Course: Social policy and social service in urban and rural areas

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Course title Social policy and social service in urban and rural areas
Course code KSKA/SOPS
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Hloušková Zuzana, Mgr.
Course content
Social services network on local level. Principles of community planning of social services. The role of individuals in the social services planning process. Stages of the planning process. Organizational structure of the process, functioning of working groups. Integration of public to the social services network planning. Mid-term planning of social services development. Social policy and quasi-market of social services. Financial resources of social services. Accessibility of social services in urban and rural areas.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students the practical application of the social policy on the local level, to the planning methods and local social service network development, and to the specifications of social services used in urban and rural areas.
Students will orientate in methodics of social services community planning, they will be able to analyze strategic documents in social sector, to describe social service network and to define problems and barriers in social policy application on the local level.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Work-related product analysis

Written exam and active participation on seminars.
Recommended literature
  • HLOUŠEK J. a kol. Plánování sociálních služeb na venkovském území. Hradec Králové: OPS 2008..
  • Kol. aut. Kritéria kvality plánování sociálních služeb. Praha: MPSV 2007.
  • Kolektiv aut. Průvodce procesem komunitního plánování sociálních služeb. Praha: MPSV 2005..
  • MATEROVÁ Jitka. Komunitní plánování sociálních služeb. Praha: Agora Central Europe 2004..
  • PRŮŠA, L. a kol. Obce, města, regiony a sociální služby. Praha: Socioklub, 1997..
  • SKŘÍČKOVÁ, Z. a kol. Metodiky pro plánování sociálních služeb. Praha: CpKP 2007, ISBN: 978-80-86902-44-9.
  • ZATLOUKAL, L. Komunitní plánování sociálních služeb v obcích- střet organizačních kultur? Sociální práce. 2006, č.3, s. 82-94..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2015) Category: Social sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter