School-based responses to children who have been exposed to abuse and neglect at home in Germany

Abstract

This presentation focuses on school-based responses to children who have been exposed to abuse and neglect at home in Germany. The aim of this presentation is twofold: 1) to present relevant aspects of school social work worldwide and in Germany and 2) to describe the interventions made by German school social workers in child endangerment cases to protect children from harm to their well-being. Thereby, the potential of school social workers to intervene in cases of child abuse and neglect will be demonstrated.