SPP814 SW with the young people

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Monika Punová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Sat 4. 10. 10:00–11:40 U41, Sat 1. 11. 10:00–11:40 U41, Sat 6. 12. 10:00–11:40 U41
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is taught at master study program. It will provide knowledge of basic theoretical and practical solutions for social work with youth at risk. Main objectives can be summarized as follows:;
to learn about youth at risk;
to understand and application assessment of youth resiliency factors;
to sebereflexive of social worker with youth at risk personal conditions;
to understand and applicate the basic principles of the resiliency youth work.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic concepts, juvenile legislation.
  • 2. Theoretical views of youth at risk.
  • 3. Cultural, comparative, biographical perspective.
  • 4. Personal conditions of youth social worker.
  • 5. Developmental changes in adolescence - holistic approach.
  • 6. Resilience ecological approach.
  • 7. Use of the resiliency concept with youth at risk social work.
  • 8. Risk and protective factors of youth at risk - micro, mezzo and macrosystem level.
  • 9. Types of interventions, topical trends in social work with youth.
  • 10. Social work with specific groups of youth at risk.
Literature
  • 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
  • HAGGERTY, Robert J. Stress, risk, and resilience in children and adolescents : processes, mechanisms, and interventions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, xxiv, 417. ISBN 0521576628. info
  • SAPIN, Kate. Essential skills for youth work practice. 1st ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2008, xiii, 226. ISBN 9781412930932. info
  • REID, Hazel L. and Alison J. FIELDING. Providing support to young people : a guide to interviewing in helping relationships. New York: Routledge, 2007, vii, 119. ISBN 9780415419598. info
  • Working with young people. Edited by Roger Harrison - Christine Wise. London: SAGE Publications, 2005, viii, 229. ISBN 1412919460. info
  • HAYDEN, Carol. Children in trouble : the role of families, schools and communities. New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, xix, 177. ISBN 9781403994851. info
Assessment methods
Lecture, workshops, final exam (project of intervention).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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