Course: Ethics in Helping Professions

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Course title Ethics in Helping Professions
Course code UHP/EWEPP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
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)
  • Shivairová Olga, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Ethics as a discipline or field of study 2. Basic ethical terminology 3. Relationship of an individual to oneself 4. Relationship of an individual to others, to the society and environment 5. Protection of human life 6. Respect to life, respect to old and handicapped people 7. Profession related ethics (burn out syndrome, syndrome of a helper) 8. World religions. Tolerance and fundamentalism 9. Tolerance towards different cultures 10. Ethics and research. Dilemmas in research - Define different terms in ethics - Describe different approaches in ethics such as deontological and consequencial ethics - Identify risk and protective factors in psychic health. - Promote mental hygiene principles and be able to use them in order to prevent burn out syndrome - Understand values in ethics - Present causes of ethical and non-ethical behavior - Analyze specific ethical codes and norms - List characteristics of different world religions - Use principles of effective discussion - Apply principles of mental hygiene

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Activating (simulations, games, drama), Individual preparation for exam
  • Preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Ethics as a discipline or field of study. Basic ethical terminology. Relationship of an individual to oneself.
- Define different terms in ethics - Describe different approaches in ethics such as deontological and consequencial ethics - Identify risk and protective factors in psychic health. - Promote mental hygiene principles and be able to use them in order to prevent burn out syndrome - Understand values in ethics - Present causes of ethical and non-ethical behavior - Analyze specific ethical codes and norms - List characteristics of different world religions - Use principles of effective discussion - Apply principles of mental hygiene
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Interview, Systematic student observation, Seminar work

Understanding context of ethics, orientation in basic terminology and identifying profession related dilemmas and their solutions.
Recommended literature
  • Silvia Angelina Pera, Susara Van Tonder. Ethics in Health Care. Juta and Company Ltd, 2005. ISBN 0702166790.


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