SPRn8820 Micro Social Work

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Asynchronous teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Navrátilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Navrátilová, 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
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Course objectives
This course focuses on the skills and processes used by a range of helping practitioners to interact with clients to explore the nature of their situations and concerns. Primary purpose of this course is support and development of knowledge and skill counselling interview. Main objectives of this course can be summarized as follows: understand the contexts of modern interviewing practice; recognize processes and stages during counselling interview; to learn nonverbal and verbal skills used during counselling processes; to learn exploring clients expectations and goals of interview; to improve students abilities creatively work with clients during counselling interview. At the end of this course students should be able to manage professional counselling interview.
Learning outcomes
Students can be able to:
understand the contexts of modern interviewing practice;
recognize processes and stages during counselling interview;
to learn nonverbal and verbal skills used during counselling processes;
to learn exploring clients expectations and goals of interview;
to improve students abilities creatively work with clients during counselling interview;
to manage professional counselling interview;
Syllabus
  • The contexts of modern interviewing praktice
  • Processes and stages dutiny counselling interview
  • Basic Interviewing Skills
  • Making the Initial Connection with Nonverbal and Verbal Skills
  • Getting Started: How to Pay Attention to Chat the Klient Wants
  • The Miracle Question: How to Amplify Chat Clients Want
  • Exploring for Exceptions: Building on Klient Strengths and Successes
  • Defining focus points in the interview
  • General and Specific Commuinication Skills
  • Applications methods using in counselling interview
  • Self-care in Counselling
Literature
  • ALLEN, Gina and Duncan LANGFORD. Effective interviewing in social work and social care : a practical guide. 1st ed. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, xii, 267. ISBN 9781403995032. info
  • CAMERON, Helen. The counselling interview : a guide for the helping professions. 1st ed. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, x, 184. ISBN 9781403947277. info
  • GUGGENBÜHL-CRAIG, Adolf. Nebezpečí moci v pomáhajících profesích. Translated by Petr Patočka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2007, 113 s. ISBN 9788073673024. info
  • HÁJEK, Karel. Práce s emocemi pro pomáhající profese : tělesně zakotvené prožívání. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2007, 119 s. ISBN 9788073673468. info
  • NOVOSAD, Libor. Základy speciálního poradenství. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2006, 159 s. ISBN 8073671743. info
  • NICHOLS, Michael P. Zapomenuté umění naslouchat : (proč naslouchání vztahům prospívá). Edited by Jaro Křivohlavý, Translated by Michaela Šramlová. 1. vyd. Praha: Návrat domů, 2005, 300 s. ISBN 807255106X. info
  • GABURA, Ján and Jana PRUŽINSKÁ. Poradenský proces. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1995, 147 s. ISBN 80-85850-10-9. info
Teaching methods
- lectures;
- supervizion;
- case studies;
- videopresentation;
Assessment methods
- record of counseling interview
- case studies;
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/fss/jaro2025/SPRn8820/index.qwarp
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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