SPp127 Social Work

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Dana Dlouhá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Slepičková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lenka Slepičková, Ph.D.
Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable
each odd Thursday 15:00–16:50 učebna 35
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
The main objective of this course is to analyse the concepts of social work, methods of social work, stages of social work, social work with a client, group, and community. Social policy and a social state as a pre-requisite for an effective social work.
Learning outcomes
Student is able to: to define social work
to define concepts of methods and stages of social work
apply social work with a client, group, community
describe social policy and the welfare state as a prerequisite for effective social work.
Syllabus
  • 1. Social work - basic characteristics of the field, objectives, methods and forms of social work. 2.Social Services Act - Definition of Selected Services, Quality Standards of Social Services, Qualification requirements. 3. Personality of a social worker (professional and personal profile, risk, supervision). 4. Transformation of social services away from residential to outpatient and field services. 5. Basic methods of working in social work with people with disabilities or social disadvantage. 6. Counseling process (definition, phase of counseling 7. Social worker in social services, health and science 8. Ethics in social work.
Literature
    required literature
  • Zákon o sociálních službách č. 108/2006 Sb.
  • MATOUŠEK, Oldřich. Základy sociální práce. Vydání třetí. Praha: Portál, 2012, 309 stran. ISBN 9788026202110. info
    recommended literature
  • Nedělníková, E. Metodická příručka pro výkon terénní sociální práce. Dostupné z: http://projekty.osu.cz/metakor/dok/ met_prirucka_tsp.pdf
  • Openhaw, L. (2008) Social Work In Schools. Principles and Practice. New York, Londo: The Guilford Press.
  • PAYNE, Malcolm. Modern social work theory. 4th edition. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, xxii, 441. ISBN 9780230249608. info
  • MICHALÍK, Jan. Poradenství uživatelům sociálních služeb. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Výzkumné centrum integrace zdravotně postižených - sekce vzdělávání, 2008, 142 s. ISBN 9788090365827. info
  • ÚLEHLA, Ivan. Umění pomáhat : učebnice metod sociální praxe. Písek: Renesance, 1996, 151 s. info
Teaching methods
Participation in lectures with experts. Seminar work focused on the selected target group (description of the target group and suggestion of appropriate support in social work).
Assessment methods
Written final exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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