SO106 Personality preparation 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Andrášik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Žaneta Hrabcová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Poslt (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dan Vykoukal (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbara Strobachová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Andrášik, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Ing. et Ing. Jana Šajkovicsová
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
The course is designed as a practicum focused on developing the personal, emotional, and social competencies of educators. Active participation in all sessions is required. Those who wish to work with people should first and foremost know themselves — this seminar offers the opportunity for self-discovery through individual reflection and group interaction. The course is grounded in the principles of effective experiential training and includes regular participation in process-oriented groups. Final evaluation is based on active participation in seminar activities.
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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Abstract
The aim of the course is to deepen students’ self-concept towards themselves, others and towards their profession. On theoretical level the course aims to pass basic knowledge considering the development of personality and social competences of educators. Interaction, communication and contact with a person (relation) is a tool of a worker in helping professions, therefore it is essential to develop social skills of the workers in helping professions (where teachers / educators belong to). At the end of the course the student will be able to: • understand the terms related to PSE (personality and social education). • present and interpret a publication related to PSE. • use the reference from publications of PSE • discuss the position of PSE in the Czech Republic • be familiar with the topics of: Personality and social education. Topics of PSE – duty of every school. PSE essentials for teachers. Methodology principals of PSE. Didactic cycle of PSE. Methodology of PSE. Possible education in PSE. Systems of games and exercises, Games, techniques and exercises. The aims are to offer the students: • opportunity of developing personality and social competences, personality and profession development in relation to practice (current / future) in helping professions. • - searching for answers to the questions – Who am I? What am I like? What do I worry about? What matters to me? What do / don’t I manage? How do I affect other people etc. • basic approach to understanding other people. To enhance the desire to “work on myself” from the perspective of both personal and professional development. To experience the way “I react and will react to the changing conditions”.
Learning outcomes
Student: ● is orientated in contemporary methods and techniques of personal and social development focused on the area of intrapersonal phenomena ● is able to interprete the personality concept in the context of PSD (Personal-social development) towards oneself and practically manages to develop his/her personality in this field • has a clear level of own experience in the intrapersonal phenomena ● is able to assess his / her behavior and behavior towards himself / herself within the group in which he/she „grows"
Key topics
The study of the personality social preparation is divided into 3 parts and can be compared to a “glimpse” of self-experience training, which consists of 3 related parts: 1. Self-knowledge phase: The main goal is the development in self-knowledge and self- concept. The core of this phase is: ability of self-reflection, personality as a tool, optimization of self-concept, finding the personal potential, dealing with stress and inner conflicts, leading oneself. 2. Interaction phase: The main goal is optimization and development of social skills. The core of this phase is: ability of communication and cooperation, self-presentation, assertiveness, mediation, body language, argumentation, asking questions, social and emotional intelligence. 3. Training phase: The main goal is to train leading an activity in a group under the supervision of participants and lecturers in safe environment of the training group even before the real practice in an organization / institution. The core of this phase is: group work, group dynamics, cohesion, atmosphere, theoretical preparation, creative thinking, leading oneself and others
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • SOJÁK, Petr. Osobnostní a sociální rozvoj, aneb, Strom, mozaika a vzducholoď (Personal and social development, or, the tree, mosaic and airship). 1st ed. Praha: Grada, 2017. Pedagogika. ISBN 978-80-271-0342-3. info
  • VALENTA, Josef. Didaktika osobnostní a sociální výchovy. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2013, 232 stran. ISBN 9788024744735. URL info
    recommended literature
  • ROUBAL, Jan. Gestalt terapie (Gestalt Therapy). In Vybiral,Z., Roubal, J. (Eds.). Současná psychoterapie. 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 2010, p. 164-194. 615.8 – Psychoterapie. ISBN 978-80-7367-682-7. info
  • VALENTA, Josef. Učit se být : témata a praktické metody pro osobnostní a sociální výchovu na ZŠ a SŠ. Vyd. 2. Praha: Agentura Strom, 2003, 95 s. ISBN 8086106101. info
  • YALOM, Irvin D. Teorie & praxe skupinové psychoterapie. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Konfrontace, 1999, 704 s. ISBN 80-86088-05-7. info
  • ROGERS, Carl R. Způsob bytí :klíčová témata humanistické psychologie z pohledu jejího zakladatele. Translated by Jiří Krejčí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1998, 292 s. ISBN 80-7178-233-5. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
group work, individual work, discussion, home preparation
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Seminar (workshop) The course is finished by: credit 1. Seminar work: Essay on the topic about the development of personality and social competence 2. Seminar work 2: Self reflection (gained and realized self experience) 3. Discussions with lectors
Alternate completion
not an option
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2026/SO106/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every other week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: blokově.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
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