Embodiment (Physicality / Body Language) of Outreach Social Work Professionals

In social work and street outreach, we often forget the most basic level of how the people we support function—physically. While modern helping practices and professions (social work, psychology, medical professions) have long treated this knowledge as commonplace, we will explore how the body and physicality can play a role in our work. How can we integrate knowledge about physicality into our support? How do we account for the limitations that physicality imposes on social work with individuals? And most interestingly—we, as social workers, are also physical beings. So, can we also care for our own bodies and physicality in the context of our work? What does that mean? Find out in this workshop on physicality.

Venue: Auditorium 218

In social support and outreach work, we often overlook the most fundamental level of human functioning—the body. Yet, knowledge about the body and physicality has long been a crucial component of professional practice in modern helping professions (social work, psychology, medical professions).
We will explore the role that the body and physicality can play in our work. How can we use this knowledge as a resource? How can we consider the boundaries that physicality brings to social work with people?
And last but not least: We, as social workers, are also physical beings. This means we can also take care of our own bodies and physicality in the context of our work. You will learn what this means in concrete terms in this workshop on physicality.

Speaker: Elena Remneva
Venue: Room 218