UVSSPUP031 Abuse, Abuse and Neglect in the Family

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Fabián, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Vladimíra Kocourková, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Ing. Lucie Kamrádová, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UVSSPUP031/A: Wed 2. 10. to Sun 22. 12. Wed 11:25–13:00 C204, P. Fabián
Prerequisites
The aim of the course is to provide students with information on the problem of the abused, abused and neglected child. The content of the course focuses on both the historical background of this phenomenon and its development up to the present. Attention will also be focused on the personality of the individual in the social environment, on the various forms of child abuse. In relation to the studied field, the course also focuses on the issue of prevention of CAN syndrome, legal aspects (e.g. the Convention on the Rights of the Child), care of a child suffering from CAN syndrome. By completing the course, the student will gain an orientation in the problems of CAN, will be able to design appropriate content of e.g. prevention programs focused on this area, etc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the student to the issue of syn. CAN, its manifestations, consequences and legal standards for the protection of children.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to identify and classify various forms of child maltreatment, including physical, emotional, sexual abuse, and neglect. Students will demonstrate the ability to critically reflect on approaches to child maltreatment and exhibit ethical sensitivity in their professional decision-making and practices. Students will gain knowledge of key legal documents and norms related to child protection, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and will be able to apply this knowledge in practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Domestic violence, definition of basic terms, perpetrators of domestic violence, family violence and domestic crisis
  • 2. The syndrome of the abused, abused and neglected child, history
  • 3. The status of the child in society and its legal aspects
  • 4. Physical abuse
  • 5. Psychological abuse
  • 6. Sexually abused children
  • 7. Neglect and neglect
  • 8. Specific forms of CAN
  • 9. Prevention
  • 10. Children at risk, life situations at risk and psychological distress of the child
  • 11. Prevalence of CAN syndrome, detection of CAN syndrome and its registration
  • 12. Treatment of children affected by CAN syndrome, care of a child affected by CAN syndrome
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠEVČÍK, D., ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. a kol. Domácí násilí. Kontext, dynamika a intervence. Praha. Portál, s.r. o., 2011c. ISBN978-80-7367-690-2.ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. a kol. Krizová intervence pro praxi. 2., aktual. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, a. s., 2011. ISBN
  • BENTOVIM, A. Týrání a sexuální zneužívání v rodinách. Praha: Grada, 2000. ISBN 80-7169-629-3.
  • DUNOVSKÝ, J., DYTRYCH, Z., MATĚJČEK, Z. et al. Týrané, zneužívané a zanedbávané dítě. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1995. ISBN 80-7169-192-5.
  • KOLEKTIV. Syndrom CAN a způsob péče o rodinný systém. Praha: IREAS, Institut pro strukturální politiku, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86684-47-5.
    recommended literature
  • FREYD, J. J. Betrayal trauma: the logic of forgetting child abuse. Cambridge: Mass. Harvard Univ. Press, 1996. ISBN 0-674-06806-8.
  • BARVÍKOVÁ, J. a PALONCYOVÁ, J. Děti, rodiče a domácí násilí: výzkum klientely Acorusu, z.ú. Praha: VÚPSV, v.v.i., 2016. ISBN 978-80-7416-245-9.
  • MILFAIT, R. Komerční sexualizované násilí na dětech. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-320-8. Mlčení bolí: postřehy z desetileté praxe intervenčních center. První vydání. [Ústí nad Labem]: Asociace pracovníků intervenčních center ČR, 2016. ISBN 978-
  • VOLFOVÁ, I., KOZÁKOVÁ, Z., VELEMÍNSKÝ, M. sr. Prevence sexuálního zneužívání dětí a adolescentů se specifickými potřebami. Praha: Triton, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7387-129-1.
  • ŠPECIÁNOVÁ, Š. Ochrana týraného a zneužívaného dítěte. Praha: LINDE, 2003. ISBN 80-86131-44-0.
  • VANÍČKOVÁ, E. et al. Identifikace typů dětských obětí komerčního sexuálního zneužívání dětí.Praha: UK v Praze, 3. LF, 2007. ISBN 978-80-254-1073-8
  • JAKOBSEN, B., ed. a RÅKIL, M., ed. Násilí je možné zastavit: terapie pro osoby, které se dopouštějí násilí v blízkých vztazích. Překlad Petra Štajnerová. Vydání první. Praha: Nadace Open Society Fund Praha, 2017. ISBN 978-80-87725-40-5.
  • MAREKOVÁ, H. Násilie v rodine a sociálna práca - rodové násilie: (súčasné diskusie, problémy, perspektívy, výskum). Vydanie prvé. Brno: MSD, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7392-316-7.
  • WEISS, P. et al. Sexuální zneužívání dětí. Praha: Grada, 2005. ISBN 80-247-0929-5.
Teaching methods
self-study, work with case studies, case studies
Assessment methods
The course will be concluded with an examination verifying the knowledge of the topics covered, including the defence of the correspondence assignments.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2023.
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