DiscoverThe Portal Podcast: Linking Research and Practice for Social Work“Working with older people is a very, very interesting field”: Social work and older people in Germany.
“Working with older people is a very, very interesting field”: Social work and older people in Germany.

“Working with older people is a very, very interesting field”: Social work and older people in Germany.

Update: 2024-09-30
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In this episode, Sarah and Lesley spoke with Sigrid Mairhofer about her research exploring social work with older people in rural and urban areas of Germany. We learned about how social work operates in Germany, as well as some of the challenges social workers face in supporting older people. 


About our guest:

Sigrid Mairhofer is a Professor of Community and Organisational Development at the Munich University of Applied Sciences.


Transcripts are available on the Portal Podcast Website: https://wp.sunderland.ac.uk/portal-podcast/


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“Working with older people is a very, very interesting field”: Social work and older people in Germany.

“Working with older people is a very, very interesting field”: Social work and older people in Germany.