SPRn5012 Social Work with People with Psychosis and Mental Health Care Reform

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Vander, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Vander, DiS., Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to make students acquainted with essential concepts of psychotic disorders. Both lectures and seminars emphasize practical application – that is social work with psychotic clients. A meeting with a social worker, specialized in working with psychotic clients will be involved within the framework of the course. Particular therapeutic concepts of work with psychotics and chance of a concrete intervention rehearsal will be also presented to students. The conception of psychoses will be presented within a cross-cultural context (Japan, India, USA).
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
apply basic concepts of psychopathology and psychotherapy of people with psychotic and personality disorders to social work;
work with specific intervention in social services for people with psychotic a personality disorders;
Syllabus
  • 1. General introduction: history, what is psychosis, classification according to MKN10 (medical definition of psychotic disorders)
  • 2. Life situation of psychotic individual (casuistry, family, leisure time), „A Beautiful Mind“ movie presentation
  • 3. A comparison of psychiatric, psychological and social approaches of specialists and their interpretation of an etiology of disorder
  • 4. Particular psychological approaches to work with psychotics (therapy)
  • 5. Group work with psychotics
  • 6. Social constructivism as one of approaches to work with psychotics; prejudices, discrimination
  • 7. Crisis intervention
  • 8. A comparison of the care in the Czech Republic and abroad (trends, community care)
  • 9. A meeting with a social worker (Práh or Eset)
  • 10. Positive ways of coping and prevention of mental disorders
  • 11. Development of positive potential of people with psychotic disorder
  • 12. The role of the social worker, communication with client, family and within an organization
Literature
  • BLAŽKOVÁ, Barbora, BUBELA Robert. Stigma a diskriminace očima právníků. Příručka vznikla v rámci projektu Zapojení peer konzultantů proti stigmatizaci. Praha: Centrum pro rozvoj péče o duševní zdraví. 2018
  • NOVÁK, P. et al. Inspirace pro Centra duševního zdraví. Terst, FACT, Otevřený dialog. Praha: Fokus ČR, z. s., 2017. Podpora změny paradigmatu péče o duševní zdraví.
  • THORNICROFT, Graham. Ti, kterým se vyhýbáme: diskriminace lidí s duševním onemocněním. Praha: Centrum pro rozvoj péče o duševní zdraví, c2011.
  • RAGINS, M. Cesta k zotavení. Přeložil Jan RŮŽIČKA, přeložil Martin FOJTÍČEK. Praha: Fokus, 2018.
  • SEIKKULA, Jaakko and Tom Erik ARNKIL. Otevřené dialogy : setkávání sítí klienta v psychosociální práci. Edited by Lynn Hoffman. Vyd. 1. Brno: Narativ, 2013, xxii, 193. ISBN 9788026043461. info
  • WINKLER, Petr, Filip ŠPANIEL, Ladislav CSÉMY, Miroslava JANOUŠKOVÁ and Linda KREJNÍKOVÁ. Reforma systému psychiatrické péče: mezinárodní politika, zkušenost a doporučení (The Reform of Psychiatric System: International Policy, Experience and Recommendation). Online. 1. vydání. Praha: Psychiatrické centrum Praha, 2013, 69 pp. Strategie reformy psychiatrické péče. ISBN 978-80-87142-21-9. URL info
Teaching methods
Students are taught by lectures of 4 different lecturers, they are expected to read recommended literature and be able to give questions.
Assessment methods
Examination, lectures (75% presence), reading (compulsory literature), knowledge test (open questions), seminar paper ( 3 pages, choice one of themes)
• Reflection of the course (benefits and losses)
• Self-reflection (Would you manage to work with this target group? In what manner?)
• Reflection of a chosen book
• Description of an approach you consider as effective at work with this target group and why?
Language of instruction
Czech
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