Course: Values in Social Work

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Course title Values in Social Work
Course code KKS/PSHOS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Trochtová Ludmila Siarda, PhDr. Ing.
  • Pospíšilová Helena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The subject Values in Social Work provides a basic overview of the theory of values and their importance for the helping professions, with special attention to social work. It presents values related to an individual's life within the family and across society as a whole. The Basic Plan helps gradually internalize values within an inclusive environment, primarily within the family and other organizations focused on social work. The content focuses on unifying the family's vision of values and the organization in which the social worker works, in line with a climate of belonging and freedom.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The course will allow students to gain a basic overview of the theory of values and their importance for helping professions, with special attention to social work. In the seminars, students will focus on practicing practical skills for working with the formation of personality values.
The subject Values in Social Work will enable students to gain a basic overview of the theory of values and their importance for helping professions, with special attention to social work. It helps them gradually internalize values within an inclusive environment, primarily within the family and other organizations focused on social work. It will help unite the family's vision of values and the organization in which the social worker works, fostering a climate of belonging and freedom.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites are required for studying the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

The student is required to work with the study support within the Moodle system and to complete the prescribed tasks. His or her active participation in the seminar is required.
Recommended literature
  • PODMANICKÝ, I., RAJSKÝ, A. (et al.). (2014). Prosociálnosť a etická výchova. Skúsenosti a perspektívy. Trnava.
  • Pospíšil, J. Hodnoty a volný čas. .
  • RAJSKÝ, A., PODMANICKÝ, I. (et al.). (2016). Človek človeku. K prameňom etickej výchovy. Trnava.


Study plans that include the course
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