and prevention as factors in curbing and overcoming drug addiction in young people.
- Workload of care staff and its personal consequences and effect on the clientele.
- Framework conditions in regular inpatient residential groups for children and young people - how great is the need for trauma education concepts?
- "Una Pandemia en la sombra de la Pandemia - The pandemic in the shadow of the pandemic" Gender-specific violence and the work in women's shelters during the Covid 19 pandemic in Ecuador.
- Networking in housing and homelessness assistance An empirical study of the Corona period.
- "Think manager - think male?" An investigation into the role of gender with regard to the career advancement of women in management positions in social work.
- Challenges and limits in working in residential groups for children with intensive educational care needs - an approach based on attachment theory
- "Systemsprenger" A concept for taking children into care.
- Fetal alcohol syndrome - social participation and possibilities for prevention.
Supervised doctorates
Anna-Lena Neufeld - Cooperation with the University of Siegen
Introduction of institutional participation support for providers of integration assistance in response to the paradigmatic provisions of the Federal Participation Act - a qualitative study using the example of North Rhine-Westphalian facilities and services in the area of the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe.
Vathanayagi Govender - Cooperation with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (completed)
Neoliberalism, New Public Management and Social Work Practice: Perspectives of Child Welfare Social Work Managers and Practitioners.
Ayeni Benjamin Oluropo - Cooperation with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (completed)
The Capability Approach and Social Exclusion in Context: The Experiences of Deaf Persons that Participate in the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) Poverty Reduction Programme in Abuja, Nigeria.