SPRb7723 Application of Psychology for SW

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Vander, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Vander, DiS., 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 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
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to increase psychological knowledge and to give more detailed informations about psychology to sudents; to characterize various psychotherapeutic approaches; to increase ability of psychological diagnostic within social work; to inform students about profession social work in EU and USA;
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
apply psychological knowledge to social work;
work with particular psychological approches in social work;
Syllabus
  • An application of Psychology within social work p Main psychotherapeutic a psychological approaches p Borders of psychotherapy within a profession of social work p Definiton of the diagnostic - anamnesis, diagnosis, diagnostic instruments and diagnostic manuals (ICD, DSM) p Same specifics of social work in EU and USA
Literature
    required literature
  • Psychology and social care. Edited by David Messer. 1st pub. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999, 543 s. ISBN 1-85302-762-6. info
  • NICOLSON, Paula and Rowan BAYNE. Applied psychology for social workers [Nicolson, 1990]. 2nd ed. London: Macmillan, 1990, xiv, 175 s. ISBN 0-333-49501-2. info
  • GELFAND, Donna M. and Lizette PETERSON. Child development and psychopathology. 1st print. Beverly Hills: SAGE Publications, 1985, 157 s. ISBN 0803922833. info
    recommended literature
  • LANGMEIER, Josef, Karel BALCAR and Jan ŠPITZ. Dětská psychoterapie. 3. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2010, 431 s. ISBN 9788073677107. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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