Julia Heesen

Prof. Dr. Julia Heesen is a full-time Professor of Social Work Law at the Department 4: Social Work & Health of Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences since 2023. Her contact details include room 2.169 and phone +49 69 1533-2690.

• Teaches courses like Social Work Law, Constitutional Law, and Child Protection.
• Focuses on legal aspects of poverty, asylum policies, and democratic participation in social work.

Her research spans constitutional law, social security systems, and the intersection of legal frameworks with social work practices. Recent publications emphasize the constitutional mandate for realistic needs assessment in social benefits and asylum law challenges.

She supervises final theses on legal dimensions of social work, requiring students to engage with constitutional rights, social security law, or child protection topics. She is also a member of the Bremian State Court.