Course: Management in Social Work

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Course title Management in Social Work
Course code KPG/BPMSP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
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.
  • Pitnerová Dagmar, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Management and its role in working with a client, the specifics of managing people in a social organization. Forming organizational units in connection with availability of social services. Motivation for working in a social establishment. The criteria for decision-making in the social sphere. Monitoring and evaluation of quality of working with clients in state and non-state social establishments.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This subject gives information about personal management, its functions in social areas (leadership, personal politics, motivation, planning, decision-making and control). It gives an overview of organizational structures in social services and of social prevention and consultancy. It also focuses on centralization and decentralization of management and on the formation of organizational units.
Students mamagementu control each function and are able to apply them to the social sector, the non-profit organizations , state and local governments.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of social policy, social work and psychology of personality.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Elaborating an essay on the topic of centralization and decentralization of management. Analysis of specifics in social work management, while using the Venn diagram method. Checking and evaluation of individual work will be performed prior to taking an exam.
Recommended literature
  • DĚDINA, J., CEJTHAMR, V. (2005). Management a organizační chování. Praha.
  • Matoušek, O. a kol. (2003). Metody a řízení sociální práce. 1. vyd.. Praha.
  • SMUTEK, M., KAPPL, M. (2006). Proměny klienta služeb sociální práce - Social Work Klient Metamorphoses. Hradec Králové.


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