Social Work in Mental Health Care, Follow-Up Master's Programme

The follow-up Master's degree programme Social Work in Mental Health Care comprehensively prepares graduates for the profession of social worker in the field of mental health care, with an emphasis on self-experience and self-reflection. The goal is to equip graduates with a high level of theoretical knowledge, practical skills, communication and psychosocial competencies, organizational skills, and an understanding of the field, so that they are:

• Qualified for professional social work at all levels of prevention
• Capable of providing professional social work in both acute and long-term care for people with mental illness
• Able to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams and potentially lead them
• Involved in the development of community-based social work within the mental health care reform
• Engaged in the advancement of the field, profession, and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Capable of personal professional growth and development
• Able to critically reflect on the needs of individuals and society in the area of mental health care
• Contributing to destigmatisation

Graduate Profile

The Master's degree programme deepens the knowledge of social and clinical social professionals in the field of mental health care. It responds to the needs arising from the psychiatric care reform in the Czech Republic, and its specialization aligns with the services defined in Act No. 108/2006 Coll. on Social Services.

Graduates are competent in applying theories, methods and techniques of social work in practice, particularly when working with people with mental illness. They are trained to reflect on and resolve ethical dilemmas and crisis situations arising in social work with this target group and can make informed decisions in their professional practice.

The curriculum also includes a focus on law and management, equipping the graduate with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead multidisciplinary teams.