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Syllabus:

Social Work with Elderly, 7.5 Credits

Swedish name: Socialt arbete med äldre

This syllabus is valid: 2022-01-03 valid to 2023-10-22 (newer version of the syllabus exists)

Course code: 2SA200

Credit points: 7.5

Education level: Second cycle

Main Field of Study and progress level: Social Work: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail

Responsible department: Department of Social Work

Established by: Head of Department of Social Work, 2021-12-02

Required Knowledge

A minimum of 90 ECTS within the social sciences education in the following subjects: social work, sociology, Psychology, Peace and conflict studies, pedagogic, Gender Studies and social geography, Political science, Law/legal Science or in other courses that are considered equal to thus above, including an individual essay carrying at least 15 credits or 90 ECTS within nursing including an individual essay carrying at least 15 credits. In addition, English and Swedish are required for basic eligibility for higher education.

Literature

  • Valid from: 2022 week 22

    Ageing people with intellectual disabilities and the association between frailty factors and social care: A Swedish national register study
    Ahlström G, Wallén E.F, Tideman M, Holmgren M
    Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 17446295211037170 : 2021 :
    Mandatory

    Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual, Physical, and Psychological Violence Against Women and Men of 60 to 74 Years in Sweden
    Ahnlund Petra, Andersson Tommy, Snellman Fredrik, Sundström Madelene, Heimer Gun
    Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2017): 0886260517696874. : 2017 :
    Mandatory

    Governance, accountability, and organizational development: eldercare unit managers’ and local politicians’ experiences of and responses to state supervision of Swedish eldercare
    Andersson Katarina, Hanberger Anders, Nygren Lennart
    Journal of Aging & Social Policy : 2018 :
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08959420.2018.1444890
    Mandatory

    New intimate relationships in later life : consequences for the social and filial network?
    Bildtgård Torbjörn, Öberg Peter
    Journal of Family Issues, 38 (3), 381-405 : 2017 :
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0192513X15579503
    Mandatory

    Browne, Colette V & Braun, Kathryn L (2008)
    Globalization, Women´s Migration, and the long-Term-Care Workforce. The Gerontologist, vol. 48, no. 1:16-24.

    Mandatory

    Issues of active ageing: Perceptions of older people with lifelong intellectual disability
    Buys L, Boulton-Lewis G, Tedman-Jones J, Edwards H, Knox M, Bigby C
    Australasian Journal on Ageing, 27(2), 67-71 : 2008 :
    Mandatory

    Conrad Peter
    Medicalization and Social Control
    Annual Review of Sociology Vol 18:209-232 : 1992 :
    Annual Review of Sociology Vol 18
    Mandatory

    Gunnarsson Evy
    The vulnerable life course: poverty and social assistance among middle-aged and older women. Ageing and Society, vol. 22:709-728
    2002 :
    Mandatory

    The natural, the normal and the normative: Contested terrains in ageing and old age.
    Jones I.R, Higgs P.F
    Social Sciene & Medicine. 71, 1513-1519. : 2010 :
    Mandatory

    Johansson Stina
    Social omsorg i socialt arbete : grunder och fördjupningar
    Första upplagan : Malmö : Gleerups : [2017] : 251 sidor :
    ISBN: 978-91-40-69623-6
    Mandatory
    Search the University Library catalogue

    Socialt arbete med äldre
    Jönson Håkan, Harnett Tove
    1. utg. : Stockholm : Natur & Kultur : 2015 : 278 s. :
    ISBN: 9789127140714
    Mandatory
    Search the University Library catalogue

    Jönsson H
    Perspektiv på ålderism
    Lunds Universitet. Social Work Press : 2021 :
    https://lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfiles/portal/90527736/Perspektiv_pa_a_lderism.pdf
    Mandatory

    The exclusion of older people in disability activism and policies – A case of inadvertent ageism?
    Jönsson H, Taghizadeh Larsson S
    Journal of Ageing Studies, 23: 69-77. : 20009 :
    Mandatory

    Framing of Intimate Care in Home Care Services
    Kalman Hildur, Andersson Katarina
    European Journal of Social Work (ISSN 1369-1457) (EISSN 1468-2664) :
    http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-83998
    Mandatory

    Critical perspectives on successful aging: does it ”appeal more than it illuminates”?
    Katz S, Calasanti T
    The Gerontologist, 55(1): 26-33. : 2015 :
    Mandatory

    Katz Stephen
    Busy Bodies: Activity, Aging, and the Management of Everyday Life. Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 14, no. 2:135-152.
    2000 :
    Mandatory

    Widowhood and the end of spousal care-giving:relief of wear and tear. Ageing and Society, vol. 28, 551-570.
    Keene Jennifer Reid, Prokos Anastasia H
    2008 :
    Mandatory

    Marketisation in Nordic eldercare : a research report on legislation, oversight, extent and consequences
    Meagher Gabrielle, Szebehely Marta
    Stockholm : Department of Social Work, Stockholm University: 288 s. : 2013 :
    Mandatory

    Mégret F
    The Human Rights of Older Persons: A Growing Challenge.
    Human Rights Law Review, 11(1): 37-66. : 2011 :
    Mandatory

    Olaison, Anna & Cedersund Elisabet (2006)
    Assessment for home care: Negotiating solutions for individual needs. Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 20:367-380.

    Mandatory

    Siebert, Darcy C, Mutran, Elisabeth J & Reitzes, Donald (1999)
    Friendship and Social Support: The Importance of Role Identity to Aging Adults. Social Work, vol. 44, no. 6:522-533.

    Mandatory

    Home care for older people in Sweden: a universal model in transition.
    Szebehely M, Trydegård G-B
    Health and Social Care in the Community, 20(3): 300-309. : 2012 :
    Mandatory

    Torres, Sandra (2006)
    Elderly Immigrants in Sweden: ”Otherness” Under Construction. Journal of Ethnic Migration Studies, vol. 32, no. 8:1341-1358.

    Mandatory

    Twigg, Julia (2000)
    Carework as a form of bodywork. Ageing & Society, vol. 20:389-411.

    Mandatory

  • Valid from: 2022 week 1

    Marketisation in Nordic eldercare : a research report on legislation, oversight, extent and consequences
    Meagher Gabrielle, Szebehely Marta
    Stockholm : Department of Social Work, Stockholm University : 2013 : 288 s. :
    Fulltext
    ISBN: 9789163732133
    Mandatory
    Search the University Library catalogue

    Issues of active ageing: Perceptions of older people with lifelong intellectual disability
    Buys L, Boulton-Lewis G, Tedman-Jones J, Edwards H, Knox M, Bigby C
    Australasian Journal on Ageing, 27(2), 67-71 : 2008 :
    Mandatory

    New intimate relationships in later life : consequences for the social and filial network?
    Bildtgård Torbjörn, Öberg Peter
    Journal of Family Issues, 38 (3), 381-405 : 2017 :
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0192513X15579503
    Mandatory

    Browne, Colette V & Braun, Kathryn L (2008)
    Globalization, Women´s Migration, and the long-Term-Care Workforce. The Gerontologist, vol. 48, no. 1:16-24.

    Mandatory

    Conrad Peter
    Medicalization and Social Control
    Annual Review of Sociology Vol 18:209-232 : 1992 :
    Annual Review of Sociology Vol 18
    Mandatory

    Gunnarsson Evy
    The vulnerable life course: poverty and social assistance among middle-aged and older women. Ageing and Society, vol. 22:709-728
    2002 :
    Mandatory

    The natural, the normal and the normative: Contested terrains in ageing and old age.
    Jones I.R, Higgs P.F
    Social Sciene & Medicine. 71, 1513-1519. : 2010 :
    Mandatory

    Socialt arbete med äldre
    Jönson Håkan, Harnett Tove
    1. utg. : Stockholm : Natur & Kultur : 2015 : 278 s. :
    ISBN: 9789127140714
    Mandatory
    Search the University Library catalogue

    The exclusion of older people in disability activism and policies – A case of inadvertent ageism?
    Jönsson H, Taghizadeh Larsson S
    Journal of Ageing Studies, 23: 69-77. : 20009 :
    Mandatory

    Framing of Intimate Care in Home Care Services
    Kalman Hildur, Andersson Katarina
    European Journal of Social Work (ISSN 1369-1457) (EISSN 1468-2664) :
    http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-83998
    Mandatory

    Critical perspectives on successful aging: does it ”appeal more than it illuminates”?
    Katz S, Calasanti T
    The Gerontologist, 55(1): 26-33. : 2015 :
    Mandatory

    Katz Stephen
    Busy Bodies: Activity, Aging, and the Management of Everyday Life. Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 14, no. 2:135-152.
    2000 :
    Mandatory

    Widowhood and the end of spousal care-giving:relief of wear and tear. Ageing and Society, vol. 28, 551-570.
    Keene Jennifer Reid, Prokos Anastasia H
    2008 :
    Mandatory

    Governance, accountability, and organizational development: eldercare unit managers’ and local politicians’ experiences of and responses to state supervision of Swedish eldercare
    Andersson Katarina, Hanberger Anders, Nygren Lennart
    Journal of Aging & Social Policy : 2018 :
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08959420.2018.1444890
    Mandatory

    Mégret F
    The Human Rights of Older Persons: A Growing Challenge.
    Human Rights Law Review, 11(1): 37-66. : 2011 :
    Mandatory

    Olaison, Anna & Cedersund Elisabet (2006)
    Assessment for home care: Negotiating solutions for individual needs. Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 20:367-380.

    Mandatory

    Siebert, Darcy C, Mutran, Elisabeth J & Reitzes, Donald (1999)
    Friendship and Social Support: The Importance of Role Identity to Aging Adults. Social Work, vol. 44, no. 6:522-533.

    Mandatory

    Jönsson H
    Perspektiv på ålderism
    Lunds Universitet. Social Work Press : 2021 :
    https://lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfiles/portal/90527736/Perspektiv_pa_a_lderism.pdf
    Mandatory

    Johansson Stina
    Social omsorg i socialt arbete : grunder och fördjupningar
    Första upplagan : Malmö : Gleerups : [2017] : 251 sidor :
    ISBN: 978-91-40-69623-6
    Mandatory
    Search the University Library catalogue

    Home care for older people in Sweden: a universal model in transition.
    Szebehely M, Trydegård G-B
    Health and Social Care in the Community, 20(3): 300-309. : 2012 :
    Mandatory

    Torres, Sandra (2006)
    Elderly Immigrants in Sweden: ”Otherness” Under Construction. Journal of Ethnic Migration Studies, vol. 32, no. 8:1341-1358.

    Mandatory

    Twigg, Julia (2000)
    Carework as a form of bodywork. Ageing & Society, vol. 20:389-411.

    Mandatory

    Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual, Physical, and Psychological Violence Against Women and Men of 60 to 74 Years in Sweden
    Ahnlund Petra, Andersson Tommy, Snellman Fredrik, Sundström Madelene, Heimer Gun
    Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2017): 0886260517696874. : 2017 :
    Mandatory