Course: Migration, integration and social work

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Course title Migration, integration and social work
Course code KSS/MIS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jíšová Radmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Konopásková Věra, Mgr. et Mgr.
Course content
Course outline: 1. Migration as a process and complex experience 2. Dynamics of migration 3. Refugees and international protection 4. Integration - belonging and inclusion 5. Migration through the lens of inequality categories - gender 6. Migration through the lens of inequality categories - age, education 7. Migration through the lens of inequality categories - health and others 8. Migration policies 9.- 13. Social work in the context of migration and integration - case studies from practice

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
recognize the diversity of approaches in social work
describe and explain the basic dilemmas of social work
Skills
use the basic terminology of the profession
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the terminology associated with migration and integration processes and describe specific classifications used in the context of migration
recognize and describe basic processes of migration and integration
describe Czech and EU legislation in the context of migration and integration
describe appropriate methods of social work in the context of migration and integration
Skills
propose appropriate methods of social work in the context of migration and integration
assess the situation and needs of the client
evaluate the situation of the client
develop and re-evaluate an intervention plan and propose an appropriate mode of intervention based on acceptance and mutual cooperation
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Discussion
Task-based study method
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Socální práce. 2/2007. Sociální práce s imigranty..
  • Sociální práce. 2/2017. Uprchlíci a sociální práce..
  • Brettell, Caroline B.; Hollifield, James Frank. Migration theory : talking across disciplines. New York : Routledge, 2008. ISBN 0-415-95427-4.
  • Castles, Stephen; Miller, Mark J. The age of migration. 3rd ed. New York : The Guilford Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-572-30900-5.
  • Chang-Muy, Fernando; Congress, Elaine Piller. Social work with immigrants and refugees : legal issues, clinical skills, and advocacy. 2016. ISBN 978-0-8261-2668-9.
  • Portes, Alejandro,; DeWind, Josh. Rethinking migration : new theoretical and empirical perspectives. New York : Berghahn Books, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84545-543-9.
  • Potocky, Miriam. Best practices for social work with refugees and immigrants. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-231-11583-4.
  • Rania, Nadia; Migliorini, Laura. Intercultural relations and migration processes. 2017. ISBN 978-1-5361-0772-2.
  • Rosskopf, Ralf, Heilmann, Katharina (eds.). International social work and forced migration: developments in African, Arab and European countries. Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich, 2021. ISBN 978-3-8474-2288-4.
  • Valtonen, Kathleen. Social Work and Migration Immigrant and Refugee Settlement and Integration. New York : Routledge, 2008.


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