Dr Sarah Kathrin Paland (née Steingräber)
Dr Sarah Kathrin Paland (née Steingräber)
Research and work focus
- Child protection
- Child welfare (endangerment)
- Counselling and co-operation in child protection
- Qualitative research methods
- Research ethics
Curriculum vitae
| 10/2025 | Doctorate (Dr phil.), University of Oldenburg, topic of the dissertation: Counselling in cases of child endangerment: A grounded theory study as a contribution to socio-pedagogical user research. |
| since 11/2024 | Teaching staff for special tasks (LfbA) in the Research Methods in Educational Sciences department (Prof. Dr Karsten Speck) at the Institute of Educational Sciences at the University of Oldenburg |
| 09/2020-10/2024 | RESEARCH ASSISTANT (FwN) in the Research Methods in Educational Sciences group (Prof. Dr Karsten Speck) at the Institute of Educational Sciences at the University of Oldenburg |
| 10/2016-03/2020 | STUDENT ASSISTANT AND TUTOR in the Department of Pedagogy and Didactics of Elementary and Primary Education (Prof. Dr Anke Spies) at the Institute of Educational Sciences at the University of Oldenburg |
| 04/2020 | ERZIEHUNGS- UND BILDUNGSWISSENSCHAFTEN M.A. at the University of Oldenburg Thesis: Challenges and opportunities in the co-operation between primary school teachers and experienced professionals in the context of specialist counselling in suspected cases of child endangerment - a qualitative study from the perspective of the experienced professionals. |
| 09/2017 | PÄDAGOGIK B.A. at the University of Oldenburg Thesis: The importance of supervision in the context of professional bereavement counselling with suicidal people - a qualitative-empirical interview study on the perspective of bereavement counsellors. |
Publications
Steingräber, S. K. ( 2025). Counselling in cases where a child’s welfare is at risk: A grounded theory study as a contribution to socio-educational user research ( PhD thesis). Oldenburg: University of Oldenburg.
Speck, K., Thiele, A., Steingräber, S. K., Harms, M. (2023). School social work and co-operation within multi-professional counselling and support systems in schools. Findings from a research project conducted at vocational schools in Hamburg. In: Unsere Jugend, 75(11+12), pp. 458–472. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2378/uj2023.art64d.
Speck, K., Hahn, A. M., Schmidt, N., Steingräber, S. K., Schäfer, A. & Stauvermann, L. (2022). Initiating and (co-)shaping co-operation and networking with external stakeholders based on the mission statement. In: German Youth Institute/Further Education Initiative for Early Years Educators (eds.). All-day schooling for primary school children. Foundations for competence-based further education. WiFF Guide to Further Education, Volume 16. Munich.
Steingräber, S. K. ( 2022). From the coercive context of child protection to a beneficial participatory research project – considerations on research ethics. In: standpunkt:sozial, Issue 2022/1, pp. 68–78.
Lectures
| 06/2021 | Multi-professional co-operation in the context of inclusive academic appointments. Poster presentation at the 4th workshop of the DGfE-AG Inclusion Research (with Prof. Dr Annett Thiele and Prof. Dr Karsten Speck). |
| 10/2018 | Student conference "Research and teaching in student hands" at the Ruhr University Bochum. Contribution title: The importance of supervision in the context of professional bereavement counselling with suicidal people. |
| 09/2017 | Conference for student research "New Teaching - New Learning" at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Contribution title: When young people grieve for a loved one after suicide. |
Projects
| 02/2021-04/2024 | Consultancy services for the development of a framework concept and evaluation of school social work at vocational schools in Hamburg for the Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education and Training (HIBB) |
Committee activities
| since 04/2023 | Spokesperson of the Institute of Educational Sciences |
since 04/2023 | Deputy member of the Faculty Council of FK I |
04/2021-03/2023 | Member of the Faculty Council of FK I |
10/2021-07/2023 | dec. Equal Opportunities Officer at the Institute of Educational Sciences |
Practical experience and other academic appointments
| 05/2020-08/2020 | Group leader youth residential group |
10/2018-04/2019 | Kinderschutzbund Ammerland e.V. Family and educational counselling/violence counselling centre Wendekreis |
| 02/2016-09/2016 | Jugend- und Familienhilfe Oldenburg gGmbH Specialist department for integration assistance in accordance with Section 35a SGB VIII and Section 54 SGB XII |
Lectures
Winter term 2026 / 2027
