Course: Social work with seniors

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Course title Social work with seniors
Course code UPV/EP5PS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kroutilová Nováková Radana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • 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
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 22 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 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
Student has knowledge from the area of social work, concretely from the social work with seniors. Student can adequately consider social needs of the senior, furthermore orients in legislative, social services, can implement social survey for claiming concrete benefits in relation to target group.
Student has knowledge from the area of social work, concretely from the social work with seniors. Student can adequately consider social needs of the senior, furthermore orients in legislative, social services, can implement social survey for claiming concrete benefits in relation to target group.
defines basic concepts in the field of social work with the elderly
defines basic concepts in the field of social work with the elderly
define the field of social work
define the field of social work
lists social events that seniors may face
lists social events that seniors may face
describe the specifics of communication with seniors
describe the specifics of communication with seniors
explain the importance of social services and the care allowance
explain the importance of social services and the care allowance
Skills
propose a plan for dealing with individual social events that seniors may face (illness, retirement, etc.)
propose a plan for dealing with individual social events that seniors may face (illness, retirement, etc.)
knows how to communicate with the elderly person
knows how to communicate with the elderly person
design an activation plan for an elderly person living in a residential social services facility,
design an activation plan for an elderly person living in a residential social services facility,
complete the Application for Care Allowance form
complete the Application for Care Allowance form
create an overview of the social services provided to seniors in the student's place of residence
create an overview of the social services provided to seniors in the student's place of residence
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Analysis of seminar paper
Conversation
Text analysis
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Text analysis
Analysis of seminar paper
Conversation
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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