Integrated Care
| GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE | |
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| Course title | Integrated Care |
| Chair of Social Work | |
| Number of ECTS credits | 6 |
| Lecturer | prof. Jana Mali |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 |
| Telephone | |
| jana.mali@fsd.uni-lj.si | |
| Associate | Suzana Tomašević |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 Rektorat-prizemlje |
| Telephone | +385 31 224 500 |
| suzana.tomasevic1@pravos.hr | |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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| Course content |
Understanding long-term care as a paradigmatic shift in the care of people in need of long-term care, with emphasis on the role of social work in providing a formal network of services for older people. Promoting and supporting informal networks within long-term care. Developing innovative methods of practice in social work with people who have long-term needs. Learning about changes in social care and developing the ability to respond effectively to these changes. Critically understanding dementia as a societal phenomenon that requires a holistic approach to planning and developing support for people with dementia. Based on theoretical knowledge, the course will provide practical knowledge for innovative approaches in social work within the context of long-term care. |
| Course learning outcomes |
Integration of care in the context of long-term care , Social and medical models of care, The perspective of social work in long-term care , Social work with older people as a specialisation within the profession , Definition of empowerment in the assistance process , Indicators of needs and catalogue of responses for people requiring long-term care , Skills and methods in social work with older people , Research into needs and responses in the assistance process for older people , Special areas of social work with older people: dementia, violence, end-of-life care , Innovative approaches in social work in the context of long-term care, |
| TEACHING METHODS | |
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| ☑ Lectures ☑ Seminars and workshops ☐ Exercises ☐ Independent tasks ☐ Multimedia and internet | ☐ Distance education ☐ Office hours ☐ Laboratory ☑ Field work ☐ Mentoring work ☐ Knowledge test |
| EXAMINATION PROCEDURE | |
| ☐ Oral exam ☑ Written exam ☐ Colloquium |
Other: |
| ADDITIONAL FACTS |
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| Students will prepare a project based on researching the needs of people requiring long-term care in a specific local environment. The project will account for 50% of the grade, with the remaining 50% based on the written exam (essay). |
| LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS |
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| Required reading |
| Mali, J., i Grebenc, V. . Rapid assessment of needs and services in long-term care. 2019. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 26 (2) |
| Mali, J.. Innovations in long-term care: the case of old people's homes in Slovenia.. 2019. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 26(2) |
| Mali, J. . The method of personal planning and the implementation of services in social work with older people. 2019. Ljetopis socijalnog rada, 26(1) |
| Mali, J. . The cultural context of long-term care. 2017. U: ROGERS, Helen Cintilda (ur.). Social work : practices, perceptions, challenges, (Psychology research progress). New York: Nova Science Publishers |
| Mali, J., i Grebenc, V. . Strategies for research and development of long-term care for older people in the community.. 2025. Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana Press. |
| Štambuk, A., Rusac, S., i Skokandić, L. . Profil neformalnih njegovatelja starijih osoba u gradu Zagrebu. 2026. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 26(2) |
| Jedvaj, S., Štambuk, A., i Rusac, S.. Demografsko starenje stanovništva i skrb za starije osobe u Hrvatskoj. 2014. Socijalne teme, 1(1) |
| Tomečak, M., Štambuk, A., i Rusac, S.. Promišljanje starenja i starosti-predrasude, mitovi i novi pogledi. 2013. Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istraživanja, 50(1) |
| Rusac, S., Štambuk, A., i Verić, J.. Dobna diskriminacija: iskustva starijih osoba. 2013. Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istraživanja, 49, No. Supplement |
| Tomašević, S.. Methods of social work with older people at different providers of services for older people in Croatia. 2024. Ревија за социјална политика/Journal of Social Policy, 20(1), |
| Optional reading |
| Cantley, C. . A Handbook of Dementia Care. 2001. Buckingham, Phildelphia: Open University Press |
| Mali, J.. The role of social work in the epoch of intergenerational solidarity in society.. 2014. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 21(2) |
| Mali, J. . Social work in residential care facilities for older people as a protagonist of changes in community care for older people in Slovenia.. 2014. U: ARNOLD, Eva Nicole (ur.). Social work practices: global perspectives, challenges and educational implications, (Social issues, justice and status). New York: Nova Science Publishers |
| Mali, J.. Old age: the prime and neglect of social work. 2013. Dialogue in praxis, ISSN 2232-3953, 5 (18), spec. Iss. |
| Mali, J.. A case for a narrative approach to research into social work perspectives on dementia. 2018. Socialno delo, 57(3) |
| McDonald, A. . Social Work with Older People.. 2010. Cambridge: Polity Press |
| Bryden, C. . Dancing with Dementia: My Story of Living Positively with Dementia. 2005. London, Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley |
| Thompson, N., i Thompson, S.. Empowering older People. Beyond the Care Model. 2001. Journal of Social Work, 1(1) |
