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Dr Helmut Spitzer
Lecturer in Social Work, Carinthian University of Applied Sciences
Affiliation
Lecturer in Social Work, Carinthian University of Applied Sciences / School of Social Work, Austria
Address
Hauptplatz 12,
A-9560 Feldkirchen,
Austria
Contact
Tel: 43 4276 90500 4219
E-mail: spitzer@fh-kaernten.at
Biosketch
Dr Spitzer has years of experience in different fields of educational and social work (care for the disabled, gerontological work, child and youth welfare, counselling and crisis intervention). His PhD thesis is in education: “Watoto wa mitaani” – Childhood, children’s rights and “street Children” in Tanzania. Results from a field study in Dar es Salaam.
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
- Social work with older people
- The situation of older people in Africa with a special interest in the East African region
- Challenges for social work professions
Capacity Building Interests
- Lecturing
- Facilitating workshops and training sessions on working with and for older persons in Africa
Key methodological skills
Qualitative / participatory approaches
Current/planned research
Planning a research project on the situation of older people in Tanzania and the challenges that pose to social work professions.
Current engagement in capacity building
Networking with East African / Tanzanian researchers and practitioners re older persons and social work professions.