UVSSPUD026 Etika v sociální práci a veřejné správě

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Andrea Preissová Krejčí, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Ing. Lucie Kamrádová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Sat 22. 3. 8:55–13:00 ONLINE, 13:55–18:00 ONLINE
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(C)
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
Ethics in Social Work and Public Administration The course Philosophy and ethics in social work is aimed at supplementing knowledge directly connected to the issues of ethics in the context of social work.Specifically, this means that the course will focus on the concept of “human nature” in a contemporary philosophical discourse, which reflects the modern development of knowledge in the fields of anthropology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience.From this perspective, there will be a comprehensive development the fruits of which are routinely applied not only on the human rights level, but also on the professionally ethical level (in our case, above all, in ethics of social work).An integral part of the course will also consist of familiarizing students with the standards of social work.
Syllabus
  • 1. The broader context of ethical issues ˗ fundamental problems within the realm of ethics as the study of morality • 2. Professional ethics and its specifics ˗ development of professional ethics since the 1970s.Century • 3. The concept of “human nature” from the standpoint of evolutionary biology • 4. The concept of “human nature” from the standpoint of anthropology • 5. The concept of “human nature” from the standpoint of neuroscience • 6. The relationship of nature and nurture ˗ “nature of man” and cultural environment, the relationship of reciprocity; introduction to basic processes (trends) significantly (revolutionarilly) changing behaviour and criteria of human behaviour • 7. Pacification process - the process of transition from hunting, hunter-gatherer and early agricultural societies to the first centralized agricultural societies, the importance of this trend. • 8. Civilization process – conditions of extreme (10 to 15 fold) reduction in crime between the late Middle Ages and the 20th century. • 9. Humanitarian revolution – the importance of the Enlightenment and European rationalism in shaping standards of morality • 10. Long Peace – post-World War II conditions leading to the reduction of conflicts between powers, the consequences of this long peace on the perception of morality • 11. The New Peace ˗ further reducing tolerance for violence and the consequences of this process. • 12. Rights Revolution ˗ outline of human rights issues since 1948 • 13. Standards of social work in a broader context
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Jankovský, J. Etika pro pomáhající profese. 2., akt. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2018.
  • Kutnohorská, J., Cichá, M., Goldmann, R. Etika pro zdravotně sociální pracovníky. Praha: Grada, 2011.
    not specified
  • RICH, A. Etika hospodářství I. Praha: OIKOYMENH. ISBN 80-85241-61-7. info
  • Fischer, O., Milfait, R., Etika pro sociální práci. JABOK 2008.
  • Blecha, I. Filosofie. 4. opr. a rozš. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2002.
  • MÁTEL, Andrej and Andrea PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ. Respect for Diversity and Multiculturalism in the Historical Transformations of Social Work Professional Ethics. Caritas et veritas. 2024, vol. 14, No 2, p. 16-33. ISSN 1805-0948. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.32725/cetv.2024.017. URL info
  • SOKOL, J. Etika a život. Praha, 2010. info
  • HLAVINKA, P. Dějiny filosofie jasně a stručně. Praha: TRITON, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7387-015-7. info
  • ROBINSON, D., GARATT, Ch. Etika. Praha, vydavatelství Portál, 2005. ISBN 80-71-78-941-0. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10př/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2024.
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