Study:	Social Work - 6. semester
Code:	62102
ECTS:	1.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Ana Štambuk prof. dr. sc. Silvia Rusac

Literature:

Vid Pečjak; Psihologija treće životne dobi; Prosvjeta (2001), str Berk, L.; Psihologija cjeloživotnog razvoja.; Naklada Slap (2008), str. 546-616

Description:

Field practice takes place over 30 hours during the summer semester. It begins with an orientation meeting during which students have the opportunity to get acquainted with leaders and / or employees from various non-profit associations or social welfare institutions in charge of coordinating practice, and the work of institutions and associations within which field practice is organized. It is carried out in institutions for the elderly and infirm or as part of a program for the elderly of civil society organizations according to a specially prepared program. Students participate in direct work with users or in accomplishing other tasks provided by the program. In this context, students have the opportunity to get to know different forms of work of the institution / program, users, their needs, the type of services provided by the institution and the professional profile of professionals working in it. On individual contacts, processes and experiences arising from practice, students consult field mentors - social workers employed in institutions or civil society organizations in which field practice is performed or an employee of the Faculty - head of practice. The closing meetings are followed by a written and oral evaluation of all participants in the field practice. During the field practice, students perform pre-defined work assignments and need to prepare an appropriate report. Field practice is mandatory for full-time and part-time students.

Cognitive Skills:

Knowledge and understanding

After successfully mastering the field practice, the student will be able to:

- define and explain the theoretical settings of social work with the elderly;

- define and explain legal regulations related to the accommodation of elderly people in institutions;

- define skills of professional communication with people
older age of various impairments;

- explain the quality of life by applying the social history of the elderly in the institution.

Application

After successfully mastering the field practice, the student will be able to:

- understand and describe the theoretical settings of social work with the elderly;

- apply legal regulations related to the accommodation of elderly people in the institution;

- understand and apply the skills of professional communication with people;
older age of various impairments;

- describe the quality of life by applying the social history of the elderly in the institution.

Analysis

After successfully mastering the field practice, the student will be able to:

- distinguish and compare the theoretical settings of social work with the elderly;

- distinguish between legal regulations related to the accommodation of the elderly in the institution;

- distinguish skills of professional communication with people
older age of various impairments;

- analyze the quality of life by applying the social history of the elderly in the institution.

Synthesis

After successfully completing the field practice, the student will be able to:

- formulate theoretical assumptions of social work with the elderly;

- formulate legal regulations related to the accommodation of the elderly in the institution;

- formulate skills of professional communication with people
older age of various impairments;

- plan and design the quality of life by applying the social history of the elderly in the institution.

Evaluation
- compare the theoretical settings of social work with the elderly;

- assess the legal regulations related to the accommodation of the elderly in the institution;

- compare professional communication skills with people
older age of various impairments;

- assess the quality of life by applying the social history of the elderly in the institution.

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully completing the field practice, students will be able to:

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publicly present the adopted learning outcomes;

- express themselves in a clear, well-structured text, explaining their views on the basis of theoretical assumptions and legal regulations;

- manage communication skills and techniques in direct work with the user;

- participate in the work of the team.

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Completed student field practice in the full range of hours includes submitted and accepted field practice report (essay-type tasks: writing longer texts on a given topic, student evaluation
performance: performing practical work).

Consultations schedule: