Course: Seminar on Theories and Methods of SW

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Course title Seminar on Theories and Methods of SW
Course code KCHP/STMS
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Zvánovcová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1.st hour - introduction of the course conditions - content - assignment of the topic - assignment of the deadline for the presentation of the paper - introduction of the independent work - project - assignment of the presentation date - explanation of the research for the project - reason - methodology - demonstration of citation sources - for searching foreign sources 2. seminar - 22.2.2022 - discussion with a social worker from Zambia - Agness Mweetva Mutemwa - Methods of working with clients in the field/excluded locality 3rd - 8th seminar - presentation of TMSP papers (foreign article/book, personal experience) 9.- 14th seminar - project presentation - student receives feedback

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Individual tutoring, Case studies
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to lead students to a deeper reflection on theories and methods of social work, which is necessary to support their own professional identity. The student is motivated and guided to self-study, and research foreign literature. In this way, the student will consolidate his/her knowledge and understanding of social work theories and methods and acquire their application, including the ability to reflect and argue the appropriateness of the application. The course should help to develop the professional identity of social workers.
Student will be able to: - know the theories and methods of social work - work with foreign literature - literature research - prepare a report and transfer theoretical concepts into practice - reflect on the experience gained in practice
Prerequisites
The course does not presuppose any initial knowledge beyond the requirements of the admission procedure, i.e. it expects a bachelor's degree programme meeting the Minimum Standard of ASVSP.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment

- first class is online - study of basic literature, - study of study materials, - preparation and presentation of a paper, - preparation and presentation of the project, - working with foreign sources, - literature search - active participation in seminars/discussions - 2 absences allowed - active communication between the student and the teacher
Recommended literature
  • BALDWIN, Mark W. Care management and community care : social work discretion and the construction of policy. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000. ISBN 075461283X.
  • COLLINS, Donald, Catheleen JORDAN a Heather COLEMAN. An introduction to family social work. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2010. ISBN 9780495601883.
  • COULSHED, Veronica a Joan ORME. Social work practice : an introduction. Houndmills, Balsingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 978140392155.
  • Fellin, P. The Community and the Social Worker. F. E. Peacock Publisher, Itasca, 1995.
  • HARDINA, Donna. Analytical skills for community organization practice. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. ISBN 0231121806.
  • KLEIN, David M. a James M. WHITE. Family theories : an introduction. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 1996. ISBN 0803958536.
  • Matoušek, O. a kol. Encyklopedie sociální práce. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0366-7.
  • MCDONALD, Ann. Understanding community care : a guide for social workers. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 1999. ISBN 0-333-67592-4.
  • MONK, Gerald. Narrative mediation : a new approach to conflict resolution. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. ISBN 0787941921.
  • Netting, F. E., Kettner, M. P., McMurtry, S. Social Work Macro Practice. Longman. New York, London, 1993.


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