SPP717 Principles of Psychology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Vander, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
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
Sat 19. 9. 12:30–14:00 exP52, Sat 31. 10. 12:30–14:00 exP52, Sat 28. 11. 12:30–14:00 exP52
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 gain konwledge psychological skills that can be capitalized in practice of social workers to give students basic informations from the field of Psychology, inform them about basic terminology, about concepts of Personality Psychology and about main ideas of the psychological counselling within social work to define interrealtionship between psychology and social work as helping professions
Syllabus
  • Connections between psychology and social work p The main problems of clients who benefit of social work and a psychological view on these problems p Psychological competences of social workers p Main terminology, explication of the basic concepts of the psychology p Social psychology, development psychology and psychopatology aspects of client's difficulties within social work p Personality psychology and formation of the personalityin difficult life situations p Borders of psychological counselling in the profession of social work
Literature
  • NICOLSON, Paula and Rowan BAYNE. Applied psychology for social workers. 2nd ed. London: Macmillan, 1990, xiv, 175. ISBN 0333495020. info
  • BARTLETT, Harriett M. and Beatrice N. SAUNDERS. The common base of social work practice. New York: National Association of Social Workers, 1970, 224 s. ISBN 0871010542. info
  • HILL, Grahame. Moderní psychologie : hlavní oblasti současného studia lidské psychiky. Translated by Helena Hartlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 282 s. ISBN 8071786411. info
  • LANGMEIER, Josef and Dana KREJČÍŘOVÁ. Vývojová psychologie [Langmeier, 1998]. Vyd. 3., přeprac. a dopl., v. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1998, 343 s. : i. ISBN 80-7169-195-X. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Vyd. 4., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Portál, 2008, 870 s. ISBN 9788073674144. info
  • SLAMĚNÍK, Ivan and Jozef VÝROST. Sociální psychologie [Výrost, 1997] : Sociálna psychológia [Výrost, 1997]. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV - nakladatelství, 1997, 453 s. : i. ISBN 80-85866-20-X. info
  • YALOM, Irvin D. and Molyn LESZCZ. Teorie a praxe skupinové psychoterapie. Translated by Hana Drábková - Martin Hajný. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2007, 647 s. ISBN 9788073673048. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
semestral paper written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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