SPRb7712 Philosophy and Social Work Ethics

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Zdeňka Dohnalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Zdeňka Dohnalová, 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 only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course serves as an introduction to the reflection of the selected ethical theories and values orientation important for the professional performance in the field of social work. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to support the students ability to reflect their own values, the values of the profession and the underlying ethical theories. It means that at the end of the course, students should be able to understand the importance od ethics in social work practice; to apply pieces of knowledge from the theories to the examples from practice and to understand their own values and the theoretical fundaments.
Learning outcomes
orientation on basic ethical issues and the ability to apply knowledge to practice
Syllabus
  • Relevance of ethics for social work
  • Fundamental moral categories in conception of human being from the point of view of the important religious systems
  • Theories of ethics - virtue ethics; ethics of eternal law; theories of the social contract; deontology; utilitarism; antioppressive theories; discourse ethics; ethics of care
  • Professional values in social work
  • Perception of clients (service users); professionalism and managerialism
  • Professionalism and codes of ethics
  • Models of the way of performing social work in practice and solving of the dilemmas
Literature
    required literature
  • HUGMAN, Richard. New approaches in ethics for the caring professions. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, xii, 190. ISBN 1403914710. info
  • BANKS, Sarah. Ethics and values in social work. 2nd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001, xv, 217. ISBN 0333947983. info
  • Blízké a vzdálené :etické teorie a principy práce s lidmi. Edited by Jan-Olav Henriksen - Arne Johan Vetlesen - Miluše Juříčková. 1. vyd. Boskovice: ALBERT, 2000, 210 s. ISBN 80-85834-85-5. info
  • CLARK, Chris L. Social work ethics :politics, principles and practice. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 2000, ix, 227 s. ISBN 0-333-71934-4. info
    recommended literature
  • NEČASOVÁ, Mirka. Profesionalismus a etické kodexy v sociální práci (Professionalism and codes of ethics in social work). In FISCHER, Ondřej and René MILFAIT. Etika pro sociální práci. Praha: JABOK, 2008, p. 72-94, 22 pp. ISBN 978-80-904137-3-3. info
  • BANKS, Sarah. Ethics, accountability and the social professions. 1st pub. Basinstoke: Palgrave, 2004, xiv, 221. ISBN 0333751663. info
  • NEČASOVÁ, Mirka. Úvod do filozofie a etiky v sociální práci. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 98 s. ISBN 8021026731. info
    not specified
  • NEČASOVÁ, Mirka. Respekt ke klientům na praktickém příkladě kvality života seniorů v domově (Respect for clients and the example of quality of life in the home for elderly people). Sociální práce|Sociálna práca. Brno: ASVSP, 2004, vol. 2004, No 4, p. 39 - 54, 15 pp. ISSN 1213-6204. info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading, discussion in groups
Assessment methods
final test and essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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