Course: Supervision in Health and Social Work

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Course title Supervision in Health and Social Work
Course code KPZ/P1SZP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Joštová Nikola, Mgr.
  • Michková Adéla, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The concept of supervision, historical development and context. Functions of supervision. Types of supervision. Aims of supervision, roles and expectations, assignment. The personality of the supervisor and supervisee, the supervisory relationship. Supervision contract, contracting, parties to the contract. Selected approaches in supervision. Ethics in supervision. Context of the organization in supervision. Supervision case studies. Promoting the process of reflection and self-reflection. Balint form of work. Creative techniques in supervision. Supervision based on a task-oriented approach.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods of individual activities, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
Learning outcomes
The course Supervision in health and social work precedes the students' professional internship and its aim is to provide students with basic theoretical knowledge about supervision and, through experiential learning, to support their ability to use supervision effectively as a tool for their own professional development.
Students know the basic theoretical framework of supervision in health and social work.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Student performance assessment

Specified compulsory attendance in seminars and lectures. Passing a written test or an oral exam, or other conditions, as decided by the course guarantor.
Recommended literature
  • BAŠTECKÁ, B.; ČERMÁKOVÁ, V.; KINKOR, M. Týmová supervize. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-0940-9.
  • HAWKINS, P., SHOHET, R. Supervize v pomáhajících profesích. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-0987-4.
  • KADUSHIN, A.; HARKNESS, D. Supervision in social work. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-231-15176-4.


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