Ethics of social work

General data

Course ID:	3401-PS-EPSd
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.5 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0921) Care of the elderly and of disabled adults The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Ethics of social work
Name in Polish:	Etos zawodowy pracowników socjalnych
Organizational unit:	Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The course pertains to the issues of the social work perceived as the type of social practice, that besides technical craft relies on values in equal measure. Reflection on the conditions and features of ethical practice of the social work requires review of such key issues as axiology of social welfare, axiology of social work, norms of ethical conduct and the question of their codification, ethical dilemmas in social work.
Full description:	Issues covered during the course relate to the problems of ethical and responsible, professional help. All types of professional relationships maintained by a social worker (with the clients, co-workers, superiors) are subjected to the analysis, along with discussion of fundamental values, norms of ethical conduct and typical ethical dilemmas of these relationships. Additionally, questions of unique ideology of social work – characteristic that defines specificity of social work among other helping professions – are analyzed. Also features of "helping professional", which guarantee ethical practice of social work, are covered during the course. A list of topics: Axiology of social welfare Axiology of social work Ethical rules in social work Norms of ethical conduct – professional ethics Ethical dilemmas in social work Attitudes and self-knowledge of a "helping professional"
Bibliography:	1.Bocheńska-Seweryn M., Frysztacki K., Kluzowa K., Wypisy z wybranych zagadnień pracy socjalnej, UJ, Kraków 2000, cz. III 2.Chyrowicz B., O sytuacjach bez wyjścia w etyce, Znak, Kraków 2008 3.Galarowicz J., Powołani do odpowiedzialności. Elementarz etyczny, Oficyna Naukowa i Literacka, Kraków 1993 4.Hołówka J., Etyka w działaniu, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa 2001 5.Jones C., Shilito-Clarke C., Syme G., Hill D., Casemore R., Murdin L., Co wolno, a czego nie wolno terapeucie, GWP, Gdańsk 2005 6.Kaczyńska W. (red.), O etyce służb społecznych, IPSiR UW, Warszawa 1998 7.Margasiński A., Prabucka D. (red.), Etyka. Psychologia. Psychoterapia, Areus, Kraków 2004 8.Wokół etyki zawodowej - dyskusja redakcyjna, Etyka 27/1994
Learning outcomes:	After realization of the course student will be able to: - recognize and explain ethical requirements related to the professional practice of social work, - analyze ethical problems of this professional function and recognize their sources - justify his/her own attitude towards problems that provoke frequent ethical controversies
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	oral exam: test of understanding of the problems covered during the course, ability to recognize and explain ethical properties of social work, ability to justify personal attitude

This course is not currently offered.

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