SPRb1129 Aplication of Psychology in Social Work

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 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
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 U32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/45, only registered: 0/45, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/45
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
  • Social work with people with eating disorders
  • Social work with BPD (borderline personality disorder)
  • Social work with children
  • Social work with aggressive client
  • Suicidal tendency identification
  • Application of nonverbal techniques in social work
  • Social work with members of sect
  • Social work in oncology
  • Social work with deadwarth
  • Social work with survivor
  • Reflexion of positive psychology in social work
  • Social work with transsexual
  • Social work with homosexual people
Literature
    required literature
  • LANGMEIER, Josef, Karel BALCAR and Jan ŠPITZ. Dětská psychoterapie. 2. rozš. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2000, 431 s. ISBN 80-7178-381-1. info
  • NICOLSON, Paula and Rowan BAYNE. Applied psychology for social workers. 2nd ed. London: Macmillan, 1990, xiv, 175. ISBN 0333495020. info
  • PLANTE, Thomas G. Současná klinická psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2001, 444 s. ISBN 8071699632. info
  • Psychology and social care. Edited by David Messer. 1st pub. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999, 543 s. ISBN 1-85302-762-6. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Vyd. 4., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Portál, 2008, 870 s. ISBN 9788073674144. info
    recommended literature
  • GELFAND, Donna and Lizette PETERSON. Child development and psychopathology. 1st print. Beverly Hills: SAGE Publications, 1985, 157 s. ISBN 0-8039-2282-5. info
  • MILLON, Theodore. Theories of psychopathology : essays and critiques. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1967, xv, 444. info
  • SMÉKAL, Vladimír. Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti :člověk v zrcadle vědomí a jednání. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2002, 517 s. ISBN 80-85947-80-3. info
Teaching methods
Lectures Class discussion Reading
Assessment methods
seminar paper minimal attendance: 75% written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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