1. Introduction English for Social Work II

2. General info  Lecturer: Dr. sc. Marijana Javornik Čubrić  Classes: Monday 11:30 – 14:30 (A-K) 14:30 – 17:30 (L-Ž) 14:30 – 17:30 (L-Ž)  Office hours: Tuesday 10:00 – 11:00, Room no. 6, Gundulićeva 10 or after class or after class  Contact: marijana.javornik@pravo.hr

3. Coursebooks  Vićan, Pavić, Smerdel, English for Lawyers, Narodne novine, Zagreb, 2012  Units 18-23, 31, 34  Javornik Čubrić, Vićan, English for Social Workers, Pravni fakultet, Zagreb, 2005  Units 5-8

4.  Part I:  Crime  Death and the Law & The Death Penalty Marriage & Divorce  Wills and Inheritance  Economic, Social and Cultural Rights  Police Powers in Great Britain

5.  Part II:  Social Care and Community Work  Disabled People  Older People  Child Welfare

6. Course outline – Part I  Oct. 5Introduction to ESW Crime  Oct. 12Death and the Law The Death Penalty  Oct. 19Marriage & Divorce  Oct. 26Wills and Inheritance; Economic, Social and Cultural Rights  Nov. 2Police Powers in Great Britain Revision  Nov. 16Mid-term examination

7.  Nov. 23Social Care and Community Work; Definition of Social Work Role of professionals providing social support Nov. 30Disabled people; Types of Disability  Dec. 7Older People in Europe; Older People in Britain  Dec. 14Child Welfare & The Convention on the Rights of the Child  Dec. 21Revision  Jan. 11Mid-term examination  Jan. 18Presentations  Jan 25Final revision and signatures

8.  Obligatory for full time students  Requirement for taking mid-term examinations

9. Presentations Obligatory for full-time students Substitute for oral examination Focused on topics relevant for social work Topic to be selected by October 19

10.  Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:  Social work as a profession and social work practice  Types of clients: older people, children, disabled persons  Disadvantaged groups in society: minorities, the Roma, the poor

11.  Social workers in Croatia and other countries (education, employment, position, changes)  Disabled people (types of disability, care for the disabled, position of disabled persons in Croatia)

12.  Older People (gerontology, care for the elderly, position of older people in Croatia)  Child Welfare (legal regulation, child welfare in Croatia, SOS Lekenik and other programs, children with special needs)

13. Presentation guidelines  Suggested duration: 10-15 minutes  Presenters: 1-3  Sources: at least 3 different sources; one written, two can be from the Internet  Draft to be sent a week in advance  Questions and discussion or group work

14. Examination  Two mid-terms and a presentation or  Written and oral examination (part-time students)