PSY148 Man in Difficult Life Situations

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Miroslava Štěpánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Miroslava Štěpánková, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: PhDr. Miroslava Štěpánková, Ph.D.
Timetable
each odd Thursday 8:00–11:40 U23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The seminar deals with life situations that can be labeled as difficult or crisis (eg. family crisis, death, divorce, unemployment …). Students work on projects and learn to combine the experience and theory.
The main objectives of the course are:
linking theoretical information and practical experience
distinguish what is and is not help in cisis (general and individual perspective)
leading students to an awareness of the polarity of the cisis („call for change“, possibility to grow)
students are encouraged to understanding their own experience.
Syllabus
  • Basic topics:
  • 1. Crisis and its polarity (basic concepts, crises and trauma, causes, phases, models …)
  • 2. Basic principles of crisis intervention (overview of crisis and trauma intervention, crisis intervention strategie, the helper …)
  • 3. Application areas (e.g. psychological aspects of unemployment, suicide behavior, serious illness in the family, mental illness as a taboo, death and dying …)
Literature
  • VODÁČKOVÁ, Daniela. Krizová intervence. 2. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2007, 543 s. ISBN 9788073673420. info
  • KOPŘIVA, Karel. Lidský vztah jako součást profese. Edited by Jiřina Šiklová. 5. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2006, 147 s. ISBN 8073671816. info
  • WIGER, Donald E. and Kathy J. HAROWSKI. Essentials of crisis counseling and intervention. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003, x, 221. ISBN 0471417556. info
  • KASTOVÁ, Verena. Krize a tvořivý přístup k ní : typy životních krizí, jejich dynamika a možnosti krizové intervence. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 167 s. ISBN 80-7178-365-X. info
Teaching methods
Students work on projects and learn to combine the experience and theory.
Assessment methods
group project, essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://www.fss.muni.cz/psych/studium.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2000, Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2009.
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