Course: Introduction to Social Work

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Course title Introduction to Social Work
Course code UPV/SP1UP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
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.
  • Haburajová Ilavská Lenka, doc. PhDr. PhD.
Course content
- Objectives and functions of social work, basic concepts. - Social worker. - Ethics in Social Work. - Communication in social work. - Individual social work. - The history and diagnosis in social work. - Typology of clients. - Social work with groups and with the community. - Supervision in social work. - Crisis intervention. - Management in Social Work - Social work in prisons, probation and mediation service.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 32 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
principles and principles of social work
principles and principles of social work
theories and methods of social work
theories and methods of social work
communication principles with different types of clients
communication principles with different types of clients
principles of crisis intervention
principles of crisis intervention
ethical principles and rules in social work
ethical principles and rules in social work
Skills
distinguishes between basic models of social work
distinguishes between basic models of social work
uses different approaches in social work
uses different approaches in social work
communicates with different types of clients
communicates with different types of clients
adheres to ethical principles in social work
adheres to ethical principles in social work
explains the principles of crisis intervention
explains the principles of crisis intervention
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
assessment methods
Didactic test
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Didactic test
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • KOPŘIVA, Karel. Lidský vztah jako součást profese. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7367-922-4.
  • MATOUŠEK, Oldřich. Encyklopedie sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0366-7.
  • MATOUŠEK, Oldřich. Metody a řízení sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0213-4.
  • MATOUŠEK, Oldřich. Sociální práce v praxi. Praha: Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-818-0.
  • MATOUŠEK, Oldřich. Základy sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0211-0.
  • MIZRAHI, Terri a Larry DAVIS. Encyklopedia of social work. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0195310368.
  • NAVRÁTIL, Pavel. Teorie a metody sociální práce. Brno : Marek Zeman, 2001. ISBN 80-903070-0-0.
  • TOŠNER, Jiří. Dobrovolníci a metodika práce s nimi v organizacích. Praha: Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-178-6.
  • ÚLEHLA, Ivan. Umění pomáhat. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005. ISBN 80-86429-36-9.
  • VODÁČKOVÁ, Daniela et. al. Krizová intervence. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0212-7.


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