Course: Selected Issues of Social Politics

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Course title Selected Issues of Social Politics
Course code KE/KSEK5
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kynštová Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Seminar Topics: 1. consultation: Introduction to the subject: goals, content, the importance of social policy. Terminology introduction. Social policy tools, basic functions and principles of social policy. Social security: goals, functions, development, social security basics. Health care policy: goals, systems of health care, financing of health care segment in the Czech Republic. Interconnections of health and social care services to improve the quality of the total health care with the focus on people with health disability. Self-Study: Czech social policy with the focus on social security and health care. Actual problems of social and health care reforms. Actual social policy in the EU. Legislation of the department for health care and social security. Social policy future: (vision, strategy, reforms and others.)

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Subject makes students familiar with the subject of social policy. It focuses on the area of health care and social security policy, social care and help. The goal of this subject is to understand basic terms from the field of health and social security of citizens and to familiarize a student with target groups of social care and organizational structure of social services and valid legislation.
Subject Knowledge: After completing the course students can name social policy tools and can define the systems of social security, health care and social care. Professional Skills: They can use their knowledge and suggest practical solutions to social problems regarding a particular case.
Prerequisites
Conditional subject was not determined.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Submitting a written assignment. Final written test. Self-study of recommended literature and study support, checking by electronic and individual consultations.
Recommended literature
  • European Sectoral Social Dialogue: recent developments. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2010. ISBN 978-92-79-14189-8.
  • ARNOLDOVÁ, A. Sociální zabezpečení, I. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3724-9. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3724-9.
  • ARNOLDOVÁ, A. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociálního zabezpečení, I. část. 3.vyd. Praha:Karolinum, 2007. 614 s.. 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1393-2.
  • ARNOLDOVÁ, A. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociálního zabezpečení, II. část. 2.vyd. Praha:Karolinum, 2005. 505 s.. 2005. ISBN 80--246-0875-8.
  • DUKOVÁ, Ivana, DUKA, Martin, KOHOUTOVÁ, Ivanka. Sociální Politika. Praha:GRADA, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-3880-2..
  • HAYES, M. Základy sociální psychologie. 1.vyd. Praha, Portál, 165 s.. 1998. ISBN 80-7178-198-3.
  • KAHOUN V. , KOZLOVÁ L., TÓTHOVÁ, V. a kol. Sociální práce. 1.vyd. Praha: TRITON, 2003. 336 s.. 2003. ISBN 80-7254-138-2.
  • KRHOUN, V. a kol. Sociální zabezpečení - vybrané kapitoly. Praha: Triton, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7387-346-2.. Praha: Triton, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7387-346-2.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. Sociální služby.. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-2620-041-3.
  • POTŮČEK, M., M. MAŠKOVÁ, a kol. Česká republika - trendy, ohrožení, příležitosti.. Praha: Karolinum, 2009. ISBN 978-80-246-1655-1.
  • PÝCHOVÁ, E. Základy veřejného zdravotnictví pro SZŠ. 1.vyd. Praha, Scientia medica, 1996. 59 s. ISBN 80-85526-14-X.
  • ŘEZNÍČEK, I. Metody sociální práce. 1.vyd. Praha, Slon, 1997. 75 s..
  • TOMEŠ, Igor. Obory sociální politiky.Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7367-868-5..
  • TOMEŠ, Igor. Úvod do teorie a metodologie sociální politiky. Praha: Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-680-3..
  • VACÍNOVÁ, M. Psychologie a společenská výchova. 2.vyd. Praha, Victoria Publisching, 1995. 159 s. ISBN 80-7187-006-4.
  • VEČEŘA, M. Sociální stát. 2.vyd. Praha, Slon, 1996. 112 s. ISBN 80-85850-16-.


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