UPPVMP041 Social Work

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
13/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Šárka Honová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Eva Zezulková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Ladislav Průša, CSc.
Institute of Special Education – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Denisa Janků
Timetable
Tue 17. 2. 13:05–15:30 C209, Tue 3. 3. 12:15–14:40 C209, Tue 31. 3. 12:15–14:40 C209, Tue 14. 4. 12:15–15:30 C209
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P) && ROCNIK(2)
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 course objective is to understand the work of a social worker who, in the context of social services, uses their competences on persons with different types and degrees of disability. The course will focus not only on principles and theory of social work, but also on the concretization of social work in exemplative instruction and in facilities of the social service type, and on their characteristics.
Learning outcomes
Professional knowledge:
- students demonstrate knowledge of basic notions and theoretical concepts of social services within the responsibility of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic
- students know the key underlying principles and theories relating to social work
- students describe social services within a single facility
- students know the context relevant for the issues of implementing social work with disabled people under the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
- students are familiar with the categorization of social work and social services
Professional skills:
- students can independently locate, critically evaluate and objectively sort out facts regarding social services of the Czech Republic
- students can assess the needs and requirements for the care of disabled people from the social point of view
- students can independently analyze social services within individual facilities
General qualification:
- students can independently discuss the burning issues of at least the basics of the contemporary discipline of social work which is especially relevant in the context of special pedagogy
- students know the theoretical basis of selected social work and can apply them in practice
Syllabus
  • 1. Social services for individuals with health disabilities. Basic types and forms of social services.
  • 2. Role and personality of social workers. Dilemmas of social work - e.g. support and social control. Theory of social work (psychodynamic, humanistic, critical, communication models, cognitive-behavioural, task-oriented, feminist, anti-oppressive, ecological).
  • 3. Supervision in social work.
  • 4. Daily service accessibility centres, day care centres, week care centres.
  • 5. Homes for disabled people, special regimen homes.
  • 6. Sheltered accommodation, social therapeutic workshops, social rehabilitation centres.
  • 7. Early care workplaces.
  • 8. Methods of social work with individuals with mental disabilities.
  • 9. Methods of social work with individuals with physical disabilities.
  • 10. Methods of social work with individuals with hearing impairment.
  • 11. Methods of social work with individuals with visual impairments.
  • 12. Methods of social work with individuals with ASD.
Literature
    required literature
  • BRUTHANSOVÁ, D., JEŘÁBKOVÁ, V. Možnosti řešení sociálních důsledků zdravotního postižení - synergické efekty a bílá místa současné právní úpravy. Praha: VÚPSV, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7416-103-2.
  • GUGGENBÜHL-CRAIG, A. Nebezpečí moci v pomáhajících profesích. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-302-4.
  • MACKOVÁ, M. Sociální práce s handicapovanými [CD-ROM]. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7435-452-6.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. a kol. Základy sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0211-0.
  • NAVRÁTIL, P. Teorie a metody sociální práce. Brno: Marek Zeman, 2001. ISBN 80-903070-0-0.
    recommended literature
  • ONDREJKOVIČ, P. (ed.) Sociálna patológia. Bratislava: VEDA, 2009. ISBN 80-7372-448-1.
  • PAYNE, M. Modern social work theory. Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0230249608.
  • SYŘIŠŤOVÁ, E. a kol. Normalita osobnosti. Praha: AVICENTUM, 1972.
  • URBAN, L. Sociologie: klíčová témata a pojmy. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-247-5774-2.
  • URBANOVÁ, M. Sociální kontrola a právo. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003. ISBN 80-210-3199-9.
  • URBANOVÁ, M. Systémy sociální kontroly a právo. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2006. ISBN 80-86-898-94-6.
  • STANHOPE, V. Social Work and Integrated Health Care. Oxford University Press, 2018. ISBN 978-0190607296.
    not specified
  • BAŠTECKÁ, B., ČERMÁKOVÁ, V., KINKOR, M. Týmová supervize: teorie a praxe. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-0940-9.
  • KRHUTOVÁ, L. Komunikace v kontextu sociální práce s klienty se zdravotním postižením [CD-ROM]. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7464-411-5.
  • MACUROVÁ, M. I bez sluchu se domluvíme: sociální práce s osobami se sluchovým postižením: sborník výstupů projektu. Praha: Centrum pro komunitní práci střední Čechy, 2018. ISBN 978-80-87809-60-0.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. Metody a řízení sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-502-8.
  • RIEGER, Z. Loď skupiny: inspirace pro současné i budoucí lodivody ve skupinové terapii. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-222-5.
  • FABIÁN, P. Teorie a metody sociální práce. In E-learning kurz pro studenty studijního programu Speciální pedagogika Fakulty veřejných politik v Opavě. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě.
Teaching methods
Verbal, demonstrative, cooperative and group, problem-based, practical skills for preparation for completing the course.
Assessment methods
Preparation of a project addressing the topic of the selected case study and its defense during a group discussion in class.Students absent from class will submit a seminar paper of up to 10 standard pages on the topic of resolving the situation in the selected case study. The paper must include a justification of the goal of the intervention, the chosen procedure and possible risks of implementation.Students on a study abroad stay will compare the topic in the seminar paper with practice in the country where they are participating in the study stay, or describe how such a lesson would take place (is taking place) in the country of residence, the student will emphasize the differences.Credit will be awarded based on the evaluation of the presented project or seminar paper. The seminar paper will assess knowledge of basic terminology and orientation in sources from literature and lectures, based on participant observation or study of the materials for the project on the topic of possible innovations in a selected social service for individuals with disabilities.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Accreditation summer, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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