Social Security and Protection

Course: Sociological support for management processes

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
Social Security and Protection
Code
ВБ5.2
Module type
Вибіркова 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
To know: - theoretical and methodological principles of studying the evolution of views on the system of social protection and social assistance in the social field of scientific knowledge; - directions of social policy in the field of social protection and social assistance in Ukraine and world practice; - categories of recipients of social services and social assistance in Ukraine; - principles of ideology of formation of social policy in the field of social protection in a democratic society. Be able to: - use the acquired theoretical knowledge and apply it in practice; - to attract best foreign experience in reforming the field of social protection and social assistance; - identify and assess current problems of social protection at the local, regional and state levels and contribute to their solution; - hold consultations on coordination of activities at the appropriate level; - evaluate the results of their own activities and make a forecast for the future.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
- To know: the general laws of social development, the foundations of philosophy. - To have analytical skills.
Course content
Social protection and security: concepts, functions, mechanisms of formation, directions. Economic and legal support of social protection in Ukraine and the world. Social protection entities. Management of the social sphere in Ukraine and the world. Welfare state and its models. Social policy on social protection of weak social groups. Reforming the management system of the social protection sector: problems and prospects.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Литва Л.А., Отрешко Н.Б., Пасічніченко С.В. Становлення ідеологічних засад соціальної політики в сфері соціального захисту населення в Україні: Підручник для вищих навчальних закладів / За заг. ред. А.О. Ярошенко. К.: Видавництво НПУ імені М.П.Драгоманова, 2013. 222 с. 2. Макарова О.В. Соціальна політика в Україні: Монографія / О.В. Макарова ; Ін-т демографії та соціальних досліджень ім. М.В. Птухи НАН України. — К., 2015. — 244 с. 3. Семигіна Т. В. Порівняльна соціальна політика: Навчальний посібник. Київ, МАУП, 2005. 276 с. 4. Актуальні проблеми соціальної політики України: Навчальний посібник / За заг. ред. А.О. Ярошенко / Отрешко Н.Б., Литва Л.А., Пасічніченко С.В. та інш. - К.: Видавництво НПУ імені М.П.Драгоманова, 2013. –222 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Creative and reproductive tasks for independent work - up to 5 points for each. 2. Preparation of reports and essays - up to 10 points each. Final evaluation - pass-exam.
Language of instruction
ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Lyudmyla Andriivna Lytva
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