PST411 Conflict and reconciliation (VLE)

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Šupa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PST411/Jirka: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Šupa
PST411/Tomas: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Řiháček
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
This course is tought at Master's degree program. Its aim is to provide students with an overview of conflict and its management. Various models for understanding and therapeutically intervening in conflict will be discussed, and different aspects of conflict considered - why some conflicts fail to resolve, professional approaches to conflict management, social and psychological dimensions of conflict, and the impact of conflict upon the family. By the end of the course, students will have an integrated perspective on conflict, and an ability to evaluate individual problems and the best method of intervention.

Learning outcomes:
1. understanding of how and why conflicts arise
2. ability to analyze why some conflicts fail to resolve
3. ability to synthesize strategies for therapeutically intervening in conflict scenarios
4. ability to evaluate individual conflicts and the best method of intervening therapeutically in relation to them
5. ability to apply conflict management theory to conflict scenarios
6. ability to justify evaluations and interventions to peers
7. update of contemporary psychotherapy/counselling literature and developments in the field
8. ability to use written expression in conjunction with appropriate academic sources and conventions to present logical analysis and argument in relation to the unit
9. skills in use of collaborative eLearning methods and online resources
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to conflict and conflict management
  • 2. Why conflicts fail to resolve
  • 3. Professional approaches to conflict management
  • 4. Boundaries and conflict
  • 5. Social dimensions of conflict
  • 6. Psychological consequences
  • 7. Individuals in conflict with themselves
  • 8. Families in conflict
  • 9. Organizations in conflict
  • 10. How conflicts resolve
Literature
  • The handbook of conflict resolution : theory and practice. Edited by Morton Deutsch - Peter T. Coleman - Eric C. Marcus. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2006, xiv, 940. ISBN 0787980587. info
Assessment methods
Form: e-learning (www.septimus.info) - study of texts, discussion forum, on-line seminars (chatroom).
Requirements: presence on on-line seminars, contributing to discussion forum, answering control questions after each lesson, semester paper.
Exam: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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