Social and pedagogical support of families and children

Course: Social Pedagogy

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Social and pedagogical support of families and children
Code
ОК 3
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 1. Solve complex tasks and problems that require the updating and integration of knowledge under conditions of incomplete or insufficient information and conflicting requirements. PLO 6. Independently and autonomously identify, acquire, master, and generate knowledge necessary for professional development, while continuously improving professional skills and competencies. PLO 9. Apply reflective practice in accordance with the values of social work and professional responsibility, including the prevention of professional burnout. PLO 11. Organize collaborative activities involving specialists from different fields and non-professionals, prepare them to perform social work tasks, initiate team building, and coordinate teamwork. PLO 16. Develop social projects at a high professional level. PLO 17. Independently establish and maintain purposeful professional relationships with a wide range of individuals, representatives of diverse communities and organizations
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) the study of the discipline requires students to have knowledge of the theory of social work and technologies of social and pedagogical activity. 2) knowledge of modern models of organization of social pedagogical work, which have developed in Ukraine and abroad, the basics of professional social and pedagogical activity regarding the students' mastery of a certain system of theoretical knowledge and practical skills and abilities necessary for a social educator. 3) the ability to collect, analyze, systematize information about social problems in the field of social work, predict directions of productive activity, use effective means of communication in social interaction with objects (clients) of social work, skills necessary for the organization of volunteer groups
Course content
The aim of the course is to provide higher education students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the organization, coordination, and management of volunteer activities, as well as to develop their ability to effectively recruit and motivate volunteers, and to plan and implement social projects. The course "Methods of Organizing Volunteer Activities" is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the nature, principles, and areas of volunteer work, as well as its role in the development of civil society and social responsibility. The course examines the organizational foundations of the volunteer movement, approaches to planning and implementing volunteer programs, and methods for recruiting, motivating, coordinating, and supporting volunteers. Particular attention is paid to the monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of volunteer programs. The study of this course enables higher education students to develop the skills required to organize and coordinate volunteer activities, design and implement socially significant initiatives, work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and demonstrate leadership and management competencies.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Management of volunteer groups from A to Z: educational and methodological manual / Edited by T. L. Lyakh: authors: Z. P. Bondarenko, T. V. Zhuravel, T. L. Lyakh and others. Kyiv: Verso-04, 2022. 288 p. [in Ukrainian]. 2. Methods of organizing volunteer groups: educational program for students of special 7.010105 "Social Pedagogy" / [compiled by T. L. Lyakh]. Kyiv: KMPU named after B. D. Grinchenko, 2021. 58 p. [in Ukrainian]. 3. Organization of the volunteer movement in higher educational institutions: diagnostic tools: methodological development / [compiled by T. O. Rudyakevych]. Zhytomyr: ZhDU, 2024. 20 p. [in Ukrainian]. 4. On volunteer activities: Law of Ukraine dated April 19, 2011 No. 3236-VI. (Revised as of December 13, 2022). URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3236-17#Text [in Ukrainian].
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminar classes, debates, assignments for the students independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment: 1. Oral answers (speech at the seminar, participation in the discussion, debates, additions): 20-max / 12-min points; 2. Performance of practical work (demonstration of practical skills, work in subgroups, analysis of primary sources and regulatory documents, presentation):20-max / 12-min points; 3. Final modular test: 20-max /12 -min points. Final assessment: exam It is mandatory to pass the modular test, obtaining the assessment results in total, must be at least 36 points / maximum 60 points. Students who scored a total of less points than the critical calculation minimum - 36 points - are not allowed to take the exam. The exam is conducted in the form of written answers on the course topic and completing case tasks, which are evaluated in min. 24 points / max. 40 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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