UOGP085 Social Care

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with fundamentals of social care. The course is conceived as a theoretical subject. It enhances knowledge form organization and securing of social care, which is closely related to nursing care, above all in the primary and tertiary medical care. The contents are focused on a concept of social care, its elements and target groups in a community. It teaches students about the organizational scheme of social care and with applicable legal regulations. Learning outcomes: Professional knowledge: The students can define terms within social work, social care and to explain the significance of social care of clients/patients suffering from various types of handicaps and of all ages. Professional skills: The students are able to assess a need for social care with respect to client's/patient's medical condition. General ability: The students are able to recommend the appropriate way of social care as well as the adequate social facility. Competence: They provide families, groups and their relatives required information from the field of social care appropriately and within their competences and they take care of clarity of this information. If needed, they contact respective professionals.
Syllabus
  • 1. Social care, basic terminology . definition of social work.
    2. Social care.
    3. Individual and group social work.
    4. Social work in community.
    5. Social work concepts, development in the Czech Republic.
    6. Act Nr. 108/2006 Sb. on social services, as amended by later regulations.
    7. Specific social care facilities.
    8. Current possibilities of social care of specific categories of clients.
    9. Position of a social worker, a nurse and other helping professions in care of clients.
Literature
    required literature
  • ŘÍMOVSKÁ, Z. Etopedie. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • POPEK, P. Sociální péče. Distanční studijní opora [online]. c2007, posl. akt. 2007 [cit. 2012-08-23]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • MATOUŠEK, O. a kol. Základy sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-473-7. info
  • NOVOSAD, J. Základy speciálního poradenství. Praha: Portál, 2000. ISBN 80-7367-174-3. info
    recommended literature
  • KOPŘIVA, K. Lidský vztah jako součást profese. Praha: Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-181-6. info
  • MATOUŠEK, O. Slovník sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-549-0. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 9 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Attendance in a minimum of 80 per cent of seminars is required for completion. Students who could not attend a number of lessons for serious reasons will be assigned extra tasks.
Presentation of a selected topic in a seminar practical session.
A plea for a seminar essay and its analysis.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2017, recent)
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