1. Miljen Matijašević E-mail: miljen.matijasevic@gmail.commiljen.matijasevic@gmail.com Office: G10, room 6 (1st floor) Tue, 15:30-16:30

2. Today’s session 1. Revision of the last session 2. The Article - revision 3. Child welfare

3. Older People

4. 1. How is old age defined? 2. What are some possible criteria for determining 'old age'? 3. How is chronological age used in the society? 4. What is ageism? 5. Why is there a growing number of older people worldwide? 6. What services are available to older people in Britain, as concerns everyday life in the home? 7. What is the difference between sheltered housing and residential homes? Revision – Older People

5. Remove ten extra appearances of the The word processor and the calculator are without a shadow of doubt here to stay, and in the many respects our lives are the much richer for them. But the teachers and other academics are claiming that we are now starting to feel the first significant wave of their effects on a generation of the users. It seems nobody under the age of 20 can spell or add up any more. Even several professors at the leading universities have commented on the detrimental effect the digital revolution has had on the most intelligent young minds in the country. The problem, evidently, lies with the automatic spellcheck now widely available on the word processing software. Professor John Silver of the Sydney University, Australia, said: ‘Why should we bother to learn how to spell correctly, or to learn even the most basic of the mathematical sums, when at the press of a button we have our problem answered for us. The implications are enormous. Will the adults of the future look to the computer to make the decisions for them, to tell them who to marry or what the house to buy? Are we heading for a future individual capable of the independent human thought?

6. Answers The word processor and the calculator are without a shadow of doubt here to stay, and in the many respects our lives are the much richer for them. But the teachers and other academics are claiming that we are now starting to feel the first significant wave of their effects on a generation of the users. It seems nobody under the age of 20 can spell or add up any more. Even several professors at the leading universities have commented on the detrimental effect the digital revolution has had on the most intelligent young minds in the country. The problem, evidently, lies with the automatic spellcheck now widely available on the word processing software. Professor John Silver of the Sydney University, Australia, said: ‘Why should we bother to learn how to spell correctly, or to learn even the most basic of the mathematical sums, when at the press of a button we have our problem answered for us. The implications are enormous. Will the adults of the future look to the computer to make the decisions for them, to tell them who to marry or what the house to buy? Are we heading for a future individual incapable of the independent human thought?

7. The Article - revision Complete the exercises on articles on pp. 50, 69 and 79 in the coursebook

8. Unit 8

9. Child Welfare DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 1. Why is child welfare a special concern of the state? 2. Which part of the child population should the state focus on? Read paragraphs 1&2 of the text on p. 75

10. Child Welfare READ THE REST OF THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 1. What does the Children Act provide? 2. How are “children in need” defined in the Act? 3. What children-related social services are outlined in the last paragraph?

11. The Children Act 1989 amended in 2004 facilitates the promotion and safeguarding of children’s interests at the local level brings together different professionals a child-centered approach integrates services and information in order to facilitate quick and effective interventions any professional suspecting child abuse must report it

12. Child Protection according to the Children Act – the interests of the child are paramount when a child enters the system of Social Services (through criminal procedures, adoption, placement in homes, foster homes) – a key consideration is quick intervention delay is detrimental to children moving children across different placements is also avoided

13. Child Protection EXERCISES do the vocabulary exercises on p. 77

14. Adoption an adoption order rescinds all rights, duties and obligations of the natural parents or guardian the child becomes a legitimate child of its adoptive parents the natural parent not allowed to know who adopted their child the adopted child has the same inheritance rights as a natural child (except as concerns titles of honour)

15. Adoption WHO MAY ADOPT? a single person a couple – married or unmarried, heterosexual or same-sex must be domiciled in the UK must be at least 21 (of 18 if one partner is the natural parent)

16. The Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted on 20 November 1989 by the UN General Assembly ratified by 194 states worldwide READ THE TEXT ON p. 78 TO FIND OUT THE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONVENTION summarize the basic rights and principles protected under the Convention

17. Thank you for your attention!