Werner Obrecht

Werner Obrecht (* 1942 ) is a Swiss social scientist and professor (Prof. lic.phil.) For sociology , philosophy and social work science at the Zurich University of Social Work (HSSAZ), today's Department of Social Work at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences .

Together with Silvia Staub-Bernasconi and others (also known as the Zurich Group ), he has been developing, teaching and publishing the systems-theoretical paradigm of social work science and social work since the 1980s . In 2012 he joined the Zurich University of Applied Sciences , Dept. S retired.

The work of the group around Obrecht and Staub-Bernasconi made the philosopher Mario Bunge known in German-speaking countries.

Fonts (selection)

• Interprofessional cooperation as a professional method . In: Beat Schmocker (Ed.): Love, Power and Knowledge. Silvia Staub-Bernasconi and the field of tension in social work. Lambertus, Freiburg i. Br. 2006, pp. 408-445.
• Ontological, social science and social work science systemism - an integrative paradigm of social work . In: Heino Hollstein-Brinkmann (ed.) And Silvia Staub-Bernasconi (ed.): System theories in comparison. What do systems theories do for social work? Attempt a dialogue. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2005, pp. 93–172, ISBN 3-8100-3836-9
• Social systems, individuals, social problems and social work. On the metatheoretical, social-scientific and action-theoretical foundations of a system-theoretical conception of social work. In: Albert Mühlum (ed.): Social work science - science of social work. Lambertus, Freiburg i.Br. 2004, pp. 270-294, ISBN 3-7841-1498-9
• Transdisciplinary integration in basic and action sciences . In: Richard Sorg (Ed.): Social work between politics and science. Series: Social pedagogy / social work in the welfare state, Volume 18. Lit. Verlag, Münster 2003, pp. 119–172, ISBN 3-8258-6587-8
• The system-theoretical paradigm of the discipline and profession of social work , Zurich contributions to the theory and practice of social work, University of Social Work, Zurich 2001.
• Social work science as an integrative action science . In: Roland Merten, P. Sommerfeld and T. Koditek (eds.): Social work science - controversies and perspectives . Luchterhand, Neuwied 1996, pp. 121–161, ISBN 3-472-02271-X
• Werner Obrecht et al. (Ed.): World society and social structure. Festschrift for the 60th birthday of Peter Heintz . Rüegger, Diessenhofen 1980, ISBN 3-7253-0123-9

• Professionalism without professional knowledge? Problems of the social sciences as related sciences of social work sciences as action sciences. In: Roland Becker-Lenz, S. Busse, G. Ehlert and S. Müller-Hermann (eds.): Threatened professionalism. Limitations and current challenges for social work. Springer, Wiesbaden, 2015, pp. 1–27.

• Goods declaration in the field of knowledge. A low-prerequisite procedure for the systematization of practical science knowledge in the context of practice-oriented training courses. In: Roland Becker-Lenz, S. Busse, G. Ehlert and S. Müller-Hermann (Eds.): Professionalism of Social Work and University: Knowledge, Competence, Habitus and Identity in the Study of Social Work. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden, 2012, pp. 145–160.

• Problems in the science of social work and conditions for cumulative development. In: Eric Mührel and BR Birgmeier (eds.): Social work science and its theories. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden, 2009, pp. 113–129.

• The structure of professional knowledge. An integrative contribution to the theory of professionalization. In: In: Roland Becker-Lenz, S. Busse, G. Ehlert and S. Müller-Hermann (eds.): Professionalism and professionalization in social work. Viewpoints - controversies - perspectives. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden, 2009, pp. 47–72.

Web links

• Short interview with Werner Obrecht, May 2005