Karsten Giertz

Karsten Giertz is an external lecturer at Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin (ASH Berlin), specializing in social work applications within addiction services and harm reduction strategies.

His primary affiliation is with ASH Berlin where he teaches as part of the social work faculty. As an external lecturer, he brings current field experience to his academic role, connecting theoretical social work concepts with practical applications.

His research interests focus on evidence-based approaches to substance use disorders, community-based harm reduction models, and social work interventions in addiction treatment. His work emphasizes practical methodologies that can be implemented in real-world social service settings.

Karsten Giertz holds a Master of Arts degree, which qualifies him to teach in his specialized areas at the university level. His teaching for Winter Semester 2025/26 includes the course 'Social work in addiction and harm reduction' (S4715).

As an external lecturer, he likely maintains professional commitments outside the university while contributing his expertise to the academic environment. This arrangement allows him to provide students with current, practical knowledge from the field of addiction services and social work.