Course: Social Work Methods

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Course title Social Work Methods
Course code KSS/ZMS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Thelenová Kateřina, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. General terminology of social work methods 2. Social worker ´s personality, his/her role in society 3. Counseling in social work 4. Phases of social work focused on social case work 5. Social work within social groups, social work within families, street work, social work within communities 6. Social worker, his/her tasks and problem situations 7. Management in social work

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Written assignment presentation and defence
  • Class attendance - 20 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 60 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the discipline is following up the theory gained in Theory of social work 1 and 2. Students learn knowledges and skills necessary for practice of social work with individual, family, community and another forms of social institutions.
The aim of the discipline is following up the theory gained in Theory of social work 1 and 2. Students learn knowledges and skills necessary for practice of social work with individual, family, community and another forms of social institutions.
Prerequisites
Social issues and consecutive knowledge gained through the educational background.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

To gain the credit students write a semestral thesis. Students follow the instructions of the lecturer, they follow the instruction of lenght, topic and content. The thesis must show the knowledge students master through their study hours. The thesis must be accepted by the lecturer, so the student can enter the exam. Examination conditions are set by the lecturer.
Recommended literature
  • HOLASOVÁ MALÍK, V. Kvalita v sociálních službách. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-2479-102-9.
  • KOPŘIVA, K. Lidský vztah jakou součást profese: psychoterapeutické kapitoly pro sociální, pedagogické a zdravotnické profese. Praha: Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-181-6.
  • RICHTEROVÁ, M. Občanské poradenství. Praha: Socioklub, 2002. ISBN 80-86484-02-5.
  • ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. Poradenství pro pozůstalé. Praha: Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-1740-1.
  • VODÁČKOVÁ, D. Krizová intervence. Praha: Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-696-9.


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