Course: Practical issues of social work in local context

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Course title Practical issues of social work in local context
Course code KSS/PPSP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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.
Course content
1. Defining the basic problems of social work practice 2. - 3. Problems related to the financing of social services 4. - 5. Problems related to the legislative definition of social services 6. - 7. Problems related to the area of social work dilemmas 8. - 13. Meetings with senior practitioners on the problems and solutions they address in their practice

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Recognise the diversity in social work
Skills
use the basic terminology of the field
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Describe dilemmas related to social work from the perspective of social service organisations
Explain the context of selected social work problems in practice
Skills
Identify the key drivers and context of problems and know how to find solutions
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Task-based study method
Field trip
Skills
Field trip
Competences
Field trip
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Banks, Sarah. Ethics and Values in Social Work. London: Macmillan Press., 1995. ISBN 0-333-60919-0.
  • KODYMOVÁ,P., KOLÁČKOVÁ, J., MATOUŠEK, O. Sociální práce v praxi: Specifika různých cílových skupin a práce s nimi.. Praha: Portál, 2005. ISBN 978-80-7367-002-3.
  • Štěchová, Markéta; Luptáková, Martina; Kopoldová, Bedřiška. Bezdomovectví a bezdomovci z pohledu kriminologie : Závěrečná zpráva. Vyd. 1. Praha : Institut pro kriminologii a sociální prevenci, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7338-069-4.


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