Programme

Conference schedule:

 

Programme on 15 September 2022:

 9:00–10:00: registration of participants

10:00–10:45: conference opening ceremony

• welcoming conference participants, introduction of guests (moderated by I. Junová)
• introductory speeches of the guests:
  
  
  • Marian Jurečka – Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic (pre-recorded message)
  • Jan Vrbický – Acting Director of the Department of Social Services and Inspection of Social Services and Head of the Department of Social Services Concept of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic
  • Martina Berdychová – Deputy Governor of the Hradec Králové Region for Social Affairs, Culture and Tourism
  • Marek Šimůnek, MBA – Head of the Department of Social Affairs and Health of the Municipality of Hradec Králové
  • et Mgr. Pavlína Springerová, Ph.D. – Vice-Rector for Strategy and Development, Statutory Deputy of the Rector, UHK
  • Jan Prouza, Ph.D. – Dean of the Faculty of Arts, UHK
  • Adéla Michková, Ph.D.– President of the Executive Committee of the Association of Educators in Social Work
  • Iva Junová, Ph.D. – Director of the Institute of Social Work of the Faculty of Arts, UHK

 

-      remembrance of doc. PhDr. Oldřich Matoušek, CSc. (31 January 1947–3 August 2022) on behalf of the Institute of Social Work of the Faculty of Arts, UHK, will be presented by PhDr. Daniela Květenská, Ph.D.

10:45–12:20: keynote speeches

• Jan Vrbický – Trends and sustainability of social work from the point of view of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• Malcolm Payne – Critical eco practice: a sustainable social work for sustainable social relations?
• discussion

12:30–13:30: lunch 

14:00–17:30: meeting in sections

1. Section “Green” Social Work (classroom A5, moderated by prof. PhDr. Jana Levická, Ph.D.)
2. Section Community Work and Sustainable Development (classroom A6, moderated by Mgr. Michal Trousil, Ph.D.)
3. Section Social work as a path to sustainable development (classroom A17, moderated by Mgr. et Mgr. Radka Janebová, Ph.D.)
4. the section will take place on Friday, 16 September 2022 (see programme below)
5. International Section: Sustainable Development in Social Work’s Perspectives (classroom A18, moderated by Mgr. Jan Hloušek, Ph.D., Mgr. et Mgr. Daniel Štěpánek, Ph.D.)

 

18:00 – theatrical performance (Prague’s theatre company JustMonkeys with the performance “Modern Archetype“)

19:30 – opening ceremony of the social evening and banquet. Musical accompaniment for the social evening will be provided by the musical group Les Doux Méchants (gypsy jazz).

 

Programme on 16 September 2022

8:30–9:00: registration of participants

9:00–11:40: meeting in sections

1. Section Sustainable Development in Contemporary Social Work Approaches (classroom A 5, moderated by Mgr. et Mgr. Radka Janebová, Ph.D.)

12:00–reflection and summary of meeting in sections, closing of the conference

 

Accompanying conference

“The use of artificial intelligence elements in the provision of professional social counselling and the possibilities of applying new technologies in the field of social work”

Date and venue: 16 September 2022 from 9:00 a.m., the University of Hradec Králové, Hradecká 1227, Hradec Králové

The conference is intended for experts in the field of social services and also in the field of information technology developing applications of artificial intelligence and new technologies intended for practice of not only social counselling, but also more broadly for the whole field of social work and social services. The conference is held under the auspices of Mgr. Jan Prouza, Ph.D., the Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Hradec Králové.

Light refreshments (water, coffee, tea) will be available for participants during both conference days.