Course: Social work with seniors

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Course title Social work with seniors
Course code UPV/SK5PS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar + Moodle
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lukešová Michaela, Mgr.
Course content
Brief content of the classes: - Specification of the basic terms (senior, senium, old age, aging), theoretical specification of Social work discipline. - Social events in senior age (leave to pension, illness in old age, etc.). - Specifics of the work with seniors (musculoskeletal system limitations, communicational abilities, lower rate of adaptatiton, etc.). - Activization of seniors. - Socical services for seniors. - Practical examples adressed in practice.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Practice exercises
  • Participation in classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 45 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 35 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisite for a successful completion of the subject is professional knowledge of the subjects Social pedagogy and Social work with endangered children and family.
Prerequisite for a successful completion of the subject is professional knowledge of the subjects Social pedagogy and Social work with endangered children and family.
learning outcomes
defines the field of social work
defines the field of social work
describes the Social Services Act
describes the Social Services Act
names and explains social events related to old age
names and explains social events related to old age
sets out the principles of communication with the elderly person
sets out the principles of communication with the elderly person
explains the importance of activation in old age
explains the importance of activation in old age
Skills
proposes a plan for dealing with individual social events that seniors may face (illness, retirement, etc.)
proposes a plan for dealing with individual social events that seniors may face (illness, retirement, etc.)
uses the principles of communication with the elderly person
uses the principles of communication with the elderly person
proposes an activation plan for a senior living in a residential social services facility
proposes an activation plan for a senior living in a residential social services facility
completes the form Application for care allowance
completes the form Application for care allowance
suggest what type of social service a senior in an unfavourable social situation could use, taking into account his/her current needs
suggest what type of social service a senior in an unfavourable social situation could use, taking into account his/her current needs
teaching methods
Knowledge
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Practice exercises
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Practice exercises
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Written examination
Written examination
Text analysis
Text analysis
Recommended literature
  • BAUM, D. Výzkumné metody v sociální práci. 2014.
  • KUBALČÍKOVÁ, K. Sociální práce se seniory v kontextu kritické gerontologie. 2015.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. Encyklopedie sociální práce. 2013.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. Metody a řízení sociální práce. 2013.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. Základy sociální práce. 2012.
  • Mühlpachr, P. Gerontopedagogika. 2009.
  • ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. Edukace senior: geragogika a gerontodidaktika. 2015.
  • WALSH, D. Skupinové hry a činnosti pro seniory: interakce a sebepoznávání, hry se slovy, kvízy, cvičení a relaxace, každodenní aktivity. 2005.


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