Course: Social Work and the Integration of Immigrants

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Course title Social Work and the Integration of Immigrants
Course code KKS/SPIPE
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zogata Kusz Agnieszka, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course deals with following issues: social integration of foreigners and different aspects of it; problems of foreigners that limit their integration; specifics and challenges of social work with foreigners; methods of social work with foreigners; macro practice in social work with foreigners.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to prepare students for social work with foreigners. Next aim is to analyse question of foreingers' integration together with possibilities of solving problems connected to it. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
Students are able to identify different aspects of foreigners' integration. They know problems that foreigners mostly deal with. They know and are able to apply the basic methods of social work with foreigners.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Active participation in the class session The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in LMS EDIS.
Recommended literature
  • Baršová, Andrea a Pavel Barša. (2005). Přistěhovalectví a liberální stát. Imigrační a integrační politiky v USA, západní Evropě a Česku. Praha.
  • Drbohlav, Dušan. (2003). Mezinárodní migrace obyvatelstva ? pohyb i pobyt (Alenky v kraji divů). . Praha.
  • Kol. autorů. (2008). Metody sociální práce a imigranty, azylanty a jejich dětmi. Praha.
  • Potocky-Tripodi, Miriam. (2002). Culturally Competent Social Work Practice. New York, Miriam Potocky/Tripodi, 2002. Best Practices for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants.
  • Rákoczyová, Miroslava a Robert, Trbola (eds.). (2009). Sociální integrace přistěhovalců v České republice. Praha.
  • Tollarová, Blanka. (2009). Praktické problémy cizinců v ČR.
  • Trousil, M. (2007). Úloha a úskalí sociální práce s imigranty. . Sociální práce. Časopis pro teorii, praxi a vzdělávání v sociální práci 2/2007, s. 103-114.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Charitable and Social Work (2010) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer