VPL401 Local Social Policy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Imrich Vašečka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Winkler, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 P24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students are offered to obtain variety of new impulses as far as social policy on the local level is concerned.
Firstly, students are acquainted with organization of social activities of the municipality.
Secondly they will learn how to identify social problems of locality and to assess its social potential.
And lastly, students will gain knowledge how potential of local community can be fostered and expanded.
Syllabus
  • Limits of responsibility and opportunities of the local community
  • Structure of the „social world“ of a local community and its social development
  • Articulation of goals of social policies within local community
  • Division of responsibilities for social policies in municipality in-between local level and state level
  • Main causes of problems in social development of a local community
  • Social pre-conditions of social development of a local community
  • How to manage social development of the local community
  • How to formulate goals
  • How to mobilize stakeholders
  • How to formulate approaches
  • Search and securing of sources
  • The role of a social entrepreneur within positive solutions of goals, needs, and problems in the local community
Literature
  • Európska charta miestnej samosprávy. In Práva miest a ich ochrana,s.14-19.
  • MUSIL, Libor. "Ráda bych Vám pomohla, ale ..." Dilemata práce s klienty v organizacích. ("I would like to help you, but ..." Dilemmas of work with clients in organisations.). Brno: Marek Zeman, 2004, 243 pp. ISBN 80-903070-1-9. info
  • Křižovatky české sociální reformy. Edited by Martin Potůček. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1999, 317 s. ISBN 80-85850-70-2. info
  • Průcha, P., Schelle, K. 1995. Základy místní správy. Brno: Iuridica Brunensia.
  • Tomeš, I., (ed.), 2002. Sociální správa. Praha: Portál. ss. 27-31, 47-87, 109-125,253-274.
  • WINKLER, Jiří. Komunikace s veřejností II (Communication of Public II). Územní samospráva v praxi. Praha: Verlag Dashofer, 1998, vol. 1998, No 23, p. 11-15. ISSN 1212-110X. info
  • WINKLER, Jiří. Implementace : institucionální hledisko analýzy veřejných programů. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 160 s. ISBN 8021029323. info
  • WINKLER, Jiří. Komunikace s veřejností I (Communication of Public I). Územní samospráva v praxi. Praha: Verlag Dashofer, 1998, vol. 1998, No 22, p. 15-20. ISSN 1212-110X. info
Teaching methods
Literature and tasks imposed on the students. Presentations of the tasks on the seminar, discussion. Feedback on seminar paper.
Assessment methods
Control of home tasks for each seminar assessment of seminar paper Class discussion (debating) Exam - discussion on seminar paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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