In the last colloquium of the summer semester 2020 we had the chance to welcome Fabian Kessl as a speaker. After a lecture on the topic of “Social Services and Social Policy”, the topic of the research training group about “Consequences of Social Services Work” was discussed in a socio-political context. Many questions and comments resulting from the lecture and the discussion not only stimulated reflection and further thinking, but will continue to accompany the Research Training Group.