SPRn5020 Services for the Elderly

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, 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 acquaint students with the current demographic development, new trends in the concept of old age, developments in social work with the elderly and the provision of assistance and support to seniors with reduced self-sufficiency in the Czech Republic and other countries. The basic forms and types of provision of social services and the financial aspects of the provision of assistance and support, including the care allowance, are presented. Special space is devoted to the provision of assistance in residential care facilities. The risks of residential care are discussed. A separate section is devoted to the provision of informal care and the availability of outpatient and outreach services.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- understand the provision of assistance and support in the context of demographic developments in the Czech Republic and developed countries;
- understand the main principles of ageing and ageing policy in the Czech Republic and the EU;
- explain current trends in social services for the elderly;
- distinguish the specifics of different forms and types of social services for the elderly;
- compare the provision of social services in the Czech Republic with other EU countries;
- understand the specificities of informal care provision;
- assess the effectiveness of the provision of social services for the elderly at local level;
- to propose reasoned decisions when developing concepts of social services for the elderly.
Syllabus
  • Terms, definitions and theoretical concepts
  • Demographic development in the Czech Republic and Europe
  • Ageing and old age policy in the Czech Republic and the EU
  • System of social services for the elderly in the Czech Republic
  • Specifics of care provision in residential care facilities
  • Specifics of care provision in family
  • Specifics of outreach social services
  • Trends in the provision of assistance and support for the elderly - examples of foreign projects
  • Transformation of residential facilities into other forms of social services
  • Quality development in care for the elderly.
Literature
    required literature
  • Gardinier, Lori M. (Autor), Mann, Emily A. (Autor), Lee, Matthew R. (Autor), Ogden, Lydia P. (Autor). Introduction to human services and social change : history, practice, and policy.New York : Oxford university press, [2024]
  • LAVEE, Einat. The hidden tier of social services : frontline workers' provision of informal resources in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge university press, 2022, 74 stran. ISBN 9781009101370. info
  • WITTENBERG, Elaine, Joy V. GOLDSMITH, Sandra L. RAGAN and Terri Ann PARNELL. Caring for the family caregiver : palliative care communication and health literacy. New York: Oxford university press, 2021, xii, 226. ISBN 9780190055233. info
  • HULKO, Wendy, Shari L. BROTMAN, Louise STERN and Ilyan FERRER. Gerontological social work in action : anti-oppressive practice with older adults, their families, and communities. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020, xv, 276. ISBN 9781138633315. info
  • MCINNIS-DITTRICH, Kathleen. Social work with older adults : a biopsychosocial approach to assessment and intervention. Fifth edition. Hoboken: Pearson, 2020, xxiv, 406. ISBN 9780135168073. info
  • WOODWARD, James and Jenny KARTUPELIS. Developing a relational model of care for older people : creating environments for shared living. First published. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018, 166 stran. ISBN 9781785923340. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš, Jana VÁLKOVÁ, Kateřina KUBALČÍKOVÁ, Pavel HORÁK, Blanka PLASOVÁ, Markéta HORÁKOVÁ, Marie Louise SJEEBERG, Thomas HANSEN, Jorunn T. JESSEN, Kari STEFANSEN, Margunn BJORNHOLT and Liridona GASHI. Understanding care policies in changing times : experiences and lessons from the Czech republic and Norway. 1st ed. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2017, 236 pp. Sociology Series, vol. no. 17. ISBN 978-80-7325-424-7. URL info
  • ROOTS, Charles R. The sandwich generation : adult children caring for aging parents. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, xiii, 138. ISBN 9781138985650. info
  • WILSON, Christine Brown. Caring for older people : a shared approach. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE, 2013, xiv, 151. ISBN 9781446240960. info
  • Community care in perspective : care, control and citizenship. Edited by John Welshman - Jan Walmsley. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, xxi, 278. ISBN 9781403992666. info
  • MORGAN, Leslie and Suzanne KUNKEL. Aging : the social context. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press, 2001, xxiv, 509. ISBN 0761987312. info
  • Social care and social exclusion :a comparative study of older people's care in Europe. Edited by Tim Blackman - Sally Brodhurst - Janet Convery. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001, x, 226 s. ISBN 0-333-91964-5. info
  • PHILLIPSON, Chris. Reconstructing old age :new agendas in social theory and practice. 1st pub. London: SAGE Publications, 1998, viii, 161. ISBN 0-8039-7989-4. info
  • TINKER, Anthea. Older people in modern society. 4th ed. London: Longman, 1997, xvi, 368. ISBN 0582294886. info
    recommended literature
  • CUMMINGS, Sherry and Nancy P. KROPF. Senior cohousing : a new way forward for active older aduls. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2020, ix, 82. ISBN 9783030253615. info
  • DOYLE, Colleen and Gail ROBERTS. Moving into residential care : a practical guide for older people and their families. First published. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018, 174 stran. ISBN 9781785921896. info
  • GODAROVÁ, Jana, Robert TRBOLA, Robert JAHODA and Miroslava RÁKOCZYOVÁ. Dostupnost bydlení a stávající bytová situace seniorů. Praha: VÚPSV, v.v.i., 2017, 159 pp. ISBN 978-80-7416-250-3. info
  • The Sage handbook of aging, work and society. Edited by John Field - Ronald J. Burke - Cary L. Cooper. 1st ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2013, xix, 540. ISBN 9781446207826. info
  • WACKER, Robbyn R., Karen A. ROBERTO and Linda E. PIPER. Community resources for older adults : programs and services in an era of change. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press, 2002, xxiv, 471. ISBN 0761987703. info
Teaching methods
lectures, individual theoretical preparation, written reflections, individual project, presentations by professionals from practice.
Assessment methods
The condition for successful completion of the course is participation in selected seminars, submission of written reflections by the deadline, preparation of an individual project and written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
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