Do you want to become an advocate for a better future? Listen to this podcast and discover how!
Welcome to our new podcast “Advocates for a better tomorrow: Social work in Jordan”! Listen to the latest episodes produced by Farah Al Hamouri. Join her in exploring the exciting future opportunities that will open up for you in Jordan and internationally if you choose to study our hosted programme! Find out more about what social work is, what exactly professional social workers do in different settings, the development of the discipline in the region and get some insights about what it is like being a social worker in Germany.
Episodes will be posted on a weekly basis, so stay tuned!
Meet the podcaster
Farah Al Hamouri is a social work professional with extensive experience in research, teaching and project management in social services with a focus on refugees and migration. She holds an M.A. in Social Work: Refugees and Migration from the German Jordanian University and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Jordan. Farah’s career is characterised by her dedication to vulnerable populations through education, research, and fieldwork. As an instructor at GJU’s Social Work department, she supervises field training for master's students and teaches in the Professional Training Certificate in Social Work programme, addressing protracted displacement, human rights, and refugee issues in the Arab context. She is also part of a collaboration with THWS on an international social work project: ThRIvE, which aims to empower international social workers to engage in sustainable, mindful, conflict, and culturally sensitive practice
She has produced this podcast in Arabic and English to explore the evolution, current state, challenges, opportunities and the future of social work in Jordan. In each episode, different professionals in the field will join her to discuss diverse topics that will help you discover the crucial role of social work in society. Do not miss out on this podcast and learn more about social work!
Episode 1: Social work as a profession and academic specialisation
Listen to the first episode of our podcast on social work, where Farah Al Hamouri hosts Prof. Dr. Sahar Al-Makhamreh, who takes us into the world of social work as a profession and academic specialisation. They discuss the importance of social work and share effective interventions of professionals in this field. Prof. Dr. Sahar Al-Makhamreh holds a PhD in Social Work from the University of Warwick in the UK, and has had a distinguished career. She is also one of the prominent academics who contributed to the development of the Master’s Diploma in Social Work with Refugees programme at GJU. Prof. Dr. Sahar has extensive experience in the social work profession, starting from her qualification and licensing in Jordan, to participating in the formulation of national and international strategies to highlight the role of social work, as well as being an international arbitrator in specialised scientific fields.
Join Farah and Prof. Dr. Sahar as they explore the impact of social work through an inspiring case study and discover the opportunities available to social workers to work internationally and in diverse cultural contexts. Find out what you will learn as a student of our hosted programme in Social Work Transnational and what doors will open up for you after graduation! Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to this enjoyable and informative episode that provides a deep and comprehensive view of social work.
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Episode 2: What do I need to be a social worker?
Listen to the second episode of our podcast on social work, where Farah Al Hamouri and Mandy Maria Reinhard, social worker and THWS lecturer, talk about the importance of social work and how to become a great professional. In this episode, they discuss the qualities a social worker needs to be a successful professional, as well as the great opportunities of the transnational experience at Campus GATE.
Join Farah and Mandy as they explore the long-standing discipline of social work and how scientific methods are part of it, as well as the many different areas where social workers play a key role, such as child protection, school social work, mental health, management in social institutions… and much more! Discover the wide range of job opportunities you will have in Jordan, Germany and internationally if you study our hosted programme in social work and find out more about the subjects you will be taught.
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Stay tuned for more episodes!