Course: Social Work in Context of Family Care

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Course title Social Work in Context of Family Care
Course code KCHP/KSP3R
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 12
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zvánovcová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The value of the family and its importance for society - 16.2.2024 Issues of families with a member with mental illness. - 16.2.2024 Marriage, family in the context of religion in general and Christianity in particular.- 17.2.2024 Social worker boundaries in social work with families. - 17.2.2024 The role of the social worker in the hospital - caring for the family - 1.3.2024 The role of the social worker in the probation and mediation service, cooperation with the family - 2.3.2024 Psychology of the family - 2.3.2024 Violence in the family - 16.3.2024 The social worker in the care of a family with a member with an eating disorder - 16.3.2024 Child and family issues in educational problems - 5.4.2024 Family event - autism as a gift, volunteers in families as caring helpers - 5.4.2024 Law to protect and promote the interests of the family - 6.4.2024 Cultural differences of the family - a case study from Zambia - 6.4.2024 All materials for studying the course are published in Moodle.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Written action (comprehensive tests, clauses), Demonstration, Activating (simulations, games, drama), E-learning, Excursion, Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Group work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the specialization is to present students with current topics related to social work with families. The subject is focused on the theoretical and practical knowledge, but also on the development of specific skills needed for dealing and working with families. The course will be participated by several teachers from the JU TF as well as practitioners who have extensive experience in direct work with families. The aim of the course is to introduce the family from different perspectives, to describe the work of the social worker, and to highlight the variety of aspects that can affect the family.
The student understands the concept of the method of working with the family and understands the meaning and importance of the theoretical concepts of SP. The student can prepare for a family work intervention and social functioning. The student can reflect on the needs of the family. The student is aware of the aspects that may influence the family. The student can identify when social work is working with a family and when it is working with an individual.
Prerequisites
Before entering the course, the student should be able to define the field of social work, its objectives, basic concepts of social work such as social functioning, interaction, social intervention, etc. The prerequisite course is Social Work with Families.
KCHP/KSPSR
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KCHP/SPSR

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay, Interview, Colloquium, Self-reflection

- seminars/lectures are compulsory - 2 absences possible - seminars will be held on Friday and Saturday - self-study, work with professional text - self-study, work with e-resources - drafting of a personal individual plan
Recommended literature
  • Matoušek, O. Metody a řízení sociální práce.. Praha: Portál, 2003.
  • Matoušek, O. Rodina jako instituce a vztahová síť. Slon, Praha, 1993.
  • Možný, I. Rodina a společnost. Praha Slon, 2006.
  • Sobotková, I. Psychologie rodiny. Praha, Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-262-0217-2.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Social and Charity Work (2016) Category: Social sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer