FVP:UPPVJP015 Communication with the Elderly - Course Information

UPPVJP015 Communication with the Elderly II

Extent and Intensity

13/13/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Lucia Drotárová, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucia Drotárová, PhD. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Lucia Drotárová, PhD.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.

Timetable

Fri 6. 10. 10:35–13:00 C206, Fri 27. 10. 13:55–16:20 C206, Sat 9. 12. 8:05–13:00 C202

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

UPPVJP015/A: each odd Thursday 14:45–16:20 C209, L. Drotárová

Prerequisites

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
Knowledge of concepts, processes and strategies of communication from the subject Communication with seniors I.

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

• Educational Care for Seniors (programme FVP, EPOS)

Course objectives

The objectives of the course Communication with the elderly I is to increase knowledge and enhance communication skills of students in the field of social communication with the elderly The lecture series deals with group communication with the elderly and developing their communication skills, prevention and resolution of conflicts with seniors, communication strategies with challenging types of the elderly, specifics of communication with seniors in palliative care and their relatives. The theoretical knowledge will be transferred into practice immediately.

Learning outcomes

Professional knowledge: Students know and understands the processes of group dynamics for group work with the elderly, the concept for the development of their communication skills, the causes of conflict and mechanisms of its resolution, difficult types of seniors and appropriate communication strategies. Students know the specifics of communication and desirable communication procedures in the field of palliative care.

Professional skills:Students can effectively use efficient means of communication in individual and group work with the elderly, taking into account the specifics of the target group and developing the communication skills of seniors in an appropriate extent. They can address the causes of conflict and avoid conflicts preemptively, or resolve existing conflicts, thereby minimizing their negative impact on the seniors and their surroundings. Students can communicate with difficult types of seniors and choose effective communication strategies. Students can choose appropriate communication strategies with seniors in palliative care and communicate with their relatives. Students can apply the information and skills in practice. They are able to integrate the acquired knowledge with the needs of their practice.

General qualification: Student are able to communicate with different types of seniors, including difficult types, and select the appropriate negotiation strategy in conflict situations. Students are qualified to work with individuals and groups of seniors, capable of communicating with seniors and their relatives in palliative care.

Syllabus

• 1. Specifics of communication with elderly individual and with a group of seniors.
• 2. Group work and communication with seniors.
• 3. Development of communication skills of seniors.
• 4. Conflicts with the elderly, prevention and solution possibilities.
• 5. Specifics of communication with the elderly with communication or consciousness impairment.
• 6. Specifics of communication with seniors with physical and sensory disabilities.
• 7. Specifics of communication with seniors with dementia, mental or mental illness, and under the influence of drugs.
• 8. Specifics of communication with difficult types of seniors (aggressive, depressed and anxious types).
• 9. Specifics of communication with difficult types of seniors (neurotic, narcissistic and pedantic types).
• 10. Specifics of communication with difficult types of seniors (inaccessible and histrionic types).
• 11. Specifics of communication in palliative care.
• 12. Social work with the dying.
• 13. Specifics of communication with the mourning.

Literature

required literature
• HAUKE, M. Zvládání problémových situací se seniory: nejen v pečovatelských službách. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-5216-7.
• KELNAROVÁ, J. Tanatologie v ošetřovatelství. Brno: Littera, 2007. ISBN 978-80-85763-36-2.
• KUPKA, M. Psychosociální aspekty paliativní péče. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4650-0.
• PLEVOVÁ, I. a kol. Ošetřovatelství II. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3558-0.
• QUISOVÁ, S. Komunikace se seniory II[online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2019. Dostupné z: https://elearning.slu.cz/course/index.php?categoryid=45

recommended literature
• ČEVELA, R.,KALVACH, Z. aL.ČELEDOVÁ.Sociální gerontologie: úvod do problematiky. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3901-4.
• DVOŘÁKOVÁ, D. Kvalita života seniorů v domovech pro seniory. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4138-3. info
• MALÍKOVÁ, E. Péče o seniory v pobytových zařízeních. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3148-3. info
• ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. Gerontagogické intervence. Ostrava: OU, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7464-085-8. info
• ZGOLA, J.,M. Úspěšná péče o člověka s demencí. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0183-9. info

Teaching methods

Face-to-face teaching, group activities, presentations, case studies, discussions, role-play activities, home preparationwěwěwěwěwě

Assessment methods

written seminar work, oral exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

The basis for credit will be the processing of a selected area of ​​communication with a problem client-senior.

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