Course: Mediation in Helping Professions

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Course title Mediation in Helping Professions
Course code UPV/SP7MD
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Krausová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D., MBA
Course content
- Mediation (principles, goal, phases, participants, tools and skills of the mediator). - The basis of the conflict and its management in everyday and professional life. - The concept of nonviolent communication. - Communication blocks. - Empathic listening. - Use of principles of mediation and nonviolent communication when working with clients.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Practice exercises, Teamwork, Experience (self-experience), Individual work of students, Students working in pairs
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 50 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
principles of mediation
principles of mediation
principles of communication oriented to the needs
principles of communication oriented to the needs
the mediation process
the mediation process
the model of non-violent communication
the model of non-violent communication
the nature of conflict and its management
the nature of conflict and its management
Skills
use communication oriented to the needs
use communication oriented to the needs
master the skills of a mediator
master the skills of a mediator
apply the principles of mediation and non-violent communication
apply the principles of mediation and non-violent communication
use empathic responses and the art of listening
use empathic responses and the art of listening
assess the nature of conflict and suggest appropriate resolution procedures
assess the nature of conflict and suggest appropriate resolution procedures
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Individual work of students
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Teamwork
Teamwork
Experience (self-experience)
Experience (self-experience)
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's performance
Conversation
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of the student's performance
Conversation
Recommended literature
  • Baum. Umění přátelského řešení konfliktu. Praha, 2009.
  • HOLÁ, L. Mediace. Způsob řešení mezilidských konfliktů. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0467-6.
  • Holá, Lenka. Mediace v teorii a praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3134-6.
  • NICHOLS, M. Zapomenuté umění naslouchat. Praha: Návrat domů, 2005.
  • Plamínek, J. Řešení konfliktů a umění rozhodovat.
  • Rosenberg, Marshall B. Nenásilná komunikace - řeč života. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-447-2.
  • ŠIŠKOVÁ, T. Facilitativní mediace. Praha: Portál, 2012.


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