UPPVIK029 Theory and Methods of Social Work

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2022
Extent and Intensity
12/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Fabián, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Fabián, PhD.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 25. 2. 8:05–9:40 C201, 11:25–12:10 C201, Fri 18. 3. 14:45–17:10 C208, Fri 25. 3. 8:05–10:30 C202, Fri 29. 4. 12:15–14:40 C202
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
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
Syllabus
  • 1. History of social work and its ethical rules
  • 2. Role and personality of social workers.
  • 3. Dilemmas of social work - e.g. support and social control
  • 4. Theory of social work:
  • - psychodynamic
  • - humanist
  • - critical
  • - communication models
  • - cognitive behavioural
  • - task-oriented
  • - feminist, anti-oppressive
  • - environmental
  • 5. Theory and methods of social work with an individual
  • 6. Theory and methods of social work with a group
  • 7. Theory and methods of social work with a family
  • 8. Theory and methods of social work with a community
  • 9. Supervision in social work
Literature
    required literature
  • GUGGENBÜHL-CRAIG, A. Nebezpečí moci v pomáhajících profesích. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-302-4.
  • MATOUŠEK, O., a kol. Metody a řízení sociální práce. 2. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-502-8. info
  • MATOUŠEK, O. a kol. Základy sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0211-0. info
  • NAVRÁTIL, P. Teorie a metody sociální práce. Brno: MZ, 2001. ISBN 80-903070-0-0. info
  • PAYNE, M. Modern social work theory. Fourth edition. 2014. ISBN 9780230249608.
    recommended literature
  • BAŠTECKÁ, B., ČERMÁKOVÁ, V., KINKOR, M. Týmová supervize: teorie a praxe. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-0940-9.
  • BERGER, P. L., LUCKMANN, T. Sociální konstrukce reality: pojednání o sociologii vědění. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999. 214 s. ISBN 80-85959-46-1.
  • FOOK, J. Social work: critical theory and practice. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE, 2002. Vii. ISBN 07-619-7251-X.
  • GRAY, M., WEBB, S. Social Work: Theories and Methods. 2nd Edition. ISBN 978-1446208601.
  • PAYNE, M. Modern social work theory. Fourth edition. 2014. ISBN 9780230249608.
  • RIEGER, Z. Loď skupiny: inspirace pro současné i budoucí lodivody ve skupinové terapii. Praha: Portál, 2007. Spektrum (Portál). ISBN 9788073672225.
Assessment methods
Credit full-time study: attendance at seminars, completion of individual assignments, methodical elaboration of a chosen subject
Credit part-time study: correspondence assignments and methodical elaboration of a chosen subject
Exam: on compulsory literature and lectures
*Specification of the conditions for completion of the course will always be placed in the information system before the start of the course in the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 12 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Students have the possibility to consult via e-mail or upon agreement with the instructor in person.

The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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