Course: Individual intership in social and health care

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Course title Individual intership in social and health care
Course code FZS/AISH2
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial + Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Michková Adéla, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Faltová Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
80 h + 8 h self-study General content of the individual internship course: Social work in the Czech Republic. Becoming familiar with the system of social and health care. Becoming familiar with regulations and standards on their placement Applying methods, theories and principles of social work to the care of healthy, ill, handicapped and the dying clients. Social work in practice - reflection. During the course the student will attend regular meetings, once every two weeks and present an interesting case report or practice experience that brought opportunity for discussion and reflection.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course AISH is composed of 4 individual courses, varied in time frames and credits (AISH 1, AISH 2, AISH 3, and AISH 4). The courses may be combined, but each course can be signed up only once! Maximum hourly dotation of clinical placement in AISH is 320h. The aim of the course is to gain experience from the clinical practice, which will enable the student to perceive cultural differences in meeting the needs of healthy, ill, handicapped, and the dying clients in individual developmental stages.
The student will complete his/her internship in workplaces that correspond to their specialization, will learn about the social and health care system in the Czech Republic, will become acquainted with standards and valid regulations for the provision of social care, and will be able to assess and critically evaluate cultural similarities and differences in social care.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The exam is based on a confirmed 100% attendance at the internship, an evaluation by the mentor, a written reflection by the student, and a presentation of two case studies.
Recommended literature
  • Gray, M.; Midgley, J.; Webb, S.A. The SAGE Handbook of social work. London: SAGE Publications Ltc., 2012.
  • Petrakis, M. Social work practice in health: an introduction to contexts, theories and skills. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2018.
  • Reese, D.J. Hospice social work. New York: Columbia University Press, 2013.
  • Turner, F.J.; Rowe, W. 101 social work clinical techniques. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.


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