SPRn4008 Resilience in Social Work

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Monika Punová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Monika Punová, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course aims to provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the concept of resilience and its key role in the field of social work. In addition to the theoretical knowledge of resilience, students will also learn about ways of measuring it and strategies for strengthening it. Individual, family, organizational, and professional resilience will be a major focus. It also aims to provide participants with the skills, knowledge, and tools needed to strengthen their ability to withstand stress, burnout, and emotional exhaustion in social work settings.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- know the current scientific knowledge related to resilience and its use in social work practice;
- be able to describe the basic approaches underlying resilience (social-ecological, strengths-based social work, social constructivist);
- be familiar with strategies for enhancing resilience;
- be able to conduct an assessment of risk and protective factors of resilience from an ecosystem perspective;
- develop a plan for an individual social worker's resilience enhancement strategy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Course organisation and introduction to the topic
  • 2. Risk and stress in social work
  • 3. Historical development of social work - from weakness to strength
  • 4. The evolution of resilience research
  • 5. Conceptual definition of resilience
  • 6. Measuring resilience
  • 7. Strategies for promoting resilience
  • 8. Individual resilience
  • 9. Family resilience
  • 10. Organizational resilience
  • 11. Social work resilience curriculum
  • 12. Social worker resilience I.
  • 13. Social Worker Resilience II.
Literature
  • Resilience in modern day organizations. Edited by Ritsa Fotinatos-Ventouratos - Cary L. Cooper - Alexander-Stamatios G. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024, xviii, 251. ISBN 9781032258041. info
  • PUNOVÁ, Monika. Strengthening the resilience of students and social workers. In Baikady, R., Przeperski, J., Sajid, S. M., Islam, R. The Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics, and Social Work. New York: Oxford University Press, 2024, p. 792-808. The Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics and Social Work. ISBN 978-0-19-765089-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197650899.013.43. URL info
  • NAVRÁTILOVÁ, Jitka, Pavel NAVRÁTIL, Monika PUNOVÁ, Jiří VANDER, Daniela JAKLOVÁ STŘIHAVKOVÁ, Veronika SMUTNÁ and Žaneta DVOŘÁČKOVÁ. Rodičovství za mřížemi : sociální práce s dětmi odsouzených rodičů (Parenting behind bars : social work with children of incarcerated parents). 2023. info
  • PUNOVÁ, Monika. Resilience and Personality Dispositions of Social Workers in the Czech Republic. Practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2022, vol. 34, No 3, p. 207-222. ISSN 0950-3153. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2021.2021166. URL info
  • PUNOVÁ, Monika. Resilience Enhancement in Social Work Field Education. In Rajendra Baikady, Sajid S. M., Varoshini Nadesan, M. Rezaul Islam. The Routledge Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work. London: Routledge, 2022, p. 501-516. 1 st Edition. ISBN 978-1-032-16494-6. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032164946. info
  • PUNOVÁ, Monika, Denisa KREUZZIEGEROVÁ and Pavel NAVRÁTIL. Resilience Factors of Social Workers Working with Families in Need. Sociální práce / Czech and Slovak Social Work. Brno: Asociace vzdělavatelů v sociální práci, 2022, vol. 22, No 4, p. 99-110. ISSN 1213-6204. stránky časopisu info
  • CRANE, Monique F. Managing for resilience : a practical guide to individual wellbeing and organizational performance. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, xv, 248. ISBN 9781138124639. info
  • SKOVHOLT, Thomas M. and Michelle TROTTER-MATHISON. The resilient practitioner : burnout and compassion fatigue prevention and self-care strategies for the helping professions. Third edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, xxii, 304. ISBN 9781138830073. info
  • Developing resilience for social work practice. Edited by Louise Grant - Gail Kinman. First published. London: Palgrave, Macmillan education, 2014, xvii, 210. ISBN 9781137302496. info
  • MASTEN, Ann S. Ordinary magic : resilience in development. New York: The Guilford Press, 2014, xiv, 370. ISBN 9781462517169. info
  • PUNOVÁ, Monika. Pozitivní obrat pohledu – resilience rodiny. In NAVRÁTIL, Pavel, Monika PUNOVÁ, Pavel BAJER a Jitka NAVRÁTILOVÁ. Reflexivní posouzení v sociální práci s rodinami. Brno: MUNIPRESS, 2014, p. 92–114. ISBN 978-80-210-7504-7. info
  • Handbook of family resilience. Edited by Dorothy S. Becvar. New York: Springer, 2013, xvii, 557. ISBN 9781461480136. info
  • Strengthening family resilience. Edited by Froma Walsh. 2nd ed. New York: Guilford Press, 2006, xvi, 384 p. ISBN 9781593851866. info
  • Resiliency enhancement : putting the strengths perspective into social work practice. Edited by Elaine Norman. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000, vi, 240. ISBN 0231118015. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, lectures, seminars, group activities during school lessons, reflection on literature, and writing a professional text.
Assessment methods
During the semester, mandatory attendance of at least 80% and participation in group activities during seminars is expected. Active participation in seminars is bonused (max. 10 points in total). In addition, the course requires the individual preparation of 3 seminar papers (total of 24 standard pages), in which students will draw on reflection of the required literature and their own professional experience. Students can earn a maximum of 10 points for each paper and will receive feedback from the instructor in a notebook. The final exam will take the form of a project (minimum of 8 standard pages) in which students will describe the characteristics of their resilience and strategies for strengthening it, based on their professional experience and reflection on professional sources. They will also present this project by uploading its main aspects in the form of a 15-minute video accompanied by a PwP presentation to the ISU submission room. They can receive a maximum of 50 points for this exam, with feedback via a notebook. Credit load (ETCS total): teaching (1), 3 seminar papers and their presentations (3), final exam - project and its video/pwp presentation (1), reading compulsory literature (3).
Language of instruction
Czech
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