MGPS031 Psychosocial Care in Geriatrics

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marie Macková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Marie Macková, Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Marie Macková, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MGKS0231 Casuistic Seminar I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand specifics of psychosocial care for patients with long-term illness, to understand specifics of psychosial care for patients with chronic illness, to understand specifics of psychosocial care for disabled patients, to understand specifics of psychosocial care for terminally ill patients. Simulation and practice psychosocial care with emphasis on autonomy and dignity of clients.
Syllabus
  • List of topics: 1)Basic concept of psychosocial care, multidisciplinary team, role of single profesions, basic principle of complex care.
  • 2)Social relations in health care system. Psychology of health care enviroment.
  • 3)Communication skills with chronic patients, simulation and practise of communication.
  • 4)How to break bad new? Information of patients versus information of family.
  • 5)Frustration and saturation of basic needs of chronic patients.Psychosocial aspects of pain.
  • 6)Psychologial and sociological aspects of chronic illness. Rights of elderly.
  • 7)Basic forms of psychologial help for patients with long term illness.
  • 8)Methods, techniques and forms of psychosocial care.
  • 9)Hospice movement and palliative care, multidisciplinary team in hospice care.
  • 10)Psychoterapeutic forms of psychosocial care,reorientation,quality of life.
  • 11)Euthanasia and asistance suicide, prevention of suicide.
  • 12)Death and dying.
  • 13)Counseling of bereaved people.
Literature
  • Soužití se staršími lidmi :praktické informace pro ty, kdo doma pečují o staré lidi, i pro sociální a zdravotnické pracovníky. Edited by Clément Pichaud - Isabelle Thareauová - Abigail Kozlíková. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 1998, 156 s. ISBN 80-7178-184-3. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
End of subject -oral test.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
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