Course: Introductory Seminar to Social Work Practice

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Course title Introductory Seminar to Social Work Practice
Course code KPG/USKPI
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brezáni Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students have the opportunity to create a better idea about the workplaces for professional practice in the upcoming semesters and to choose which direction to orient themselves professionally. To help them to decide, the faculty will provide them with workshop of social work, including approximatelly 16 presentations of social administration organizations in the City of Pilsen and at least 3 single trips to selected organizations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Seminar classes, Field trip
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 6 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course registration is recommended to students who are facing an important decision on which area of social work and politics to focus, with what target groups in need to work in the future and what level of social work (micro, mezzo, macro) to pay attention in future.
learning outcomes
Course Introductory seminar to workshop practices and excursions into social institutions is composed of two core activities: workshops with experts from practice and participation in three excursions in institutions realizing social administration. The course is complemented by a detailed introduction to the system of professional practice and ways of its implementation at Faculty of Education on UWB in Pilsen.
teaching methods
Field trip
Discussion
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Matoušek, Oldřich; Kodymová, Pavla; Koláčková, Jana. Sociální práce v praxi : specifika různých cílových skupin a práce s nimi. Praha : Portál, 2005. ISBN 80-7367-002-X.
  • Matoušek, Oldřich. Slovník sociální práce. 1. vyd. Praha : Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-549-0.
  • Matoušek, Oldřich. Sociální služby : legislativa, ekonomika, plánování, hodnocení. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-310-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester