MASTER SOCIAL WORK WITH SOCIAL-SIGNIFICANT DISEASES The Department of Social-medical Sciences is responsible for organization of the education in Social work. The aim of education in Social activities is to provide theoretical and practical basis for integration of medical, psychological, educational, sociological, juridical knowledge and skills. The Master degree program has been accredited by National Agency for evaluation and accreditation with a highest for the period of 6 years (protocol 16 from 6.09.007). The tuition in the Master degree program is aimed to prepare well-trained specialists for Psycho-health Services through extending scientific-theoretical and specialized preparation in professional direction Social Work. The education assures theoretical and practical preparation in the field of Social Work and the specific problems of persons, groups and communities in realizing Social work. The basic purpose in this education is to hold out knowledge and abilities for work with people with grave mental disease and their families through therapeutically approach for learning lost social skills and abilities for independent life. The Master of Social work has to be able to: To serve as resource pool of teaching, research and training for governmental, non-governmental and international stakeholders in the field; To meet the growing demand of internal and external stakeholders for skilled and professional manpower; To broaden the research horizon of instructors, students and visiting scholars; To meet the growing demand for analysts, researchers, policy advisors, liaison officers; To open an avenue of choice for prospective students who have already articulated their demands; and, To lay a firm foundation for Master degree program in the field of Social work. The graduate can also work as researchers, tutors, organizers, manager or specialists in the system of social care, health, judicial or police systems can defend a doctorate in the field of social care. The Master of Social work is prepared to work as: -promoter, instructor or specialist in every social structure; -promoter, instructor or specialist in every services, in which there is regulated position, demanding realization of Social Worker - Health, Judicial, Psycho-social Services, Day Centers, Supporting Houses, etc. - tutor, research worker etc.
STRUCTURE OF CURRICULLUM First year First semester ECTS credits Second semester ECTS credits Theoretical Base of Social Work Differential Diagnostics of Social Work Social Support of Groups Methodology and Methods of Researches in Social Work Ethics of Social-health Activities and Managing Ethics Elective discipline 1st group Elective discipline 1st group Practice 4 4 4 4 5 Social Work with Socialsignificant Diseases Team Work. Supervision of Social Work Toxic manias Organization of Interaction between Health and Social System Elective discipline nd group Defense of diploma work or State exam 4 15 Elective disciplines 1 st group Communication and Communication Training Organization of Preventive-health Work Health Promotion Reproductive Behavior and Demographic Policy Public Relations Elective disciplines nd group Information Aspects in Social Activities Psychological Defenses and Non-verbal Communications Social Activities in Urgent Situation Labor Market and Employment Labor and Social Rehabilitation Total 0 Total 0 TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE MAJOR SOCIAL WORK WITH SOCIAL-SIGNIFICANT DISEASES /MASTER DEGREE/: 60 CREDITS
THEORETICAL BASE OF SOCIAL WORK ECTS credits: 4.0 Hours weekly: l+0s+0lab+0p Faculty of public health and sport Lecturers: prof. P.Parizov The course is introductive for problems of social work, and social policy and initiate basic conceptions and methods of social work, social protection and support. Students will be received primarily information for material base, regions, management and organization of Social work in Bulgaria. Teaching methods are lectures, multimedia, papers, cases. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSTICS OF SOCIAL WORK ECTS credits: 4.0 Hours weekly: l+0s+0lab+0p Faculty of public health and sport Lecturers: assoc. prof.. P.Parizov Students will be thought in definition, essence and types of differential diagnostic of social work with children, adults and people with disabilities individual and group work, strategies, skills and interaction in social work. Students will be thought theoretical and practical skill for social work with specific groups of population. Teaching methods are lectures, papers, observation, documents, multimedia.
SOCIAL SUPPORT OF GROUPS ECTS credits: 4.0 Hours weekly: l+1s+0lab+0p Faculty of public health and sport Lecturers: assoc.prof. K.Lekov Student will be thought in Social Support of different types of groups in the community for learning and practicing them skills needed to discover and understand personal strengths, build relationships, set goals, and make choices in all areas of life, methods of social work Teaching methods are lectures, videoanalysis, case studies, case management, discussions. METHODOLOGY AND METHODS OF RESEARCHES IN SOCIAL WORK ECTS credits: 4.0 Hours weekly: l+1s+0lab+0p Faculty of public health and sport Lecturers: assoc. prof. M.Cholakova Students will be thought in the basic methods in social work and in the process of methodology, the role of the methods in the practice. Teaching methods are lectures, discussion, papers, documents, multimedia.
ETHICS OF SOCIAL-HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND MANAGING ETHICS ECTS credits:.0 Lecturers: assoc. prof. K. Lozev, PhD The course is compulsory in education of Master of Social Support. Students are thought in the basics of ethics, ethics in labor, social-health and managing ethics. SOCIAL WORK WITH SOCIAL-SIGNIFICANT DISEASES ECTS credits: 4.0 Hours weekly: l+1s+0lab+0p Lecturers: prof. M.Mihov The task in the education in Social Work with Social-significant Diseases is to be performed and learned by the students the basic skills in this area, which are needed for their future work with people with social problems, physical and mental disorders.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. SUPERVISION IN SOCIAL WORK ECTS credits:.0 Hours weekly: l+0s+0lab+0p Lecturers: assoc. prof.v.stancheva-popkostadinova MD PhD The severe mental diseases destroy the abilities of human to satisfy huge area of psychosocial and biological abilities. The optimal functioning in the community demand the knowledge of huge range of professionals, called multidisciplinary team and the management of the team is supervision. TOXIC MANIAS ECTS credits:.0 Hours weekly: l+1s+0lab+0p Lecturers: assoc. prof.v.stancheva-popkostadinova MD PhD Student will be thought in the main substance dependences (drug addiction medicaments, alchohol) their characterisics, first aid.
ORGANIZATION OF INTERACTION BETWEEN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SYSTEM ECTS credits: Hours weekly: l+0s+0lab+0p Lecturers: prof. Pariz Parizov PhD The task in the education in Organization of Interaction between Health and Social System is to be performed and learned by the students the basic skills in this area, which are needed for their future work with people with social problems, physical and mental disorders. COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATION TRAINING ECTS credits:.0 Department of Logopedics Faculty of public health and sport Lecturers: prof. D. Georgieva Students will be thought in development in communication, language, speech, types of communication, basic communicative skills, and social communication. Teaching methods are lectures, discussion, role games, multimedia, papers.
ORGANIZATION OF PREVENTIVE-HEALTH REHABILITATION ECTS credits:.0 Department of Medical-social Sciences Faculty of public health and sport Lecturers: prof. P.Parizov Students will be thought in organization, types, methods of the mental and physical prophylaxis in Bulgaria and in other countries in Europe. Teaching methods are lectures, discussion, role games, multimedia, papers. HEALTH PROMOTION ECTS credits:.0 Lecturers: assoc. prof. M. Mihov, MD, PhD The course is based on contemporary trends in Public Health and Health Care prevention and promotion of health, health strategies of the government, individual and group rights and responsibilities for health.
REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR AND DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY ECTS credits:.0 Lecturers: assoc. prof. St. Chincheva, MD, PhD In the course students are thought in demographic processes, factors, and trends in demographic development in Bulgaria. The emphasis is on sexual and reproductive health in different ages and people with disorders, the influence of different factors and the demographic policy. PUBLIC RELATIONS ECTS credits:.0 Lecturers: assoc. prof. D.Stefanova The course Public Relations help students to acquire new skills, which are needed for the contemporary challenges of the society. The students are thought in the connection and interaction between the different social and health institutions.
INFORMATION ASPECTS IN SOCIAL WORK ECTS credits: Statute of the discipline: Elective Department of Informatics Lecturers: assoc. prof. E. Karasthranova The course Information aspects in social work is thought in major of Social Work with Social-significant diseases for achieving skills and knowledge in the field of informatics and information technologies. PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFENSES AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS ECTS credits:.0 Lecturers: assoc. prof.v.stancheva-popkostadinova MD PhD The course presents the different types of psychological defences and key aspects of non-verbal communication in the field of social work, which is needed for their future work with people with social problems, physical and mental disorders.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN URGENT SITUATION ECTS credits:.0 Department of Physics Lecturers: tutor L. Direkov The natural calamities like earthquakes, fires, inundations, hurricanes are extremely dangerous for the people since they appear suddenly, develop very fast and destroy huge areas. The normal life will be destroyed and lots of building will be ruined. There s high risk for peoples lives in every social institution. LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT ECTS credits: Lecturers: assoc. prof. M. Kicheva The course is compulsory in education of Master of Social Support. Students are thought in methodology and methods of social support of individuals and social defense in public and private labor markets in the country.
LABOR AND SOCIAL REHABILITATION ECTS credits:.0 Statute of the discipline: Lecturers: prof. P.Parizov The task in the education in course of Labor and Social Rehabilitation is to be performed and learned by the students the basic skills in this area, which are needed for their future work with people with social problems, physical and mental disorders.