Social work with the elderly

Course: Social Work

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Social work with the elderly
Code
ОК.39
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR3. Identify, formulate and solve problems in the field of social work, integrate theoretical knowledge and practical experience. PR10. Analyze socio-psychological processes in small and large groups. PR14. Independently determine the circumstances in which social assistance is required.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
to know: - fundamental theories of aging; - socio-psychological characteristics of clients of social work; - theoretical foundations of social work with the elderly; - features of providing social assistance and socio-psychological support to clients of social work; - forms, methods and technologies of social work with different categories; - components of resource provision of social work; be able: - to apply theoretical knowledge in the practice of social work with different categories of clients; - develop social projects and programs; - to assist in the implementation of resource provision of social work with various clients of social work; - to use some psychodiagnostic and socio-pedagogical methods of studying personality; - to establish psychological contact with the client, taking into account individual characteristics; - to conduct various forms of individual work with clients; - to evaluate the results of activities and make a forecast for the future
Course content
This course aims to acquaint students with the biosocial aspects of aging and old age; with the social consequences of demographic processes caused by population aging; with features of psycho-somatic, material, household, legal, socio-cultural and other problems of the elderly; with debatable issues and problems of social policy and pension provision in the context of different characteristics of the aging process (retirement, size of pensions, employment of people of retirement age, housing issues, social and psychological assistance to the elderly, etc.). Much attention is paid to the psychology of the elderly and senile, understanding of deontological issues in social work with the elderly. The most crucial task of social work with the elderly is the connection of biological, psychological and social approaches to human aging, which prepares students for practical professional activities.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Iermolaieva M. V. Suchasni tekhnolohii psykholohichnoho konsultuvannia ta psykhoterapii litnikh liudei - M.: MPSI, 2007. - 96 s. 2. Madrydskyi mizhnarodnyi plan dii shchodo starinnia: druha vsesvit. asambleia z problem starinnia, Madryd, Ispaniia, 8-12 kvit. 2012 r. – UNFPA – 2012 –108 s. 3. Mielokhin A. I. Psykholohichni modeli uspishnoho starinnia // Psykhol. zhurn. Mizhnarodnoho universytetu pryrody, suspilstva ta liudyny «Dubna». № 2. - 2014. - S. 44-61. 4. Piontkivska O. H. Sotsialno-psykholohichna pidtrymka suspilnoi aktyvnosti liudei pokhyloho viku: dys. ... kand. psykhol. nauk : 19.00.05 / Kyiv. nats. un-t im. Tarasa Shevchenka. – Kyiv, 2018. 5. Psykholohiia sotsialnoi roboty: pidruchnyk / za red. Yu.M. Shvalba. – K.: «Osnova», 2014. – 448 s. 6. Ushakova I. M. Herontopsykholohiia: pidruchnyk – Kh.: NUTsZU, 2014. – 236 s. 7. Kholostova O. I. Sotsialna herontolohiia: Navchalnyi posibnyk. - M.: Dashkov ta K, 2009. - 344 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
The organization of assessment forms provided by the working curriculum is carried out during the semester during students' creative and reproductive tasks, individual work, preparation of reports and abstracts, a compilation of modular tests, and a final test. Based on the work results during the semester, the student receives a final grade on a 100-point system, which is calculated as the accumulated grades for the modules during the semester. Creative and reproductive tasks for individual work - up to 15 points for each; preparation of reports and abstracts - up to 10 points for each; modular control work - up to 20 points. A student could not take the final test if he scored less than 36 points during the semester. Form of final control - credit. Credit points: 0-59 - not credited, 60-100 - "credited". Points 1 - 59 corresponds to the assessment of "unsatisfactory"; 60 -74 - "satisfactory"; 75 - 90 - "good"; 91 - 100 - "excellent".
Language of instruction
ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Heorhiivna Piontkivska
Department of Social Work
Faculty of Psychology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Social Work
Faculty of Psychology