Course: Introduction to Social Work

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Course title Introduction to Social Work
Course code KPG/B2ÚSP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Chudý Štefan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kocourková Vladimíra, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Pitnerová Dagmar, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic terminology and theories. Personality of a social worker. Social work methods ? phases. Social work with an individual and a group. Special methods of social work. Practical training of methods. Social work with a community. Methods of social work with selected groups of population. Practical training of methods.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Introduction to the development of social-work activities in Europe, social work as a profession and as a science.
knows the basics of social work
Prerequisites
basic knowledge of social sciences

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Dialog, Seminar Work

After completing the course, students should be able to: recognize the basic theoretical background of social work to define the basic concepts and theories to assimilate and apply the major methods of social work
Recommended literature
  • KOPŘIVA, K. (1997). Lidský vztah jako součást profese. Praha Portál.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. . (2003). Slovník sociální práce . Praha: Portál.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. a kol. (2003). Metody a řízení sociální práce. Praha: Portál.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. a kol. (2001). Základy sociální práce I.. Praha Portál.
  • NAVRÁTIL, P. (2001). Teorie a metody sociální práce. Brno.
  • NOVOTNÁ, V., SCHIMMERLINGOVÁ, V. (1992). Sociální práce, její vývoj a metodické postupy . Praha: Univerzita Karlova .
  • ŘEZNÍČEK, I. (1994). Metody sociální práce. Praha Slon.


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