Course: Concept of Health Care and Social Care in Community Care

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Course title Concept of Health Care and Social Care in Community Care
Course code UOP/ECHSC
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Optional
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)
  • Kabooro Rehana Sindho, MSc.
Course content
1. The evolution of community care in historical perspective a. Events and causes to develop community care and health delivery to community care b. Population behavior to health care and social care c. Health disparities in community care and role of social worker d. Social| determinants of health. 2. Influencing behavior change in community due to education. a. Health behaviors and social services b. Role of family involvement and community care c. Role of media awareness and community care awareness 3. Difference between public health and community health care with social care perspective. a. Health promotion and disease prevention in community care b. Health care barriers in community care c. Aging population, mental health, and social care. d. Role NGO's in community care perspective 4. Advocacy and critical thinking over community care. a. Active bodies that develop awareness in community care and social care. b. Community support initiatives in high income countries c. WHO measures for community care and social work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Projection, Activating (simulations, games, drama), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies)
Learning outcomes
This course is designed to give knowledge about the human growth and development in the society, their care provision and practice. Demands of community care with social care and health care and its impact on society, population and health equity. Students will be able to understand need of community care and role of social care and health care approaches in running system.
1. To assist students in their understanding of community care and duties of health care and social care institutes and their impact on people. 2. Create an environment that students will be able to think about the consequences of cooperation of social work and health care and its pros and cons in Czech Republic system. 3. Students will be able to distinguish the systems of community health care and community welfare.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Analysis of student's work activities (technical works)

- active participation in discussions - formation of presentation on chosen title
Recommended literature
  • Advocacy in nursing care for community.
  • Advent Health University. Difference between public health care and community health care:.
  • Andrew Scull. Community care in historical perspective and deinstitutionalization:.
  • Paul Farmer:. Public health care in social care vision.
  • Sana Loue. Advocacy and critical thinking in health care:.
  • Yewande Omotoso ,Abigail Aguilar. Care at the core. 2022.


Study plans that include the course
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