TY - RPRT A1 - Kahi, Hiam Samaha A1 - Ghanem, Aimée ED - Reich, Hannah ED - Mends, Lisa ED - Ghanem, Aimée T1 - Social Work in the Face of Crises and Disasters - Part Two BT - A brief review of some social workers’ field experiences in Lebanon during the 1975-1990 war N2 - This text is a continuation of Part One: “Social work in the face of crises and disasters. A case study of Lebanon in the years between 1975-1990 and after the Beirut explosion of August, 4th 2020”. Part One presents a brief overview of social workers’ field initiatives which were carried out during the years of war through social institutions which played a prominent role during that period, where these entire experiences formed the material of forementioned conducted research. This report - Part Two - presents a recall all these experiences individually and describe in more detail the social initiatives that existed in different regions in Lebanon from 1975-1990. T3 - Perspectives in International Social Work - 2 KW - Lebanon KW - Social Work history Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-30081 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Kahi, Hiam Samaha A1 - Ghanem, Aimée ED - Reich, Hannah ED - Mends, Lisa ED - Ghanem, Aimée T1 - Social Work in the Face of Crises and Disasters - Part One BT - A case study: Lebanon in the years between 1975 - 1990 and after the Beirut Explosion, 4th of August 2020 N2 - This paper aims to identify the most prominent events that Lebanon has gone through during the years 1975-1990 and after the explosion of August 4th, 2020, events which have had an effect on social work. The study looks on the aftermath of the explosion as well as scrutinizing it from a historical perspective. Experiences and initiatives of social workers in time period 1975-1990 were scrutinized by interviews with Lebanese social work pioneers. These findings were then compared with the experiences from the social interventions after the August 4th explosion in Beirut. The report provides insights into the development of Social Work in Lebanon and professional perspectives about Social Work in crisis contexts. T3 - Perspectives in International Social Work - 1 KW - Lebanon KW - Social Work history KW - Beirut Blast KW - International Social Work KW - crisis context Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-30073 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Reich, Hannah A1 - Mends, Lisa A1 - Ghanem, Aimée T1 - Strengthening the Resilience of International Social Work Students with Mindfulness-based Intercultural Resilience Training (MBICRT): A pilot study with pre and post test data analysis N2 - This pilot study evaluates a Mindfulness-Based Intercultural Resilience Training (MBICRT) designed for international social work students. The training combines mindfulness, intercultural communication, and embodied methods to strengthen emotional intelligence and resilience. Pre- and post-test data (SSEIT, ARM-R, Budner’s scale) show significant gains in emotional intelligence, overall resilience, and personal resilience, while tolerance of ambiguity did not change. Qualitative feedback indicates increased body awareness, emotional regulation, and perceived relevance for both personal wellbeing and professional practice. Despite limitations in the dataset, the findings suggest that MBICRT is a meaningful approach for preparing social workers to navigate emotionally demanding and interculturally complex environments. T3 - International Social Work Education: Methods, Tools & Approaches - 4 KW - mindfulness, international social work, resilience training, emotional intelligence, intercultural Y1 - 2025 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-63848 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mends, Lisa A1 - Ghanem, Aimée A1 - Al-Hamouri, Farah Z. T1 - Sustainable Development Goals and social work in the migration context – a higher education dialogue between Germany, Jordan, and Lebanon JF - Social Work Education N2 - Germany, Jordan, and Lebanon’s social, political, and socio-economic structures are influenced by a long history of them receiving refugees and migrants. This was a starting point for the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg (Germany), the German Jordanian University, Yarmouk University (Jordan), and the Lebanese University to engage in an intercultural and professional exchange project on social work in the field of (forced) migration. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) served as a conceptual framework to examine the lives of refugees, community development and social cohesion in receiving societies, and the role of social work in this context. The project concept focused on engaging in cultural dialogue, linking theory to practice, and fostering academic exchange through research projects. The paper provides practical insights into and reflections on the international dialogue project that proved to be an insightful learning experience for students and staff even in exceptional times of crises, exploring the relevance of SDGs for a profiled social work profession and scientific discipline. KW - International Social Work KW - Social Work Education KW - Sustainable Development Goals KW - Refugees KW - academic exchange KW - cultural exchange KW - international cooperation KW - experience-based learning Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615479.2022.2089646?journalCode=cswe20 VL - 41 IS - 7 SP - 1525 EP - 1540 ER -