SPRb1126 Policy Engagement of Social Workers

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2022
Rozsah
1/1/0. 2 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Mgr. Roman Baláž, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Mgr. Roman Baláž, Ph.D.
Katedra sociální politiky a sociální práce – Fakulta sociálních studií
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociální politiky a sociální práce – Fakulta sociálních studií
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course aims to introduce students to the possibilities and limits of policy engagement of social workers in specific institutional and organizational settings. Critical reflection on the interconnection between social structure and the agency of social workers is the core of the course. Students will understand
1. the institutional and organizational settings of social work,
2. the policy process, streams, and coalition, and, finally,
3. the possible forms of how social workers can be engaged in policy-making in such an environment.
Výstupy z učení
While elaborating on the real cases of policy engagement, students will learn about the possibilities and limits of a chosen policy action in particular social work institutional and organizational settings.
The course lays relevant foundations for 1) future policy-makers to critically assess volatile relations among the policy actors while creating policies and 2) future social workers to critically evaluate their prospective way of causing policy change.
Osnova
  • The course consists of three parts. The first part deals with general concepts explaining the nature of settings in which social work is provided, such as social institutions and organizations. The second part elucidates the nature of the policy process, policy streams, and coalitions of policy actors. Students will understand how policies are created, where, and by whom. The third part shows examples of social workers’ engagement as policy actors in policy streams and coalitions.
  • Structure of lessons and reading
  • 1. Institutions and organizations
  • 2. Policy process and policy streams
  • 3. Policy process and policy advocacy coalitions
  • 4. Policy process and ideas
  • 5. Policy engagement of social workers I. (examples of good practice)
  • 6. Policy engagement of social workers II. (examples of good practice)
  • 7. Presentation of collaborative papers
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Sabatier, P. A., & Jenkins-Smith, H. C. (Eds.). (1993). Policy change and learning: An advocacy coalition approach. Westview press. (selected pages)
  • Almog-Bar, M., Weiss-Gal, I., & Gal, J. (2015). Bringing public policy into policy practice. Journal of Social Work, 15(4), 390-408.
  • Ritter, J. A. 2022. Social work policy practice. San Diego: Cognella academic publishing. (selected pages)
  • Béland, D., & Cox, R.H. (2016). Ideas as coalition magnets: Coalition building, policy entrepreneurs, and power relations. Journal of European Public Policy, 23(3), 428-445.
  • Kingdon, J. W. (1995). Agendas, alternatives and public policies. New York, NY: Longman. (selected pages)
  • Reay, T., Zilber, T.B., Langley, A., & Tsoukas, H. (2019). Institutions and organizations: A process view. Oxford University Press. (selected pages)
Výukové metody
Lectures, team discussions, group work, experts presentations
Metody hodnocení
A full attendance
A collaborative paper – a reflection of possibilities and limits of policy engagement
A presentation of the collaborative paper – a team presentation
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
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Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2023, podzim 2024.