PSYb1700 Adoption and Foster care

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Bouša (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ondřej Bouša
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
SEMESTR(5) || SEMESTR(6)
Developmental Psychology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
Course objectives
The course aims to introduce students with the system of work with children who grow up outside their primary family and especially with the role of a psychologist in this system. The course is designed in blocks, in meetings we will focus on the causes of placing children outside the family, various forms of childcare (especially institutional care, foster care, adoption) and the impact on the child. Emphasis will be placed on linking the current system settings with the knowledge of (especially) developmental psychology. Knowledge of developmental psychology is a necessity (and prerequisite) for enrollment and completion of the course.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will gain an overview of the system of substitute family care and institutional care, will understand various positions and roles of a psychologist in this system and will be able to critically evaluate the current system in terms of psychology.
Syllabus
  • HOW THE CHILD CAN GET TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES CARE SYSTEM
  • SYSTEM OF CARE FOR ENDANGERED CHILDREN
  • INSTITUTIONAL CARE
  • SUBSTITUTE FAMILY CARE
  • FOSTER CARE
  • TEMPORARY FOSTER CARE
  • FOREIGN EXPERIENCE WITH INSTITUTIONAL CARE AND SUBSTITUTE FAMILY CARE
  • ADOPTION
  • INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
Literature
    required literature
  • https://www.mpsv.cz/web/cz/nahradni-rodinna-pece
  • LANGMEIER, Josef and Zdeněk MATĚJČEK. Psychická deprivace v dětství. Vyd. 4., dopl., V nakl. Karo. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 399 s. ISBN 9788024619835. URL info
  • MATĚJČEK, Zdeněk. Náhradní rodinná péče : průvodce pro odborníky, osvojitele a pěstouny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 183 s. ISBN 8071783048. info
Teaching methods
lectures, case studies, class discussions, self-led learning and studying
Assessment methods
fulfilling requirements: - active participation in the course is considered to be participation in lessons (with a maximum of one absence) - continuous study and preparation, fulfilling assigned tasks during the course - submission of the final seminar paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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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