| Course title | Social Justice Advocacy Clinic |
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| Course code | CPV/MKPSS |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| 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 | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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The course content is divided into two thematic areas - a brief theoretical introduction and subsequent practical parts, within which students will work on answering the defined question. Theoretical part: - human vulnerability and how it may be approached (social work models based on the charitable approach, the needs-based approach and the rights-based approach); the international code of ethics of social work and its connection to current human rights standards - basic principles and concepts of the rights-based approach (where they can be found in international documents ? primarily the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; the issue of their transferability to other groups in a situation of social vulnerability) Practical part: - work on a currently addressed topic (research of relevant sources, their study and analysis, discussion of them, work on the final output, in connection with the addressed topic and the possibility of an excursion/internship directly with a social service provider, or a debate with a social worker with experience in the addressed area).
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Group work |
| Learning outcomes |
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The objective of the course is to introduce students to the field of social work as a profession and practice whose task is to contribute to the practical fulfillment of human rights of people who are in a situation of social vulnerability (in the words of Act No. 108/2006 Coll., on social services, in an "unfavourable social situation" ? people with disabilities, children in a situation of social endangerment, people using addictive substances, people in a situation of homelessness, people of older age, etc.). When working with people in a situation of social vulnerability, social workers often encounter insufficiently answered legal questions regarding their role in relation to the person they work with and the solution to their situation. These questions often take the form of complex ethical dilemmas (e.g. protection vs. autonomy of the client). The course should contribute to finding an adequate answer to these dilemmas, based on the law and current human rights standards. Within the framework of the semester teaching, a specific problem will always be defined, in connection with the specific needs of social service providers or social workers from other areas of social work to which students will seek and formulate a (human-rights) legal answer that will be in accordance with the rights-based approach to social work. With regard to the interdisciplinary nature of the issues addressed, students will work not only with human rights documents (case-law of human rights bodies, general comments of UN committees, reports of UN special rapporteurs), but also with relevant literature, especially foreign. With regard to the currently addressed issues and available options, students may be provided with an excursion or internship at a social service provider, or another organization dedicated to social work, or a meeting and discussion with a social worker directly at the seminar. In case of interest from social service providers, students may organise training (seminar) directly for social workers and social service workers. The students' work should be aimed not only at creating the most practical legal guide (methodology) understandable for social workers and social service workers, but also at identifying possible systemic shortcomings and formulating recommendations for their resolution, again fully in line with the rights-based approach. This should result in not only practical material, but also advocacy material (system recommendations) if necessary. The course should ultimately contribute to: - increasing students' practical skills in finding legal answers to complex questions that arise when providing social work with people in socially vulnerable situations; - deepening students' knowledge in the field of human rights; - cultivating the field of social work with people in socially vulnerable situations by more thorough implementation of human rights and legal principles; - increasing students' sensitivity to issues of social vulnerability and social justice.
Knowledge: - strengthening the understanding of the rights-based approach, which resonates not only in human rights documents (especially general comments of UN treaty bodies), but also in the field of social work) and gaining the ability to distinguish it from other approaches (in the field of social work, especially charitable and needs-based approaches, in the field of human rights, especially the medical/individual model of disability or repressive or welfare approach to children) - gaining an overview of the field of social work and the provision of social services (legal regulation and practical form and current problems) Skills: - deepening the ability to work with human rights obligations in specific practical situations; - deepening the ability to communicate legal knowledge to non-legal legal professions in an understandable way (here specifically to social workers and social service workers) - deepening the ability to use the basics of scientific work (searching for information, its processing and further use) Values: - increased sensitivity to issues of social vulnerability and social justice - strengthening awareness of social responsibility in the exercise of legal professions |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance
Mandatory participation in seminars and active preparation for individual seminars as specified by the teacher (research of relevant sources, work on the final output of the seminar - analysis, manual, system recommendations, etc.). |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |