Course: Block of Experts

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Course title Block of Experts
Course code ISZ/VYBEX
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 12
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tavel Peter, prof. Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
**Content** The course introduces students to selected topics, with core content focused on standard themes. However, the course also includes additional topics related to the social and spiritual determinants of health, which may vary depending on the current team of participating domestic and international experts. **Topics** * Psychosocial Aspects of Illness and Health Disadvantage (Dr. Diane Bell, PhD.) * Phenomenological Approach in Health Research: IPA (Prof. PhDr. Ivo Čermák, CSc.) * Implicit Motives and Healthy Human Development Across the Lifespan (Prof. Jan Hofer, PhD.) * Narrative Approach in Qualitative Research (Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Vladimír Chrz, PhD.) * Human Health and Psycho-Spiritual Integrity (Sheri D. Kling, PhD.) * Care for Mental and Spiritual Health (Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Jiří Růžička, PhD.) * Philosophy of Religiosity and Spirituality (Assoc. Prof. Peter Šajda, PhD.) * Fundamentals of Tumor Biology ? Cellular Philosophy (Prof. RNDr. Jan Šmarda, CSc.) * Research Methods in Health Sciences (Assoc. Prof. Ladislav Timuľák, PhD.) * IBD in the Life of a Patient (Assoc. Prof. MUDr. Zuzana Zelinková, PhD. et PhD.)

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
Introducing students to various topics in the field of social and spiritual determinants of health, presented by both domestic and international experts. Orientation in the key topics of the study program. Ability to adopt a critical stance on various topics.

Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Required reading: Elliott, R. & Timuľák, L. (2005). Descriptive and interpretive approaches to qualitative research. In J. Miles, P. Gilbert (Eds.), A Handbook of research methods in clinical and health psychology. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Hendl, J. (2015). Přehled statistických metod: analýza a metaanalýza dat. Praha: Portál. 5. vyd. Frank, A. W. (2001). Can We Research Suffering? Qualitative Health Research, 11 (3), 353-362. Ochrana, F. (2012). Methodology of Science: An Introduction. Praha: Karolinum. Vagle, M. D. (2014). Crafting Phenomenological Research. Left Coast Press. van Manen, M. (2014). Phenomenology of Practice: Meaning-Giving Methods in Phenomenological Research and Writing. Left Coast Press. Kling S.B. (2017). Dissertation:?Fragmentation, Integration, Transformation: Synthesizing Process Thought and Analytical Psychology to Construct a Transformative Relational-Imaginal Praxis for Psycho Spiritual Wholeness and Flourishing.? Knowles, S.R, Mikocka ?Walus, A.A. (2015). Psychological aspects of IBD. A Biopsychosocial approach. London: Routledge. Doporučená literatura: Cajthaml, M. (2010). Evropa a péče o duši. Patočkovo pojetí duchovních základů Evropy. Praha: Oikumené. Dunn, D.S. (2016). Teaching About Psychosocial Aspects of Disability: Emphasizing Person?Environment Relations. Journal of Teaching, 43(3): 255-262. Hofer, J., & Busch, H. (2011). Satisfying one?s needs for competence and relatedness: Consequent domain-specific well-being depends on strength of implicit motives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 1147-1158. Monbiot, G. (2016). Neoliberalism Is Creating Loneliness. That?s What?s Wrenching Society Apart. The Guardian. Murray, M. J., Rea, M. C., An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, Cambridge: CUP, 2008. Weinberg, R.A. (2014). The biology of cancer. 2nd ed. New York: Garland Science. Study materials: statistical software ? SPSS
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