Annotation
Description of the Study Unit
The aims of the study unit are that the student:
- is familiar with philosophical background to the ethical codes adopted by social work
- is familiar with the ethical codes adopted by social work in different national and international contexts
- understands the use of professional codes in practice
- can relate professional social and community work practice to different practices of religion and spirituality
- knows the origins of Diaconia in the New Testament early church history
- is familiar with the basic biblical and theological underpinning of diaconia
- knows the ethical basis of Diaconia and is able to link this to ethical codes in social work
- can relate Diaconia to personal spirituality as well as to Christian worship & congregational life in an ecumenical context
This study unit content includes:
- Philosophical background to social work ethics
- Ethical codes adopted by national and international social work organisations
- Using ethical codes in practice
- Social work, religion and spirituality
- Early church history of Diaconia
- Theology of Diaconia
- Ethics and Diaconia
- Spirituality, worship and Diaconia, including use of the Bible
- Diaconia in an ecumenical and interfaith context
Process of the Study Unit
Week 1 + weeks 5, 9, 14 & 18
Mag. Zsofi Mucsi and different theologians every week 1 cr.
How to lead common prayer – different models of spirituality, related to themes of Diaconal social work
Each contact day using the Bible in a study circle and guidance of Bible study organized by the students + daily group work on spirituality
Week 9
Ing. Mgr. Ondřej Fischer & Mag. Tony Addy
Philosophical background to social work ethics 8 h
Ethics and Diaconia 4 h
Ethical codes adopted by national and international social work organizations 4 h
Week 10
Dr. Martin Pietak
Assignment: Essay on ethics and social work. 1 cr.
Week 11
Dr. Mikko Malkavaara
Online lecture concerning the early church history of Diaconia 3 h
Reading and analytically commenting on compulsory books and articles on Fronter (1 cr.)
Week 14
Dr. Martin Pietak
Theology of Diaconia 4 h
Week 15-16
Dr. Martin Pietak (guidance on Fronter)
Diaconia assignment 1 cr.
Week 18
Mgr. Ing. Ondřej Fischer
Fundamental theology and the basics of Diaconia including 4 h
Dr. Martin Pietak and Mgr. Janka Adameova
The feedback from the Diaconia assignment 2 h
Contact teaching on weeks 9, 11, 14, 18 (16 h +3 h + 4 + 4 h) = 27 h =1 cr.