Course: Social Services and People with Handicap

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Course title Social Services and People with Handicap
Course code PCH/SHCD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Smékalová Eleonora, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The importance and place of social services in the social system Principles and values of social reform Objectives and characteristics of social services Triad: provider - user - founder Typology of social services Standards of quality social services Social work as a social science discipline Social work as a field of practical activities - Methods of Social Work Levels of social work - micro-, medium and macro-level Pitfalls of helping professions - Supervision Ethics in Social Work

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation
  • Homework for Teaching - 6 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 15 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Involve students in issues of social work and social services and bring them into this problems
students: -will focus on helping people with disabilities -be familiar with the broader context in which this assistance takes place -be familiar with the typology of social services, the main target groups with their specifics -can explain the meaning of quality standards of services
Prerequisites
End Unit 1 study psychology, interest in social issues

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Student performance, Didactic Test

The visit of facility that provides social services (reported at the seminar or written report about the visit) - Demonstrate a practical understanding of fundamental principles and values in the social sphere - Study of recommended titles -mastery of the knowledge test (basis are the key words)
Recommended literature
  • Kopřiva,K. Lidský vztah jako součást profese. 2.vyd. Praha: Portál, 1997..
  • Matoušek, O. a kol. Metody a řízení sociální práce. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2003..
  • Matoušek,O. Sociální služby v praxi. Praha: Portál,2006..


Study plans that include the course
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