Course: Social Work with the Unemployed

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Course title Social Work with the Unemployed
Course code KSS/ZNE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Nádvorníková Lenka, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Labour market 2. Unemployment 3. Employment policy 4. Global trends in the employment policy 5. Gender aspects of the labour market 6. Social work with the unemployed 7. Counselling for the unemployed 8. Methods and techniques in the counselling for the unemployed 9. Practical training of the social worker activities

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • 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
Learning outcomes
Learning the fundamental theoretical approaches towards unemployment and labour market, especially from the point of view of social work and with the overlap into social policy. Students will be able to understand the relations between the economic and social mechanisms.
Learning the fundamental theoretical approaches towards unemployment and labour market, especially from the point of view of social work and with the overlap into social policy. Students will be able to understand the relations between the economic and social mechanisms.
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 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
  • BENEŠOVÁ, J. Problematika gender v sociální práci. Liberec: TUL, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7372-750-5.
  • BROŽOVÁ, D. Společenské souvislosti trhu práce. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2003. ISBN 80-86429-16-4.
  • GABURA, J. Teória a proces sociálneho poradenstva. Bratislava: Iris, 2013. ISBN 978-80-89238-92-7.
  • KUCHAŘ, P. Trh práce: sociologická analýza. Praha: Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1383-3.
  • TOMEŠ, I. Obory sociální politiky. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7367-868-5.
  • TVRDÝ, L. Změny na trhu práce a perspektivy vzdělanosti. Ostrava: VŠB - TUO, 2008. ISBN 978-80-248-1729-3.


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