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Sociální práce v péči o duševní zdraví
College of Polytechnics Jihlava
Key information
- Field of study:
- Social work and counselling
- Study language::
- CZ
- Study program code:
- N0923P240003
- Application deadline:
- 19.08.2026
- ISCED code:
- 0923
- Study form::
- combined
- Study duration:
- 2 years
Number of applicants in the last academic year: 82
Number of admitted students in the last academic year: 31
The Social Work in Mental Health Care study programme is a follow-up master's programme in social work. You deepen the knowledge needed by social and health-social workers in mental health care. The programme responds to needs arising from psychiatric care reform in Czechia.
Application and admission procedure
- Admission procedure form:
- written test
- Application start:
- 12.01.2026
- Application deadline:
- 19.08.2026
- Application fee:
- 650.00 CZK
Study
After graduation, you can apply theories, methods and techniques of social work in practice, especially with people with mental illness. You can reflect on and solve ethical dilemmas and crisis situations arising from social work with this target group. You also manage decision-making processes in professional practice. The study programme also focuses on law and management, so you gain the skills and knowledge to lead multidisciplinary teams. Its aim is comprehensive preparation for the profession of a social or health-social worker in mental health care, with an emphasis on self-experience and self-reflection. You reach the required level of theoretical knowledge, practical skills and field overview.
University
- Institution type:
- public
- Founded:
- 2004
- Abbreviation:
- VSPJ
- Number of students:
- 2276
- Number of international students in degree programs:
- 113
- Number of international exchange students:
- 6
- Number of international alumni
- 18
The College of Polytechnics Jihlava (VŠPJ) is a public higher education institution with a professional focus. It prepares you for practice and offers study programmes shaped by labour market needs. Thanks to cooperation with companies, public institutions and other industry partners, you connect your studies with real work environments. VŠPJ also focuses on applied research, lifelong learning and regional development. It follows the principles of modern STEM polytechnic education, combining Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. During your studies, you build practical skills and experience for your professional life. Mandatory professional internships lasting at least 12 weeks are an important part of every study programme. After graduation, you can continue in follow-up degree programmes at universities in Czechia or abroad.
Contacts
Contacts
College of Polytechnics Jihlava
Tolstého 16, 58601 Jihlava
Contact:
- Field of study:
- Social work and counselling
- Study language::
- CZ
- Study program code:
- N0923P240003
- Application deadline:
- 19.08.2026
- ISCED code:
- 0923
- Study form::
- combined
- Study duration:
- 2 years
Number of applicants in the last academic year: 82
Number of admitted students in the last academic year: 31
The Social Work in Mental Health Care study programme is a follow-up master's programme in social work. You deepen the knowledge needed by social and health-social workers in mental health care. The programme responds to needs arising from psychiatric care reform in Czechia.
- Admission procedure form:
- written test
- Application start:
- 12.01.2026
- Application deadline:
- 19.08.2026
- Application fee:
- 650.00 CZK
After graduation, you can apply theories, methods and techniques of social work in practice, especially with people with mental illness. You can reflect on and solve ethical dilemmas and crisis situations arising from social work with this target group. You also manage decision-making processes in professional practice. The study programme also focuses on law and management, so you gain the skills and knowledge to lead multidisciplinary teams. Its aim is comprehensive preparation for the profession of a social or health-social worker in mental health care, with an emphasis on self-experience and self-reflection. You reach the required level of theoretical knowledge, practical skills and field overview.
University
School detail- Institution type:
- public
- Founded:
- 2004
- Abbreviation:
- VSPJ
- Number of students:
- 2276
- Number of international students in degree programs:
- 113
- Number of international exchange students:
- 6
- Number of international alumni
- 18
The College of Polytechnics Jihlava (VŠPJ) is a public higher education institution with a professional focus. It prepares you for practice and offers study programmes shaped by labour market needs. Thanks to cooperation with companies, public institutions and other industry partners, you connect your studies with real work environments. VŠPJ also focuses on applied research, lifelong learning and regional development. It follows the principles of modern STEM polytechnic education, combining Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. During your studies, you build practical skills and experience for your professional life. Mandatory professional internships lasting at least 12 weeks are an important part of every study programme. After graduation, you can continue in follow-up degree programmes at universities in Czechia or abroad.
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Study program Sociální práce v péči o duševní zdraví
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College of Polytechnics Jihlava
Tolstého 16, 58601 Jihlava
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