Behavioural studies, Society and Religion Behavioural studies, Society and Religion
Law, Economics, Politics and Governance Law, Economics, Politics and Governance
Health and Life Sciences Health and Life Sciences

56 | SOCIAL WORK AND OLD AGE

Duration
17 Jun 2024 - 21 Jun 2024
Language
English
Status
REGULAR
Course directors :
Jana Mali , University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ana Štambuk , University of Zagreb, Croatia
Course description:

The increasing and continually changing needs of the older generation are issues which have occupied professionals from various fields in recent years. For social work, demographical changes pose a significant interest. Older people have moved from being a marginal concern in the middle of the 20th century, to one of central importance for social work in this century. The specific nature of social work lies in transversal understanding of older people, their needs, and in the assertion of the user as a partner in the helping process. In this course, we explore how social work is tackling this challenge.

Course lecturers:
Nataša Koražija , Home for elderly people Park, Zagreb, Croatia
Valentina Kozjak , University of Zagreb, Croatia
Jana Mali , University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Assistant professor Jovana Škorič , University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Suzana Tomašević , Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia