Course: Social Psychology for helping professions

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Course title Social Psychology for helping professions
Course code KPS/SPPP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Polach Pavel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Markvartová Jitka, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Králová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Subject and methods of social psychology 2. Determination of human psyche. The genesis of the structure of human self-consciousness 3. Socialization of personality - concept and essence of socialization, Mechanisms of socialization 4. Socializing individual pages of personality, thinking, emotions, acting 5. Social standards, values, social sanctions 6. Institutions of socialization - defining the concept, classification and characteristics of social groups 7. Structure and dynamics of social groups, social position and role, cooperation and competitiveness, conformity, cohesion 8. Family and class as specific social groups 9. Social-psychological dimensions of personality 10. Social perceptions and factors that affect them. Mistakes in social perception 11. Social communication, characteristics, structure, communication disorders 12. Effective verbal and nonverbal communication 13. Strategy and tactics in dealing with people, assertiveness, transactional analysis, supporting communication

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Team project (50/number of students) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 5 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- to explain the basic concepts of general psychology and personality psychology,
- to characterize the personality structure.
Skills
- search in specialized psychological resources
- build a presentation structure
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- to classify social psychology methods,
- to clarify the essence of the socialization process of personality and the formation of attitudes, values and norms,
- describe the process of social communication,
- to enumerate the principles of the art of dealing with people and to characterize assertive communication,
- give examples of mistakes of social perception,
- characterize individual types of social groups,
- explain the causes of aggressive behavior.
Skills
- to correctly apply the professional concepts of social psychology,
- apply social psychology methods in practice,
- identify communication disorders.
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Seminar classes
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Collaborative instruction
Competences
Discussion
Seminar classes
Collaborative instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Continuous assessment
Skills
Project
Group presentation at a seminar
Competences
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • HAYES, N. Základy sociální psychologie. Vyd. 4. Praha : Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-283-6.
  • Helus, Zdeněk. Sociální psychologie pro pedagogy. 2., přepracované a doplněné vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-4674-6.
  • Jedlička, Richard. Poruchy socializace u dětí a dospívajících : prevence životních selhání a krizová intervence. Vydání 1. 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5447-5.
  • Lovasová, Vladimíra. Souvislosti neuroticismu. První vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-261-0675-3.
  • Morgensternová, Monika. Interkulturní psychologie : rozvoj interkulturní senzitivity. Vyd. 1. Praha : Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1361-1.
  • Myers, David G. Sociální psychologie. 1. vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-266-0871-4.
  • Vybíral, Zbyněk. Psychologie komunikace. Vyd. 2. Praha : Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-387-1.
  • Výrost, Jozef,; Slaměník, Ivan,; Sollárová, Eva. Sociální psychologie : teorie, metody, aplikace. Vydání 1. 2019. ISBN 978-80-247-5775-9.


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