Dr. phil. Friedegard Föltz
Prorector | Lecturer of Social Pedagogy | School of Social Sciences
Program Director B.A. Social Work
Head of Internship Office | Erasmus+ Coordinator | Confidential Contact
Program Director B.A. Social Work
Head of Internship Office | Erasmus+ Coordinator | Confidential Contact
Work experience
| since 2016 | Program Director B.A. Social Work |
| since 2012 | Head of Internship Office |
| since 2010 | Lecturer of Social Pedagogy in the School of Social Sciences at Friedensau Adventist University, Head of Internship Office |
| 2001–2010 | External lecturer at Friedensau Adventist University |
| since 2003 | Lecturer at the Center for Foster Families in Saxony-Anhalt, Bernburg and collaboration in the publication of a handbook for adoptive and foster parents in Saxony-Anhalt |
| Lecturer in the child and youth ministry of the church | |
| Further education and honorary work | |
| 1992–1993 | Youth and social welfare work in Bremen, Germany |
| 1986–1987 | Probationary year at the Office for Social Services and Hospital Social Service in Bremen, Germany |
Publications
- Föltz, Friedegard (2022): Children and Youth with Flight and Migration Experiences Affected by Disability and Medical Fragility: Challenges at the Intersection of Asylum Law and Disability Law in Germany. Quarterly on Refugee Problems, 2022, Vol. 61, Issue 2, 170–188 doi.org/10.57947/qrp.v61i2.18
- Föltz, Friedegard (2021): Kinder mit Behinderungen in Pflegefamilien? Ein anhaltendes Plädoyer für Inklusion in der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe. [Children with disabilities in foster care? A continuing plea for inclusion in child and youth welfare] Blätter der Wohlfahrtspflege, Heft 5/2021, S. 170–173 doi.org/10.5771/0340-8574-2021-5
- Föltz, Friedegard (2021): Kinder mit Behinderungen in der Pflegekinderhilfe - Perspektiven und Herausforderungen Sozialer Elternschaft. [Children with disabilities in foster care - Perspectives and challenges of social parenting] Weinheim: Beltz Juventa
- Friedegard Föltz (2020). Creating Normalcy - Foster Care for Children and Youth with Disabilities and Medical Fragility in Germany. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies (peer reviewed) 11(4.1): 132–151. doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs114202019942
- Föltz, Friedegard (2017): Herstellung von Normalität - Mikrostudien zur Situation von Pflegemüttern und -vätern im Umgang mit besonderen Bedürfnissen von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Behinderung. [Creating normalcy: Microstudies on the situation of foster mothers and fathers in dealing with the special needs of children and youth with disabilities] (Dissertationsschrift Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg)
- Machel, Friedegard (1990): Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt´s Theology of the Lord´s Supper in the Context of Luther´s Theology of the Eucharist. (M.A. These Andrews University, Michigan, USA)
- Machel, Friedegard (1986): Depression in der zweiten Lebenshälfte – Behandlungsangebote für depressive Menschen im mittleren und höheren Lebensalter im stationären Bereich. [Depression in the second half of life - treatment offers for depressive patients in middle and higher age in in-patient settings] (Diplomarbeit Hochschule Bremen)
- Föltz, Friedegard (2017): Vielfalt wahrnehmen - Krankheit und Behinderung. [Perceiving diversity - illness and disability] Dialog, Theologische Hochschule Friedensau 2017 (Jan./März), S. 4-5
- Föltz, Friedegard (2016): Luther, Karlstadt und das Abendmahl. [Luther, Karlstadt and the Lord's Supper] Dialog, Theologische Hochschule Friedensau 2016 (Okt./Dez.), S. 4-6
- Föltz, Friedegard (2016): Ziele haben? Ziele verwirklichen? Dranbleiben! [Have goals? Realize goals? Keep at it!] Dialog, Theologische Hochschule Friedensau 2016 (Apr./Jun.), S. 4-5
- Föltz, Friedegard/ Freitag, Matthias (2016): „Null Toleranz bei Misshandlung im Mutterleib“ - Ein Fachtag über ein vernachlässigtes Thema mit folgenschweren Auswirkungen. ["Zero tolerance for abuse in the womb" - A symposium on a neglected topic with serious consequences] Dialog, Theologische Hochschule Friedensau 2016 (Apr./Jun.), S. 14
- Föltz, Friedegard (2013): Soziale Arbeit – die barmherzige Seite der Gesellschaft? [Social Work - the merciful side of society?] Dialog, Theologische Hochschule Friedensau 2013 (Apr./Jun.), S. 4-6
Presentations
- 21.06.2023 “Children and Youth at the Intersection of Migration and Disability in Germany”, Conference of the European Association of Schools of Social Work (EASSW), Porto, Portugal
- 13.04.2023 “We are Family! Children and Youth with Disabilities and Medical Fragility in Foster Care in Germany Revisited”, 12th European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR), Milan, Italy
- 07.04. 2022 “Living Inclusion - Children and Youth with Disabilities and Medical Fragility in Foster Care in Germany”, Conference of the 11th European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 10.02.2022 “Children with Flight/Migration Experiences affected by Disability and Medical Fragility”, conference of the Association for the Study of the World Refugee Problem (AWR)
- 15.10.2021 “Eingliederunghilfe zwischen Theorie und Praxis – Pflegekinder mit (geistiger) Behinderung“, Tagung der Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer des Rechts an Fachhochschulen/Fachbereichen des Sozialwesens in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BAGHR), Friedensau, Germany
- 03.09.2021 “Creating Normalcy - Foster Care for Children and Youth with Disabilities and Medical Fragility in Germany”, XVI Conference of the European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents (EUSARF)
- 29.10.2019 “Microstudies on the situation of foster parents in Germany dealing with specific needs of children with disabilities - Creating Normalcy: “we had to learn so much…”, Weltkongress der Fédération Internationale des Communautés Educatives (FICE), Tel Aviv, Israel
Research focus
- Foster care
- Children and Youths with disabilities (early assistance, sensory integration)
- Expert meetings at Friedensau Adventist University
- April 30, 2012 – Sexual abuse among children and youths
- January 27, 2016 – Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; accompanying exhibition in the University Library
Memberships
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit [German Association for Social Work]
- Internationale Gesellschaft für erzieherische Hilfen [International Association for Educational Assistance]
- Bundesverband behinderter Pflegekinder [Federal Association of Disabled Foster Children]
- European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR)
- European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents (EUSARF)
