Course: Introduction to Social Work with Children and Youth

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Course title Introduction to Social Work with Children and Youth
Course code KKS/PSPDM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pospíšilová Helena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Attachment Theory Extended Attachment Theory Theory of Intuitive Parenting Theory of Adolescence Theory of Personal Identity in Postmodernity The student is required to work with the learning objects created for the specific subject and available to authorised students in the LMS Moodle.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the module is to provide students with a theoretical foundation for working with children and young people, and to familiarise them with the current state of social work in the Czech Republic. Students will learn how to apply general knowledge of social work theories and methods in their work with children and young people. Students will describe and analyse a selected topic focusing on a group of children and young people.
The student will describe and analyse a chosen topic aimed at children and young people.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Credit is awarded for a submitted and approved seminar paper of at least one standard page (1,800 characters). When citing references, students must follow ČSN ISO 690 and ČSN ISO 690-2. Content of the seminar paper: The student shall describe one issue relating to children and young people; The text must address the causes, a description of the situation and its characteristics; The text must not contain impressions, opinions or feelings; The paper may focus on an individual, a group or a collective.
Recommended literature
  • Matoušek O. a kol. (2013). Encyklopedie sociální práce. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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