Course: Theories and Methods of Charity Practice

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Course title Theories and Methods of Charity Practice
Course code KKS/PSCHP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Doležel Jakub, Mgr. Th.D.
Course content
Semiotics of the church based social work Conceptualisations of Catholic Charity Indicators of christian-based quality in Charity practice Indicators of christian-based helping relationship Charity practice in the perspective of the Encyclical Deus caritas est Charitable principles in action: - diversity of subjects - multilevel interventions - solidarity - subsidiarity - spirituality

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to inform students about some conceptualisations of current practice of Catholic Charity and to open acces to a practice-focused theological evaluation of Catholic Charity. The provided information allow to reflect critically the profile features of Christian-based social work.
The provided information allow to reflect critically the profile features of Christian-based social work.
Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Credit test absed on the individual or group written work: Student choose any servise/facility of catholic Charity, acquine with its service concept (defined internal methods of direct practice with clients and organisation intern pocedures/norms of caring for the staff) and will evaluate this service in the perspective of occurence of the five Charity principles. Course literature: Haslinger H., Diakonie. Grundlagen für die Soziale Arbeit der Kirche. Paderborn: Schöningh, 2009. Pompey, H. - Ross P. S., Kirche für andere. Handbuch für eine diakonische Praxis. Mainz: Grünewald, 1998. DBK, Das katholische Profil caritativer Dienste und Einrichtungen in der pluralen Gesellschaft. Bonn, 2014. Doležel, J. Církevní sociální práce na pozadí encykliky "Deus caritas est". Olomouc: VUP, 2012.
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