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Introduction to Social Work and Welfare - ASCK10018

Title:	Introduction to Social Work and Welfare
Guaranteed by:	Department of Social Work (21-KSOCP)
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts
Actual:	from 2025
Semester:	summer
Points:	0
E-Credits:	5
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:1/1, C [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (20)
Min. number of students:	10
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	not taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment

Guarantor:	PhDr. Melanie Zajacová, Ph.D., LL.M. Mgr. et Mgr. Daniel Štěpánek, Ph.D.

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Annotation

Social policy and social work contribute to processes of societal integration and disintegration in modern welfare states. The course aims to introduce major social issues and concerns in the Czech Republic which are closely associated with social work. During the course, we will focus on the interdependence of the two fields: a) how the reforms in generalized social policy schemes affect social work top-down and b) on the bottom-up influence of social work(ers) on the making of social policy, as well as the role of social workers as implementers. The course will explore theories and concepts related to social exclusion and integration, legal concerns and bring examples of practical applications to be analysed and discussed by the course participants. The specific topics, policies and target groups and populations covered in the course are dependent on the selection of the quest lecturers same as the UpToDate societal challenges and needs.

Last update: Vojtíšková Nicole, Mgr. (13.02.2024)

Course completion requirements -

Attendance with active participation (min. participation in 5 blocks): 50 points

Individual presentation on selected text (article, book chapter): 50 points

Last update: Vojtíšková Nicole, Mgr. (13.02.2024)

Literature

BLUM, S., L. FORMÁNKOVÁ, I. DOBROTIČ. 2014. “Family Policies in ‘Hybrid’ Welfare States after the Crisis: Pathways Between Policy Expansion and Retrenchment”. Journal Social Policy & Administration, 48 (4): 468-491.

LYONS, P., KINDLEROVÁ, R. (ED.). (2016) Contemporary Czech Society. Sociologický ústav (Akademie věd ČR).

SAXONBERG. S., SZELEWA, D., FORMÁNKOVÁ, L. (2023) „Special Issue on The Role of Experts in Developing Social Policies: Social Scientists Reflect on their Experiences in Government.“Journal of Social Welfare, vol. 32 (1).

WOLLEB G, DARAIO A. New social risks, Europa. Accessible at: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/studies/pdf/challenges2020/regional_challenges_new_social_risk.pdf

ZASTROW CH. (2016) Empowerment Series: Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering People. Book Cole Pub.

Last update: Vojtíšková Nicole, Mgr. (13.02.2024)