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Department of Applied Sociology and Social Work
Accademic Staff
- Dr hab. Iwona Taranowicz, prof. UWr (Head of Department)
- Dr Robert Frei
- Dr Wojciech Skiba
- Dr Dariusz Szrejder
- Dr Monika Wiktorowicz-Sosnowska
- Dr hab. Irena Wolska-Zogata
PhD students:
- Mgr Magdalena Mazur: Childlessness by choice: A sociological analysis
History of the department
Department of Applied Sociology and Social Work was founded in 2016 by the rector of the University of Wrocław. The head, from beginning, has been Iwona Taranowicz, and the staff are Robert Frei, Wojciech Skiba, Dariusz Szrejder and Monika Wiktorowicz-Sosnowska.
Main research topics
- The effectiveness of public institutions in the social policy field.
- The effectiveness of social work institutions.
- Different dimensions of social exclusion.
- Social context of the notion of disability notion and the functioning of people with disabilities.
- Social determinants of resocialization processes in a correctional facility.
- Health matters and social changes.
- Contemporary processes of family changes.
Academic and scientific events
- Academic Conference „Social Context of Correctional Facility Functioning”, 1 December 2016
- Cyclical seminars “Social Work in Action”
- Seminar “Social Work in Social Workers’ Professional Experiences “, 22 November 2016
Academic collaboration
- Wrocław University of Economics
- AGH University of Science and Technology
- Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
- University of Lodz
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan
- Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy