SPRn5022 Social Inclusion and Disability

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Jeroen Knevel, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miloš Votoupal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Miloš Votoupal, 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
Prerequisites
The subject is semi-facultative for all students of MA programme in Social Work who studied full-time.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
To enforce social inclusion in practice, in such a way that people with disabilities are able to participate equally in social life, by promoting knowledge and skills of students in applying the cross-cutting principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) conceptualization of inclusion in terms substantive rights such as accessibility, equal recognition before the law, liberty and security of person, freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, living independently and being included in the community, work and employment, inclusive education and participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure, and sport.
Learning outcomes
1. Student is able to analyse disability oppression - social exclusion - utilizing three dimensions of disability oppression (Charlton 2000) 2. Student is able to assess disability oppression - social exclusion – in relation to the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 3. Student is able to analyse and assess conceptualizations of social inclusion (components, dynamics) 4. Student is able to evaluate social work practice pursuing social inclusion of persons with disabilities utilizing the ecological model on social inclusion (Simplican et al) 5. Student is able to reflect on the human rights idea, the CRPD, the conceptualization of inclusion and the role social work can play in the advancement of inclusion in practice.
Syllabus
  • - Three dimension concept of disability oppression by Charlton - Analysing disability oppression and social exclusion in terms of Charlton concept of disability oppression - Assessing disability oppression and social exclusion in terms of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons (CRPD) with Disabilities - Conceptualizing social inclusion (components, dynamics.) - The ecological model on social inclusion by Simplican et al. - Evaluating social work practice pursuing social inclusion of persons with disabilitie in terms of the Simplican et al. ecological model on social inclusion - The idea of Human Rights in terms of CRPD - Conceptualizing the role social work in the advancement of inclusion in terms of CRPD
Literature
    required literature
  • Simplican, S.C., Leader, G., Kosciulek, J. & Leahy, M. (2015). Defining social inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: An ecological model of social networks and community participation. In: Research in Developmental Disabil
  • Amado, N.A., Stancliffe, R.J., McCarron M, McCallion P. (2013). Social Inclusion and Community Participation of Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. In: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 51 (5), 360-375 Available: https://
  • Degener, T. (2014). A human rights model of disability. Routledge Handbook of Disability Law and Human Rights. Available: https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315612881.ch3 Degener, T. (2016). Disability in a Human Rights Context, Laws, 5
  • Asante, S. (1997). When spider webs unite: Challenging articles & essays on community, diversity and inclusion. Inclusion Press. Available: https://inclusion.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/What-is-InclusionShafik-Asante.pdf
  • IFSW, International Federation of Social Workers (2012). People with disabilities. https://www.ifsw.org/people-with-disabilities/
  • Verdugo, M.A., Navas, P., Gómez, L.E., Schalock R.L. (2012). The concept of quality of life and its role in enhancing human rights in the field of intellectual disability. In: Journal of Intellectual Disability, 56, 1036-1045 Available: https://pubmed.nc
  • United Nations (2006). United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Preferably the English version. Available: https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html
  • Bredewold, F. (2014). Lof der oppervlakkigheid: contact tussen mensen met een verstandelijke of psychiatrische beperking en bewoners. Amsterdam: Van Gennep. Available: https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/1950788/132752_thesis_print.pdf (read summary only, pp183
  • Cobigo, V., Brown, R., Lachapelle, Y., Lysaght, R., Martin, L., Ouellette-Kuntz, H., Stuart, H. & Fulford, C. (2016). Social Inclusion: A Proposed Framework to Inform Policy and Service Outcomes Evaluation. In: Inclusion 4(4), 226-238 Available: https://
  • Brummel, A. (2017). Sociale verbinding in de wijk: Mogelijkheden voor sociale inclusie van wijkbewoners met een lichte verstandelijke beperking of psychische aandoening. Delft: Eburon. Available: https://repository.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/handle/2066/173502/
  • Abbott, S. & McConkey, R. (2006). The barriers to social inclusion as perceived by people with intellectual disabilities. In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 10, 275-287. Available: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16916851/ or https://www.research
  • IASSID, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2018) Our vision, our mission, our values, our aims. https://www.iassidd.org
  • Degener, T. (2014). A human rights model of disability. Routledge Handbook of Disability Law and Human Rights. Available: https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315612881.ch3
  • Cobigo, V., Ouellette-Kuntz, H., Lysagt, R. & Martin, L. (2012). Shifting our conceptualization of Social Inclusion. In: Stigma Research and Action 2 (2), 75-84. Available: http://stigmaj.org/article/view/45 and http://stigmaj.org/article/view/45/pdf
    recommended literature
  • Charlton, J. I. (2000). Nothing about us, without us. Disability oppression and empowerment. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Teaching methods
Teaching: lectures and class discussions. Homework: writing an essay and reading.
Assessment methods
Precondition: active participating in class discussions. Assesment: based on assessing a written essay on selected topic in terms of analysing selected individual case of disability either oppression, or social exclusion.
Language of instruction
Czech
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