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Faculty 4
Chair of Social work Prof. Dr. Daniela Cornelia Stix

Final theses

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Please contact me and my team if you would like to deal with the following topics in your thesis

  • Digitalisation and Media Pedagogy in Social Work,
  • Professionalisation of Social Work and Media Competence,
  • child and youth work,
  • nature and experiential education methods.

Overview of completed theses

Bachelor's degree

  • Bathow, Emy-Sue (2024): "Creative writing in counselling processes of systemic solution-oriented counselling"
  • Callsen, Antonia Letitia (2024): "Diversity in the Teletubbies?! How do the Teletubbies convey a diverse image of humanity to children?" (in cooperation with Julius Späte, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences)
  • Förster, Benjamin (2024): "TikTok and identity development: On self-presentation on video-based social media and its influences on the identity formation of young people" (in cooperation with Julius Späte, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences)
  • Jaunich, Jessica (2024): "How is virtual reality experienced in social-professional counselling by those seeking advice and counsellors?" (in cooperation with Julius Späte, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences)
  • Malinski, Paulin Kristin (2024): "In what way can health apps help to develop mindfulness? Using the example of school social work"
  • Pede, Lena (2024): "Perceived changes associated with therapeutic riding in Social Work - using the example of children and adolescents"
  • Plietz, Anne (2024): "Parent work in residential education. What are the prerequisites and conditions for successful parental work in residential education?"
  • Schmidt, Angelina (2024): "Influence of mindfulness exercises in nature on child development using the example of school stress"
  • Viol, Julia (2024): "Challenges in adolescence. What challenges do adolescents have to overcome and what support can open child and youth work offer?"
  • Weinhold, Nina (2024): "Accepting drug work in Cottbus. An analysis of selected addiction support programmes with regard to acceptance orientation"
  • Bude, Annemarie (2025): "Between digital satire and social reality: a content analysis of internet memes about Social Work and their central narratives"
  • Schneider, Celine Schneider (2025): "Family in transition - changing professional attitudes in counselling with rainbow families"
  • Burmeister, Dominik (2025): "Media Pedagogy as a tool for creating safe(r) spaces and promoting critical media literacy in queer youth work"
  • Mangold, Lina (2025): "What positive implications can social media have in Social Work with young girls with eating disorders?"
  • Kasceev, Daniel (2025): "Right-wing strategies in social media and options for action in Social Work with children and young people"

Master

  • Buder, Laura/ Dittrich, Isabell-Kristin (2023): "Experiencing the growing up of adolescents in residential child and youth welfare centres with consideration of psychosocial development according to Erik Erikson"
  • Vanecek, Maria (2023): "Balancing act of closeness and distance in inpatient child and youth welfare centres. What challenges do educational professionals have to face with regard to closeness and distance in inpatient child and youth welfare centres?"
  • Netzker, Manuela (2024): "Experiential education and social anxiety"
  • Schurig, Jona (2024): "Personality development of adolescents and young adults using analogue games. How do adolescents and young adults reflect on the influence of analogue games on their individual personality development?"
  • Gardt, Meggy (2025): "Social Work in the field of tension between neoliberal structures and social justice"
  • Rößel, Sarah (2025): "Social Work in the field of tension between mission and justice-oriented practice in the context of neoliberal policies"
  • Hagen, Niklas (2025): "Sport for personality - The integration of sport-orientated activities in Social Work to strengthen self-esteem"