UVSRPHP002 Management and Financing of Social Services

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
26/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Ladislav Průša, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Ladislav Průša, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(P)
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 acquaint students with the basic principles of the organization system, financing and management of social services.Students will gain knowledge about the social services system in the Czech Republic and in selected European countries and about major trends that are taking hold in these countries.Partial aim of the course is to acquaint students with current problems that accompany the provision of social services in the Moravian-Silesian Region.
Learning outcomes
Professional Knowledge
Students will learn the issues of management and financing of social services in the Czech Republic and in selected European countries in the extent of the course subject matter.
Professional Skills
Students will be able to navigate the social services system in the Czech Republic, understand the basic principles of its funding and management, and will be able to use this expertise in practice.
General Qualification
Students gain knowledge and skills that lead them effectively to sources of further knowledge and skills needed for their application and use in practice.The general learning outcomes should be the student's ability to think critically and evaluate social reality with no medial or political deformities.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the study of management and financing of social services
  • 2. The status of social services in the social security system
  • 3. History of the preparation of the Social Services Act in the Czech Republic
  • 4. The Social Services Act - new features
  • 5. Financing of social services - the main principles
  • 6. Financing of social services - key issues
  • 7. Social service providers - the role of municipalities, cities and regions
  • 8. Accessibility of social services
  • 9. Social services planning
  • 10. Long-term strategy for development of social services
  • 11. Social services in selected European countries - issues of international comparison
  • 12. Social services in selected European countries - examples of good practice as inspiration for the Czech Republic
  • 13. Summary and discussion
Literature
    required literature
  • PRŮŠA, Ladislav a Petr VÍŠEK. Optimalizace sociálních služeb. Praha: VÚPSV, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7416-099-8.
  • PRŮŠA, Ladislav a Věra JEŘÁBKOVÁ. Příspěvek na péči. Praha: VÚPSV, 2013. ISBN978-80-7416-145-2.
  • VOSTATEK, Jaroslav. Financování a nákladovost sociálních služeb. Tábor: APSS ČR, 2013. ISBN 978-80-904668-7-6.
  • MOLEK, Jan. Řízení organizací sociálních služeb. Praha: VÚPSV, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7416-083-7.
  • PILÁT, Miroslav. Komunitní plánování sociálních služeb v současné teorii a praxi. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0932-4.
    recommended literature
  • PRŮŠA, Ladislav. Financování služeb sociální péče v ČR – teorie a praxe. FÓRUM sociální politiky. Roč. 9, č. 3 (2015), s. 2-9, ISSN 1802-5854.
  • PRŮŠA, Ladislav. Důsledky stárnutí populace na potřebu služeb sociální péče do roku 2030. Demografie. Roč. 57, č. 3 (2015), s. 231-244, ISSN 0011-8265.
  • PRŮŠA, Ladislav, Martin HOLUB a Milan ŠLAPÁK. Dostupnost služeb sociální péče ve správních obvodech obcí s rozšířenou působností. Scientia et Societas: časopis pro společenské vědy a management. Roč. 11, č. 4 (2015), s. 163-185, ISSN 1801-7118.
  • PRŮŠA, Ladislav. 25 let vývoje sociálních služeb v České republice. Revue sociálno-ekonomického rozvoja. Roč. 3, č. 1 (2017), s. 94-111, ISSN 2453-6148.
Assessment methods
written exam
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, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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