Educational Assistance (HzE)
Educational Assistance (HzE)
Educational Assistance (Hilfe zur Erziehung, HzE) is a central support offering of child and youth welfare services for children, adolescents and families who find themselves in stressful or challenging life situations. It applies when parents need support with upbringing in order to sustainably safeguard the well-being and positive development of their child.
The legal basis is, in particular, § 27 of the Eighth Book of the German Social Code (SGB VIII). This provision governs the entitlement to educational assistance when an upbringing appropriate to the child's well-being is not ensured and the assistance appears suitable and necessary for the child's development.
The most important statutory forms of HzE include, among others:
§ 28 SGB VIII – Educational counselling § 29 SGB VIII – Social group work § 30 SGB VIII – Educational support worker § 31 SGB VIII – Socio-educational family assistance § 32 SGB VIII – Education in a day group § 33 SGB VIII – Full-time foster care § 34 SGB VIII – Residential care and other supervised forms of accommodation § 35 SGB VIII – Intensive socio-educational individual support § 35a SGB VIII – Integration assistance for children and adolescents with mental disabilities
The specific form of assistance is determined individually within the framework of a joint assistance planning procedure with the responsible youth welfare office (Jugendamt) (§ 36 SGB VIII). The needs of the child, the resources of the family and a viable perspective are at the centre of this process.
How we work
Our work as Lernimpuls Witten e.V. is professional, structured and at the same time personable and approachable. We meet children, adolescents and parents with respect, openness and genuine appreciation. Trust forms the foundation of our collaboration.
A particular focus lies on a culturally sensitive attitude. We take into account different family backgrounds, values, life realities and cultural influences. We understand diversity as a resource.
At the same time, we act on a sound professional basis, transparently and reliably. We work in a resource-oriented way, strengthen existing competencies and jointly develop realistic, everyday-suitable solutions. Our approach follows the principle of help toward self-help: the goal is to stabilise families in such a way that they can act independently and securely in the long term.
We understand HzE not only as support in times of crisis, but as a shared developmental process that opens up perspectives, strengthens relationships and enables sustainable change.
For us, HzE means: to accompany, to strengthen, to empower – reliably and at eye level.