Course: Introduction to social work with mentally ill people

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Course title Introduction to social work with mentally ill people
Course code VOS/USPDO
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Chovancová Petra, Mgr.
  • Petřeková Miroslava, Mgr.
Course content
Fundamentals of mental health, particularities of chronicity in mental illnesses, path to recovery as a way to work with chronically mentally ill people, peer worker in the services of psychiatric care, threatening situations, assessing vulnerability and crisis symptoms, prevention tools, crisis plan, the work of multidisciplinary team in a mental health centre (CDZ), examples of good practice, work with case studies.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is to enhance the knowledge acquired within the course Assessing the situation of the client (PSK) focusing on the problem of chronic course of psychiatric illnesses, monitoring and managing crisis situations related to mental illness, and care for the mentally ill.
Student gains a deeper knowledge of issues related to the chronic course of psychiatric illnesses, is well informed about the issues of vulnerability and crisis, is able to explain the role of a peer worker in psychiatric care, and gains insight into the work of the multidisciplinary team in a mental health centre (CDZ).
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
80% attendance
Recommended literature
  • Kamarádová, D., Praško, J., Látalová, K. (2015). Suicidalita psychických poruch. Praha: Grada.
  • Kučerová, H. (2013). Psychiatrické minimum. Praha: Grada.
  • Probstová, V., Peč, O. (2014). Psychiatrie pro sociální pracovníky. Praha: Portál.
  • Ragins, M. (2018). Cesta k uzdravení. Praha: Fokus.
  • Toresini, L., Mezzina, R. (2017). Za zdmi. Praha: Fokus.


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