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Lecturer(s)
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Brzáková Beksová Kateřina, ThDr. Th.D.
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Nádvorníková Lenka, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Basic terminology 2. Demographic aspects of aging and the old age 3. Defining the senior person in the bio-psycho-social and spiritual context 4. Basic principles of the communication with the elderly 5. Social-legal and ethical competencies 6. Organizing the social services and benefits for the elderly, basis of the geriatrics diagnostics especially the geriatric syndromes 7. Quality of life in the old age 8. Thanatology
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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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
- 12 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 23 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 55 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the discipline is to gain expert theoretical knowledge from gerontology and geriatrics and their appropriate use in the social work as a people profession. Students will also learn about various approaches towards the work with the elderly which will be practised in the seminar.
The aim of the discipline is to gain expert theoretical knowledge from gerontology and geriatrics and their appropriate use in the social work as a people profession. Students will also learn about various approaches towards the work with the elderly which will be practised in the seminar.
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Prerequisites
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Social issues and consecutive knowledge gained through the educational background.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student's performance analysis
To gain the credit students write a semestral thesis. Students follow the instructions of 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.
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Recommended literature
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HAŠKOVCOVÁ, H. Fenomén stáří. Praha: Panorama, 1990. ISBN 80-7038-158-2.
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MALÍKOVÁ, E. Péče o seniory v pobytových sociálních zařízeních. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3148-3.
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PIDRMAN, V. Demence. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1490-5.
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ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. Poradenství pro pozůstalé. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-3736-2.
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THELENOVÁ, K. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociální gerontologie. Liberec: TUL, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7372-582-2.
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