Course: Volunteering

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Course title Volunteering
Course code UZV/O3KDO
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavelková Jaroslava, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Schneider Michaela, PhDr. Ph.D., MBA
Course content
- Volunteering in the world and in our country (1 hour). - Legislation in the field of volunteering (1 hour). - Generally about volunteering (1 hour). - Methodology of work with volunteers (1 hour). - Volunteering in health care facilities (1 hour). - Volunteering in social facilities (1 hour). - Volunteering with different population groups (1 hour). - Volunteering centers and their roles (1 hour).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Individual work of students
  • Participation in classes - 7 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 27 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the terms volunteer and volunteering
explain the terms volunteer and volunteering
describe the requirements placed on volunteers in the Czech Republic
describe the requirements placed on volunteers in the Czech Republic
adopt the methodology of social work in the providing of volunteering
adopt the methodology of social work in the providing of volunteering
orient in legislation and legal standards in the field of volunteering
orient in legislation and legal standards in the field of volunteering
compare volunteer programs in the Czech Republic and in the world
compare volunteer programs in the Czech Republic and in the world
understand the issue of humanitarian and development help
understand the issue of humanitarian and development help
Skills
look for volunteer centres in the region and the Czech Republic
look for volunteer centres in the region and the Czech Republic
apply the standards of psychosocial help to volunteer work
apply the standards of psychosocial help to volunteer work
propose a simple volunteer project for a specific target social group work with volunteers in health and social facilities
propose a simple volunteer project for a specific target social group work with volunteers in health and social facilities
provide volunteering with aimed social groups, e.g. personal assistance
provide volunteering with aimed social groups, e.g. personal assistance
present a specific volunteer centre and its role in MS PowerPoint
present a specific volunteer centre and its role in MS PowerPoint
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • Charity po přírodních a jiných katastrofách. Praha: Sdružení Česká katolická charita, 2005.
  • Webové stránky organizací zabývajících se dobrovolnictvím (např. HESTIA, ADRA..).
  • ARONOVÁ, K. Dobrovolnictví v domovech pro seniory, příklady dobré praxe. Praha: Hestia, 2008.
  • BAŠTECKÁ, B. et al. Terénní krizová práce ? psychosociální intervenční týmy. Praha: Grada, 2005.
  • BRUMOVSKÁ, T., SEIDLOVÁ MÁLKOVÁ, G. Mentoring. Praha: Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-772-5.
  • DOHNALOVÁ, M. a kol. Lidské zdroje v sociálních podnicích. Wolters Kluwer, 2016. ISBN 978-80-755-2060-9.
  • KOŘÍNKOVÁ, I., J. TOŠNER a B. ZEMANOVÁ. Praktický průvodce programem Dobrovolníci v nemocnicích. Praha: HESTIA a FN Motol, 2005.
  • MŠMT. Dobrovolníci mění svět. Sborník příkladů dobré praxe. Praha: Národní institut dětí a mládeže MŠMT, 2011. ISBN 978-80-87449-15-8.
  • MUSICK, M. A. a J. WILSON. Volunteers: A Social Profile. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008.
  • ROCHESTER, C. Volunteering And Society In The 21st Century. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
  • SEDLÁKOVÁ, J. Povodně i jiné mimořádné události ? Informace, podněty, návody k postupům při organizování pomoci Charity po přírodních a jiných katastrofách. Praha: Sdružení Česká katolická charita, 2005.
  • STEBBINS, R. A. a M. GRAHAM. Volunteering as leisure. Cambridge: CABI Pub, 2004.
  • TOŠNER, J. a O. SOZANSKÁ. Dobrovolníci a metodika práce s nimi v organizacích. Praha: Portál, 2006.
  • TOŠNER, J. et al. Průvodce dobrovolnictvím pro neziskové organizace. Praha: Hestia, 2003.
  • VODÁČKOVÁ, D. a kol. Krize v životě člověka. Praha: Portál, 2007.


Study plans that include the course
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