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Lecturer(s)
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Zogata Kusz Agnieszka, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Policy advocacy in the context of social work 2. Policy, influencing policymaking and policy implementation and democracy 3. Creating an advocacy strategy 4. Theories applicable to political engagement of social workers
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basics of political engagement in social work and the development of an advocacy strategy.
After completing the course students will - be able to characterize advocacy in social work; - know the place of advocacy in social work; - know the benefits and barriers of social workers' involvement in advocacy; - be able to justify citizen involvement in policymaking and implementation in a democratic system; - knows the process of developing an advocacy strategy; - is able to describe the use of social work theories in the political engagement of social workers; - can give examples of social workers' involvement in influencing the social protection system and in policy advocacy at different levels.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge about social work macro practice. General orientation in questions related to democracy, Czech political system and civil society.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Preparedness for and active participation in classes Orientation in compulsory literature Completion of 2 assigments
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Recommended literature
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Dahl, R. (2001). O demokracii: průvodce pro občany. Portál, Praha.
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Gal, J. & Weiss/Gal, I. The policy engagement of social workers: a research overview. European Social Work Research. 2023.
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Chytil, O., Kowaliková, I. (2018). Může být česká a slovenská sociální práce nástrojem podpory sociální změny? Časopis Sociální práce/Sociálna práca 3/2018, 112-125.
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Schneider, R. Lester, L. (2000). Social Work Advocacy: a New Framework for Action. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
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Weiss?Gal, I. What Options Do We Have? Exploring Routes for Social Workers` Policy Engagement. Journal of Policy Practice [online]. 2016.
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Zogata-Kusz, A. (2020). Policy advocacy a zapojení klientů sociální práce: význam a výzvy. Hradec Králové.
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Zogata-Kusz, Navrátil, Matulayová. Politická praxe-výzva pro české vzdělavatele v sociální práci. Sociální práce/Sociálna práca, 2022(6). 2022.
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