UPPVBP089 Social work with homeless people

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Stanoev, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Stanoev, Ph.D.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – 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 course aims to equip participants with practical skills to help homeless people in the context of social work, social services and community planning and related services. It is also equipped with the necessary theoretical and professional outreach capability for deeper reflection on this problem. Students will have a professional and personal outlook on the complicated issue of the phenomenon of homelessness. Will be equipped with relatively advanced expertise, will know about the problem to think about and will be able to consider (at least partially applied) suitable counseling or therapeutic intervention or intervention in the form of social services, will have knowledge of the basics specifics during counseling work with homeless people and be able to think about appropriate systemic measures. Will be able to inspect the problem complexly, without tendentious simplification. A graduate, who has been with homeless people works, these competencies will enhance and give a significant boost to their everyday demanding job.
Syllabus
  • Course contents:
    1. Preliminary discussions
    2. Solution of model cases
    3. Problems counseling and motivation in working with homeless people
    4. Sociotherapy with homeless people
    5. Example from practice: a system to help the homeless in Brno
    6 Supervision cases from practice course participants
    7. System to help the homeless
    8. What about homeless people need and what we need as workers?
Literature
    required literature
  • Jeden titul z doporučené literatury. info
    recommended literature
  • MPSV. Koncepce prevence a řešení problematiky bezdomovectví v ČR do roku 2020. Praha: MPSV, 2013. info
  • LINDOVSKÁ, E. Způsoby zvládání odlišných situací v kontextu bezdomovectví. Sociální práce / Sociální práca, 12(4), 110-124. 2013. info
  • MAREK, J., STRNAD, A., HOTOVCOVÁ, L. Bezdomovectví v kontextu ambulantních sociálních služeb. Praha: Portál, 2012. info
  • HOLPUCH, P. Bezdomovectví jako přístup k životu. Biograf (54). 2011. URL info
  • PRUDKÝ, L., ŠMÍDOVÁ, M. Kudy ke dnu. Praha: Socioklub, 2010. info
  • ÚLEHLA. I. Umění pomáhat: Učebnice metod sociální práce. Praha: Slon, 1999. info
Assessment methods
EXAM
The assessment is based on the written document issued by the receiving institution ...
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 16 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Active participation, assigned tasks, final task.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2016, recent)
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