Course: Social Policy and Social Work

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Course title Social Policy and Social Work
Course code UPV/SK9PP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Moodle
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Haburajová Ilavská Lenka, doc. PhDr. PhD.
Course content
- Social policy in EU countries. - Social policy in the Czech Republic. - Social policy as a determinant of social work. - Impacts of family policy on the performance of social work in practice. - Impacts of employment policy on social work performance in practice. - Impacts of housing and health policy on the performance of social work in practice.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Individual work of students
  • Participation in classes - 15 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Neuvedeno.
Neuvedeno.
learning outcomes
principles, types and areas of social policy
principles, types and areas of social policy
basic legislation in the social field
basic legislation in the social field
social policies in EU countries
social policies in EU countries
the relationship between social policy and social work
the relationship between social policy and social work
impacts of social policy areas on real groups of citizens
impacts of social policy areas on real groups of citizens
Skills
explains the principles of the state's social policy
explains the principles of the state's social policy
distinguishes between the basic types of social policies
distinguishes between the basic types of social policies
explains the relationship between social policy and social work
explains the relationship between social policy and social work
analyses the impact of social policy on the lives of groups of citizens
analyses the impact of social policy on the lives of groups of citizens
searches for appropriate social legislation
searches for appropriate social legislation
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Lecturing
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Cournoyer, B. The social work skills workbook. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2017.
  • Cunningham, J., & Cunningham, S. Social Policy and Social Work: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2017.
  • Elichová, M. Sociální práce: Aktuální otázky. Praha: Grada, 2017.
  • Krebs, V., a kol. Sociální politika. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2015.
  • Matoušek, O. Encyklopedie sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2013.
  • Skarupská, H. Legislativa v sociální oblasti. Zlín: Ústav pedagogických věd, 2018.
  • Tomeš, I. Sociální právo České republiky. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2015.
  • Tomeš, I. Úvod do teorie a metodologie sociální politiky. Praha: Portál, 2012.


Study plans that include the course
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