SPRn5008 Resilience in Social Work

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
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 social work. The course emphasizes the importance of comprehensive resilience building for clients, organizations, and social work students.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
- explain the key theoretical aspects of resilience and their application in the field of social work;
- explain the basic approaches underlying resilience (social-ecological, strengths-based social work, social constructivist);
- be knowledgeable about strategies to enhance resilience;
- be able to conduct an assessment of risk and protective factors of resilience from an ecosystem perspective;
will relate to current scholarship and research on resilience and its application to social work practice;
- will be able to design an individualized intervention plan to enhance client resilience;
will be able to design a plan for developing organizational resilience;
will be able to develop a plan for an individual social worker's resilience-building strategy.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the topic of resilience - evolution, static/dynamic concept, definition, current concept.
  • Related concepts - social ecological, social constructivist, resource-oriented social work.
  • Risk and protective factors of resilience.
  • Stressful situations in social work.
  • Resilience assessment.
  • Strategies for increasing resilience.
  • Resilience in social work clients.
  • Resilient organization.
  • Resilience of students and social workers.
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. 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, teaching, seminar.
Assessment methods
Midterm tests, essays, project presentations, and final exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
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