Social Work

Social work as a field of study

Social work is a single-discipline study aimed at preparing professionals for the field of social work at all levels. The standard length of study in the full-time form is 3 years (6 semesters)

Study in Social Work prepares university-educated, independent workers capable of providing, coordinating and directly delivering social care and social services for all groups of the population dependent on any type of social protection.

Social work as a discipline:

Social work is a multidisciplinary field of scientific knowledge that deals with the scientific understanding of social problems - their origins, causes, possible solutions, the question of the responsibility of the citizen and the state, the optimal level and forms of assistance for the individual, group or community.

The study programme is built so that its graduate can apply in the sense of Act No.2019/2014 Coll. on Social Work in the position of social work assistant. The study profile is adjusted according to the real needs of the profession so that the graduates of the programme are able to competently assist in the performance of social work in the intent of the professional activities of the Act on Social Protection of Children and Adult Social Guardianship and in the scope of the Act on Social Services. Upon graduation, the graduate will possess knowledge in the field of bio-psycho-social developmental characteristics of the individual, which, together with practiced communication skills, can be competently applied when working with them. In the selection and implementation of effective procedures in working with clients, he/she is based on the knowledge base of philosophical and social theoretical foundations of work, legislative and economic realities of Slovakia.

The graduate of the Bachelor's degree in Social Work is able to locate, approach and motivate clients for cooperation. He/she has knowledge of the specifics of individual types of clients, knows the mechanisms of their behaviour, can obtain the necessary information about the client, his/her family for the assessment of his/her life situation, can analyse the problems of the client or a group of clients or the community and under the supervision of a social worker can propose forms and methods of social work leading to an increase in the quality of their life. He/she has professional communication skills, can work in a multidisciplinary team and has basic relevant knowledge of law, economics, psychology, sociology and other sciences. He/she is knowledgeable about the social policy of the state and its development trends, can coordinate his/her work with other professionals and effectively create a network of support for individual and group clients. He/she is prepared to work in social service institutions, in institutions of social protection of children and adult guardianship. He mostly works directly with the target client group and his aim is to improve their quality of life and ensure optimal social functioning, especially through the use of his social-psychological and human resource development skills, as well as working with his environment

Under Act No. 219/2014 Coll. on Social Work, the graduate of the bachelor's degree programme will be employed as an assistant social worker who carries out his/her professional activity within the intentions of Act No. 448/2008 Coll. on Social Services as amended and Act No.305/2005 on social protection of children and social guardianship, as amended, in accordance with the Statistical Classification of Occupations SK ISCO-08 in the position of assistant social worker in the following positions:

SK ISCO 08 code 2635001 Social worker

SK ISCO 08 code 2635003 Specialist in the performance of social protection measures for children,

SK ISCO 08 code 2635004 Adult social welfare specialist,

SK ISCO 08 code 2635005 Social welfare specialist for children,

SK ISCO 08 code 2635006 Specialist in foster care placement,

SK ISCO 08 code 2635007 Specialist in the design and implementation of social assistance programmes,

SK ISCO 08 code 2635008 Social welfare methodologist,

SK ISCO 08 code 2635009 Assessing social worker (+ specialised training),

SK ISCO 08 code 2635010 Specialist in child protection and social services,

SK ISCO 08 code 2635011 Specialist for marginalised population groups,

SK ISCO 08 code 2635012 Specialist in local government social services,

SK ISCO 08 code 2635999 Social work and counselling specialist not elsewhere classified (+ specific conditions)

SK ISCO 08 code 3253999 Field social and health worker not elsewhere classified (+ specific conditions),

SK ISCO 08 code 3253001 Community worker

3412001 Social care worker for people with disabilities

3412002 Social worker for the elderly

3412003 Family and child social worker

3412004 Professional social worker

3412005 Professional social worker in social services mediation

3412006 Professional crisis intervention worker

3412999 Professional social worker not elsewhere classified

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