RĪGA STRADIŅŠ UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Rehabilitation

Second level professional higher education Bachelors study programme

Social work

(code 4276201)

Accreditation documents

Programme directorDr. phil., assist.prof. Lolita Vilka

Riga – 2007

Table of Contents

Application for study programme accreditation…………………………..............4Self-evaluation of programme...……………………………………….. ...............5

Introduction……………........……………………………………..... ......... 61. Study programme aims and objectives.........…………………... …..........61.1. Expected results…………………………...........…………… ...............7

2. Study programme organization …………………........……….................92.1. Conformity of study programme to RSU aims………..........…………..92.2 Study programme structure…………………………………................ 102.3.Functioning of internal quality of study programme …………..............12

3. Annotation of study programme………………………………................133.1. Practice ………………………………………………………..............143.2. Evaluation of practice………………………………………….............17

4. Evaluation system ……………………………………………................18

5. Practical implementation of study programme …………………………195.1. Study methods and forms used…………………….............................205.2. Research work of academic staff and its influence on study work…... 215.3. Involvement of students into research projects………………............ 21

6. Perspective evaluation of programme…………………….....................226.1. Conformity of study programme to professional education standard ....226.2. Questionnaires of employers on graduates’ employment in further six years’ perspective ………………………………......................................... 26

7. Students…………………………………………………..................... 27 7.1. Number of students in programme……………………………............ 27 7.2. Involvement of students into study process organization ….............. 27 8. Evaluation of academic staff involved into programme….................... 30

8.1. Selection, renewal, training and development policy of academic staff for next six years............................................................................. 318.2. Scientific work of academic staff ………………................................ 32

9. Sources of financing and provision of infrastructure……................... 34

10. Foreign relations.............................……………………………........ 35 10.1. Cooperation with employers……...………………………….……. 35 10.2. Questionnaires of employers………...………………………..…... 35

10.3. Cooperation with Latvian and foreign higher schools…………...... 3611. Programme comparison with other related study programmes study programmes in Latvia and abroad………….......................……….. ....... 36

12. Summary ……………………………………………............….......43

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12.1. Development of study programme …………………………….…...44

Appendix 1 Time distribution for programme (full time) ............................................47Appendix 2 Time distribution for programme (full time).............................................52Appendix 3 Saff involved in the programme…………………………………………57 Description of the study subject programmes ..............................................................63Curriculum Vitae ........................................................................................................128List of not added documents ......................................................................................205Added doccuments .....................................................................................................206Diploma supplement Questionairre form for survey of students

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Application for study programme accreditation

Riga Stradiņš university is applying for accreditation a professional Bachelor’s study programme.

Title of higher education programme: Social work Code of higher education programme: 4276201

Length for study programme implementation: 4 years for full-time studies and 5 years for part-time studies.

Volume of study programme implementation: 160 credit points.

Place of higher education programme implementation: Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Rehabilitation.

Type and form of study programme implementation: full-time and part-time studies . and extra-mural studies Requirements, starting study programme: secondary school education

Degree to acquire and qualification: professional Bachelor’s degree in social work;Qualification of social worker;

Title of higher educational establishment: Rīga Stradiņš University,Nr. of registration certificate: 3341202042.Legal address and telephone: Dzirciema iela 16, Rīga, LV-1007.Telephone: 7457605.

A person, authorized to deal with accreditation questions: Dr. phil.,assist.prof. Lolita Vilka, RSU Faculty of Rehabilitation, director of Academic School of Social Work.

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COORDINATED AFFIRMEDRSU Dean’s Council RSU Senate sessionSession on on .............. ......................record Nr. ............ record Nr. ...........

RĪGA STRADIŅŠ UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF REHABILITATION

ACADEMIC SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

SELF-EVALUATION OF STUDY PROGRAMME

Second level professional higher education study programme

SOCIAL WORK (code 4276201)

Volume of study programme implementation: 160 credit points.

Length of study programme implementation: 4 years full-time studies and 5 years part-time studies.

Type and form of study programme implementation: full-time and part-time studies.And extra-mural studies

Acquired degree: professiona lBachelor’s degree in social work.

Qualification awarded: social worker

Place of higher education programme implementation: Rīga Stradiņš Universiy Faculty of Rehabilitation .

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Introduction.

In accordance with the Decision Nr. 526 of Study programme licencing commission

of LR Ministry of Education and Science, dated on October 22, 2004, a licence was issued

to Rīga Stradiņš University professional higher education study programme „Social work”

(code 4276201) to acquire a professional Bachelor’s degree and a qualification of social

worker. Licence Nr. 04055-8.

Study programme is being implemented in accordance with the decision of RSU

Senate meeting on May 18, 2004, protocol Nr. 1-2/18.05.04.

Study programme was begun in the academic year 2005/2006, September 1, and is

now being implemented in a form of full-time and part-time studies.

Self-evaluation of the study programme is written in correspondence with the

Regulations Nr.821 of the Cabinet of Ministers, dated on October 3, 2006.

1. Study programme aims and objectivesThe aim of study programme is: to train highly qualified social work specialists,

whose knowledge, skills, professional competence and values would correspond to the

needs and character of current society in the period of transition.

Objectives:

1. To provide integrative basis of social, humanitarian and medical knowledge for the

development of many-sided professional competence of a social worker.

2. To form understanding on the role, place and tasks of social work in the state

welfare policy and solution of social problems.

3. To develop professional skills to be applied in effective social interference

strategy in solution of social problems at various levels.

4. To create conditions for acquiring special knowledge and skills in social work

within the system of health care and rehabilitation and social services on the basis of

multilevel classroom studies and the system of study practice.

5. To promote interest and to develop research skills.

6. To facilitate students to develop skills for critical analysis and innovativeness, to

find interest and motivation in continuation of professional and academic careers.

7. To make students perfect their morally ethical aspects of their personalities on the

basis of respect of higher principles of humanity.

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1.2. Expected resultsConsidering the LR professional standard requirements for Social work specialists, as

well as the synthesis of practice, modern approach and international experience, a study

programme in social work has been designed with a tendency towards a new social work

direction – developing of social work in medical environment (in profession classificator

III subgroup 3461 a special group profession 3461 10 „Social worker with clients in

medical institutions”). The training of specialists of such a profile is in line with the topical

needs of Latvia at present and in future, as well as it provides new possibilities for the

implementation of state policy in the field of social and health protection fields.

The tendency of study programme requires a certain determination in professional

training of specialists in social work, and opens new opportunities to develop the practice in

the branches of social work, and the subbranch of science of social work.

The study programme designed is the basis for further, more flexible and more aimed

training of such specialists, as well as developing new specializations for Master’s

programmes, PhD study programmes and post-diploma study programmes.

In the study programme the emphasis is made on many-sided approach of social and

individual problems, as well as on differentiated application of social work methods. The

programme envisages the training of specialists, who may effectively work in the field of

social rehabilitation and health care in the context of Latvia’s social, political and

economical conditions with various client groups.

The basis of these specialists’ knowledge and skills provides possibilities to work

with high responsibility and competence for guarantees of patient/client health protection.

Thus, the expected result is – qualified social work specialists with integrated knowledge

and skills in medicine, which is necessary in order they would qualitatively and effectively

deal with social assistance, social rehabilitation and health care service structures.

The knowledge applied includes: knowledge of human biophysiological,

psychological and social development; understanding of human behaviour and

psychopathology, individual’s uniquiness and inimitability, interpersonal relations and

family dynamics; physical health and mental disorders, stress, addiction, violence in

interpersonal relations, consequences of diseases and injuries; the effect of physical, social

and cultural environment on human biophysiological and psychosocial functioning; ways

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of cognitive, affective and behavioural manifestations of conscious and unconscious

processes.

Social workers, after acquiring the study programme, will be able to use in practice

specific knowledge, theory, as well as methods of evaluation and diagnostics, social and

health care, rehabilitation and psychosocial therapy planning, intervention and estimation

of final results.

After learning the knowledge and skills of the study programme, social workers will

be able to work with various patient/client groups and perform specific tasks in health care:

1. to identify and analyze social problems and social needs, to assess the effect of a

client’s social environment and conditions, to counsel, render first medical aid, to

deal with extraordinary and life-threatening situations adequately and operatively;

2. to render support and health care services in complicated clinical conditions

(palliative care patients, patients with special medical problems; HIV/AIDS,

addiction, tuberculosis);

3. to make social diagnoses and to practice direct and indirect intervention strategies;

4. to diagnose and to carry out socially therapeutic and rehabilitation work in cases of

physical and psychosocial insufficiencies and to prevent the aggravation of

conditions, including mental, emotional and personality- concerning developmental

disorders;

5. to solve patient/client social problems in relation to one’s disease and treatment in

medical institution;

6. to support, improve and promote psychosocial functioning and adaptation to the

disease of patients and their family members in a medical institution or outside it; to

organize the raising of social resource system for solution of clients’ social

problems;

7. using social work methods and measures, to render supportive therapy for

increasing a patient’s physical and psychosocial functioning abilities and strength,

by working either with individual cases or patient/client groups;

8. to ensure elderly people’ social therapy, improving their social functioning;

9. to establish and run a multifunctional specialists’ team;

10. to prognose the development of social problems, to do the optimal prevention of

physical and psychosocial dysfunctions;

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11. to use in practice the rules and regulations of Latvian welfare system, strategies and

projects, to plan and realize social rehabilitation, support and social integration

programmes;

12. to carry out an adequate strategy of advocacy of patient/client interests and rights;

13. to deal effectively with social resource systems in the interests of patients and

clients’ needs;

14. to identify and coordinate the participation of volunteers and other category

assistance service providers in patient/client rehabilitation and social involvement in

practice, to supervise professional activity of lower qualification social service

providers;

15. to assess the quality of social services and its adequacy to the specifics of clients’

social needs;

16. to analyze and evaluate the social policy in the context of health protection, to

design new social services;

17. to take care of one’s professional qualification and provision of qualitative work

environment.

The fields of work of sepcialists trained are, mainly, the state and non-governmental

medical and health care institutions: hospitals, rehabilitation centres, special care centres, as

well as, schools, children’s homes, shelters, local government social services, etc.

Institutions, which call for services of social workers of medical profile.

2. Study programme organization.2.1. Conformity of study programme to RSU aims

Professional study programme in Social work is being realized at RSU Faculty of

Rehabilitation, Academic School of Social Work (ASSW).

Study programme is realizing its aims in accordance with RSU strategic aims,

according to the University Constitution, being in line with the Statutes of the Faculty of

Rehabilitation, the Statutes of the Rehabilitation Institute and Statutes of the Academic

School of Social Work, which envisage to train qualified social work specialists, whose

knowledge, skills, professional competence and the values correspond to the character of

the contemporary society in transition period. (see the Statutes in Appendix).

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Study programme is implemented in cooperation with other RSU faculties and the

Academic Schools of the Faculty of Rehabilitation and the Social laboratory of the

Rehabilitation Institute.

In the programme implementation there are also involved the state and municipal

institutions (Social service department of the Ministry of Welfare, Social assistance

department of Riga Kurzeme district, Social assistance service of Riga Ziemeļu district, as

well as RSU clinical practice centres, - State Rehabilitation Centre „Vaivari”, Riga Stradiņš

hospital, Children’s Clinical University hospital (CUH), etc.).

Designing a study programme, its implementation and development is coordinated by

RSU Faculty of Rehabilitation, the Academic School of Social Work.

The structural unit of the Academic School of Social Work comprises 7 staff

workers: director/assistant professor of the structural unit, 1 associated professor, 2 acting

lecturers, 1 acting assistant, study methodologist and a laboratory assistant. The existing

number of the staff of the Academic School is in line with the number of students and

provides a qualitative study process in the study programme offered.

2.2. Structure of study programme

Study programme has been worked out on the basis of LR Higher School law, LR

Regulations Nr 481 of the Cabinet of Ministers on the second level professional higher

education state standard and LR professional standard requirements of Social work

specialists (Ministry of Education and Science, June 6, 2002, Order Nr. 351, in accordance

with the Regulations Nr.131 of the Cabinet of Ministers of March 26, 2002), as well as

taking into account the basic principles worked out by the International Association of

Clinical Social workers in the field of speciality of clinical social workers, the Regulations

of the Cabinet of Ministers Nr.133 on the licencing order of study programmes

implemented in a Higher Educational Establishment.

Professional Bachelor’s study programme comprises 160 credit points (CP), which

correspond to 240 ECTS (European credit point score system).

Programme has been worked out in correspondence with the structure stated in

Regulations of LR CM 481:Table Nr.1

Profession

standard

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RSU

Full-time studies Part-time studies

Study length 4 years 5 years II level higher professional education

Volume of study programme 160 CP/ 240 ECTS 160 CP/240 ECTSNumber of CP per year 40 CP/ 60 ECTS 32 CP/ 48 ECTSGeneral study courses 20 CP/ 30 ECTS 20 CP/ 30 ECTS General skillsSpecial theoretical and information technology study courses

36 CP/ 54 ECTS 36 CP/ 54 ECTS Common skills in the special field

Professional specialization courses in the special field

60 CP / 90 ECTS 60 CP/ 90 ECTS

Specific skills in profession

Practice 26 CP/ 90 ECTS 26 CP/ 39 ECTSFree elective courses in Bachelor’s programme

6 CP/ 0 ECTS 6 CP/ 9 ECTS

State examination, including writing of a Bachelor’s paper and its defence

12 CP/ 18 ECTS 12 CP/ 18 ECTS

Degree acquired Professional Bachelor’s degree in social work

Professional Bachelor’s degree in social work

Qualification Social worker Social worker 5th qualification level

One credit point equals to 40 CP/60 ECTS hours of a student’s full-time workload.

Within 1 CP, the proportion is taken into account of contact lessons and students’

individual work like 50%:50% for full-time students and 25%-30%: 75%-70% for part-time

students.

In the implementation of study programme, the module and semester principles are

combined. (Time distribution for programme to be seen in Appendix Nr.1)

Content of study programme comprises study subjects, study practice outside the

university , writing of a Bachelor’s paper and its defence.

To acquire the study programme, students are offered full-time studies in two

regimes – full-time and part-time regime. Full-time studies provide lessons to be attended

every day.

Students under part-time study regime learn one full working day each week and

extra 2-3 Saturdays in a semester. Part-time students have a greater individual workload.

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Undertaking the realization of the programme, insignificant changes were introduced

in its structure in comparison to the licenced programme. Changes refer mainly to the

names of study subjects and precising the volume, organizing it in bigger blocks to prevent

the programme structure fragmentation, and reogranization of study subjects, respecting the

gradualness principle in knowledge and skills acquisition.

Lately, within the last year, i.e., since the time the licence was issued, no new

subjects had been introduced. Yet, considering the changes in the field of social services

and demands to social service providers, some new subjects might be introduced into the

study programme in the nearest future.

2.3. Functioning of internal quality of study programme

Professional Bachelor’s study programme in Social work is carried out at Riga Stradiņš

University, which is the first higher school in Latvia, which has got an international Quality

Management system certificate ISO 9001:2001. Consequently, study programme

management quality is being implemented in accordance with ISO standard for the Higher

School management process.

Provision of internal quality of study programme is realized in various ways.

1) In order the study process proceeds successfully, all teaching plans and the

necessary academic resources are worked out and approved by the Senate prior to the

beginning of the current academic year;

2) During the academic year, at the end of each semester, the analysis of fulfillment of

the study plans are discussed in the structural unit, identifying its weak and strong sides,

and considering the conclusions, the ways are looked for the improvement of the study

process quality.

3) A very important role is attributed to the provision of internal quality of study

programme by having a feedback between the Academic School of Social Work and the

students. At the end of study subjects and the semester, the questionnaires are given to

students to find the students’ point of view on the realization of the programme.

4) Alongside with the assessment of the work of the structural unit of RSU Academic

School of Social Work, the methodological and research work of the teaching staff is

assessed too.

5) Assessment is made of the teaching staff’s academic qualification.

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6) At the end of study year, the self-evaluation is made of the Academic School of

Social Work and study programme.

3. Annotation of study programme

Study programme content has been worked out on the basis of LR CM Regulations Nr

481 on the second level professional higher education state standard requirements and the

LR profession standard of Social workers’ speciality. Courses included in the programme

provide the learning of professional knowledge, skills and competence as stated in the

Profession standard of Social worker. (See Appendix „Short descriptions of study subject

programmes”).

According to the education standard 20 CP are devoted to learning of general study

courses. Study courses of this part are oriented towards the improvement of students’

thinking culture, understanding of diversity of cultures and the development of

communication skills and raising of general erudition of public and environmental health

as a professional activity in the legal sphere. Courses of this part train students for

acquiring more versatile theoretical and IT courses in the field (36 CP).

Theoretical courses provide students with understanding the specificity of the society

and its processes, subjective and objective aspects of the causes of social problem,

functioning of the welfare system and formation of social policy and the place of social

work in the implementation of social policy. The courses of this part provide the skills how

to interpret legal rules and regulations in the practice of social work, to apply sociological

study methods and information technologies.

Social work professional specialization courses (60 CP) ensure the acquisition of

knowledge and skills in rendering social services in the context of health care.

These courses envisage the learning of fundamentals of clinical medicine, methodology

of the assessment of functional abilities, general rehabilitation principles, as well as

clarification of social worker’s function and tasks in rehabilitation, studies in psychsomatic

medicine and psychotherapy, psychiatry and narcology, paediatrics and gerontology.

The courses mentioned provide the necessary knowledge and skills to modify social

work methods in work with various patient/client groups: children, adults, elderly people,

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patients/clients with specific medical problems (HIV/AIDS, addiction, tuberculosis

patients), people with mental development disorders.

To ensure effective integration of theoretical and practical knowledge, the acquisition

of this part of studies is done by using RSU clinical practice sites: Rehabilitation Centre

„Vaivari”, P.Stradiņš hospital, hospital „Linezers”, hospital ‘Gaiļezers”, Children’s Clinical

University hospital, Infectology Centre, Psychiatric hospital.

In all these practice sites, alongside with medical specialists there are social work

specialists. As a result, an adequate understanding of the function of a social worker, duties

and tasks in a medical environment is achieved.

Free elective study courses to students are offered in the third study year.

In classroom lessons there are used traditional teaching forms, such as lectures and

seminars, and also interactive teaching methods are practiced: group work, discussions, role

plays, corporative learning, etc. Clearness in learning of theory and practice is achieved by

means of modern technologies used in the lessons.

Within the contact lessons an important role is paid to practical classes, their aim being

the integration of theoretical knowledge and practice, thus giving students a chance to

acquire practical professional social work skills on the basis of situations close to real-life,

case analysis and modelling of problem solutions.

3.1. Practice

The aim of study practice is: to provide the integration of manifold theoretical

knowledge and skills and its application in professional quality – social work in specific

conditions in the social service system and health protection environment. Therefore, the

study practice is an indispensable component of professional study programme , and the

results of the practice are one of the main preconditions of awarding a professional

qualification.

Within the professional Bachelor’s study programme there is a relatively independent

module of 26 CP, being realized within the period of four study years (8 semesters) and

between annual practices there exist internal mutual connection and logic.

The practice module considers a common principle: to see – to reflect – to do. This

principle has been introduced into each separate stage of the practice module.Thus, the

module is composed according to the following conceptual scheme:

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Awareness of practice directed practice directed practice based on

practice field to problem and to problem solution experience and

condition study theory integration

observation research integration specialized pre-dimploma

included into practice practice practice

The following requirements are included in the practice module:

to promote students’ involvement in the chosen speciality within the

framework of study programme learning (specialist: undertaking the role of

a social worker);

To ensure tactical learning possibilities in the professional environment, in

such a way promoting the professional adaptation into the interdisciplinary

team of professionals:

Clinical and

functional specialists

Patient / client

Social worker formal and informal

resource systems

To develop students’ skills to integrate theoretical knowledge and skills in the

form of practical skills in work with a patient/client;

The module system has to ensure the medical, humanitarian and social

component integrative realization into practice.

The practice module is open to students’ professional interests and provides the

possibilities to expand knowledge and skills within a more narrower interest spheres in the

speciality in work with various target groups.

As a result of such study process concept, the distribution of practice is as follows:Table Nr. 2

Study year Type of practice CP

I year Observation practice: social work 4 CP/ 6 ECTS

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organization in the local government system

II year Project practice (research integration in SW practice)

6 CP/ 9 ECTS

III year(specialized practice)

SW practice with children in clinical environment*SW practice with adults / elderly people in a clinical environment*

4 CP/ 6 ECTS

IV year(specialized practice)

Social work with people with mental health disorders*Social work management in the local government system*

4 CP/ 6 ECTS

IV year(specialized practice)

SW practice with HIV/AIDS, addiction and tuberculosis patients/clients

Pre-diploma practice

4 CP/ 6 ECTS

4 CP/ 6 ECTS In total 26CP/ 39 ECTS

*Specialized practice allows a choice of specialization

Study practices are provided in two types of institutions: RSU clinical practice

grounds and local government social departments with their subjected institutions.

RSU clinical practice grounds are:

P.Stradiņš Clinical University hospital

Oncology Centre

Children’s Clinical University hospital

Hospital „Linezers”

Clinical hospital „Gaiļezers”

Rehabilitation Centre „Vaivari”

Latvian „Infectology Centre”

In the system of social services, the teaching practice grounds for the Academic

School of Social Work are:

LM Social service department and instititions under its auspices,

Social departments of Riga local governments and institutions under their auspices, as well

as separate rural region social services.

The practice is coordinated and headed by the methodologist – the director pf

practice.

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At the practice site, the students’ practice is supervised by the person authorized by

the practice institution, or practice supervisor, who is evaluating a student during the

practice time.

Study practice organization is done in accordance with the University process

description.

It forsees that the Academic School works out and the Faculty Council affirms the

Statutes of the study practice. The Statutes define the aims of the practice, its tasks, criteria

for practice institution choice, practice proceeding, practice supervision and the form and

type of reporting.

3.2. Evaluation of practice

During practice the trainee fills in the practice handbook. This practice handbook

is not only an important document in the process of practice evaluation, but also a good

source of information, which can be used in learning social work study subjects.

The project practice is rated by 10 point score system in the defence process of the

project. The other study practice results are evaluated by a mark – passed/not passed.

In the evaluation the following facts are considered:

Student’s and supervisor’s evaluation of a trainee’s practical work: a

trainee’s attitude referring to the professional ethics, procedure of practice

tasks, perfection of the trainee’s professional skills during practice,

Evaluation of practice analysis,

Evaluation of the presentation of practice results.

In the first study year of the academic year 2005. / 2006. students underwent practice in

Riga Kurzeme district Social service Support department for families, Dobele municipality

social service, Dobele Auru rural village social service, Ziemeļu district social service, Riga

Zemgales suburb Social service, Pure rural village council Social assistance service, Social

service of Salacgrīva town with a rural territory.

One has to admit that practice supervisors are with an experience to guide the

practice, therefore their opinion is evaluated as being objective.

In total, Academic school students were evaluated positively, stressing not only their

personal qualities and interest in the profession to be acquired, but also evaluating the study

courses offered by the study programme.

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Practice supervisors pointed also to those fields, in which students have to perfect

themselves, for example: one should train the skills in information analysis; to take the

initiative; to continue developing the professional interest in social work with families; to

develop skills to express one’s point of view more insistently and to have skills to ground

one’s point of view; to increase one’s knowledge in various branches of psychology, which

would ease the understanding on the causation of clients’ problems and the ways of their

solution.

One should admit that by continuing their further studies, students are given such a

possibility to improve and deepen their knowledge either in psychology, or orator’s art. The

basis for the expression of one’s opinion and its grounding, students acquire by working out

and defending their course papers, as well as taking an active part in the discussions

suggested by study courses.

Results of practice and its organization are analyzed at the meeting of the

Academic School. In case it is necessary, some corrections may be introduced in the

regulations of the study practice and process organization, considering the weak and strong

sides being observed during the practice.

4. Evaluation system

Evaluation of knowledge and skills is an indispensable component of the study

process, the aim of which is to analyze the students’ knowledge, skills and the attitude to

the learning of the study programme. An important role in the evaluation system is the

provision of the feedback, which allows not only to evaluate the development of students’

knowledge and skills, but the study process quality as a whole.

University students’ evaluation system of knowledge and skills is based on

Regulations on the state standard of II level professional higher education,

„Instruction on studies at Rīga Stradiņš University” (RSU), approved by the

University Senate, 19.04.2005.

Various testing forms are used for the evaluation. Depending on the specificity of the

study subject, they are: reports, colloquys, tests, presentation of independent work and

practical classes, group work evaluations and evaluation of the individual work, tests in

theoretical classes, examinations, state examinations, defence of Bachelor’s and Master’s

thesis.

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The evaluation envisages the fact that the students have to get a positive evaluation of

what they have acquired in the compulsory part of the programme.

Students’ knowledge and skills are rated according to the 10 point score accepted in

the Republic of Latvia.

In the evaluation, the cumulative testing system is applied, which ensures the

systematic learning of study subjects and objective approach in knowledge assessment.

Evaluation system of university students’ knowledge and skills testing is made by:

Regulations on acquiring the credit points in the study programme in Social

Work.

Requirements in each study subject,

Requirements in realization of practice tasks,

Requirements for acquiring professional qualification.

For students’ knowledge and skills’ testing in the study process, there are adopted

evaluation criteria, according to which both a student/trainee and the practice supervisor

make the assessment of professional competence being acquired during the practice.

During the study time a student has to write 3 course papers and has to defend a

Bachelor’s work.

The final evaluation of the study subject is the examination or a test during the

examination session.

Results of each examination session are analyzed at the meeting of the teaching staff

of the Academic School of Social Work.

5. Practical implementation of study programme

Candidates who choose to study at RSU professional study programme „Social

work” have to be motivated to work in this profession, and to possess the necessary

individual qualities necessary for this job: ability to communicate, to listen to a person, to

cooperate, to have patience and to be able to make a decision.

In accordance with the LR Higher School law of studies in professional higher

education Bachelor’s study programme „Social work”, any inhabitant of Latvia may

become a candidate if he/she has a general secondary education or the education equal to it,

as well as persons with fully completed or partially completed medical school (college)

education.

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Major advertising measures of study programme are the RSU information days

(open doors), participation in annual school exhibition (School-2006), use of informative

materials, distribution of booklets, use of the Internet and mass meadia, also the meetings

with school graduates, workers at social service institutions, medical school graduates, etc.

Admission to study programme is held on the basis of RSU affirmed Admission

regulations.

In the entrance examinations there are taken into account the results of marks at the

centralized school examinations in the Latvian language and a foreign language (See

Appendix „Admission regulations at Academic Achool of Social Work for the academic

year 2006. / 2007.”).

In 2006./ 2007 21 applications were received for 12 budget vacancies, therefore the

candidate selection for studies in this programme was done according to the competition.

Study process is organized in accordance with the RSU academic year study calendar

and in line with the specificity of social work study programme.

Undertaking the studies the students are acquainted with the aims and objectives of

social work study programme, its content, study organization, requirements and results

planned.

In the study programme implementation, the Academic School of Social Work

cooperates with other RSU structural units at the interfaculty level, and also with the

structural units of the Faculty of Rehabilitation and the Rehabilitation Institute.

The Academic School of Social Work regularly follows up the study process, listens

to students’ problems and needs and, together with students, looks for their solutions

5.1. Study methods and forms used

The aim of using various teaching methods is, at maximum, to promote the

cognizance skills, abstract thinking and reflexive thinking skills, as well as learning the

skills needed for professional practice.

To acquire study programme, there is a certain number of contact hours and the

time for students’ independent work. The proportion between the contact hours in the

classroom and independent work on average is 50% : 50% for full-time students. For part-

time students this proportion is on average 25-30% : 75-70%.

Alongside with traditional teaching forms, such as lectures and seminars, the

interactive methods are used: group work, discussions, role plays, cooperative learning,

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project writing, teaching research,etc. Practical classes are of essential role within the

contact lessons.

Practical classes contribute to the integration of theoretical knowledge and practice,

giving the possibility to students to acquire practical professional social work skills, based

on real life situations, case analysis and modelling of problem solutions.

Considering the study programme specificity – integration of medical knowledge

into social worker’s profession, the learning of this knowledge and practical skills is done

also in the form of lab work (e.g. in physiology classes students learn how to measure

blood pressure, in rehabilitation – how to determine the functional capacities, using the

Functional capacity evaluation classification, etc.).

The leading teaching methods in study programme are the system approach and

problem-based approach.

5.2. Reaseach work of academic staff and its effect on study work

Research takes an important role in the whole RSU academic process.

In the Faculty of Rehabilitation, where study programme in social work is realized,

the Rehabilitation Institute with several laboratories has been established, which is

basically dealing with research and project work.

The Academic School of Social Work is directly involved in research projects and,

in cooperation with the Social laboratory of the Rehabilitation Institute goes in for the

integration of research work into the academic process.

Scheme Nr.1.

Practical realization of research work is carried out by support of research groups

according to the research trends.

Academic School of Social Work

(teaching staff)

Social laboratory(scientists)

PhD studentsMaster’s and Bachelor’s

papersStudents’ scientific

projects (2nd, 3rd course)

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5.3. Involvement of students into research projects

Students, starting with the first study year, are taught and guided in the research

work. Already in the first study year, students acquire the chief skills needed for research

work: observation, qualitative and quantitative research methods in sociology. They are

practically tested in the first year course paper and during the study practice.

Into more wider research projects, students get involved starting with the second

study year. In the second study year the research is integrated with the study practice, or

„project practice”.

Research project themes are offered by Social laboratory, considering the research

priorities of the Rehabilitation Institute and Social laboratory.

In these projects students work under the guidance of scientists and the teaching

staff. But in these projects, a student can show a much more greater independence in

testing one’s research skills.

One of the prioritary trends in the academic year 2006./2007. is the pilot project in

cooperation with the Social service department of the Ministry of Welfare: „Effect of

corresponding education on the quality of social work”. Within this project, 2nd year

students of full-time studies do research : „Role of corresponding education in provision

of social service quality: from the point of view of a service provider and a client”.

6. Perspective evaluation of programme

The developement of study programme is based on the analysis of unifying factors

of social workers’ professional education and the state demand for the 5th level

qualification specialists.

The programme development is tended towards the quality perfection, the development of

students’ professional competences, while in perspective – towards the enlargement of

specialization courses, being flexible to changes in the field of social services and by

providing much wider opportunities in the compulsory elective courses during the studies.

6.1. Conformity of study programme to professional education standard and profession standard

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II level professional higher education Bachalor’s study programme „Social work”

corresponds to the profession standard of Social worker (PS 0079), which has been

affirmed by the Order Nr. 351 of LR Ministry of Education and Science on June 6,2002,

and the Regulations Nr 481 of the Cabinet of Ministers „On second level professional

higher education state standard”.

Conformity of study programmewith II level professional higher education state Standard

Table Nr. 3.

SECOND LEVEL PROFESSIONAL

HIGHER EDUCATION

STATE STANDARD

REQUIREMENTS(Requirements of Cabinet of Ministers. Nr.

481)

II level professional higher education Bachelor’s study programme „Social Work”

1.

Aim To train qualified social work specialists whose knowledge, skills, professional competence and values correspond to the needs and character of modern society under transition.

2.Specific tasks

1. To provide basic integrative social, humanitarian and medical knowledge for general professional competence development of a social worker.

2. To form understanding on the place, role and tasks of social work in the state welfare policy and solution of social problems.

3. To develop professional skills in order to use effective social intervence strategy in solution of social problems at various levels.

4. To create conditions in learning special knowledge and skills in social work in the system of health care and social rehabilitation service, based on multilevel lesson and study practice system.

5. To make interest and to develop research skills.6. To promote students’ critical thinking and innovative skills, and to make

students’ interest and motivation on continuity of professional or academic career.

7. To promote morally ethical perfection of students on the basis of respecting the highest principles of humanity.

3. Programme components

I – General study courses; 20II – Basic courses of the specific theory; 36III – Professional specialization courses; 60IV – Free elective courses; 6

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V - Practice; 26VI – State examination. 12

Total volume of programme (min. 160 credit points)

In total CP 160

4.General study courses

Culture/social anthropology 2Philosophy and ethics 2Psychology 3-general psychology (2)-communication psychology (1)Society and environmental health 3-public health (2)-environmental health (1)Legal aspects of professional social work 2Logic and science methodology 2Terminology in a foreign language-terminology in Latin/Greek 1-terminology in English 5

In total CP 20

5.Ttheoretic fundamentalcourses

Psychology and pedagogics 6-Developmental psychology (2)-Social psychology (2)-Pedagogics (2)Sociology 5-Sociological theories (2)-Applied sociology: qualitative and quantitative research methods (3)Demographics and family policy 2Legal grounds of social work: use of rules and regulationsin the devlopment of skills 5-Latvia’s Social legislation (2)-Children and family rights and social guarantees (2)-Labour rights (1)Fundamentals of economics and business 2Social work (SW) 5-Fundamentals of social work (2)-Social safety and social assistance and social servicesystem in Latvia (1)-Social work organization in local governments (2)Social policy 2Economics and management of social services 2

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Public relations in social work: 2-training of public communication (1)

-State communication (1)Informatics, Statistics and data base (fundamentals) 3Sign language 2

In total CP 36

6.Professional specialization courses

Human anatomy 2Physiology 3Clinical medicine 6-Fundamentals of internal diseases (2)-Diseases of locomotor apparatus (2)-First aid/emergency medicine (2)Assessment methodology: assessment of functional abilities 2General rehabilitation 4Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy 6-Crisis therapy (2)-Psychosocial rehabilitation I (1)-Fundamentals of medical psychology and psychotherapy (3)Social work 15-Social work modules, theories and methods (3)-Social work with a case (2)-Social work with a family (4)-Social work with adaptive and support groups (2)-Skills formation in leading a discussion and therapeutic relations (2)-Supervision in SW (2)Fundamentals of paediatrics and clinical SW with children 4

Social pedagogics 2Special pedagogics 2Gerantological social work 4Palliative care 2Fundamentals of pharmacology 2Clinical social work with infection-disease patients/clientshaving special medical problems 2Psychiatry and narcology 4 In total CP 60

7. Free elective courses

Free elective course volume(min. 6 CP)

Social-political discourses 2Integrative medicine 2Alternative approaches SW (diaconate and Christian social work) 2Confessions and religious movements in Latvia 2Fundamentals of art and self-revelation 2Sports for health 2

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Project guidance 2Nutrition science 2Speech therapy 2 From the total CP volume 6

8. Practice

Practice volume(min.26 CP)

Observation practice: organization of social work in the system oflocal governments 4Project practice (research integration in SW practice) 6SW practice with children in a clinical environment* 4SW practice with adults/elederly people in clinical environment*(*specialization choice) Social work with people with mental health disorders* 4Social work management in the local government system* SW practice with HIV/AIDS, addiction and tuberculosis patients/clients 4Prediploma practice 4 In total CP 26

9. State examination

Diploma work In total CP 12

Volume of state examination(min. 12 CP)

10. Profession standard

Profession standard „Social workers’’ Reg.Nr. PS 0079, Order of Ministry of Education and Science, Nr. 351, 06.06.2002.

6.2. Questionnaires of employers on graduates’ employment in the next six years’ perspective

A LR law on Social services and social assistance came into force on January 1,2003,

in which the chapter VI „Social work aim and requirements for social work specialists”

says: „The rights to perform social work are bestowed to persons who have acquired

the second level professional higher or academical education in the field of social

work”.

Within the strategy of the Ministry of Welfare for the years 2007-2009, which has been

approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on October 25,2006 (Order Nr. 817), as referring to

social work and social workers, is stated: „Although the number of social work specialists

in the local governments is increasing, it is still insufficient, besides, only about one third of

specialists is having an adequate education,..” [ see: http://ppd.mk.gov.lv/].

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The Ministry of Welfare has worked out a long-term strategy in the education of social

workers, but on June 28, 2005, the Cabinet of Ministers has passed the order on

„Development programme of professional social work for 2005-2011” which is a new

political initiative (Order Nr. 413 in Riga (protocol Nr. 37 36)).

These are measures of state importance as to the development of social workers

profession and the guarantee, that social workers in the next six years will be a demanded

profession in the labour market.

The Academic School of Social Work of RSU Faculty of Rehabilitation, when

implementing the study programme, has done an interview of potential employers and the

present school partners to learn and understand RSU social study programme students

suitability to the modern labour market needs.

As was shown by the potential employers’ interviews, all of them (Old people’s

home „Gaiļezers”, Madona hospital, old people’s home in Cesis, Bulduri hospital,

Ventspils hospital, Rezekne pensioners’ social care centre) admitted that they would be

interested in a social worker with medical background, since such workers would ease the

work and would develop a more efficient contact with a patient, social service institutions

and medical specialists.

7. Students.

7.1. Number of students in the programme in the academic year 2006/2007.

Table Nr. 4.

I year II year III year IV year In totalFulltime

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

12 7+8 3 6 - - - - 36

7.2. Students’ involvement into study process organization.

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In provision of study process quality a democracy principle is applied, giving

possibilities for students’ participation in the organization of study process, evaluation and

perfection.

To provide the study quality and to detect „weak sides” in Social work study

programme for the implementation of the aims set and to design further developmental

tendencies, as well as to learn the students’ views, students’ questionnaires are introduced.

In 2005/2006 a students’ questionnaire was made on the programme evaluation.

In total 16 students participated from the number of the students of the Ist year (17

students).

The questionnaire contained 7 question blocks, in which were summarized

questions on each specific theme. Answering the questions, students were asked to give

their evaluations:

1. Evaluation of a teacher’s work;

2. Methods of knowledge learning;

3. Forms of knowledge testing;

4. Evaluation of study programme contents;

5. Lecture schedule;

6. Teaching materials and technical provision;

7. Study motives.

The first question block in the questionnaire was the most versatile and its aim was

to learn about the evaluation of the teaching staff work.

Students were positive about the lecturers’ competence. Majority of students answered

that the competence is sufficient – 81%, while 19% answered that it was partially

sufficient. While assessing the lecturers’ work, 81% students pointed to the importance of

the lecturer to be knowledgable in the latest information in the speciality sphere. On the

other hand, 19% pointed it to be of extreme importance. Besides, the talant of a lecturer is

of importance (62%), and even – of great importance (38%) in the study process. Students

found the teaching methods (62%) to be important and 38% - very important.

The second question block was concerned with students’ views on the most

acceptable ways of knowledge learning.

We wanted to find out the students’ point of view, whether one should pay more

attention to a greater number of lectures, to independent learning, or to some other method?

Majority (56%) of students answered that it was hard to answer, which can be understood,

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since students had started studying only recently and had not yet got used to the student’s

role. 38% would like to pay greater attention to a greater number of lectures and only 6%

would like more independent learning.

As to the forms of knowledge testing, majority of students like seminars, then follow

tests, while reports have gained the least response among students. These results prove the

fact, that students like to make a dialogue with a lecturer: they do not simply report on the

learned or read, but prefer to discuss about it in seminars, thus adding and consolidating the

already known.

The fourth question block was devoted to the evaluation of the study programme

contents. One aim was to find out, whether, to their mind, the number of lectures aimed at

practice is sufficient?

In the question on the number of lectures aimed at practice, the responses were divided

into rather equal parts: yes – sufficient – 37,5%, difficult to say – 37%, but 25% answered,

that it is insufficient. Such a distribution of responses show each student’s individual

understanding and wishes which deal with the practical work.

Although these responses show that the programme is in balance, in order each student

would satisfy his/her wishes, one should still follow the development and realization of the

programme, whether the learning of theory and practice in the study process is in balance.

The aim of the fifth question block was to learn about students’ satisfaction with

lecture schedule. Majority of students gave positive responses, among them 44% admitted

that they are satisfied with the lecture distribution, but 56% said that they are rather

satisfied.

The sixth question block dealt with the provision with teaching materials and technical

equipment. Students were asked whether all necessary teaching materials are available to

them. Majority answered that it is fully available (56%), but 44% said – partially available.

One has to say, that answering about partial accessability, students had been passive to

acquire information as to RSU offers, and not because materials or equipement were

unavailable.

The concluding, seventh question block, dealth with study motives. Asking this

question, we wanted to find out, what has been the students’ motivation to undertake

studies at the Academic School of Social Work, the right profession choice and future

plans, more specificaly, whether they are going to work in the speciality?

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Variants of responses comforted us, since neither of the respondents had given a

negative answer. Only 25% were still doubtful, but majority (75%) were sure to work in

their speciality after completing the studies.

The analysis of the questionnaire results show, in general, that the programmes

correspond to contemporary students’ interests and demands, and there are included the

most topical demands of labour market and specificity of the profession.

The results of this questionnaire also show that study programme has been started quite

successfully. At the same time, the idea is taken into account, that to provide successful

programme development in perspective, it is important to perfect the study process quality

and to maintain a systematic feedback between students and the academic staff.

8. Evaluation of the academic staff involved in the programme.

41 lecturers are involved in programme implementation, of them 33 are full-time

(80,5%) and 8 visiting lecturers.

According to the lecturers’ academic qualification criteria there work 17 professors

and associated professors (41 %), 25 lecturers with doctoral degree (61%). (See CVs in

Appendix)

In programme realization, in accordance with the needs of study programme, there

are involved scientists, lecturers and practitioners from RSU structural units, as well as LU

Institute of Philosophy and LSA Institute of Economics, Pauls Stradiņš Museum of

Medical History, Riga city municipality Kurzeme district social service.

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8.1. Selection of academic staff, renewal, training and development policy for next six years

High qualification academic staff and experienced practitioners are involved in the

implementation of Professional Bachelor and Master’s study programme „Social work”.

However, we have to admit that, all in all, there is insufficient coverage with the

teaching staff in Latvia’s higher schools in social work subjects. As a result, in the training

of the teaching staff, the problem has to be urgently solved not only in the interests of RSU

study programme development, but in the country as a whole.

The training of the new teaching staff is ensured by the fact, that there are three

level education possibilities at RSU for social work specialists as well: Bachelo

doctorantr’s, Master’s and PhD study possibilities.

RSU policy in the involvement of the teaching staff is tended to attract high level

practitioners to the academic work with students. It is important, since in this way there is

at maximum provided the link of theory and practice in the study process.

The Academic School of Social Work is also taking care of the teaching staff to

have the academic work experience, as well as being connected with the solution of social

problems and practical field of social work.

At present there are 7 PhD students of social worker’s qualification at RSU Social

sciences doctorantship, the trend being „Social policy and social work organization”, of

them 3 students are involved in study programme. In total, there are 10 PhD students

angaged as lecturers in the study process.

Raising of qualification of teaching staff involved in study programme

Table Nr. 5.

Nr. Name,surname of teaching staff

Raising of academic qualification

Connection with practice

1. Dobelniece S. Mg. SW, Tallin University doctorant

Experience in academic work and research

2. Mazure V. Mg. Soc., RSU doctorant Experience in research3. Meņkova A. Soc. W. Bachelor, RSU

Master’s studentHead of department in social service

4. Moors M. Mg. Public managm., Mg.Iur., RSU doctorant

Head of social service

5. Neimane L. Mg. RSU doctorant Practising dietologist6. Rutmane I. Mg. Health Sc. RSU

doctorantExperience in academic work, practising speech specialist

7. Saltikova A. Mg. Iur. LU doctorant Practising lawyer specializing in the

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field of human rights and patients’ rights8. Siliņa R. Mg. Soc. RSU doctorant Experience in formation of public

relations9. Hanova T. Mg.Polit. RSU doctorant Experience in social integration

10. Tomsone S. Mg.Health Sc., RSU doctorant

Experience in academic work

11. Zvaigzne D. Mg.Paed., RSU doctorant Experience in project guidance

12. Immure I. Soc.work.Bachelor, studies of paedagogics at Rēzekne University

Experience in social work and teaching sign language; Lecturer at Rīga Raiņa evening secondary school.

8.2. Research work of academic staff

All lecturers involved in the programme take active part in research and also in

various cooperation projects (See Appendix – lecturers’ CV).

The link of lecturers’ reserach with Social work study programme is facilitated by

RSU strategy – the integration of medical and social sciences. It is a stimulating factor to

train educated and well-motivated social workers being able to work in a medical

environment.

Dr.phil., assoc.prof. A.Vilks has made a research work „Analysis of results of

sociological questionnaires in the epistemological and logical context”.

An essential contribution in the research in study programmes is made by present

PhD students, who are at the same time also the teaching staff of the Academic school:

Promotion work themes:

1. M. Moors „Social policy of local government based on the population needs and

social involvement”

2. V. Mazure „„Effective communication between social service staff as a

precondition of successful state policy”.

3. A. Saltikova „Human rights in health protection”.

4. A. Āriņa „Role of professional supervision in provision of social services in social

work.”

Teaching staff involved in study programme take part also in various projects.

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In the project EQUAL on European Union initiative „Promotion of employment of

the disabled” are involved several programme lecturers: assist.prof. L.Vilka,

assoc.professor A.Vilks, assoc.prof. A.Vētra, professor U.Teibe.

Assist.prof. L.Vilka is also engaged as an expert in EQUAL project „Psychosocial

support to untreatable children and their families”.

Main publications in the period of the last six years:

1. Ancāne G. Vai emocionālā labklājība rodama Rietumu sabiedrībā? – Doctus, Nr. 4, 2000.

2. Ancāne, G. Garīgā vardarbība. – Doctus, Nr.3. 2000.3. Andrēziņa R., Taube M. Garīgi slimu personu nodarbinātība – nozīmīga

sabiedrībā balstītas psihiatrijas attīstības problēma. // Zinātniskie raksti. – Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2005: 218-221.4. Andrēziņa R. Social and economic problems of mental patients in Latvia. – XVII World

Congress of Social Psychiatry. (Co-author) – India 2001. 5. Sosārs V. HIV/AIDS. Teaching Profession of the Disease, Prolhylaxis, Diagnosis,

Treatment, Palliative care. – Chennai (Indija), 2002.6. Vētra A., Vētra An. The development of Professional in rehabilitation in Latvia. VII

European Congress “Researc in rehabilitation”. – Madrid (Spain), 2001.7. Vilka L. Sociālā darba profesijas attīstības specifika Latvijā. – Krāj.: Sociālo zinātņu

attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā. Starptautiskās konferences materiāli.- Rīga, RSU, 2005.

8. L. Vilka, A. Vilks: Problems of discourse under the conditions of the social policy. // 8 th

International Conference on education. – Athens, Greece, 2006 // RSU Zinātniskie raksti. (Accepted for publication).

9. Vilka L., Vilks A. Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā. – Krāj.: Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā. Starptautiskās konferences materiāli.- Rīga, RSU, 2005.

10. Vilka L. Sociālā darba terminoloģijas vārdnīca. (Co-author) – R., 2000.11. Vilka L. Values and Problems of Human Life. – Pedagoģisko rakstu krājums II., 1.d.-

Liepāja, 2003.12. A. Vilks: Change of paradigms in studies of philosophy in higher education of Latvia

(80s of the 20th century - the beginning of the 21st century). // Journal of Teacher Education and Training (Helsinki). (Prepared for publication).

13. A. Vilks, L. Vilka, A. Vētra: Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā. // LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 13.-17. lpp.

14. A. Vilks, L. Vilka: Loģiskā kvadrāta pielietojuma iespējas socioloģiskajās aptaujās. // LZA Vēstis. (Accepted for publication).

15. A.Vilks: Eiropas klasiskās sociāli humanitārās zinātnes pamatproblēma globalizācijas kontekstā. // RSU Zinātniskie raksti. (Accepted for publication).

16. Vilks A. Sociālā telpa un sociālais laiks. – Krāj.: Sabiedrība un kultūra. – Liepāja, 2004.

17. Moors M. Sociālais darbs Kurzemes rajona Sociālās palīdzības dienestā – maize ar garozu. – Rīgas Vēstis, Nr.3, 2002.

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9. Provision of financing sources and infrastructure

The second level higher education Bachelor’s study programme „Social work” is

designed as a paid study programme.

Total costs for full-time study programme are Ls 35 810, 30. Tuition fee per one

student in the year 2006/2007 is Ls 746, if the minimum students in this programme

comprises 12 students in a group (see Appendix - the estimated costs of professional

Bachelor’s study programme „Social work”).

Total costs for part-time study programme are Ls 38399,68. Tuition fee per one

student is Ls 640.

In the academic year 2006/2007 there were allocated 12 budget vacancies for the

study programme.

The rest of students cover tuition fee by personal means of physical or legal

persons.

In interrupting the learning of Bachelor’s study programme, students can continue

their education at Liepāja Pedagogical Academy at the second level professional higher

education study programme „Social worker” – code (see Appendix – Cooperation

agreement attached).

Qualitatively high scientific levle of the study programme is provided by the fact,

that Bachelor’s study programme in social work is realized in Riga Stradiņš University -

the first higher school, having received an international certificate ISO 9001:2001 „Quality

management systems”.

Students of Master’s study programme have chances to use the students’ credit.

Scientists, lecturers and practitions from RSU structural units are engaged in

programme realization in correspondence to their research trend.

Students have an access to the RSU library and its data base of state importance :

Electronic joint catalogue,

Electronic joint catalogue of 8 libraries of state importance,

Data base of national bibliography analytics,

News on articles in periodicals,

Data base of national bibliography monography and continuing editions,

Information on books and periodicals published in Latvia,

Data base of authors’ rights,

Universal decimal classification (UDC).

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10. Foreign relations

Since the development of the Academic School of Social Work and Bachelor’s and

Master’s study programme are only at the start, then the network of cooperation and foreign

relations for the present moment has not developed quite wide.Despite its short period of

existance, the activities of the Academic School of Social Work have been well recognized.

10.1. Cooperation with employers

Cooperation with employers is one of the most important aspects of public relations.

As mentioned before, several potential employers’ institutions are involved in practical

implementation of study programme. These institutions give their contribution by providing

students with study practice sites. (See, chapter Practice).

A cooperation has been undertaken with the Social service department of the

Ministry of Welfare within the framework of research.

At present the Academic School of Social Work, alongside with other study

programmes of Latvia’s higher schools, is represented at the coordination council of Social

work specialists, which has been established in accordance with the Order Nr 128 of the

Ministry of Welfare on 28.08.2006 „On cooperation council’s staff of Social work

specialists”.

It opens ways for a good cooperation perspectives with the employers at the highest

level.

10.2. Employers’ questionnaires

The aim of employers’ questionnaires is to make and maintain the feedback

between RSU Academic School of Social work and the routine practice of social work.

It is important for the school to be able to see the changes and quickly react to them

in labour market and to improve the quality of study programme accordingly to labour

market needs.

The present cooperation with employers has been, mainly connected with students’

study practice evaluation, where the employing company’s representative – practice

supervisor gives the assessment on the proceeding of the practice, type of cooperation and

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students’ knowledge conformity to the chosen profession (See 3.2. „Evaluation of

practice”).

10.3. Cooperation with Latvian and foreign higher schools

RSU Academic School of Social Work is making cooperation relations with Latvia’s

higher schools. At present this cooperation is done in two aspects: exchange of the teaching

staff and joint participation in EU projects.

This year the Academic School of Social Work, in cooperation with Daugavpils

University and the health promotion centre under its auspices, and Liepāja Academiy of

Pedagogics, has worked out and handed in the project „Training of sign language

instructors, by integrating hard-of hearing and deaf youngsters into the education system”.

The Academic School of Social Work has good chances to make contacts with

foreign partner schools, since RSU has made interuniversity contracts in Socrates/Erasmus

programme.

In the passed academic year, within the framework of Socrates/Erasmus programme,

a student of Lithuania Mykola Romerio University Social work study programme was

learning in the study programme of Social work at RSU.

In the academic year 2005/2006, a start was given for a much wider cooperation

programme EUROPET (European Paediatric Thematic Net). From June 16-18, 2006, a

EUROPET conference was held. The Academic School of Social Work is involved in this

project in the thematical subgroup: interprofessional care in paediatrics.

The Academic School of Social Work is interested to widen cooperation both in

student exchange programmes, and in mobility projects of the teaching staff.

11. Comparison with other related study programmes in

a) Latvia

Professional Bachelor’s study programme „Social work” of RSU University, in

comparison to study programmes in other Latvia’s higher schools (Latvia University,

Liepāja Academy of Pedagogics, Higher School of Social Work and Social Pedagogics

„Attīstība”, Latvian Christian Academy) has a conceptual difference..

These differences provide the integration of clinical knowledge and skills with the

integration of basic knowledge in social work and skills and the common trend of the

programme is directed to the social work in a medical environment.

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When working out this study programme, the fact was taken into the count that, in

comparison to the above-mentioned higher schools, RSU has much wider possibilities to

integrate medical knowledge as demanded in the Profession standard or a social worker

(psychiatry, psychotherapy, group therapy, paediatrics, gerontology, family therapy,

HIV/AIDS,etc.) in education of social workers.

However, this difference is not contradicting, but, just the opposite, open wider

possibilities to develop subspeciality of social work also in the direction of

medical/clinically social work, in such a way promoting the development of social

profession, which fully corresponds to the general strategy of the development of social

worker’s specility in the country.

(Since April,2006, the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers Nr. has come into force,

according to which, in the profession classificator of III basic group, a special group

profession „Social worker with clients in medical institutions” 3461 10 has been

introduced)).

Table Nr.6.

Nr. Criteron Rīga Stradiņš University

Higher School of Social Work and

Social Pedagogics „Attīstība”

Latvia University Liepāja Academy of Pedag.

1. Programme title

II level professional

higher education Bachelor’s

study programme

„Social work”

II level professional higher

education Bachelor’s study

programme „Social work”

Higher professional

education study programme in social work

Professional higher education

Bachelor’s study programme „Social

worker”

2. Acquired qualification

Social worker S Social worker Social worker Social worker

3. Volume of study

programme160 CP 160 CP 160 CP 160 CP

4.Time of

programme realization

8 semesters 8 semesters 8 semesters 8 semesters

5. Immatriculation regulations

Secondary education

secondary education Secondary education

Secondary education

6. State examinations

Professional Bachelor’s

work (12 CP)

Diploma work (12 CP)

Diploma work (10 CP)

Professional Bachelor’s study work and defence

(6 CP)

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b) abroad

Comparing Latvian SW education experience, where social work in social sciences

(sociology) subbranch, with the foreign experience, one has to say that in various countries

of the European Union, there is a tendency in SW education to integrate social sciences

with various relatively different sciencess, which in such a way open possibilities to

Bachelor’s students effectively realize specialization in a specific SW practice field with

wide perspectives for Master’s, PhD studies and post-diploma education.

RSU programme of social work is being integrated with clinical knowledge and

skills by realizing the integration of social sciences +health characteristic for EU countries.

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Comparison of study programme with Klaipeda Bachelor’s study programme in social work, Leipzig University, Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Goteborg University study programmes for acquiring a degree in Social worker.

Table Nr.7.

Comparison criteria RSU (Latvia) Leipzig University (University of

Applied Sciences) Germany

Klaipeda University

Lahti University of Applied Sciences

Goteborg University

Programme titleSocial work Social work Social work Degree programme

in social workSocial work

Acquired degreeProfessional Bachelor

Diploma is equal to professional Bachelor’s degree

Bachelor in social work

Bachelor in social work

Bachelor of science in social work

Acquired qualification

Social worker Social worker/social pedagogue

Social worker Social worker Social worker

Programme volume (CP)

160 CP/ 240 ECTS 240 ECTS 160 CP/ 240 ECTS

210 ECTS 140 CP/ 210 ECTS

Total length of studies 8 sem. – 4 years 8 sem. – 4 years 8 sem. – 4 years 7 sem. – 3,5 years 7 se. – 3,5 years

State examinations Professional Bachelor’s work

Diploma work Diploma work Bachelor’s work Scientific work

Average number of credit points per 40 CP/ 60 ECTS 60 ECTS 40 CP/ 60 ECTS 45 – 60 ECTS 45 – 60 ECTS

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study year Volume of 1 credit point

40 hrs. 40 hrs. 40 hrs. 40 hrs. 40 hrs.

Length of semester 20 weeka17 week lessons in classrooms

15 week lessons in classrooms

20 weeks17 week lessons in classrooms

15 – 20 weeks 15 – 20 weeks

Study programme direction and elective specialization

SW with integrated knowledge and skills in medicine

Social services and counselling

SW Health services and rehabilitation

Education and teaching

SW with „Therapeutic-rehabilitating” direction in work with deviant and delinquent children and youngsters

Social pedagogics in work with children and youngsters SW

Social pedagogicsIn work with adults

Knowledge, corresponding to general practice level, where is included social care work

SW

Social pedagogics

Practice and course projects

26 CP/ 39 ECTS 60 ECTS (training for 2 semesters)

23 CP/ 36,5 ECTS

45 ECTS 20 CP/ 30 ECTS

Working out of Bachelor’s workDiploma work

12 CP/ 18 ECTS 24 ECTS 5 CP/ 7,5 ECTS 15 ECTS 10 CP/ 15 ECTS

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Study programme contents:

General study courses

Special theoretical and professional specialization courses

Bachelor programme fee elective courses

20 CP / 30 ECTS

96 CP/ 144 ECTS

6 CP/ 9 ECTS

90 ECTS Basic studies

60 ECTS (special studies+ specialization courses)

6 ECTS

About 30 CP/ 45 ECTS

About 40 CP/ 60 ECTS

General study courses – 22 ECTS

Professional studies, total choice 188 ECTS

Free elective courses – 15 ECTS

Basic studies – 40 CP/ 60 ECTS

Middle level studies – 60 CP/ 90 ECTS

Higher level – 40 CP/ 60 ECTS

The aim of comparison of the RSU Bachelor’s study programme of social work with study programmes of Klaipeda, Leipzig, Lahti and Goteborg is to state their common and different characterizations. The main common feature of all mutually comparable study programmes is their line of social work in the branch of social care and social service. In the structure of higher schools three of these programmes are in Faculties of Health Sciences: RSU study programme is in Faculty of Rehabilitation, in Klaipeda this programme is in Faculty of Health Sciences, in Lahti the study programme of social work is in Faculty of Social and Health Care. In Goteborg University there are deep-rooted traditions in social work education and department of social work is in Faculty of Social Sciences. Table No.7 shows that bachelor’s study programmes of social work are differently organized both in the respect to length of study programme and content organization. This diversity results from distinctions of education standards in different countries and the length of existence of these study programmes. However, despite distinctions some similarities and common tendencies can be seen. For example, structure formation according to the following principle: courses of general education, basic courses of the branch or professional study courses of the branch and free optional courses. Comparing RSU study programme of social work with study programmes of other higher schools fundamental distinctions in programme content organization can’t be found.

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It can be seen that in three of these programmes (in Germany, Finland, Sweden) studies are implemented in more narrow specialized trends. But study programmes in RSU and Klaipeda University does not have expressed specialization on bachelor’s level for the time being. Expressed distinction is in study programme volumes. As it is shown in the table, in the case of Germany and Finland volume of study practice is almost one half bigger than in the cases of Latvia and Lithuania. But in Sweden’s case practice under supervision is even smaller in volume than in cases of Latvia and Lithuania. The comparison certifies that social study programme implemented by RSU is based on similar understanding about education of social workers.

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12. Summary

When analyzing the development of study programme in social in total, we can

draw the following conclusions, which can be grouped according to the strong and weak

sides analysis matrix (SWOT).

Strong sides:

study programme has been started successfully,

potential students show interest into study programme,

there is a positive support from the employers,

good teaching material grounds and infrastructure,

good possibilities to improve and strengthen the teaching material grounds,

good IT basis for provision of study process,

good possibilities to expand library resources,

highly educated teaching staff in programme implementation,

beneficial conditions for training social work specialists in the country as a whole

(National development plan, Professional social work development programme

2005-2011).

Weak sides:

study programme is new, it has no traditions in RSU structure,

alongside with the short time of functioning of study programme, not all

opportunities have been used (special teaching literature, - enlargement of resources

of books and methodical materials),

social work study programme is not yet well-knowln in RSU structure,

teaching staff in study programme of social work is still young of age, there are

more practitioners, but with short academic work experience.

Possibilities:

to continue internal study programme development, by enlarging elective study

modules, in order to promote specialization in the field,

to develop the cooperation with the employers,

to improve and perfect the advertising of study programme, thus making it more

recognizable,

to ensure perfection of the academic qualification of the teaching staff for PhD

studies,

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Threats:

tuition fee per one student is high. If the state does not fulfill the promises for

support of students, as it has been written in the development programme of

professional social work for the years 2005-2011, potential students may not be

able to cover the tuition fee,

considering the before-said, the interest in the programme may be lost due to this

consideration,

12.1. Study programme development

Aims forwarded for the study programme are not to be changes in the nearest

period. However, considering the situation of fast processes taking place in the

development policy of social services, which may cause new demands to social workers,

the programme may face certain changes.

In the nearest future there are plans to develop new elective specialization modules

in the study programme.

APSTIPRINĀTSRF SDAS sēdē

30.10.2006. protokols Nr. 3.

Perspective Plan of Development of Rehabilitation Faculty Academic School of Social Work

2007 – 2011

Nr. Work planned Execution time

Responsible for execution

I. Educational-methodical work

1. Writing and publishing of methodical material „Social cases”1. stage – case selection and preparation of the

collection2. stage – involvement of social worker in preparation

of methods for strategy development3. stage – editing and publishing of the manuscript

01.07. 2007.31. 07. 2007.

01. 09. 2008.

L. Vilka(involved.: A. Vilks, V. Mazure, M. Moors, A., MeņkovaI. Lāss)

2. Preparation of existing teaching materials in a digital form Till 2011. D. Zvaigzne

3. Working out of new study modules for expansion of specialization options for Bachelor and Master’s study

L. Vilka( involved:

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programmes:1 stage next stages

31.12.2007. till 2011

A. Vilks,M. MoorsD. Zvaigzne

4. Working out of modules for further education in post-diploma education of social workers in cooperation with LM SPP (in accordance with RSU un LM SPP Cooperation agreement 1 stage

01.07. 2008.

L. Vilka(involved: A. Vilks,M. MoorsA. Meņkova)

5. Supplement of teaching literature for provision of study programme in social work

Every year till 01.04.

L. Vilka

6. Raising of pedagogical qualification of the teaching staff In correspondence with RF

plan

L. Vilka

II. Research work7.. Research in accordance with RSU and LM SPP Cooperation

agreement 1 stage: study „ Role of adequate education in provision of social service quality: in view of service-providers and clients”

till 2011

till 01. 11.2007.

A. VilksL. Vilka

(involved: A. Vilks, V. Mazure, 2 year students)

8. Writing of promotion work:1. „Social policy of local governments based on

population needs and social involvement”2. „Effective communication between social service

providers as a precondition for successful state social policy”.

3.„Formation of sustained social policy in rural regions”

2009.

2009.

2010.

M. Moors.

V. Mazure

D. Zvaigzne9. Involvement of the teaching staff in scientific conferences

and preparation of reference publications. Reporting done every

year till 01.02.

SDAS teaching staff

10. Publishing of best Master’s thesis in national editions or reference editions 2009. - 2011

A. VilksL. Vilka

III Cooperation

11. To continue to develop students’ and lecturers’ exchange projects within Socrates/Erasmus programmes

Till 2011 L. Vilka

12. To continue to develop cooperation with EUROPET (European Paediatric Thematic Net).

Till 2011 L. Vilka

13. To continue to develop the cooperation projects in social field with Latvia’s higher schools and organizations

Till 2011 L. Vilka

III. Development of public relations

14. Advertising of Bachelor’s and Master’s study programmes in Till 2011 V. Mazure

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social work in the public, using various PR forms D. Zvaigzne

15. To improve the cooperation with the Association of Social Workers for making the profession recognizable and improving its public image:1 stage - organization of competition of inter-higher school students’ erudition

Till 2011

2008

L. Vilka

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Appendix Nr.1 Time distribution for programme (full time)

Nr. Study courses General study courses

CP Evaluation

1. year 2. year 3. year 4. yearI II III IV V VI VII VIII

1. Culture/social anthropology 2 E 22. Philosophy and ethics 2 E 2 - - - - - -3. Psychology 3 E - - - - - -

-general psychology (2) 2 - - - - - - --communication psychology (1) 1 - - - - - -

4. Society and environmental health 3-public health (2) IE 2 - - - --environmental health (1) IE - 1 - -

5. Legal aspects of professional work 2 IE 26. Logic and science methodology 2 E 2 -7. Terminology in a foreign language 6

-terminology in Latin/Greek (1) IE 1 - - - - - --terminology in English (5) E 2 2 1

In total CP 20 12 2 2 3 1

Nr. Study courses

fundamental courses theoretic

CP Evaluation

1. year 2. year 3. year 4. year

I II III IV V VI VII VIII

Psychology and pedagogics 6

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1. -Developmental psychology (2) E 2 - - - - - -2. -Social psychology (2) E 2 - - - - -3. -Pedagogics (2) E 2 - - - -

Sociology 54. -Sociological theories (2) E 2 - - - - -5. -Applied sociology: qualitative and quantitative research

methods (3) E 3 - - - - - -

6. Demographics and family policy 2 E 2 - - - - -Legal grounds of social work: use of rules and regulations in the devlopment of skills

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7. -Latvia’s Social legislation (2) E 2 - - - -8. -Children and family rights and social guarantees (2) E 2 - - -9. -Labour rights (1) IE 1 -10. Fundamentals of economics and business 2 IE 2

Social work (SW) 511. -Fundamentals of social work (2) E 2 - - - - - - -12. -Social safety and social assistance and social service

system in Latvia (1) IE 1 - - - - - -

13. -Social work organization in local governments (2) E 2 - - - - - -14. Social policy 2 E 2 - - - -15. Economics and management of social services 2 E - 2 -

Public relations in social work: 2 E -16. -training of public communication (1) 117. -State communication (1) 118. Informatics, Statistics and data base (fundamentals) 3 E 3 - - - - - - -19. Sign language 2 IE 2

In total CP 36 8 9 6 4 4 3 2 -

Nr. Study courses CP 1. year 2. year 3. year 4. year

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Professional specialization courses Evaluation

I II III IV V VI VII VIII

1. Human anatomy 2 IE 2 - - - - - - -2. Physiology 3 E 3 - - - - - -

Clinical medicine 63. -Fundamentals of internal diseases (2) IE 2 - - - - -4. -Diseases of locomotor apparatus (2) IE 2 - - - - -5. -First aid/emergency medicine (2) E 26. Assessment methodology: assessment of functional

abilities 2 2

7. General rehabilitation 4 IE 2 2 - - - -Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy 6

8. -Crisis therapy (2) IE 2 - - - -9. -Psychosocial rehabilitation (1) IE 1 -10. -Fundamentals of medical psychology and

psychotherapy (3) E 3 -

Social work 1511. -Social work models, theories and methods (3) E 3 - - - -12. -Social work with a case (2) E 2 - - - -13. -Social work with a family (4) E 4 - - -14 -Social work with adaptive and support groups (2) E 215. -Skills formation in leading a discussion and

therapeutic relations (2) E 2 - -

16. -Supervision in SW (2) IE 2 -17. Fundamentals of paediatrics and clinical SW with

children 4 E 4

18. Social pedagogics 2 E 2 - - -CP Evalu

ation I II III IV V VI VII VIII

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19. Special pedagogics 2 IE 220 Gerantological social work 4 E 4 - -21 Palliative care 2 E 222. Fundamentals of pharmacology 2 E 2 - -23. Clinical social work with infection-disease

patients/clients having special medical problems 2 IE 2 -

24. Psychiatry and narcology 4 E 4

In total CP 60 2 3 11 8 12 12 12

+free electives 116 20 16 19 15 16

(4)16 14

(2)(+ field practice) (4) (1) (5) (4) (4) (8)

Nr. Study coursesFree elective courses

CP Evaluation

1. year 2. year 3. year 4. yearI II III IV V VI VII VIII

1. Social-political discourses 2 IE 2 2 -2. Integrative medicine 2 IE 2 2 -3. Alternative approaches SW (diaconate and Christian

social work) 2 IE 2 2 -

4. Confessions and religious movements in Latvia 2 IE 2 2 -5. Fundamentals of art and self-revelation 2 IE 2 26. Sports for health 2 IE 2 2 -7. Project guidance 2 IE 2 2 -

8. Nutrition science 2 IE 2 2 -9. Fundamentals of speech therapy. 2 IE 2 2 -

* Free elective course volume (min. 6 CP)

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Nr.Field Practice

CP Evaluation

1. year 2. year 3. year 4. yearI II III IV V VI VII VIII

1. Observation practice: organization of social work in the system oflocal governments

4 IE 4 - - - - - -

2. Project practice (research integration in SW practice) 6 defence

1 5 - - - -

3. SW practice with children in a clinical environment* SW practice with adults/elederly people in clinical environment*

4 IE 4 - -

4. Social work with people with mental health disorders* Social work management in the local government system*

4 IE 4 -

5. SW practice with HIV/AIDS, addiction and tuberculosis patients/clients

4 4

6. Prediploma practice 4 IE 4In total CP 26

7. Diploma work 12 12In total CP (including free electives) 172 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

(*specialization choice)

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Appendix Nr.2. Time distribution for programme (part time)

Nr. Study courses General study courses

CP Evaluation

1. year 2. year 3. year 4. year 5 yearI II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

1. Culture/social anthropology 2 E 2 - - - - - - - - -2. Philosophy and ethics 2 E 2 - - - - - - - -3. Psychology 3 E - - - - - - - - -

-general psychology (2) 2 - - - - --communication psychology (1) 1 - - - - - - - -

4. Society and environmental health 3 - - - - - - --public health (2) IE 2 - - --environmental health (1) IE 1 - - -

5. Legal aspects of professional work 2 IE 2 - - - - - -6. Logic and science methodology 2 E 2 - - - - - - - -7. Terminology in a foreign language 6

-terminology in Latin/Greek (1) IE 1 - - - - - - - - --terminology in English (5) E 2 2 1 - - - - - -

In total CP 20 10 4 2 1 3 - - -

Nr. Study courses

fundamental courses theoretic

CP Evaluation

1. year 2. year 3. year 4. year 5 year

I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

Psychology and pedagogics 6

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1. -Developmental psychology (2) E 2 - - - - - - - -2. -Social psychology (2) E 2 - - - - - -3. -Pedagogics (2) E 2 - - - - - -

Sociology 5 - - - - - -4. -Sociological theories (2) E 2 - - - - - - - - -5. -Applied sociology: qualitative and quantitative

research methods (3) E 2 1 - - - - - -

6. Demographics and family policy 2 E 2 - - - - - - -Legal grounds of social work: use of rules and regulations in the devlopment of skills

5 - - - - - - -

7. -Latvia’s Social legislation (2) E 2 - - - - - -8. -Children and family rights and social guarantees (2) E 2 - - - - -9. -Labour rights (1) IE 1 - - -10. Fundamentals of economics and business 2 IE - - - - 2 - - - -

Social work (SW) 511. -Fundamentals of social work (2) E 2 - - - - - - - - -12. -Social safety and social assistance and social service

system in Latvia (1) IE 1 - - - - - - - - -

13. -Social work organization in local governments (2) E 2 - - - - - - - -14. Social policy 2 E 2 - - - - - -15. Economics and management of social services 2 E 2 - -

Public relations in social work: 2 E16. -training of public communication (1) 117. -State communication (1) 1 - -18. Informatics, Statistics and data base

(fundamentals) 3 E 1 2 - - - - - - - -

19. Sign language 2 IE 2 - - - - - - -

In total CP 36 6 6 8 7 2 5 2

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Nr. Study coursesProfessional specialization courses

CP Evaluation

1. year 2. year 3. year 4. year 5 yearI II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

1. Human anatomy 2 IE 2 - - - - - - - -2. Physiology 3 E 3 - - - - - - -

Clinical medicine 6 - - - - - -3. -Fundamentals of internal diseases (2) IE 2 - - - - -4. -Diseases of locomotor apparatus (2) IE 2 -5. -First aid/emergency medicine (2) E 2 - - - - -6. Assessment methodology: assessment of functional

abilities 2 2 - - - - -

7. General rehabilitation 4 IE 2 2 - - - -Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy 2

8. -Crisis therapy (2) IE 2 - - - -9. -Psychosocial rehabilitation I (1) IE 110. -Fundamentals of medical psychology and

psychotherapy (3) E 3 - -

Social work 1411. -Social work models, theories and methods (3) E 3 -12. -Social work with a case (2) E 213. -Social work with a family (2) E 4 - - -14 -Social work with adaptive and support groups (2) E 2 - -15. -Skills formation in leading a discussion and

therapeutic relations (2) E 2 - -

16. -Supervision in SW (2) IE 2 -17. Fundamentals of paediatrics and clinical SW with

children 4 E 4 - - -

18. Social pedagogics 2 E 2 - - -19. Special pedagogics 2 IE 2 - - -

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CP Evaluation I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

20 Gerantological social work 4 E 4 - -21 Palliative care 2 E 2 -22. Fundamentals of pharmacology 2 E 2 -23. Clinical social work with infection-disease

patients/clients having special medical problems 2 IE 2 -

24. Psychiatry and narcology 4 E 4 -

In total CP 60 - 2 6 6 10 8 12 8 8116 16 12 16 14 12 16 12 10 8

(+free electives ) +2 izv +4 izv(+ field practice) (4) (2) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4)

Nr. Study coursesFree elective courses

CP Evaluation

1. year 2. year 3. year 4. year 5 yearI II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

1. Social-political discourses 2 IE 2 22. Integrative medicine 2 IE 2 23. Alternative approaches SW (diaconate and Christian

social work) 2 IE 2 2

4. Confessions and religious movements in Latvia 2 IE 2 25. Fundamentals of art and self-revelation 2 IE 2 26. Sports for health 2 IE 2 27. Project guidance 2 IE 2 2

8. Nutrition science 2 IE 2 29. Fundamentals of speech therapy. 2 E 2 2

* Free elective course volume (min. 6 CP)

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Nr. Field Practice CP Evaluation

1. year 2. year 3. year 4. year 5 yearI II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

1. Observation practice: organization of social work in the system of local governments

4 IE 4 - - - - - - - -

2. Project practice (research integration in SW practice)

6 Aizstāv. 2 4 - - - - -

3. SW practice with children in a clinical environment* SW practice with adults/elederly people in clinical environment* (*specialization choice)

4 IE 4

4. Social work with people with mental health disorders* Social work management in the local government system* (*specialization choice)

4 IE 4 - -

5. SW practice with HIV/AIDS, addiction and tuberculosis patients/clients

4 4 -

6. Prediploma practice 4 IE 4In total CP 26

7. Diploma work 12 12In total CP (including free electives) 172 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

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Professors and associated profesorsAppendixs 3

Nr.Name, surname Education Scientific or art

branchProfessor or

associated prof. professor

Full-time or part-time

jobblakusdarbā

Subjects taught

1. Aberberga Augškalne L.

Riga medical Institute;King\'s College London, Dep. Physiology;Toronto University, medical faculty

Dr. Habil. Med. Prof. Full-time Physiology

2. Ancāne. G. Medical Academy of Latvia;Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Dr. Med. Assocc.Prof. Full-time Fundamentals of medical psychology and psychotherapy

3. Andrēziņa R. Riga Medical Institute; Dr. Med. Professor. Full-time Psychiatry and narcology.

4. Arnis V. Latvian State Institute of Physical culture Dr. Biol. Assoc. Prof. Full-time Sport for health.5. Dundurs J. Riga Politechnical Institute Dr. Med. Assoc.Prof. Full-time Environmental health.6. Eglīte M. Riga’s Medical Institute Dr.Habil. Med. Professor. Full-time Public health.7. Jirgena S. Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of

Latvia University;Faculty of Biology of Latvia University

Dr. Psych. Assist.prof. Full-time Social psychology ; Developmental psychology; Skills formation in leading a discussion and therapeutic relations

8. Mikažāne H. Internship in cardiology, Medical Academy of Latvia;Medical Academy of Latvia

Dr. Med. Assoc. Professor Full-time Diseases of locomotor apparatus.

9. Millere I. Latvian Academy of Sciencespostgraduate studies;Riga Medicine Institute

Dr. Med. Assoc. Profesor Full-time First aid / emergency medicine

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10. Orļikovs G. Postgraduate education in Riga Medical Institute;Riga Medical Institute

Dr.Habil. Med. Professor. Full-time Fundamentals of internal diseases.

11. Purviņš I. Riga Medical Institute Dr. .Med. Professor Full-time Fundamental of pharmacology.12. Teibe U. State University of Leningrad, faculty of

Biology;State University of Latvia, faculty of Physics and Mathematics

Dr. Biol. Professor Full-time Informatics/Statistics and data base.

13. Vētra A. Physician Rehabilitologist, Re-specialisation in Rehabilitation Residency;Medical Academy of Latvia

Dr. Med. Assoc. Prof. Full-time Assessment methodology:Assessment of functional abilities; General rehabilitation.

14. Vīksna L. Residency of Riga Medical Institute;Riga Medical Institute

Dr.Habil. Med. Professor Full-time Clinical SW with infection diseases patients/clientsWith special medical problems 15. Vilks Andrejs Adjunct of the Scientific Research Institute

of Ministry of Home Affairs of the USSR; The Omsk Higher School of Police

Dr.Iur. Assoc. Professor Full-time Fundamentals of general legislation; Labour rights; Social rights.

16. Vilks Andris Latvian Academy of Sciences, Institute of History and Philosophy, post-graduateship;LSU Faculty of History and Philosophy

Dr. Phil. Assoc. professor Full-time Philosophy; Logic and methodology of science;Social policy discourses; Sociological theories.

17. Zaļkalns J. Riga Medical Institute postgraduate course;Riga Medical Institute

Dr. Med. Professor Full-time Gerontological social work; gerontopsychology.

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Assistant professorsNr. Name,

surnameScientific

or art branch

Assist.prof., lecturer,assist.

Full-time or part-time job

Subjects taught1. Ābeltiņa A. Post graduate course in Latvian Academy

of Sciences Economics Institute;LU Faculty of Economic

Dr. Oec. Assist.prof. Full-time Fundamentals of economics and business

2. Markausa I. UL Faculty of Geography Dr.Geogr. Assist.prof. Part-time Demography and family policy

3. Martinsone K. Latvian University Institute of Pedagogics and Psychology;Latvia University Faculty of Pedagogics

Dr. Psych. Assist.prof. Full-time General psychology; Developmental psychology; Communication psychology; SW with adaptive and support groups; Fundamentals of art and self-revelation.

4. Platkāja E. Riga Medical Institute Dr. Med. Assist.prof. Full-time Fundamentals of paediatrics and clinical SW with children

5. Sosārs V. Riga Medical Institute Dr. Med. Assist.prof. Part-time Palliative care6. Upeniece I. Latvian University, Doctoral studies;

Latvian State Institute for Physical CultureDr.Paed. Assist.prof. Full-time Paedagogics

7. Vilka L. Postgraduate studies at the University of Latvia;The Music Academy of Latvia

Dr. Phil. Assist.prof. Full-time Cultural / social anthropology; Social work theory, methods and models; social casework; ethicsFundamentals of SW; alternative SW

8. Žagare R. RTOZPI Internship in pediatrics (Riga Medical Institute;Riga Medical Institute

Dr. .Med. Assist.prof. Full-time Anatomy

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Masters

Nr. Name, surname

Scientific or art branch

Assist.prof.,

lecturer

Full time or part-time job

Subjects taught1. Ābelīte I. LU Faculty of Foreigen languages Mg. Philol. Lecturer Full-time Terminology in English2. Brieže P. Riga International School of Economics

and Buisness administration;Riga Medical Institute

Mg.B.admin. - Part-time Integrative medicine

3. Circenis K. University of Latvia, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology;Latvian Medical academy, Faculty of Nursing;

Mg. Soc. Paed. Assistant Full-time social pedagogics; special education

4. Dobelniece S. Teachers’ training college of Tallin SZF doctoral student faculty of Social science in social work;University of Geteborg;\University of Latvia, Faculty of history and philosophy

Mg.SW., doctorant, Tallin University

Lecturer Full-time SW organization in community; Social policy.

5. Gills N. UL Faculty of History and Philosophy Department of Philosophy

Mg. Phil. - Part-time Confessions and religioous movements in Latvia.

6. Immure I. * Higher school of Rezekne;Higher school of Social work and Social Pedagogics „Attīstība”

Bachelor in Soc.Work;Bachelor in Paed.

- Part-time Sign language

7. Krusta L. LVU Faculty of Foreign languages - Lecturer Full-time Terminology in Latin/Greek.

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8. Mazure V. UL Faculty of Social sciences Mg.Soc., RSU doctorant

Acting lecturer

Full-time Fundamentals of social work; Applied sociology; Qualitative and quantitative methods.

9. Meņkova A. * UL Post-graduate Education Institute in Medicine;Social Work and Social Pedagogy Higher School „ Attīstība”;

Bachelor in Soc.work, RSU Master’s student

- Part-time Social casework ; Social work with family and groups; Supervision in SW; practice supervisor.

10. Moors. M. LU Faculty of Law;LU Faculty of Economics and Management;Higher school of Social work and Social Pedagogics „Attīstība”

Mg. In Soc. Managm., Mg.Iur., RSU doctorant

Acting lecturer

Part-time Social policy; Social security and system of social assistance services in Latvia; Social work organization in Local governments; Economics and management of social services.

11. Neimane L cClinical internship in dietology at Latvian Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine;Riga Medical Institute

Mg., RSU doctorant

Progr. director

Full-time Nutrition science.

12. Rutmane I Faculty of Rehabilitation of Riga Stradiņš Univesity;Teachers’ Training College of Liepāja

Mg. Health Sc., RSU doctorant

Lecturer Full-time Fundamentals of speech therapy.

13. Saltikova A. Economic Faculty of Aviation University of Riga;Program of studies of jurisprudence of Institute of Social Technologie;Doctorate of law faculty of University of Latvia

Mg. Iur., LU doctorant

Acting lecturer

Part-time Fundamentals of general legislation; Labour law; Social law; Child and family protection.

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14. Siliņa R. UL Faculty of Social Science;RSU Faculty of European Studies

Mg.Soc., RSU doctorant

lecturer Full-time Social work and public relations: training of public communication; State communication.

15. Tomsone S. AML Residenture at the rehabilitation speciality;Tartu university, Medical faculty, Department of Sport Medicine

Mg. Health Sc., RSU doctorant

Assistant Full-time Gerontological social work: Social gerantology

16. Zvaigzne, D. Daugavpils University;Riga Technical University, Institute of Humanities;Latvijan Academy of Agriculture

Mg.Paed., RSU doctorant

Acting assistant

Full-time Project guidance.

2 lecturers with Bachelor’s degree are involved in the study programme: Inese Immure who is at the moment learning in Rēzekne university and acquiring a speciality „surdo-paedagogue”; Anna Meņova who is at present studying in RSU Master’s study programme in Social work.

Both are visiting specialists. In accordance with the chapter 9 of Higher School Law „Academic staff of professional study programme”, specialists with a higher education with scientific degree of a corresponding practical work experience may be engaged in the programme. Both specialists have more than 5 years practical work experience in social work and with a good perspective to develop also an academic career at the RSU Academic School of Social Work.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Culture/ Social Anthropology2. Head of study subject: Lolita Vilka, Dr.phil., assist. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To prepare students for mastering of

professional theoretical and practical knowledge in social work, expanding students’ understanding of a human, of the role of culture and social factors in human activities; to promote inter-disciplinary approach in studying and analysis of varied processes in society.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To study variety of forms of human life and prerequisites of these varieties.2. To consider practical significance of “anthropological” view in practical social work.3. To study the effect of patterns of cultural differences, values, attitudes and behaviour on social problems.4. To obtain practical knowledge of specifics and appliance of anthropological methods. 7. Content of study subject: Man in relations with the world. Notions of anthropogenesis and sociogenesis. Culture. Forms of culture and social variety. Kinship anthropology. Kinship systems and organisation of human community. Environment and culture. Culture and communication. Forms of culture inheritance and social effects. Symbolic communication theories in anthropology. Lifestyle , values, customs. Social deviations. Religion, its role in social integration and differentiation. Theory of rite. Cultural relativism. Multicultural society and problems of culture dialogue. Culture of minorities. Applied anthropology. Methods of research: included observation and field study. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Минюшев Ф.И. Социальная антропология. Академический проект. – Москва, 2004.2. Thomson. Advantage Books: Humanity. An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. – Wadsworth Publishing, 2005.3. Carrithers M. Why Human have Cultures. – Oxford University press, 1992.4. Kuper A. Anthropology and Anthropologists. – London: Routledge, 1996.5. Luzbetak Louis J. The Church and Cultures. – Orbis Books, 1989.6. Hiebert Paul G. Cultural Anthropology. – Michigan, 1983.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Philosophy2. Head of study subject: Andris Vilks, assoc. prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 1 CP5. Aim of study subject: To improve students’ philosophical way of thinking. 6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquaint students with specifics of philosophical thinking.2. To provide students with knowledge of variety of philosophical approaches and define the central issue of classical philosophy – problems of development of existence. 3. To consider the main regularities of the development of existence things, processes and phenomena.4. To master the main stages of world cognition.5. To provide students with idea on the main stages of historical development of philosophy in the world and in Latvia. 7. Content of study subject:Notion of philosophy. Specifics of classical philosophy - ability to generalize, thus revealing the main trends in all processes. Structural division of classical philosophy. Difference of classical philosophical way of thinking from non-classical approaches. Existence as the central issue of classical philosophy. Problem of original cause of existence. Movement and development. Space and time. Qualitative alterations. Contradictions and contrasts. Spiral development. Causality. Necessity and coincidence. Probability and reality. Characteristics of cognitive process: sensitively empirical world cognition and rational acquirement of existence. The main stages of development of philosophy.8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. M.Kūle, R.Kūlis. Filosofija. – R., 1996.2. A.Vilks. Ievads filozofijā. – R., 2000.3. A.Vilks. Vārdnīca filozofijā. R., 2000.4. A.Vilks. Pasaules filozofija: Antoloģija, 1. daļa. – R., 2001.5. A.Vilks. Pasaules filozofija: Antoloģija, 2. daļa. – R., 2002.6. A.Vilks. Filozofija Latvijā: Antoloģija. – R., 2001.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Ethics2. Head of study subject: Lolita Vilka, Dr. phil., assist. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 1 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop understanding of values in practical

social work in the context of other different and competing values; to develop skills to analyse morally ethical dilemmas, to develop personal professional position in situations of value conflicts.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To develop understanding of impact of morally ethical problems on social services and the client.2. To promote awareness of personal values and understanding of the principles of making ethical decisions. 3. To make self-evaluation of personal attitude, principles and values, comparing to professional values.4. To analyse morally ethical dilemmas and contradictions. 7. Content of study subject:Values and knowledge. Functions of values. Classification of values. Personal values. Moral and ethics. Morally ethical dilemmas. Values and principles. In “captivity” of principles. Social work and philanthropy. (“It is easier to love mankind than a separate human”.)Differences of people and vulnerability, culture differences, racial and gender differences. Professional ethics of social workers. The basic values and principles: service (favour), social justice, respect and honour of a person, significance of human relations, integrity, competence. Personal responsibility and strength of a team. Professional boundaries and responsibility. Confidentiality. Contemporary era and the role of social work in society and morally ethical contradictions. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Rubenis A. Ētika XX gadsimtā. Praktiskā ētika. – Rīga, 1996.2. Razs Dž. Brīvības morāle. – Rīga, 2001.3. Kuzņecova A. Profesionālās ētikas pamati. – Rīga, 2003.4. Human Rights in Latvia (report 2004).5. Vispārējā Cilvēktiesību deklarācija. – http://www.un.lv/uploaded_files/cilvekties_dekl.doc6. Valsts Cilvēktiesību birojs. – http://www.vcb.lv/ 7. Dzīves un darba ētika. – http://www.liis.lv/etika/tema7.htm8. Latvijas sociālo darbinieku Ētikas kodekss. – socpp.gov.lv/lv/files/Nr2222222.doc

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: General Psychology 2. Head of study subject: Kristine Martinsone, Dr. psych., assist. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subjec: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop students’ understanding of different

human psychic phenomena and their characteristics.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To expand students’ understanding of psychology as a science.2. To develop understanding of place of psychology knowledge in the system of professional knowledge and skills of a social worker.3. To provide students with knowledge of person’s psychic qualities and conditions, of psychic processes and their psycho-physiology.4. To acquaint students with methods of studying of psychic phenomena.7. Content of study subject:Notion of psychology. Development of psychology science. Contemporary branches of psychology: developmental psychology, physiological psychology, experimental psychology, personality psychology, clinical and councelling psychology, social psychology, occupational psychology. Psychic phenomena and methods of their research: method of natural observation, experimental method, correlative method. Physiology and behaviour: nervous system, endocrine system, behavioural genetics. Consciousness and activation, its manifestation. Feelings and perception, memory. Attention and perception, emotions, stress. Thinking and speech, imagination and fancy. Intellect. Abilities, motivation and will. Advancement of personality: needs, interests, ideals. Temperament and character. Psychic disturbances and behavioural deviations. 8. Knowledge assessmen: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Lurija A. P. Lekcijas vispārīgā psiholoģijā. – Snkt. Pēterburga, 2004. 2. Фирсов М. В. Психология социальной работы. Содержание и методы: Учебное пособие. – Издательство: Академия, 2002. 3. Lails E.Borns, Nensija Felipa Ruso. Psiholoģija. 1.– 4. grām. – Rīga: RaKa, 2000. 4. V.Reņģe. Psiholoģija. Personības psiholoģiskās teorijas. – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC,

1999. 5. Berbs L, Ruso N. Psiholoģija 1. & 2. daļa. – Rīga: RaKa, 2001. 6. Wortman C.B., Loftus E.F. Marshall M.E. Psychology. – New York Publishers,

1995.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1. Title of study subject: Communication psychology 2. Head of study subject: Kristīne Martinsone, Dr. psych., assist. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 1 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop students’ understanding of human

communication, its structure and communication “rules” , to develop communication skills.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide students with knowledge of psychological regulations of human relationships. 2. To help acquire practical active listening skills, to speak in front of audience, to work in a team, to solve conflicts, co-operate with people of different personality types.7. Content of study subject:Role of communication in society (concept, types, functions, structure). Social perception (barriers, non-verbal language). Skills to listen and ask questions. Communication – exchange of information. Interaction – human reciprocity. Tactics for solution of conflicts, human behaviour during the conflict.8. Knowledge assessment: Test9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Garleja R., Vidnere M. Psiholoģija un sociālās uzvedības aspekti ekonomikā. –

Rīga: RaKa, 2000.2. Omārova S. Cilvēks runā ar cilvēku. – Rīga: Kamene, 1996.3. Pīzs A. Ķermeņa valoda. – Rīga: Jumava, 1995.4. Džeimsa M., Džongvorda D. Dzimis lai uzvarētu. – Rīga: Elpa, 1995.5. Interpersonal Communication Relating to Other. – Allyn and Bacon, 1996.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Public Health2. Head of study subject: Maija Eglite, Dr. habil. med., prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To give an outline of basic problems in public

health, related to impact of environmental and occupational factors.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquire necessary knowledge in environmental and occupational medicine.2. To acquire skills necessary for practical application of this knowledge in maintaining public health and decreasing the effects of harmful environmental and occupational factors. 7. Content of study subject:Disorders related to environment, occupational diseases. Effect of chemicals, biological, physical and psychosocial factors on employees’ health. Environmental and occupational health as the problem of public health. Law and normative rules in protection of environment and workforce health.8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Baltiņš M. Lietišķā epidemioloģija. – R: Zinātne, 20032. Eglīte M. Darba medicīna. – Rīga, 2000. 3. Kaļķis V., Roja Ž. (redaktori). Darba vides riska faktori un strādājošo veselības aizsardzība. – Rīga: Elpa, 2001.4. Niedrītis J. Dabas vides aizsardzība un ekonomika. – Rīga, 1993. 5. Steigens A. Nākotne sākas šodien. – Rīga: Nordik, 1999. 6. Beaglehole R., Bonita R., Kjellstrom T. Basic epidemiology. – Geneva, World Health Organization, 1993.7. Daniel D., Chiras. Environmental Science – 3rd ed. – California, 1990.8. Möller L. (editor). Environmental Medicine. – Sweden, Joint Industrial Safety Council, 2000.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Environmental Health 2. Head of study subject: Janis Dundurs, Dr. chem., assoc. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop students’ understanding of

significance of environmental health, environmental pollution, its impact on human body; to acquire applicable knowledge and skills in assessment of environment, methods of monitoring, identification and prognosis.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide students with necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills in environmental health.2. To develop students’ abilities to analyse critically and independently, to apply ecologic argumentation for justification of their opinion and solution of practical tasks.3. To arise students’ interest in health maintenance and environmental pollution, ensuring mastering of the study programme with the necessary methodological means. 7. Content of study subject:Basics of environmental health. Air as ecological part of environment. Water as ecological part of environment. Soil as ecological part of environment, cleaning of residential area. Environment of institutions of health and social care. Favourable and unfavourable factors. Methods of environmental investigation. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. J. Dundurs. Vides veselība. Ūdens. I un II daļa. – Rīga: RSU, 2002.2. J. Dundurs. Vides veselība. Gaiss. – Rīga: RSU, 2000.3. J. Dundurs. Vides veselība. Apdzīvotas vietas. – Rīga: RSU, 2000.4. M. Eglīte. Darba medicīna. – Rīga, 2000.5. Cilvēka ekoloģija. Sastād. prof. M. Eglīte. – Rīga, 1993.6. Higiena. Prof. Z. Lindbergas redakcijā. – Rīga, 1991.7. Guidelinesfor drinking water guality. – WHO: Geneva, 1993.8. Rom W.N. Enviromental and occupational medicine. – Boston: Little, Brown & company, 1988.9. Last, J.M. Public Health and human ecology. – USA, Appleton and Lange 1987.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Legal Aspects of Professional Activity 2. Head of study subject: Anna Saltikova, Mg. jur., lecturer3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 1 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of basic

principles of law, categories, legal system of LR, to develop understanding of legal basis of social security and social services, process of implementation of social rights, protection and monitoring mechanisms.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To get acquainted with legislation process in Latvia.2. To get an idea on the main branches of legislation in Latvia (constitutional, criminal, civic, labour, administrative law). 3. To get acquainted with hierarchy of normative rules of social security.7. Content of study subject:Branches of law, institutions and norms. Legislation. Hierarchy of normative rules.Constitutional law. Legislative power, executive power, judiciary. Administrative law. Types of administrative violence. Four fundamental principles of administrative process. Specifics of administrative rules. Criminal law. General and particular part of Criminal law. Civic law. General part of Civic law. Family law. Employment policy and legislative regulation of labour. Concept of social law, social state. System of social security. Sources of social law. Social aid and social services. Social insurance, types of services. System of social insurance in Latvia. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. LR Satversme 1922. gada 15. februāris.2. LR Civillikums 1937. gads.3. LR likums „ Par tiesu varu” 1992. 15. decembris.4. LR Darba likums 2001. gads 20. jūnijs.5. Dz. Melbārdis. Tiesību pamati. – Rīga: Rasa ABC, 2000.6. A. Bitāns. Civiltiesiskā atbildība un tās veidi. – Rīga, 1997.7. V. Jakubaņecs. Tiesību jēdziens, struktūra un formas. – Rīga, 1998.8. V. Jakubaņecs. Tiesību normas. – Rīga, 2001.9. I. Krastiņš. Tiesību būtība un formas. – Rīga, 1998.10. Dr. Inetas Ziemeles redakcijā „ Cilvēktiesības pasaulē un Latvijā”.11. Starptautisko līgumu krājums, 1. sējums ( 1.daļa, 2. daļa). – ANO, 1994. Cilvēka

tiesības.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Logic and Science Methodology2. Head of study subject: Andris Vilks, assoc. prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of logical

structure and main elements of reasoning, their verbal manifestation.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide students with an idea on the general structure of logic and to outline place of reasoning logic in it. 2. To study the main fundamental elements of logical reasoning: concepts, judgements and conclusions.3. To provide students with theoretical knowledge of rhetoric and master the basic skills of its practical application.7. Content of study subject:Concept of logic in wide and narrow sense. Teaching on conceptions (relations between a word, term and a notion; types of concepts; logical operations with concepts). Teaching on judgements (relations between a sentence, proposition and judgement; simple judgements; logical square; compound judgements). Formally logical laws (identity law; contradiction law, law of third excluded, law of sufficient base). Teaching on conclusions (simple categorical syllogism; conclusions with compound premises; traditional inductive conclusions; analogy conclusions). The essence of rhetoric. Rhetoric and the art of orator, contemporary public communication. Types of speech. Rhetoric model of speech. Development of the text of speech. Rhetoric means. Language and style. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. I.Vedins. Loģika. – Rīga, 2000.2. A.Vilks. Ievads loģikā. – Rīga, 2003.3. N.Surins. Retorika. – Rīga, 1996 (krievu val.).4. I.Urbanoviča. Ietekmīga valoda. – Rīga, 2001.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Terminology in Latin/ Greek2. Head of study subject: Lidija Krusta, lecturer3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 1 CP5. Aim of study subject: To read and translate Latin and Greek terms, to

form and use properly anatomical and clinical terms.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To teach students how to write and read properly Latin and Greek terms.2. To teach students correct translation and application of terms. 7. Content of study subject:Reading technique. Formation of anatomical and clinical terms. Outline of five declinations of noun. Overview on application of adjectives in anatomical terms. Attributive. Structure of anatomical and clinical terms. Noun and adjective suffixes in anatomical terms. Latin and Greek prefixes in anatomical terms. Formation and translation of terms. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test. 9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature: V.Erte. Lingua Latīna pro medicis. – Rīga: LMA, 1992.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Terms in English2. Head of study subject: Inara Abelite, Mg. phil., lecturer3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 5 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop skills of application of English for

studies and work in speciality; to encourage mastering and practical application of special terminology.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To teach students to read and understand popular science (authentic) articles.2. To teach students to write annotations and reviews on the articles.3. To teach students to work with a dictionary.4. To develop conversational skills necessary for communication with a patient. 7. Content of study subject:Perfection of reading skills (pronunciation, stress of medical terms). Application of the language (systematising of grammatical structures). Work with a dictionary, passive/ reproductive vocabulary development of individual lexis for speciality). Extension of communication skills (situations, pair work, case histories, role plays, problem solving, etc.). Development of writing skills (exercises, formal letters, CV, annotations, etc.). Forms of individual work (home reading – checking of understanding and special lexis; reports, annotations – written or oral. Conversational topics: education, human body , health, patient care; patient’s appearance, diet, diseases and their symptoms, treatment, rehabilitation, social work. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination. 9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. M.Sosare. English that Doctors speak,1998. 2. Medically Speaking (with cassettes).3. English in Medicine (with cassettes).4. Žurnāli: JAMA, Nursing, Science,etc. 5. Science in Medicine. VAO Special English.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Developmental Psychology2. Head of study subject: Sandra Jirgena, Dr. psych., assoc. prof., Kristine Martinsone, Dr. psych., assist. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop understanding of psychological

aspects of human development.6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide knowledge of specifics of different age stages.2. To understand physical, cognitive, affective, motivational and psycho-social development in different stages of age.7. Content of study subject:Theories of psychic development. Different stages of age: prenatal development, infancy, pre-school age, adolescence, youth, early maturity, crises of mature age, late maturity. Geronto-psychology. Stress and distress in different stages of age. Indigo children.8. Knowledge assessment: Examination. 9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Vīksne Z. Bērnu un pusaudžu augstākās nervu darbības fizioloģija. – Rīga:

Zvaigzne, 1981.2. Svence G. Attīstības psiholoģija. – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1999.3. Vuorinens R., Tūnala E. Cilvēka attīstības posmi. – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1999.4. Špalleka R. Māmiņ, vai tu mani mīli? – Rīga: Preses Nams, 1998.5. Vecgrāve A. Kā man saprast savu bērnu? – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1996.6. Kulbergs J. Krīze un attīstība. – Liepāja: LPA, 1998.7. Berbs L., Ruso N. Psiholoģija 3. daļa. – Rīga: RaKa, 2001.8. Boulbijs Dž. Drošais pamats. – Rīga: Rasa ABC, 1998.9. Craig G.J. Human Development. – Prentice Hall, 1992.10. Berk L.E. Child development. – Allyn and Bacon, 1991.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject Social psychology2. Head of study subject: Sandra Jirgena, Dr. psych., assoc. prof., Kristine

Martinsone, Dr.psych., assist. prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of the most

essential aspects of social psychology.6. Tasks of study subject:1. To give students an idea on specifics of sociopsychological processes.2. To reveal the essence of social infection and circular reaction.3. To characterize a crowd and masses, rumours and gossip.4. To provide students with knowledge of features of personality manifestation (social self) in context of public social psychology.5. To give the outline of sociometry and axiometry. 7. Content of study subjectConcept of social psychology. Differences of social psychology and individual psychology. Relation of social psychology to sociology. Sociopsychological aspects in theories of sociology classics. Specifics of collective consciousness. Social infection and circular reaction. Crowd, its classification. Masses. Rumours and gossip. Impact of crowd and masses on the individual. Social self, its specific manifestation and self-preservation tendencies. Sociometry and axiometry , their possibilities in analysis of society. Sociopsychological dimension of social problems. 8. Knowledge assessment Examination.9. Requirements to students1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. G.Le Bons. Pūļa un masu psiholoģija. – Rēzekne, 1998.2. S.Omārova. Cilvēks dzīvo grupā. Sociālā psiholoģija. – R., 1998.3. Андреева Г.М. Социальная психология. – М., 1999.4. Д.Мейерс. Социальная психология. – Санктпетербург, 1997.5. C.W.Stephan. Two Social Psychologies. – New York, 1990.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Pedagogy 2. Head of study subject Irena Upeniece, Dr. paed., assist. prof.3. Audience Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of

pedagogical process, particularly emphasizing didactics.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To give outline of history of pedagogy.2. To highlight place of didactics and its role in pedagogical process. 3. To discuss study process, principles, methods and organisation forms.4. To provide students with knowledge of content of education and studies. 7. Content of study subject:Concept and structure of pedagogy. Historical stages of development of pedagogical thought (ancient times, medieval period, new era, modern times). Development of pedagogical thought in Latvia. Concept of didactics. Study process (structure, driving forces, regularities, functions, systematism). Study principles. Content of education and studies. Theory of formal education. Theory of material education. Pedocentric theory. Theory on society without school. Educational methods. Forms of organisation of studies (lectures, seminars, practicals, discussions, project works). 8. Knowledge assessment: - Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Dz. Albrehta. Didaktika. – Rīga, 2001.2. V.Zelmenis. Pedagoģijas pamati. – Rīga, 2000.3. A.Kopeloviča, L.Žukovs (sastādītāji). Didaktika: ievērojamākie pedagogi par mācību teoriju. – Rīga, 2000.4. L.Žukovs. Ievads pedagoģijā (pamatkurss). – Rīga, 1998.5. L.Žukovs. Pedagoģijas vēsture. – Rīga, 1999.6. N.Geidžs, D.Berliners. Pedagoģiskā psiholoģija. – Rīga, 1999.7. J.Komenskis. Lielā didaktika. – Rīga, 1992.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Sociology Theories2. Head of study subject: Andris Vilks, assoc. prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of the most

essential aspects of sociology, introduce them in sociological thinking.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To give an idea on place and role of knowledge of sociology in professional social work.2. To help students turn from common daily thinking to sociological analysis.3. To study the main concepts and fundamental approaches of sociology.4. To practice in application of sociological conceptions and terms, analysing personality and society.5. To give students a general outline of history of sociology. 7. Content of study subject:Sociology as a social science. Specifics of sociological thinking. Connection of sociology with philosophy, logic, and social psychology. Connection of sociology with social work. Founders of sociology: Conte, Spencer. Classics of modern sociology: Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Pareto, Zimmel and others. Representatives of non-classical sociology and their conceptions. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination. 9. Requirements to students1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Cilvēks un dzīve socioloģijas skatījumā. (Zin. red. Dr. soc. B.Zepa un Dr. soc. A.Zobena). – Rīga, 1996.2. Socioloģijas skaidrojošā vārdnīca. (Zin. red. Dr. soc. B.Zepa un Dr. soc. A.Zobena). – Rīga, 1997.3. A.Gidenss. Socioloģija. – Rīga, 2000.4. P.Laķis. Socioloģija. Ievads socioloģijā. – Rīga, 2002.5. A.Vilks. Socioloģisko pētījumu kontekstuālās problēmas. – Rīga, 2007.6. В.Я. Ядов. Стратегия социологического исследования: Описание, объяснение, понимание социальной реальности. – Москва: «Добросвет», 2003.

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1.Title of study subject: Applied Sociology: Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods2. Head of study subject: Andris Vilks , assoc.prof.,

Velta Mazure, Mg.sc.soc., assist. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 3 CP5. Aim of study subject: To acquaint students with the main empirical

methods of sociological research.6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquaint students with paradigms of sociological investigations and their main methodological principles.2. To acquaint students with logic of quantitative sociological investigation, procedures, research methods and ethic principles.3. To teach students to design quantitative sociological investigation programme and instruments.4. To develop understanding of qualitative research process and its stages, of the main qualitative research methods.5. To develop skills in gathering data and their analysis in qualitative investigations.6. To develop skills to apply and compare results of qualitative and quantitative investigation.7. Content of study subject:Role of logic and special theories in sociological investigations. Methodology, logic, and ethic in sociological investigations. Social facts. Programme of social investigations. Quantitative and qualitative approach in sociological investigations. Measurements in sociology. Measurement scales. Methods of survey in sociology (questionnaires and interviews). Observation and social experiment. Content analysis of documents. Analysis and interpretation of empiric data. Characteristic features of qualitative investigations. Stages of qualitative investigations. Included observation. Deep interview. Work with focus groups. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. A.Butenko. Anketēšana kā sociologa un respondenta saskarsme. – Maskava, 1998 (krievu val.).2. A.Vilks. Socoloģisko pētījumu kontekstuālās problēmas. – Rīga, 2006.3. C.Calhoum, D. Light, S. Keller. Sociology, 7 th edition. – McGrow-Hill, 1997.4. R.Cohen, P. Kennedy. Global Sociology. – Palgrave, 2000.5. В.Я. Ядов. Стратегия социологического исследования: Описание, объяснение, понимание социальной реальности. – Москва: Добросвет, 2003.

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1.Title of study subject: Demography and Family Policy 2. Head of study subject: Ieva Marga Markausa, Dr. geogr., assist. prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with basic knowledge of

demographical processes and family development.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To teach students to understand demographical processes.2. To acquire skills to apply sources of demographical information.3. To acquire methods of research in population mobility, skills to calculate and use demographical indices.4. To understand connection of demographic and socioeconomical processes, historical conditions of marriage and family development, and possibilities to influence demographical processes. 7. Content of study subject:Subject of demography, method. Sources of demographic data. Specific methods of population study. Quantitative and qualitative content of population. Distribution of population. Migration. Urbanisation. Marriage and family, their historical development. Functions of families, typology. Types of family relations. Division of roles in a family. Family as an agent of socialisation. Place of family in the value system of an individual nowadays. Birthrate and mortality, longevity. Demographic conceptions, demographic situation, policy and prognoses. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Newell C. Methods and Models in Demography. – John Wiley & Sons, 2004.2. Zvidriņš P. Demogrāfija. – Rīga, 2003. 3. International Enciklopedia of Marrige and Family. Editor in Chief James J. Ponzetti Jr. 2nd Edition, Vol. 1-4. – University of British Columbia, 2003.4. Antonovs A., Medkovs V. Ģimenes socioloģija. – Maskava, 1996. (Krievu val.)5. Apcerējumi par Latvijas iedzīvotājiem. Nr. 1-11. – Rīga, 1997.-2004.6. Borisovs V. Demogrāfija. – Maskava, 1999. (Krievu val.)7. Demogrāfiskā enciklopēdiskā vārdnīca. – Maskava, 1985. (Krievu val.)8. Ģimene un dzimstība Latvijā. – Rīga: LU demogrāfijas centrs, 1996.9. Latvijas demogrāfiskā gadagrāmata. Gadskārtējie izdevumi.

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1.Title of study subject: Social Legislation in Latvia2. Head of study subject: Anna Saltikova, Mg. jur., lecturer 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of social

legislation in Latvia and other normative documents as well as to develop skills in practical application of these documents.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide knowledge and understanding of guarantees of social security.2. To get an idea on types of social expenses (pensions, allocations, compensations, etc.).3. To get an idea on social legislation in Latvia.4. To learn to use normative documents in concrete social cases. 7. Content of study subject:Social security system and its basic principles, social protection, social insurance and social aid. Target groups for social aid. Laws. Social reform in Latvia. State Social Insurance Board, social payments, budgets. System of social aid, board, costs. State pensions. Social insurance allocations. Private pension funds in Latvia. Social legislation in Latvia in EU context.8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Sociālais ziņojums. – Rīga: Labklājības Ministrija, 1999. 2. J.Punculs. Privātie pensiju fondi. – Rīga: Turība, 1999. 3. Velde L. Pensiju reforma: izplatītākie modeļi pasaulē. // Labrīt. – 1995.6.02. 4. Pensiju reformas koncepcija. // Latvijas Vēstnesis. – 1995.9.02. 5. Darba un sociālā likumdošana. – Abonentizdevums 2 sējumos. – Rīga: Biznesa augstskola "Turība", 1998 - 2000. 6. Pārskats par Latvijas sociālās drošības sistēmu. – Rīga: Labklājības Ministrija, 1996. 7.Zvejnieks A. Nodokļi un nodevas. – Rīga, 1998. 8. Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr.464 no 15.02.98.; Nr.462 no 15.12.98.; Nr.436 no 9.12.97., Nr.63 no 04.02.97.; Nr.151 no 23.04.96. 10. Likums par sociālo drošību.11. Sociālo pakalpojumu un sociālās palīdzības likums.

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1.Title of study subject: Child ‘s and Family’s Rights. 2. Head of study subject: Anna Saltikova, Mg. jur., lecturer3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of the area

of protection of children’s and family’s rights and social guarantees for families, to develop skills in application of the normative documents.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide students with basic knowledge of children’s rights, of social support and system of guarantees for families with children in Latvia, for children of special needs and for children having lost parents’ charge in Latvia. 2. To acquaint students with regulatory normative documents in the system of children’s social security, with obligations of the state and municipalities in rendering social aid to children and families, as well as with conditions of receiving social services. 3. To analyse social cases from the point of view of application of normative documents.7. Content of study subject:UN Convention of Children’s Rights. Child’s fundamental rights and social rights. Family , hereditary right (fundamental elements, normative documents). Parents’ care (normative documents, restrictions). Adoption (concept, normative documents). Custody (guardians, natural, appointed), solicitude (normative documents, appointment, compensation for carrying out the duties). Foster family (concept, normative documents). Material support for families with children (forms of support, conditions, normative documents). State institutions for protection of children’s rights, their competence. Municipal institutions for protection of children’s rights. Municipal aid to families with children. Custody courts and parish courts, their competence.8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:Starptautiskie un LR bērnu un ģimeņu tiesības reglamentējošie dokumenti.

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1.Title of study subject: Employment Law2. Head of study subject: Andrejs Vilks, Dr. jur., assoc. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 1 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of employment

law and practical skills in application of legislative documents.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To learn forms and content of the employment contract and collective agreement.2. To learn the general and special part of employment law. 7. Content of study subject:General regulations of employment law. Collective agreement. Employment contract. Working hours. Time for rest. Transference of employees. Remuneration. Norms of work. Guarantees and compensations. Financial responsibilities of employees. Female work. Youth work. Employment conflicts. Discontinued employment relations. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Katlaps A. Latvijas Darba likumu kodekss: Latvijas darba likumu kodeksa komentāri. – Rīga, 1995.2. LR AP Prezidija 1992. g. 20. augusta lēmums „ Par valodu likuma realizēšanu attiecībā uz nepieciešamību lauzt darba līgumu”. // Ziņotājs, 1992. – Nr. 35./36.3. LR Ministru kabineta 1993. g. 12. oktobra noteikumi Nr.14 „ Par darbā notikušo nelaimes gadījumu izmeklēšanas kārtību”. // Ziņotājs, 1993. – Nr. 35.4. LR Ministru Padomes 1993. g. 4. janvārī ar lēmumu Nr.1 apstiprinātie „Noteikumi, saskaņā ar kuriem darba devējs atlīdzina darbiniekam sakropļojumu vai arodslimību dēļ nodarīto kaitējumu”. // Ziņotājs, 1993. Nr. 10./11. Grozījumi un papildinājumi noteikumos. // Latvijas vēstnesis, 1994. – Nr. 42.5. LR MP 1994. 24. jūlija lēmums Nr. 291 un Nr. 292.6. LR likums „Par darba aizsardzību”. // Ziņotājs, 1993. – Nr. 20./21.7. LR likums „Par koplīgumiem”. // Ziņotājs, 1991. – Nr. 21./22.8. LR likums „Par valsts darba inspekciju”. // Ziņotājs,1993.-Nr. 20./21.9. Nolikums par darba strīdu komisiju. Apstiprināts ar LR AP Prezidija 1992. g. 2. aprīļa lēmumu. // Ziņotājs, 1992. – Nr. 17.

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1.Title of study subject: Basics of Economics and Entrepreneurship 2. Head of study subject: Anna Abeltina, Dr.oec., assist. prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To give an idea on entrepreneurship as an economic

activity and develop basic skills in planning and management of entrepreneurship.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To develop understanding of legal and economical base of entrepreneurship.2. To understand basic models and functions of structures of entrepreneurship.3. To master basics of planning and management of entrepreneurship. 7. Content of study subject:Basic concepts of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship, enterprise. LR Law on Entrepreneurship. Commercial law. Physical and legal person. Forms of entrepreneurship. Regulations on restrictions of entrepreneurship. Business of an undertaking. Its functions: financing and accountancy, personnel management, technical supply, production and marketing. Connection of an enterprise with society. Characterisation of general accountancy structure. Investments and current assets. Costs of an enterprise. Calculation of profit and losses. Cash account ting. Sources of finances. Life cycle of an enterprise. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. LR Komerclikums.2. Gunnas H. K. Biznesa ekonomika. – Rīga: Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2002.3. Diderihs H. Uzņēmuma ekonomika. (Tulk. no vācu val.) – Rīga: Zinātne, 2000.4. Ekonomikas skaidrojošā vārdnīca. – Rīga: Zinātne, 2000.5. Rurāne M. Uzņēmuma finansu vadība. – Rīga: Turības mācību centrs, 1997.6. Ovčiņņikova I. Uzņēmuma līdzekļi. – Rīga: Turības mācību centrs, 1997.7. Vadības grāmatvedība. 1. daļa. – Rīga: LR Fin. min-ja, 1995.

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1.Title of study subject: Basics of Social Work2. Head of study subject: Lolita Vilka, Dr. phil., assist. prof., Velta Mazure, Mg.sc.soc., assist. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To acquire understanding of social dynamics, factors

affecting life quality, character of social problems in globalisation and development of social work as assistance profession in Latvia and abroad.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To develop understanding interaction of multifactors and their impact on social processes and life quality.2. To get an idea on threatening factors, social problems and sources of safety.3. To develop understanding of profession of a social worker, its place and role in the system of humane services, of goals and values of the profession.4. To get an idea on historical development profession of social worker and topical issues in post-modern society, on different educational models of social work in Latvia and abroad. 7. Content of study subject:Globalisation and responsible society. Human safety: risks and factors for safety. Humane services: social aid, its historical forms and types. Social work as a profession, its development. Perspectives of education and professional growth of social work. Variety of social work. Practice levels. Knowledge and skills of a professional worker. Professional standard. Professional values of social workers. Ethics code of social workers. Social work in medical environment. Change of paradigms in social work: history and nowadays. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Ē.Zemīte. Sociālā darba pamati: mācību grāmata. – Rīga: SDSPA “Attīstība”, 2003.2. Sociālā darba terminoloģijas vārdnīca. – Rīga: SPDA “Attīstība”, 2000.3. Dzīves jautājumi. I – X grām. – Rīga, SPDA “Attīstība”. 4. Martin Davies, Rose Barton. Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social work. – Blackwell Publishers, 2000.5. Холостова E. Социальная работа. – Дашков и Ко, 2004.6. Lena Dominelli. Social Work: Theory and Practice for a Changing Profession. – Polity Press, 2004.

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1.Title of study subject: Social Security and System of Social Aid Social Services in Latvia2. Head of study subject: Martins Moors, Mg. publ.manag., lektors 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 1 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of the system

of social aid and social services, its significance and place in the system of social security in Latvia.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquaint students with social security system in Latvia (principles, elements, place of social aid and social services in it).2. To form an idea on the system of social aid.3. To form an idea on the system of social services.4. To acquaint with place and role of municipal social service in provision of social aid and social services.7. Content of study subject:Elements of social security system in Latvia, their normative regulation. History of development of social security system in Latvia. Place of social aid and social services in the system of social security. Social aid: principles of rendering social aid. Clients of social aid, their duties and rights. Social services, their types and objectives. Municipal social service, its place and role in provision of social aid and social services. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. LR Labklājības ministrijas sociālais ziņojums. 1997. – 2001. gads. –

http://www.lm.gov.lv/, sadaļa “Publikācijas”.2. Cilvēktiesības pasaulē un Latvijā. – Rīga: Izglītības soļi, 2000.3. Ievads politikā: Mācību līdzeklis. – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1998.4. Tautas attīstība: Mācību līdzeklis. – Rīga: Rīgas ekonomikas augstskola, 2002.5. Par Eiropas Sociālo Hartu: LR likums. // Latvijas Vēstnesis, 18.12. 2001, Nr. 183.6. Par valsts sociālo drošību: LR likums. // Latvijas Vēstnesis, 21.09. 1995, Nr. 144.7. Par valsts sociālo apdrošināšanu: LR likums. // Latvijas Vēstnesis, 21.10.1997, Nr.

274./ 276. 8. Sociālo pakalpojumu un sociālās palīdzības likums: LR likums. // Latvijas

Vēstnesis, 19.11.2002, Nr.168.9. Valsts sociālo pabalstu likums: LR likums. // Latvijas Vēstnesis, 19.11.2002, Nr.

168.10. Bezdarbnieku un darba meklētāju atbalsta likums: LR likums. // Latvijas

Vēstnesis, 29.05.2002, Nr. 80.

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1.Title of study subject: Organisation of Social Work in Municipalities 2. Head of study subject: Signe Dobelniece, Mg. Soc.work, lecturer, Martins Moors, Mg. publ.manag., lecturer 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop understanding of organisation of social

work in municipalities. 6. Tasks of study subject:1. Development of understanding of municipal functions and legislative documents regulating social aid in municipality.2. Acquaintance with institutions of social work in municipalities.3. Development of understanding of social work with risk groups in municipalities.7. Content of study subject:Functions of municipalities. Legislative basis of social work in municipality. Institutions of social work in municipality. Specifics of organisation of social work in city and rural municipalities. Organisation of social work and social aid in risk groups in municipalities (disabled, depended people, poor families, discharged from prison, etc.). 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Rags Z. Pašvaldības un to darbības tiesiskais pamats demokrātiskā valstī. – Rīga:

B.v., 1998.2. Sociālais ziņojums. – Rīga: LR LM, 2002., 2003.3. Vanags E., Vilka I. Valsts pārvaldes un pašvaldību organizācija. – Rīga: LU,

1999.4. Marie weil. Handbook of Community practice. – Sage Publications, 2004.5. Dean H. Hepworth, Ronald H. Rooney, Jo Ann Larsen. Direct Social Work

Practice: Theory and Skills. – Wadsworth, 2001.6. Adrian Adams, Peter Erath, Steven Shardlow. Key Themes in European Social

Work: Theory, Practice and Perspectives. – Russell House, 2000.

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1.Title of study subject: Social Policy2. Head of study subject: Tatjana Hanova, Mg. pol., lecturer3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop understanding of formation of social

policy and interactions of factors affecting it, to acquire skills in analysing investigations in social policy and statistics.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To get acquainted with development of social policy and basic concepts of its implementation.2. To understand processes of social policy in Latvia, implementation of social policy on state and municipal level.3. To get an idea on inter-sectional issues in context of social policy. 7. Content of study subject:Welfare and social policy. Conception of social security. Developmental process of social policy, involved groups. Public values and their role in development of social policy. Social policy and instruments of its realisation in Latvia. Social insurance. Social aid. Support to employment. Health care and poverty of society. Globalisation and social policy. Social policy in EU.8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Labklājības sistēmas reforma - šodien un nākotnē. – Rīga: Latvijas Republikas Labklājības ministrija, 2002.2. Bojārs J. Sociālo un darba tiesību aizsardzība Eiropas Savienībā.3. Jaunzeme I. Es un ES sociālā politika. – Rīga: Eiropas Integrācijas birojs, 1999.4. Cousins Mel, European welfare states :comparative perspectives. – Sage Publ., 2005.5. Joel Blau, Mimi Abramovitz. The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy. – Oxford University Press, 2003.6. James Midgley Martin B. Tracy Michelle Livermore. The handbook of social policy. Thousand Oaks [etc.]. – Sage Publ.,  2000.7. Gosta Esping-Andersen. The three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. – Polity Press: 1990.8. Gosta Esping-Andersen. Welfare States in Transition: National Adaptation in Global Economics. – London: Sage, 1996.

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1.Title of study subject: Economics and Management of Social Services 2. Head of study subject: Martins Moors, Mg. publ.man.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree

in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To extend understanding and acquire knowledge of

organisation of social services, structural units in organisation of social work , their tasks; to develop understanding of role of a leader providing effective work of structural units and formation of a team.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To get an idea on system and organisation of social services.2. To understand economical and legislative basis of social services.3. To understand management role in effective functioning of structural units. 4. To develop understanding of dynamic team work.5. To master basic skills of personnel management.6. To encourage students to be aware of their personality qualities and understanding of personal style of management, to develop skills of a manager. 7. Content of study subject:System of institutions of social work, its dynamics in macro- and micro-perspective. Economical basis of the system of social services. Management, management and information. Monitoring and analysis, decision making, planning, coordination of work. Process of team work. Work with personnel. External communication. Changes and control of changes. Personality of a manager, archetypes, management styles, their advantages and disadvantages, “vision” as strength of a manager and the most essential character qualities of a “charismatic manager”. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Michael Lewis, Karl Widequist. Economics for Social Workers. The Application of Economic Theory to Social Policy and the Human Services. – Columbia, University Press, 2002.2. David M. Austin. Human service management: Organizational Leadership in Social Work Practice. – Columbia, University Press, 2002.

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1.Title of study subject: Training of Public Communication 2. Head of study subject: Ruta Silina, Mag.sc.soc., lecturer 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 1 CP5. Aim of study subject: To acquaint students with theory of communication

process and develop communication skills with the help of practical tasks and trainings, paying particular attention to specifics of a social worker.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To develop understanding of parts of communication process and its management specifics.2. To develop skills of communication.3. To understand wishes , interests and needs of the parts involved in this process.4. To outline communication process in its variety and nuances. 7. Content of study subject:Social work as a public activity. The main concepts of communication. Significance of communication culture in formation of profession image. Types and specifics of public communication. Emotional factors in communication process. Emotional intelligence. Different types of public and relations with them. Presence communication and practical trainings. Communication on the phone and practical trainings. Communication by e-mail , netiquette or web etiquette. Specifics, nuances, and practical trainings of public speech. Art of presentation and practical trainings. Significance of non-verbal language in communication process. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Никишина В.Б., Василенко Т.Д. Психодиагностика в системе социальной

работы. – Москва: Владос пресс, 20042. Sheafor B., Horejsi Ch. Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice, 7th

ed. – Boston: Pearson, 20053. Hepworth D.H., Rooney R.H., Larsen J.A. Direct Social Work Practice: Theory

and Skills, 6th ed. – Brooks / Cole, 20014. Austin D.M. Human Services Management: Organizational Leadership in Social

Work Practice. – New York: Columbia University Press, 20025. Stevens M. How to be better at ... diving presentation. - London: The Industrial

Society, 19986. McMillan S. How to be better ... communicator. - London: The Industrial Society,

19977. Pīzs A. Ķermeņa valoda. – Rīga: Jumava, 1995

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1.Title of study subject: State Communication2. Head of study subject: Ruta Silina, Mag. sc. soc.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 1 CP5. Aim of study subject: To outline structure, objectives, and tasks of state

communication as a complex process; To reveal role of every state communicator in formation of united official communicative space.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To develop understanding of parts of state communication, specifics of its management and its role.2. To reveal manipulation possibilities and threats of restriction of information. 3. To outline process of developing public opinion and lobbying.7. Content of study subject:State policy, administration of society and information. Information and democracy. Legislative regulations on flow of information – laws, regulations of the Cabinet and other regulatory documents. Law of information publicity. Freedom of speech – rights and restrictions. Convention of human rights and fundamental rights. State communicators of the Republic of Latvia: President, Saeima, the Cabinet (institutions under its government), Court (Satversme), Municipalities. Information of society. Involvement of society. Public opinion, manipulations with it. Censorship, propaganda, restriction of information. Lobbying. State, communication and ethic. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Informācijas atklātības likums (29.10.1998).2. Radio un televīzijas likums (24.08.1995).3. Par presi un citiem masu informācijas līdzekļiem (20.12.1990).4. LR Satversme (15.02.1922).5. Valsts pārvaldes iekārtas likums (06.06.2002).6. Sabiedrības informēšana un komunikācija kā stratēģisks politikas instruments. / Gijbels F., Houwen D. van der, Mihordea M.; latviešu izdevuma red. Kehre A. – Rīga: Eiropas žurnālistikas centrs un MATRA. – www.mk.gov.lv/site/publikacijas/rokasgramata.pdf, 2003.7. Reids D., No konsultācijām uz līdzdalību. – www.politika.lv, 2003, http://www.politika.lv/index.php?id=105459&lang=lv8. Valdības komunikācijas politikas pamatnostādnes. - www.politika.lv, 2001, http://www.politika.lv/index.php?id=102169&lang=lv9. Baker C.E., Media, Markets and Democracy. – Cambridge: University press, 2002.10. Pabriks A. Morāle politikā un politiskā morāle. – www.politika.lv, 2002.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Information Technology, Statistics and Data Base2. Head of study subject: Uldis Teibe, Dr. biol., prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree

in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 3 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge and skills of IT,

which ensure access to studying other subjects and are necessary in practical work.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquire knowledge in basics of IT.2. To understand the main concepts of IT and computers.3. To learn principles of structure and work of a computer and rules of safety.4. To acquire practical skills in designing and correcting texts, making tables and drawings.5. To learn to find information in web-sites and work with e-mails.6. To learn to copy and record files in/ from discs.7. Content of study subject:Task and possibilities of electronic tables. Electronic bank. Cell coordinates. Active cell. Moving of cursor. Transference and division of a page. Line of help. Line of instruction. Entry of a text, formulas, instructions and sub-instructions . Reception of reference. Cellular format. Content and significance of a cell. Changes of information in entry line. Transfer from electronic regimen to command regimen. Kist of the main commands and their tasks. Standard functions. Designing of formulas and connection. Graphs, their types and application. Application of electronic tables for creating a data base. Sorting out and filtering of data. Connection of table editors with other editors. Work in table editor Excel. Work with computer keyboard. Practical classes in the programme Learn to type. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination. 9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature: 1. V.Vēzis. Microsoft Excel 5.0 ikvienam. – Rīga, 1996.2. I.Murāne. Internet – tas ir vienkārši. – Rīga, 1997.3. G.Dambe, J.Augucēvičs. Datorizātā lietvedība. – Rīga, 1999.4. E.Treiguts. Datoru tehnoloģija lietvedībā un ekonomikā. – Rīga, 1999.5. 101 vērtīgs padoms. Interneta lietošana. – Rīga, 1998.6. “Datorpasaule”- populārzinātnisks žurnāls; “Datoru avīze” – nedēļraksts.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Sign Language2. Head of study subject: Inese Immure, lecturer3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To teach students the basics of Latvian sign

language, to acquire skills to communicate with deaf people on daily activities and social life.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquire skills of using Hand alphabet.2. To acquire elementary word stock and skills to read words expressed by hand alphabet. 3. To learn to use sign language in appropriate speed, to use necessary lexis in correct context, to form signs with correct form of the hand, place of forming the sign, motion and situation of the hand.7. Content of study subject:Personal data of the interlocutor. people and their life style. People, animals and things. Goods and services. Food and drinks. Numbers and amount. Calendar. Weather conditions. Emotions.8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature: Zīmju valodas apguves materiāli DVD formātā un DVD aparatūra.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Human Anatomy2. Head of study subject: Ruta Zagare, assist. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with systematised overview of

Anatomy and develop understanding of structure and functions of organs.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To explain to students the basic principles of structure of human body.2. To teach structure and functional significance of the motion and supportive structure of the body.3. To teach structure and functions of the internal organs.4. To teach parts of the circulatory system and explain their functional significance.5. To develop understanding of role of the internal secretion glands as regulators.6. To explain structure of the nervous system and basic principles of its functions. 7. To teach structure of the sensory organs.7. Content of study subject:The basic principles of structure of the human body and periods of ontogenesis. Motion and supportive system. Respiratory system. Digestive system. Urinary system. Male and female genital organs. Cardiovascular system. Lymphatic system. Glands of internal secretion. Nervous system. Sensory organs. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. To prepare theoretical material for practical classes. 3. To pass the planned colloquiums.4. To recognize and show skeleton bones, muscles, internal organs, major blood vessels and nerves.10. Literature: 1. V. Kalbergs. Cilvēka anatomija. 1., 2. daļa. – Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1971.2. P. Apinis. Cilvēks. Anatomija, fizioloģija, patoloģijas pamati.3. Sobotta. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 1.,2.vol., 1989.4. Anatomy as a Basis for Clinical Medicine. – E.C.B.Hall-Crags, 1990.5. Color Atlas/Text of Human Anatomy, Vol.1. Locomotor System, W.Kahle, H.Leonhardt, W.Platzer, 1986.6. ColorAtlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy, Vol. 2. Internal Organs. W.Kahle, H.Leonhardt, W.Platzer, 1986.7. Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy, Vol. 3. Nervous System and Sensory Organs, W.Kahle, H.Leonhardt, W.Platzer, 1986.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Physiology 2. Head of study subject: Liga Aberberga- Augskalne, Dr. habil. med., prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 3 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of functions of

healthy human body, to develop skills to apply this knowledge in practical social work.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To master terminology in physiology.2. To understand an explain control of the body functions and regulation on the level of cells, organs, systems and the body.3. To acquire practical skills in determining of basic functions of the body.4. To acquire practical skills in assessment of physiological processes and making justified conclusions.5. To develop an idea on significance of recognizing physiological processes in practical social work.7. Content of study subject:General physiology. Nervous system and motion –supportive apparatus. Realization and regulation of muscular activities. The vegetative systems of the body, which ensure muscular functions. Impact of exercises and trainings on the body. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Practical manipulations (checking of skills)..2. Theory and understanding (interviews, colloquiums, short tests). 3. Final test – combined.4. Individual work chosen by a student. 10. Literature:1. Fizioloģija rehabilitologiem. – Nacionālais medicīnas apgāds, 2002.2. Cilvēka fizioloģija. – Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1986.3. Wander A. Human Physiology: The mechanisms of Body Function. 5th ed. – New

York, 1990. 4. Sherwood L. Human Physiology from Cells to Systems, 2nd ed., 1993. 5. Fox S. Human Physiology, 2nd ed., 1987.

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Form M-3“Shortc”

1.Title of study subject: Basics of Internal Diseases 2. Head of study subject: Grigorijs Orlikovs, Dr.habil.med., prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with basic knowledge of

internal diseases, their diagnosis, treatment and prognosis; to develop skills to apply this knowledge in clinical social work.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To give students an idea on symptoms and course of internal diseases.2. To define duties and boundaries of competence of a social worker in clinical environment.3. To teach students to assess tasks and possibilities of patient rehabilitation.4. To train students to work in a team together with doctors and hospital personnel in general. 7. Content of study subject:Bronchitis. Pneumonia. Pleurisy. Bronchial asthma. HOPS. Respiratory insufficiency. Education of patients. Ateroscleorosis. Peripheral aterosclerosis. KSS. Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction. Sudden death. Arterial hypertension. Hypertensive crises. Education of patients. Acute and chronic cardiac insufficiency. Acute and chronic gastritis. Gastric and duodenal ulcer. Urinary infection, glomerulonephritis. Nephrotic syndrome, renal insufficiency. Diabetes mellitus. Diet, treatment. Complications in diabetes. Principles of dietology for patients with poor financial possibilities. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Preliminary knowledge in body’s morphology, physiology, patho-physiology.2. Attendance of theoretical and practical classes.3. Systematic individual studies.10. Literature:1. Orļikovs G. Propedeitika: Praktiskais kurss. – Rīga, 2000.2. Komarovs F.I. Iekšķīgās slimības. – Maskava, 1994. (Krievu val.)3. Lazovskis I. Iekšķīgo slimību pamati. – Rīga, 1989.4. Rudzītis K. Diagnostikas pamati un terapijas preambula. – Rīga, 1972.

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Form M-3“Short description of study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Diseases of support and motion system2. Head of study subject: Helena Mikazane, Dr. med., assoc. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of structure, physiology and patho-physiology

of support and motion system.6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquaint students with the most common rheumatologic diseases, their etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations. 2. To teach students to diagnose rheumatologic diseases, their therapy and prevention.7. Content of study subject:Basic clinical rheumatology. Diagnosis of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis. Diffuse diseases of the system of connective tissue. Vasculitis – definition, classification, epidemiology, morphology. Seronegative spondylo-arthropathies. Metabolic (crystal induced) arthropathies. Joint lesions caused by infections. Soft tissue rheumatism. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students: 1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated work. 10. Literature:1. Textbook of pediatric rheumatology. Ed. I.T.Cassidi. 4th ed. – Philadelphia: W.B.Sauders Company, 2001.2. W.Dahner. Radiology rewiew manual. – Baltimore: Williams&Wilkins, 1996.3. Rheumatoid arthritis. – http://www.pubmed, 2004.4. British Journal of Rheumatology, 2000-2004.5. I.Hartmane. Psoriāze. – Rīga, 2004.6. M.L.Snaith. ABC of Rheumatology. 3rd ed. – BMJ Books, 2004.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: First Aid/ Emergency care 2. Head of study subject: Kristaps Circenis, Mg. soc. paed., assist.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop skills to assess client’s health condition,

to assess client’s need for emergency medical care, to render first aid in life threatening conditions, according to situation to promote emergency care system in a hospital and outside it.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquire theoretical knowledge of assessment of client’s health condition.2. To acquire practical skills in evaluation of necessity for emergency medical care.3. To obtain skills to give first aid to the client in health and life threatening conditions and skills to promote emergency care system. 7. Content of study subject:First aid, its content and regulating documents. Assessment of client’s health condition according to a certain system. Client’s necessities after assessment of medical care. Types of accidents, principles of first aid. Assessment of client’s condition and first aid in case of trauma. Assessment of client’s condition and first aid in case of acute poisoning. Assessment of client’s condition and first aid in case of acute illness and exacerbation of a chronic disease. Assessment of client’s condition and first aid in acute psychiatry patients. Assessment of client’s condition and first aid in special conditions. Difference between assessment of client’s condition in a hospital and outside it. Assessment of client’s condition and first aid in unconscious patient. Promotion of emergency medical system in a hospital and outside it. Articles useed in first aid (gloves, masks, gauze bandages, etc.). 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students: 1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature and practical skills. 10. Literature:1. Pirmā palīdzība (no angļu val. tulkojis M. Baltiņš). – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2003.2. Pirmā palīdzība (no angļu val. tulkojusi A. Kalēja). – Rīga: Jumava, 2002.3. Pirmā palīdzība praksē (no angļu val. tulkojusi K. Salte). – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1997.4. First aid pocket guide / The American National Red Cross. Portland. – Oregon: American Red Cross, 1994.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Assessment of Functional Abilities2. Head of study subject: Aivars Vetra, Dr. med., assoc. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To master International Classification of Functions. 6. Tasks of study subject:1. Theoretically acquaint students with International Classification of Functions.2. Teach their practical application. 7. Content of study subject:Historical development- ICIDH, principles of application. ICF as part of WHO classification system. ICF structure, classification principles. Instruments of ICF assessment. ICF and ICD-10 common features. Assessment principles of certain functional restrictions, related to certain groups of diagnoses. Practical classes in assessment of patients. Common features of determination of functional abilities, rehabilitation candidates and rehabilitation goals.8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1 Preliminary knowledge in statistics and IT, introduction in speciality..2. Attendance of classes.3. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature and practical skills.4. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. ICF – Starptautiskā funkcionēšanas klasifikācija.2. de Lysa J.A. Rehabilitation medicine. - Lippincott-Raven, 1998.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: General Rehabilitation2. Head of study subject: Aivars Vetra, Dr. med., assoc. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 4 CP5. Aim of study subject: To give students knowledge of rehabilitation as a

unified branch in ensuring functional abilities by interaction between individual, society and environment.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide practical knowledge of:- history and future perspective of the branch and its main professions,- the main concepts and definitions of rehabilitation,- ethic and legislative aspects of rehabilitation,- connection between social security, social objectives of the treatment and rehabilitation,- practical assessment of patients and the main instruments of assessment – FMI, Bartel scale, etc.;- the main technologies of rehabilitation and management methods in restrictions of functional abilities,- the main problems to be solved in the branch of rehabilitation,- specific tasks of rehabilitation in medicine. 7. Content of study subject:History and developmental perspectives of rehabilitation. Principles of ethic in rehabilitation, international and national connections in relation to legislation and organisation of care. Branch of rehabilitation, its definition. Quality of life, workability, disablement, developmental disturbances in childhood. Ordinations in rehabilitation, subordination in professional issues. The most significant technologies in treatment , diagnosis, and assessment of functional abilities in rehabilitation. Social investigations and role of survey in rehabilitation. Active and passive technologies in rehabilitation. Rehabilitation principles in pediatric problems and congenital developmental disturbances. Rehabilitation in case of geriatric problems. Spasticity. Rehabilitation of immobility consequences. Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease and other motion disturbances. Bedsores. Rehabilitation in disfunctions of urinary tract and intestinal tract. Sexuality problems during rehabilitation. Critical situations in rehabilitation. Restoring of workability. The main, characteristic to the branch of rehabilitation , medical conditions – insult, cranial traumata, spinal patients, multiple sclerosis , etc. 8. Knowledge assessment Examination.9. Requirements to students1. Passed basic courses in the level of second –year study programme 2. Attendance of classes.3. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature and practical skills.10. Literature:de Lysa J.A. Rehabilitation medicine. - Lippincott-Raven, 1998.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy 2. Head of study subject: Gunta Ancāne, Dr. med., assoc. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 6 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of regularities

of human psychic functions, interactions of psychic and somatic processes, skills in giving psychological support; to provide knowledge and possibilities to develop skills in fundamental principles of psychotherapeutic approach.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide knowledge of personality, developmental, social, management and communication psychology.2. To provide knowledge of models of psychosomatic disorders and development of diseases.3. To develop communication skills.4. Development of skills in formation of therapeutic relations. 7. Content of study subject:To achieve the goal the content of the study subject is divide in 3 parts: Medical psychology, psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy (psychodynamic psychiatry). Medical psychology deals with basic concepts of personality theories, developmental psychology, ego and object-relation psychology, affect theory, communication psychology, basic principles of formation of relations between a social worker and patient- client. Psychosomatic medicine deals with biopsychosocial model in medicine. Psychotherapy deals with supportive psychotherapy, basic principles of formation of therapeutic relations.8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature and practical skills.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Casement Patrick. Psihoterapeits un viņa pacients: psihoterapeits mācās no pacienta. – Rīga: RaKa, 2003.2. Lisa Miller. Counselling Skills for Social Work. – Sage Publications Ltd, 2005.3. Никишина В.Б.,Василенко Т.Д. Психодиагностика в системе социальной работы. – Издательство: Владос-пресс, 2004.4. Marlene G. Cooper. Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach. – Allyn & Bacon, 2004.5. Sharon B. Berlin. Clinical Social Work Practice. A Cognitive-Integrative Perspective. – Oxford University Press, 2001. 6. Фирсов М. В. Психология социальной работы: Содержание и методы: Учебное пособие. – Издательство: Академия, 2002.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Models, Theories and Methods of Social Work2. Head of study subject: Lolita Vilka, Dr. phil., assist. prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 3 CP5. Aim of study subject: To obtain understanding of approaches, models and

methods in practical social work and their practical application.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To master methodological principles of the direct praxis.2. To understand systemic approach in analysis of social processes.3. To master the model of direct praxis, scheme and the main dynamics of the process.4. To understand theories of practical social work and to model their practical application basing on analysis of problem situations close to the real life.7. Content of study subject:Paradigms in social work. Methodological principles and basic methods in social work. Systemic approach. Perspective of ecosocial systems. Model of social systems: structure and organisation, dynamics and regulations. System of social activities. Contextualisation. Direct praxis. Intervention process as a system: parts of work process, defining of objectives and tasks; techniques of direct praxis. Integration of the basic principles of psychodynamics in social work. Model of learning and behaviour changes in social work. Task centred practice. Approach of humanists-existencialists in social work. Radical social work. Theory of force. Social work in community. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 4. A particular requirement – arranging of professional study portfolio. 10. Literature:1. Sociālā darba terminoloģijas vārdnīca. – Rīga: SPDA “Attīstība”, 2000.2. Peins M. Mūsdienu sociālā darba teorijas. – Rīga: SPDA “Attīstība”.3. Šiļņeva L. Sociālā darba metodiskie principi. Dzīves jautājumi. IV grām. – Rīga: SPDA “Attīstība”.4. Rodžerss M. Vispārējā sociālā darba prakse. Dzīves jautājumi, V grām. – Rīga: SPDA “Attīstība”.5. Paul Stepney. Social Work, Models, Methods and Theories. – RHB, 2000.6. Sallcebey D. The strength perspective in social work practice. 3rd ed. – New-York: Longman, 2002.7. Goldstein E.G. Object relations theory and self psyhology in social work practice. – New-York: Free Press, 2001.8. Allen-Meares P. & Garvin C.D. The handbook of social work direct practice. Thousand Oaks. – CA: Sage, 2001.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Social Work with Social Case2. Head of study subject: Lolita Vilka, Dr.phil., assist.prof., Anna Menkova,

Mg. psych., lecturer 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop skills in management of a social case.6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquire understanding of complexity of a social case and management principles.2. To develop skills of management and assessment of a social case.3. To acquire understanding of inter-disciplinary approach and principle of teamwork working with a social case.4. To develop co-operation skills in work with a patient.7. Content of study subject:Social problems, social case and event; social case as a form of social work. Problem management approach. Social intervention: Competences and skills of a social worker, investigation , assessment and planning of assistance. Formation and functioning of inter-professional team. Supervision. Co-operation with a client: conversation, its structure, listening, questioning, empathy and authenticity, feedback. Difficulties and professional errors of a social worker. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Sociālo gadījumu vadīšanas rokasgrāmata. – Rīga: SPDA “Attīstība”., 2000.2. Peins M. Mūsdienu sociālā darba teorijas. – Rīga: SPDA “Attīstība”.3. Allen-Meares P. & Garvin C.D. The handbook of social work direct practice. Thousand Oaks. – CA: Sage, 2001.4. Dean H. Hepworth, Ronald H. Rooney, Jo Ann Larsen. Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills. – Wadsworth, 2001.

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Form M -3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1. Title of study subject: Social Work with Family2. Head of study subject: Anna Menkova, Mg. psych., lecturer3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide knowledge of methods of social work

and basic principles working with families and groups.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquaint students with social work in families.2. To understand family as a client in institution of social work.3. To acquaint students with methods working with families.4. To acquire knowledge of social work in groups.5. To provide knowledge of types of groups, their similarities and differences.6. To acquaint students with roles of a social worker, functions and objectives in work with families and groups. 7. Content of study subject:Significance of group work and development in social work. Types of groups, group dynamics. Role of culture factors, their evaluation. Family. Cycles of family life. Stress factors, their impact on group process. Basic principles of social work in families and groups. Intervention strategy. Content of functions and roles of a social worker working with a family. Models of practice, techniques and skills in work with groups. Specifics of social work working with a family as a client in a social institution. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Peine M. Mūsdienu sociālā darba teorijas. – Rīga: SPDA „Attīstība”.2. C.Zastrow and K.Kirst-Ashman. Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment. Sixth Edition. – Nelson-Hall Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, 2003.3. Aiston M., Browles W. Recearch for Social Workers. – Alen & Unwin, 1998.4. Toseland R.W. & Rivas R.F. An introduction to group work practice. 3rd ed. – Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1998.5. Cermain C. B., Gitterman A. The Life Modelof Social Work Practice. – Peacock Columbija Universitu Press, 1990.6. Payne M. Modern Social Theori. – Lyceum books, 1997.7. Рудестат У. Груповая психо терапияю. – Питер, 1998.

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Form M-3“Short description of study subject programme”

1. Title of study subject: Social work with adaptive and support groups. 2. Head of study subject: Kristine Martinsone, Dr. psych., assist. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social Work.4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop skills in organizing and managing

adaptive and support groups in the context of social work.

6. Tasks of study subject: 1. To understand socio-psychological phenomena occurring in groups and group dynamics.2. To acquaint students with basic principles of group management.3.To acquire practical skills in group management.7. Content of study subject:Adaptive and support groups, their organisation and management. Group dynamics and processes in the small groups. Different theoretical and methodological approaches in work with groups. Head of the group, their role, personality, responsibility. Professional skills of head of the group. Organisation of a group and planning of work. Problem solving in groups. Psychotechnical methods and techniques, their application in group work. Seminars in groups. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Compulsory attendance of lectures and seminars.2. Preparation of work with a group.3. Test.10. Literature:1. И.Ялом. Теория и практика груповой психотерапии. – SPb.: Piter, 2000.2. E.Jacobs, R.Harvill & R.Massson. (2005). Group counselling: strategiesand skills. – Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/ Cole, 2005.3. Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

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Form M-3“Short description of the study subject programme”

1.Title of study subject: Management of Conversation and Development of Skills In Therapeutic Relations2. Head of study subject: Sandra Jirgena, Dr. psych., assoc. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge and skills in

developing relations with a client- patient.. 6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide knowledge of different techniques and approaches for management of a conversation and development of therapeutic relations.2. To help students obtain practical skills in management of conversation with a client-patient. 7. Content of study subject:Interaction between a client-patient and a therapeutist. S. Freud – discovery of transference, K.Rogerss – therapy with love. N.Gils – re-experience therapy, H. Kogut – meeting of psychoanalysis and humane psychology. Contr-transference. Therapeutic dilemmas. Types of obtaining information: purpose and types of interviews. Successful interviewing and types of questioning. Problem solving: paraphrasing techniques, problem discussion, giving information, encouraging of self-understanding. Perfection of interviewing skills. Development of therapeutic skills working with children or adolescents: therapy with fairy-tales and plays. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Nucho A.O., Vidnere M. Intervēšanas prasme. – Rīga: RaKa, 2003.2. Berbs L., Ruso N. Psiholoģija 4. daļa. – Rīga: RaKa, 2001.3. Smith R.E. Psychology. – West Publishing Company, 1993.4. Sternberg R.J. In Search of the Human Mind. – Harcourt Brace College

Publishers, 1995.5. Wood S.E., Green Wood E.R., Wood E., Desmarais S. The World of Psychology.

– Allyn & Bacon Canada, 1996.

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1.Title of study subject: Supervision in social work.2. Head of study subject: Anna Menkova, Mg. psych., lecturer3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 3 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide knowledge and understanding of

supervision in practical social work.6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquaint students with objectives and tasks of supervision.2. To acquaint students with content of supervision functions.3. To develop understanding of supervision levels.4. To develop understanding of contemporary trends in supervision. 7. Content of study subject:Significance and development of supervision in social work; principles of supervision, content of functions. From a practitioner to supervisor. Systemic and interaction approach. Skills of a supervisor. Supervision as education. Skills of assessment. Burning out. Team leading. Conflicts. Ethic dilemmas in supervision practice. Supervision in councelling of families and groups. Contemporary trends in supervision. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Kadushin. Supervision in Social Work. – Columbia University Press, 2002.2. Carlton E. Munson. Handbook of Clinical Social Work Supervision. – Haworth

Press, 2002.3. Kieran O’Donoghue. Restorying Social Work Supervision. – Dunmore Press,

2003.4. Dawson D. Developing knowledge-based client relationships, the future of professional services. – Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000. 5. Aiston M., Browles W. Recearch for Social Workers. – Alen & Unwin, 1998.6. Kaiser T. Supervisory relationships: Exploring the human element. – Pacific Grove, CA., Brooks/Cole, 1997.

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1.Title of study subject: Basics of Paediatrics and Clinical Social Work With Children2. Head of study subject: Eva Platkaja, r. Med., assist. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 4 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with necessary knowledge of :

structure and functional features of child’s body, growing, development from birth to the age of 18 and the most significant factors that influence it; the most common children diseases, care and treatment of an ill child ; specifics of different departments in children’s clinic; principles of dealing with children being under palliative care and work with their families; tasks of a social worker working with ill children and their families in different stages.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquire regularities of growth and development of a healthy child and be aware of the factors influencing them.2. To acquire basics of health promotion in family: expecting a child, in case of a healthy and an ill child.3. To acquire the necessary skills for gathering anamnesis, for assessment of obtained results and making conclusions considering the data.4. To obtain an idea on children’s diseases, principles of treatment, possible results and related problems.5. To acquire principles of children’s health organisation in different stages in paediatric clinic, tasks of the family and significance in promotion of recovering of an ill child. 6. To acquire knowledge of principles of social work with ill children, their families, of specialists in different departments, of tasks of a social worker organising co-operation between state and municipal organisations responsible for support of children and protection of children’s rights.7. Content of study subjectConcept of Paediatrics. Childhood periods, their characteristics. Psychosocial aspects of paediatrics. Features of nervous system and neuropsychic development of a child, factors affecting it. Significance of nutrition in different stages of child’s development. Obtaining of anamnesis (history). Family and social history. Assessment of physical development. Vital indices in different stages of child’s development. The most common accidents and first aid, preventive measures. Principles of cardiopulmonary reanimation. The most common acute illnesses in children of different age. The most common chronic illnesses in children of different age, the possible invasion. Role of a social worker in preparation of parents, ensuring support to paediatric medical manipulations, and organizing medication. Specific social, emotional, and medical problems in child’s development. Bad handling of a child. Organisation of aid to children with developmental disturbances – violation, carelessness. Clinical indices of social work and psychosocial aid in medical institution of acute care (hospital). Competence of social work and psychosocial aid.

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The main recommended indices clinical indices of social work and psychosocial aid in medical institution of acute care (hospital). Basic conceptions and guidelines of palliative care. World experience. Groups of diseases. Criteria of admission to palliative care. Emotional and psychological care of a child and the family. Therapy principles and possibilities. Basic rules of social work. Human – family – society. Social work in primary and secondary palliative care. Activity systems of a social worker. Social work in tertiary palliative stage. Application of system theory in social work. Tasks of social work. Four aspects of situation analysis. Assessment of crisis and methods of crisis intervention. Deaconry in church’s understanding and socium. Self-care. Stress and burning out syndrome. Neonatal period. Full-term, part-term, over-term child. Features of adaptation period, role of family ensuring the optimal conditions in this period. Getting acquainted with work in neonatal reanimation department, premature children’s department and department of ill neonates. Acquaintance with work in departments of different specialities in children clinic. Epidemiology of infectious diseases. Work with patients having different congenital factors, their families, co-operation with geneticists. Role of a clinical social worker dealing with children suffering from violation. Role of a clinical social worker dealing with a client in critical situations. Examination of a patient and assessment of results. Communication with a patient and family members. Work with a case. Mental care of a patient and family. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Work with a sick child and his parents, obtaining communication skills, get results and record them in protocols with problem analysis. 4. Solution of clinical tasks.10. Literature:1. Medicīniskās aprūpes rokasgrāmata. – Rīga: Jumava, 1996.2. Inga Flēminga. Zīdaiņu attīstība un attīstības traucējumi. – Zvaigzne ABC, 1999.3. Dzīves jautājumi. – Rīga, 1995.4. Nelson Textbook of pediatrics, 2003.5. Wolfe J., Grier H., Klar N., Levin S., Ellenbogen J., Salem-Schatz S., Emanuel E., Weeks J. Symptoms and suffering at the end of life in children with cancer. // New England Journal of Medicine, 2000; 342(5)6. Galloway K.S., Yaster M. Pain and symptom control in terminally ill children. // Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2000; 47(3):711-746.7. Sahler O.J., Frager G., Levetown M., Cohn F., Lipson M. Medical education about end-of-life care in the pediatric setting: Principles, challenges and opportunities. // Pediatrics, 2000; 105(3).8. Cassidy R.C., Fleischman A.R.. Pediatric Ethics – From Principles to Practice. Monographs in Clinical Pediatrics. – The Netherlands: Harwood Academic Publishers GmbH, 1996.

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1.Title of study subject: Social Pedagogy 2. Head of study subject: Kristaps Circenis, Mg. soc. ped., assist.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To understand development of theory and practice

of social pedagogy, to recognize and analyse sociopedagogical problems of children and adolescents.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To get acquainted with literature on development and direction of social pedagogy as sub-branch of pedagogy science in Latvia and world. 2. To acquire skills to recognize, analyse and assess critically sociopedagogical problems.3. To know and reveal conception and understanding of patterns of different sociopedagogical methods and activities. 7. Content of study subject:Historical development of social pedagogy as a science. Directions of scientific research in social pedagogy in Latvia and the world. Comparative analysis of social pedagogy and social work. Comparative analysis of concepts of social pedagogy – socialisation, social upbringing, teaching and learning, integration, addressees, clients, etc. Socialisation in context of conclusions of other social sciences. Impact of children and adolescent socialisation on quality of life, its sociopedagogical problems in individual (personality development, normativism, deprivation, deviation, etc.), sociocultural (identity, multiculturalism, interculturalism, society ingtegration, ethnicity, religion, etc.), institutional (family interest groups, class, school, children’s home, church, mass media, etc.), and situative (learning situations, critical situations, conflicts, illnesses, care, etc.) aspect in Latvia and the world. Social pedagogue, their roles, concepts and models of their activities. Subsidiary aid in solution of sociopedagogical problems. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Batņa V. Rosinot bērna iekšējo pasauli. – Rīga: RaKa, 2001. 2. Goša Z. Sociālo procesu analīze. – Rīga: Mācību grāmata, 1996. 3. Gudjons H. Pedagoģijas pamatatziņas. – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1999. 4. Kolbergs J. Krīze un attīstība. – Liepāja: LPA, 1998.5. Plaude I. Sociālā pedagoģija. – Rīga: RaKa, 2001. 6. Sociālais darbs skolā. Prakse, politika un pētījumu perspektīvas. – Rīga: Jumava,

2001. 7. Špona A. Audzināšanas teorija un prakse. – Rīga: RaKa, 2001. 8. Bee H. The Developing Child. Eight edition. – Longman U.S.A., 1997.

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1.Title of study course: Special pedagogics2.Director of study course: Kristaps Circenis, Mg. soc. ped., assist.3.Audience of study course: Students of Bachelor’s study programme in

„social work”4.Volume of study course: 2 CP5.Aim of study course: To develop understanding on special pedagogics

as a science, its progress and role in creating correction possibilities for disabled children andtheir integration into society.

5.Objectives of study course:1.To introduce students to special pedagogics as a science developing in the world and in Latvia.2.To develop understanding about the development of disabled children.,3.To teach the pedagogical principles and methods in work with disabled children.7.Contents of study subject:1.Subject of special pedagogics. Theory and history of special pedagogics.2.Specificity of the development, education and teaching of disabled children.3.Main subbranches of special pedagogics: surdopedagogics, oligophrenopedagogics, speech therapy, special pre-school pedagogics.4.Children with specific developmental disorders, their types and specificities.5.Basics of oligophrenopedagogics.6.Pedagogical support at work with children with language and speech disorders.7.Children with hearing problems. Surdopedagogics.8.Knowledge testing: Examination.9.Requirements to students:1.Attendence of classes.2.Systematic, constant learning of theoretical literature.3.Presentation of individual reports.10. Literature: 1. Liepiņa S. Speciālā psiholoģija. – Rīga: RaKa, 2003. 2. Smita K., Strika L. Mācīšanās traucējumi: no A līdz Z. – Rīga: RaKa, 1998. 3. Tūbele S., Šteinberga A. Ievads speciālajā pedagoģijā. – Rīga: RaKa, 2004. 4. 5. Н. М. Назаровa. Специальная педагогики: Учебное пособие для студ. высш. пед. учебн. – М.: Издательский центр «Академия», 2002.5. Б. П. Пузанов. Обучение детей с нарушениями интеллектуального развития: Олигофренопедагогика: Учеб. пособие для студ. высш. пед. учебн. заведений. – М.: Издательский центр «Академия», 2001.

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1.Title of study subject: Gerontology Social Work2. Head of study subject: Janis Zalkalns, Dr. habil. med., prof. Signe

Tomsone, Mg. med., assist. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 4 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop understanding of social gerontology as a

branch of science, to develop professional skills in work with elderly people.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquaint students with the most commonly known aging theories. 2. To develop understanding of the problems related to aging in Latvia and the world.3. To develop professional skills in work with elderly people. 7. Content of study subject:Gerontology as a science, its subject, development. Social gerontology, its tasks. Specifics of gerontologic social work. Objectives and tasks. Concept of aging and aging aspects. Aging theories, common and successful aging. An old person: physical and mental problems in old age. Assessment. Psychosocial adjustment. Therapeutic strategies and intervention in emotional cases. Social needs of old people, specifics and problems of functioning. Assessment. An old person in interaction with social environment: social involvement and integration problems. Traditional and non-traditional invasive methods. Aging process in Latvia, characteristic features. retiring, Elderly people’s attitude to work. Significance of occupation and activities in old people. Aspects affecting life quality of old people. Assessment of life quality. Social services and programmes for old people and their families. Protection of old people’s rights and interests. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination. 9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. S.Liepiņa. Gerontoloģijas psiholoģiskie aspekti. – Rīga: Raka, 1998.2. Mūža otrā puse Latvijā. – Rīga: LU Demogrāfijas centrs, 1998.3. McInnis-Dittrich, Kathleen. Social Work with Elders. 2 edition . – Allyn & Bacon, 4. Kelly J.R. Activity and Aging: Challenge in retirement. In Haworth J.T. (ed.). – Work, Leisure and Well Being, 1997.

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1.Title of study subject: Palliative Care2. Head of study subject: Vilnis Sosars, Dr. med., assist. prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To give students the idea on needs of a chronically

ill, ill with a life-threatening disease or different pathological conditions client-patient and their families; on death and a dying person, on philosophical , historical, legal and ethic aspects of palliative care.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To get an idea on changes in public attitude towards fatal diseases, death and grief in modern society.2. To develop skills to identify dying person’s and their family’s physical, psychological, social and mental needs.3. To define role and tasks of a social worker in palliative care.4. To develop students’ attitude towards morally ethical dilemmas in relation to the rights of a patient- client and their close relatives (family). 7. Content of study subject:Attitude to the process of dying and death in historical and intercultural perspective. Palliative care as a particular type of care , active sympathy and supportive therapy for people suffering from prolonged illnesses and for their families. Palliative care system. Interdisciplinary team of palliative care. Needs of a palliative care client. Ethics of palliative care. Communication (psychological and social aspects) with a palliative care client. A disease and life risk , holistic understanding of treatment. Pain, alleviation, control of other symptoms and sufferings. Loss and grief in palliative care. Counselling and crisis therapy in case of loss. Role of a clinical social worker in team and individual work. Process of dying. Death. Aging and an old person. Principles of dying patient care. Religious and spiritual problems. Clinical social work in palliative care. Social aid in case of death.. Allowances. Life insurance (etc.) . Legal, philosophical and moral aspects of eutanasia (E) ands medically assisted suicide (MAS). Historical experience. Contemporary opinions in different countries. Prevention of E and MAS. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes. 2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.10. Literature: 1. Aries, P. Images of Man and Death. – Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1985.2. Saunders C., Baines M., Dunlop R. Living with Dying: A guide to palliative care. (3rd Edition). – Oxford, Oxford Medical Publications, Oxford University Press, 1995. 3. Barley N. Graves Matters: A lively History of Death Around the World. – New York: Henry Holt Publishing.Becvar, 2001.4. Kubler-Ross E. On Death and Dying. – New York: Simon & Schuster, 1970.

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5. Walter, T. On Bereavement: The Culture of Grief. – Philadelphia: Open niversity Press, 1999.6. Buckman R. How to break bad news - a guide for healthcare professionals. – London: Macmillan Medical, 1993. 7. David J (ed). Cancer Care, Prevention, Treatment and Palliation. – London: Chapman and Hall, 1995.

8. Worden, J. Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy. – New York: Springer Publishing, 2002.

9. Jeffrey D. There is nothing more I can do: An Introduction to the Ethics of Palliative Care. – Cornwall, Patten Press/Lisa Sainsbury Foundation, 1993.

10. Randall F., Downie R.S. Palliative Care Ethics: a good companion. – Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.

11.Gillon R., Lloyd A. (Eds) Principles of Health Care Ethics. – Bristol: John Wiley, 1994.

12. Thomas A. .Mappes, Jane S. Zembaty. Social Ethics. Morality and Social Policy. 5th Edition, 1997.

13. Roger Woodruff. Palliative Medicine. Symptomatic and Supportive Care for Patients with Advanced Cancer and AIDS. Third Edition. – Oxford University Press, 1999.

14. Looking Forward to Cancer Pain Relief for all. International Concensus on the Management of Cancer Pain. – Oxford: WHO Collaborating Centre for Palliative Care, 1997.

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1.Title of study subject: Basics of Pharmacology2. Head of study subject: Indulis Purvins, Dr. habil. med., prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge and

understanding of pharmacological effect and possible side effects of different groups of medicines and certain preparations, emphasizing the groups of medicines that affect supportive, motion, cardiorespiratory and nervous system, their possible specifics in relation to physical exertion and physical factors.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To master basics of general and special pharmacology.2. To get knowledge of forms of drugs and their pharmacological effect.3. To learn methods of assessment of medicines, criteria and safety of methods , efficacy and suitability.7. Content of study subject:Drug forms. General pharmacology. Parameters characterising pharmacokinetics of the preparation, their clinical significance. Special pharmacology. Pharmacology of peripheral nervous system . Pharmacology of central nervous system. Pharmacology of tissue metabolism. Pharmacology of executive organs. Pharmacology of anti-parasite and anti-microbe preparations. Drug interaction. Medicines and society. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Purviņš I. Praktiskā farmakoloģija. 2. izd. – Rīga: Farmserviss, 1997.2. Melzbols M., Palins A. Baltkājs J. Receptūra. – Rīga, 1981.3. Latvijas Zāļu grāmata. – Rīga, 1997/98.4. Biksone G. Klīniskā farmakoloģija un pacienta aprūpe. – Rīga, 1998.5. Populārā medicīnas enciklopēdija 3. izd. – Rīga, 1985.6. Rudzītis K. Terminologia medica. – Rīga,1973.7. Hugh Radcliffe, McGavock. How Drugs Work: Basic Pharmacology for Healthcare Professionals. – Medical Press, 2002.8. Charles R. Caroll. Drugs in Modern Society. - McGraw-Hill Educatio, 2001.

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1. Title of study subject: Clinical social work with patients having infectious diseases and specific medical problems.2. Head of study subject: Ludmila Viksna, Dr. med., prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To teach students principles and specific features

of clinical social work in the context of social work.

6. Task of study subject:1. To acquire criteria of determination of life quality.2. To acquaint students with situations in infectology, when in patient’s care a social worker is needed.3. To acquaint students with specific features and differences of this work depending on the character of a certain infectious disease.4. To teach students principles of self-protection working with infectious patients. 5. To provide possibilities for students to work practically with HIV and tuberculosis patients, as well as with patients being in conditions caused by chronic forms of viral hepatitis B and C, complications of encephalitis and diphtheria.7. Content of study subject: Principles of spreading of infectious diseases. Disabling infectious diseases. Chronic infectious diseases: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, VHB, VHC, hepatic cirrhosis, herpes viral infection. Forms of diphtheria with neurological complications. Encephalitis. Infectious dermal diseases. Parasite diseases with chronic course. Possibilities of regaining health in context of chronic infectious diseases. Activities and competences of a social worker in care of patients having infectious diseases. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students: 1. Attendance of lectures and practicals.2. Confidentiality in relations with patients, processes in the clinic , etc.3. To be immunised against infectious diseases in accordance with vaccination regulations in Latvia.4. To work in accordance with regulations on safety and labour protection accepted in RSU and the territory of Latvia Infectology Centre.10. Literature:1. Bone M.R. International efforts to measure health expectancy. // Epidemiol and Community Health, Vol. 46, 1992.2. Borgaonkar E., Irvine E.J. Quality of Life Measurment in Gatrointestial and Liver Disordes. // Gut, Vol. 47, Nr.3, 2000.3. Bowling A. Measuring Disease: A Review of Disease_Specific Quality Oflife Measurment Scales. – Buckingham: Open University Press, 1996.4.Coates A.S. Quality of Life and Supportive Care. // Support Care Cancer, Vol. 5.5. Bullinger M., Alonso J., Apolone G. et al. Translating Health Status Questionnaries and Evaluating Their Quality: The International Quality of Life Assessment Project Approach. // Clin. Epidemiol, Vol. 51, Nr. 11, 1998.

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1.Title of study subject: Psychiatry and Narcology2. Head of study subject: Raisa Andrezina, Dr. med., assoc. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 4 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with basic knowledge of

psychiatry and narcology, paying attention to issues of rehabilitation and psychotherapy as well as application of the skills in work with mentally ill patients.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide students with knowledge of organic psychic disturbances, narcologic illnesses, schizophrenic disturbances, affective disturbances, neurotic and personality disturbances, mental retardation, as well as treatment methods and results in case of these disturbances. 2. To provide students with the necessary basic knowledge of rehabilitation diagnosis, planning, skills training and significance of environmental support in psychiatry. 3. Students should be acquainted with features of cognitive skills training, perfection of communicability, encouragement of activity (applying creative elements as well), strengthening of self-confidence and training of self-control that are applied in clinical rehabilitation.. 7. Content of study subject:Symptoms and signs of psychiatric illnesses. SSK- 10: classification of psychic disturbances. Organic psychic disturbances. Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, process. Alzheimer’s dementia. Parkinsonism and AIDS dementia. Vascular dementia. Psychic and behavioural disturbances caused by psychoactive substances (alcoholism, narcotics, sedatives and sleeping medicines). Clinical picture of acute intoxication, dependence syndrome, abstinence condition, psychotic disturbances. Personality and behavioural disturbances. Treatment. Schizophrenia, schizophrenic disturbances and nightmare. Clinical manifestations and diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia, treatment principles. Schizotypical and schizoaffective disturbances. Affective disturbances. Etiopathogenesis and symptoms of affective disturbances. Recurrent depressive and bipolar affective disturbances. Dysthymia. Cyclothymia. Antidepressants. Neurotic disturbances. Neuroses, etiology, process. Phobic neuroses. Obsessive compulsive disturbances. Response to heavy stress. Adjustment disturbances. Somatoform disturbances. Personality and behavioural disturbances. Disturbances of habits and drives. Disturbances of sexual choice. Mental retardation, its clinical manifestations, variants, differentiation from mental delay. Disturbances of psychic development, behavioural and emotional disturbances which have started in childhood and adolescence period. Syndrome of children autism. Hyperkinetic disturbances. Neurotic tick. Neurotic stammering. Neurotic enuresis and encopresis. 8. Knowledge assessment: Examination. 9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works.

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10. Literature: 1. Anthony W., Cohen M., Farkas M. Psihiatriskā rehabilitācija. – Tallina, 1998. 2. Eglītis I. Vispārīgā psihopatoloģija. – Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1986.3. Vetterbergs L. Psihiatrija, 1997. 4. Susan W. Gray, Marilyn R. Zide. Psychopathology: A Competency- Based Treatment Model for Social Workers. – Wadsworth, 2006.5. Colin Pritchard. Mental health social work. – Taylor & Francis Books, 2006.6. Mark Lymbery. Social Work with Older People. – Sage Publications Ltd, 2005.

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1.Title of study subject: Sociopolitical discourses 2. Head of study subject: Andris Vilks, assoc. prof. 3. Audience: Students of the study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social Work4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: to provide students with understanding of socio-political discourses6. Tasks of study subject: 1. To clarify the notion of discourse.2. To reveal significance of discourses in scientific research.3. To characterize the idea of the effect of social-political aspects on formation and distribution of sociopolitical discourses. 7. Content of study subject:Notion of a discourse, its justification (Bourdieu, Foucault, Habermas). Hermeneitics and discourse analysis. Division of discourses: logical and beyond logical. Place and role of discourse analysis in scientific research. Specifics of social-political discourses. Notion of speech behaviour. Problems of formation of discursive portraits of public personalities. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students: 1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature. 3. Presentation of individually elaborated works.10. Literature:1. A.Vilks. Socioloģisko pētījumu kontekstuālās problēmas. – Rīga: Drukātava, 2006. 2. A.Vilks. Ievads loģikā. – Rīga: RaKa, 2003.3. M.Kūle, R.Kūlis. Filosofija. – Rīga, 1996.4. M.Fuko. Patiesība. Vara. Patība. – Rīga, 1995.5. Contemporary Social Theory, A. Elliot, ed. – Blackwell Publishers Ltd, 1999.6. S. Beebe, S. Beebe, M. Redmond. Interpersonal Communication. – Allyn and Bacon, 1996.7. G. Delenty. Social Theory in a Changing World. Conceptions of Modernity. – Polity Press, 1999.

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1. Title of study subject: Integrative medicine2. Head of study subject: Pauls Brieze, Mg. adm., lecturer3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To give the students idea on alternative approaches in medicine and psychic self-regulation practice.6. Tasks of study subject:1. To acquaint students with different directions of alternative medicine and their role in contemporary medical and health care practice.2. To give an idea on principles of the different directions of alternative medicine and psychic self-regulation.7. Content of study subject:Homeopathy (from history to nowadays). Treatment principles in homeopathy and psychic self-regulation. Acupuncture and psychic self-regulation. Principles of acupuncture. Hypnosis: historical aspects and application in contemporary medicine. Theory and practice of autogenic training. Application of autogenic training in medicine. Tai-chi historical aspects and application nowadays. Tai-chi self-regulation. Qi-gong: historical sources and application nowadays. Qi-gong psychic self-regulation.8. Knowledge assessment: Test9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Victor Sierpina, F.A. Davis. Integrative Health Care: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for the Whole Person, 2000. 2. Andrew Lockie, Nicola Geddes. Complete Guide to Homeopathy: The Principles and Practice of Treatment (DK Natural Health), 2000.3. Michael D. Preston. Hypnosis: Medicine of the Mind: A Complete Manual on Hypnosis for the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Practitioner, 2001.4. Mitchell Ellinor R. Plain Talk About Acupuncture. – New York: Whalehall, Inc., 1987.5. Lynne McTaggart. The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe, 2002.6. Yang Jwing-Ming. The Root of Chinese Qigong: Secrets for Health, Longevity and Enlightenment, 1997.7. Yang Jwing-Ming. Eight Simple Qigong Exercises: The Eight Pieces of Brocade, 1997.8. Chen Style: The Source of Taijiquan. Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim, et al, 2001.

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1.Title of study subject: Alternative approaches in social work: Deacony and Christian social work 2. Head of study subject: Lolita Vilka, Dr. phil., assist. prof. 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To give an idea on place of traditions of Christian

service and Christian social work in contemporary practical social work. To develop skills to assess social problems from spiritual point of view and get acquainted Christian practice in advice giving. To develop tolerance to Christian world outlook and practice.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To get acquainted with theological basis of Christian service.2. To get an idea on theologic presumptions and principles, which are on the basis of motivation in Christian service.3. To acquire understanding on Christian world outlook and post-modern world outlook.4. To acquire understanding on social dimension of Christian service, get acquainted with forms and types of Christian service working with different target groups.5. Integration of Christian service and social work as innovative paradigm in theory and practice of social work.7. Content of study subject:Theologic paradigm; health theology. Theologic anthropology and doctrines: Teaching on human.(Imago Dei). Belief and disbelief. A disease, sin – alienation from God – spiritual death. Theology of social problems. Prayers. Practical theology and deaconry culture: care “for” and healing service. (Diakonein) Biblical and theological basis (historical review). Spiritual healing and its types. Pastoral care and Christian social work. Post-modern era and perspectives of deaconry service. Pastoral care in practice. ( Acquaintance with practice of Christian service in health care institutions.). 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Bībele.2. Klauss Kīslings. Jūs sveicina mīlestība. – Rīga, 2004.3. Helge Kjērs Nīlsens. Baznīca un diakonija. – .Rīga, 1999.4. Džons Arnots. Piedošanas svarīgums. – Rīga, 1999.5. Brūss Vilkinsons. Jabeca lūgšana. – Rīga, 2002.

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1.Title of study subject Denominations and religious movements in Latvia2. Head of study subject Nikandrs Gills, lecturer3. Audience Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject 2 CP5. Aim of study subject To acquaint students with religious life in Latvia.6. Tasks of study subject:1. To provide students with information on religious life in history of Latvia.2. To acquaint students with contemporary activities of religions and denominations, religious groups and new religious movements, traditional for Latvia 3. To acquaint students with representatives of different religions and denominations, religious groups and new religious movements .7. Content of study subject:History of religions and denominations of Latvia, their situation nowadays. Acquaintance with certain representatives of religious organisations.8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. Literature:1. N.Gills. European Visions and Religious Life in Contemporary Latvia (kopā ar S. Krūmiņu-Koņkovu). // Annals of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. – Riga, 2000, p 79. - 96. 2. N.Gills. Religious Pluralism in Latvia: 1918 - 1940. A religious historical review of relations between government and religious organizations. // Humanities and Social Sciences. Latvia. University of Latvia. – Riga: University of Latvia, 2000, Nr. 4 (29), p 4. - 31.3. Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti. VIII sēj. – Rīga: FSI, 2003.

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1.Title of study subject: Basics of Art and Self-discovery2. Head of study subject: Dr. psych., assist. prof., Kristine.Martinsone, Inta

Klasone, Dr. paed., assist. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s

degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To develop understanding on cognizance of self

and other people with the help of visual images in professional practice of social work.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To give theoretical justification for application of different methods in professional practice.2. To develop practical skills in self expression applying elements of art, to realize self-discovery with visual images.3. To develop understanding on formation of conclusions based on acquired results. 7. Content of study subject:Interaction of art and self-discovery. Method of active imagination. Free expression of art. Theoretical aspects of art therapy. Types of art therapy. Means of art in the process of art and self-discovery. Conception of psycho-cybernetic model , possibilities and efficacy. F. Klein’s methods. E. Varteg’s technique. R. Anheim’s methods. B.Edwards’ methods. Assessment of a dialogue. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test. 9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. R.Bebre. Ievads daiļrades psiholoģijā. – Rīga, 1982.2. R.Bebre. Mākslinieciska personība, tās attīstība. – Rīga, 1987.3. H.Celma. Māksla kā vērtība. – Rīga, 1988.4. A.Ozoliņa Nucho, M.Vidnere. Māksla un pašatklāsme. – Rīga, 1999.5. N.Picka. Paidagoģiskā psicholoģija. – Ķelne, 1990.6. V.Reņģe. Personības psiholoģiskās teorijas. – Rīga, 1999.

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1.Title of study subject: Sport for Health2. Head of study subject: Voldemars Arnis, Dr. biol., assoc. prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with knowledge of appliance of

physical exercises in health promotion in prevention of different diseases.

6. Tasks of study subject:1. To get acquainted with exercises applied in health sport, their specifics and effect on human body, significance in health promotion and prevention of different diseases.2. To learn to determine optimal physical activity for people of different age depending on their health condition and physical abilities.7. Content of study subject:Physical activity and health. Outline of history of health sport and its perspective. Significance of physical activity in prevention of diseases caused by contemporary civilisation. The main functions of health sport. Exercises used in health sport. The basic indices of optimal physical exertion. The basic principles of health promotion training. Physical qualities, methods fot their development. General characteristics of sport, diversity of sport. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test.9. Requirements to students:1. Preliminary knowledge in human anatomy, biology and physiology. 2. Attendance of classes.3. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.4. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Aberberga-Augškalne L. Fizioloģija rehabilitologiem. – Rīga: Nac.apg., 2002.2. Brēmanis E. Sporta Fizioloģija. – Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1991.3. Grants J. Fiziskā audzināšana, sports un vesels bērns. – Rīga, 1997.4. Konrads A. Spēka attīstīšana. – Rīga: LSPA, 2000.5. Veselības grāmata. (Autoru kol.). – Rīga: Krauklītis, 1998.6. Rubana I. Veselības izglītības pamati. – Rīga: RaKa, 1997. 7. Švinks U. Valoda sportā. – Rīga: N.I.M.S., 1998.8. Švinks U. Studentu sports. – Rīga: LSPA, 2001.9. Švinks U. Vispārattīstošie vingrojumi sporta stundā. – Rīga, 1997.10. Upeniece I. Fiziskā audzināšana Latvijā. – Rīga: RaKa, 2000.11. Drews M.C. Physiology of Sport and Exercise. – Human Kinetics Publishers, 2000.

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1.Title of study subject: Management of Projects2. Head of study subject: Daina Zvaigzne, Mg.paed.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To acquire knowledge and skills in management of projects. 6. Tasks of study subject: 1. To acquire understanding of a project and types of projects.2. To understand project cycles and their management.3. To master skills of planning, implementation and assessment of a project. 7. Content of study subject:A project. Types of projects. Manager of a project and organisation of a project. Planning of a project (assessment of goals and resources). Effect of environmental factors, assessment of risks. Team formation and motivation. Project communication. Monitoring and assessment of a project, audit and project report.8. Knowledge assessment: Test9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Meredith J. R., Mantel S. J. Project Management: A Managerial Approach. 4th ed. – New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.2. David Cleland (Editor). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 2001.3. Sebastian The Definitive Guide to Project Management: The Fast Track to Getting the Job Done on Time and on Budget. Nokes Financial Times Prentice Hall , 2003.

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1. Title of study subject: Nutrition2. Head of study subject: Lolita Neimane, assit. Prof.3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject To provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of nutrition. 6. Tasks of study subject:1. To develop understanding of the main nutrients, nutrition therapy or diets from both historical aspect and contemporary views.2. To give critical overview on the most popular diets and suggestions in nutrition.3. To help in understanding and obtaining suggestions in healthy food and recommended doses of nutrients , elaborated on the base of WHO documents.4. To develop understanding of significance of healthy nutrition in prevention of diseases. 7. Content of study subject:The main nutrients, energy exchange. Diets from Hippocrates to nowadays. Nutrition in prevention of diseases. History of Nutrition in Latvia. Recommendations for healthy food in Latvia. Recommendations for healthy food in prevention of the most common diseases from the point of view of a practitioner. Designing of a daily menu. Recommended doses of daily nutrients, economic calculations. Evaluation of different diets and food suggestions (macrobiotics, divided nutrition, diets according to blood groups, Kosher’s , etc. ). 6. Vegetarianism. Balance of a vegetarian menu.8. Knowledge assessment: Test. 9. Requirements to students:1. Preliminary knowledge in anatomy, physiology.2. Attendance of classes.3. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature.4. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature:1. Z.Zariņš L. Neimane. Uztura mācība. – Rīga, 2002. 2. L.Žihares redakcija. Uztura mācība. – Rīga, 1975.3. Hipokrātiskie raksti: Izlase. – Rīga, 2003.4. Ieteicamās enerģijas un uzturvielu devas. – Rīga: Latvijas Pārtikas Centrs, 2001.5. Veselīga uztura ieteikumi pieaugušajiem. – Rīga: Latvijas Pārtikas Centrs, 2002.6. Uzturs, fiziskā aktivitāte un sports. – Rīga: Latvijas Pārtikas Centrs, 2003.7. Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health. – World Health Organization, 2003.9. V.Kozule. Uzturs. IV daļa: Kompleksās ēdienkartes. – Ozolnieki, 2002. 10. Manual of clinical dietetics. – Michigan: The American Dietetic Association, 2000.

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1.Title of study subject: Speech Therapy 2. Head of study subject: Inga Rutmane, Mg. ves. zin., lecturer 3. Audience: Students of study programme for Bachelor’s degree in Social work. 4. Amount of study subject: 2 CP5. Aim of study subject: To provide students with basic knowledge and skills in speech therapy6. Tasks of study subject:1. To inform students on science of speech therapy, to discuss issues of speech therapy in close connection with theoretical and practical conclusions of other sciences.2. To acquaint students with reasons, symptoms and types of speech and language disturbances and their prevention .3. To acquaint students with voice and respiration disturbances, preventive possibilities.4. To acquaint students with disturbances in swallowing in children and adults. 5. To acquaint students with types of alternative communication, necessity for their application. 7. Content of study subject:General issues of science of speech therapy. Dyslalia, dysarthria, rhinolalia, disturbances of rhythm and speed of speech, voice disturbances, disturbances of written speech, insufficient development of the language system, alasia, aphasia, etc. Types of alternative communication, their application. 8. Knowledge assessment: Test. 9. Requirements to students:1. Attendance of classes.2. Systematic, individual mastering of theoretical literature and practical skills.3. Presentation of individually elaborated works. 10. Literature: 1. Baumane A., Ķeire L. Valodas traucējumu veidi. – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1994.2.Ķeire L. Logopēdija. Dizartrija. Afāzija. – Rīga: LVU, 1987.3.Bishop D. On the assessment of verbal comprehension in developmental language diosders, 1990.4.Bishop D. The biological basis of specific language impairment.// Specific speech and language disorders in children. P. Fletcher and D.Hall, eds. – London, 1992, p 2-17.5.Bishop D. The underlying nature of specific language impairment. // Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatri, 33, 1992, p 3-66.6.Boyle J., Gillham B. and Smith N. Screening for early language delay in the 18-36 month age-range: the predictive validity of tests of production, and implications for practice. // Child Language Learning and Therapy, 1996, 12(2), p 113-127.7.Garvey C. Children's talk – Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1984.8.Kopp S. & Gillberg C. Girls with social deficits and learning problems: Autism, atypical Asperger syndrome or a variant of these conditions. // European Child and Adolsecent Psychiatry, 1992, 1: 89-99.9.Lees J. and Urwin S. Children with language disorders. – London: Whurr, 1991.

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Curriculum Vitae

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Personal dataName, surname ANNA ĀBELTIŅADate of birth September 10,1948

Education1979-1982 Post graduate course in Latvian Academy

of Sciences Economics Institute1979-1983 LU Faculty of Economic; qualification –

economist

Scientific degree Doctor of Economic (1989)

Academic title Assistant professor

Work experience2003- RSU European Study Faculty

Department of Regional Economy and Business, head of bachelor programm, associate profesor

2004- Shool of Business Administration ”Turība”

2005- Dean of Faculty of Economics2002 - Shool of Business Administration

”Turība” head Faculty of Business Administration master course

2000-2002 School of Business Administration „Turība” director of Economic programm

1999-2003 School of Business Administration „Turība” associate profesor of Department of Economic

1998-1999 St. Petersburg International of Economic communication, associate profesor of Institut of Economic and Legal branch.

1993-1997 Head of SIA “ANNIŅA”1991-1993 Associate profesor in RTU Economic

Faculty1990-1991 Economic’s teacher in Riga’s Technical

College1974-1990 Colleague of scientific in LZA Institute

of Economic1973-1974 Economist in Latvian state Statistical

Comitee1971-1973 Latvian Computation centre VSK1968-1971 RTU laboratory assistant1966-1968 Technician – chemist of National

Electronic Factory VEF

Publications 5

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Participation in public organizations -

Scientific activities Microeconomics, macroeconomics, busines activities, international economics, national economy of Latvia

Participation in international conferences and symposiums5

Publications of the last six years1. Investment in innovation process: the role and importance. – In: Inwestycje w rachunkowosci. Akademia Ekonomiczna im. Oskara Langego we Wroclawie. – Wroclaw, 2002, 11.-20. lpp.2. Creation of the national capital in the Baltic states in the process of transformation. – In: Економiчний часопис XXI, Nr.5, Киiв, 2003.3. Mazo un vidējo uzņēmumu vadītāju attieksmes pret inovācijām saistība ar vērtībām un gatavību iesaistīties inovācijas procesā (kopā ar M.Ābeltiņu). // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – R.: RSU, 2005, 92.-97. lpp.4. Cilvēkkapitāla un inovāciju loma ekonomikas attīstībā. // Starptautiskās akadēmiskā personāla konferences „Atstumtība un nedrošība – riski un risinājumi” programma un tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 13. lpp.5. Latvijas inovatīvās uzņēmējdarbības attīstības problēmas globalizācijas apstākļos. // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname LĪGA ABERBERGA - AUGŠKALNEDate of birth Marth 28, 1944

Education1968-1971 USSR scientific research institute of

physical culture and sport, post graduate courses

1962-1968 Riga medical Institute; qualification - doctor

Scientific degree Dr. habil. med. (1992)

Academic title Profesor

Work experience1971- Riga Stradins university (Medical

Academy of Latvia, Riga Medical Institute), Head of Department of Physiology

Publications 90

Participation in public organizationsLatvian Association of physiologist.Committee of Latvian Central library.Member of Ethics Committee of IUPS.

Scientific activities Cardiovascular, respiratory, exercise and age related physiology, developmental physiology of organism

Participation in international conferences and symposiums8

Publications of the last six years1. Longitudinal study of hemodynamics and health in schoolchildren. – Zinātniskie raksti. 2.sēj. Medicīnas bāzes zinātnes. Internā medicīna. – R., AML/RSU, 2000, 117.-123. lpp.2. Longitudināls Rīgas pilsētas skolēnu fiziskās attīstības pētījums. 2000.g. Medicīnas nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – R: AML/RSU, 2000, 112. lpp.3. Sirdsdarbības ritma un asinsspiediena izmaiņas 7-16 gadu vecumā: longitudināls pētījums. 2000.g. Medicīnas nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes. R.: AML/RSU, 2000, 86. lpp. 4. Juris Imants Aivars – profesors, habilitētais bioloģijas zinātņu doktors. Latvijas Universitātes zinātnieki. – R.: LU, 2001, 4.-7. lpp.5. Longitudinal research of Cardiovascular Response to standardised exercise. – Pediatric exercise science, 2001, August, v.13, Nr3, p 314-315.

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6. Cardiovascular response during recovery after submaximal exercise in schoolchildren. – 3rd International Congress on Sport medicine, October 19-20, 2001. Abstract. R., p 7.7. Hemodinamikas izmaiņas skolēniem pēc intensīvas fiziskās slodzes. 2002. gada medicīnas nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – R.: AML/RSU, 2002, 62. lpp. 8. Ķirurģija. Internā medicīna. Medicīnas bāzes zinātnes. Stomatoloģija. Farmācija. – R.: AML/RSU, 2002, 152.-155. lpp.9. Mukoviscidoze un bioētika. Zinātniskie raksti. 2001. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. Ķirurģija. Internā medicīna. Medicīnas bāzes zinātnes. Stomatoloģija. Farmācija. – R.: AML/RSU, 2002, 157.-158. lpp.10. Cardiovascular response during voluntary apnea at the level of functional residual capacity in schoolchildren aged 7-17. (Līdzautore M.Rumaka.) Proceedings of the 23rd

ICPAFR International sport science symposium. Acta kenesiologiae Universitas Tartuensis. V.7. – Tartu, 2002, p 57-61.11. Novecošana. – Materia Medica, 2002, Nr.6, 10-14. lpp.12. Sleep quality, snoring and tonus of the autonomic nervous system: pilot study (kopā ar N.Limbu, J.Svazu, A.Skaderu). // 23rd ICPAFR International sport science symposium. Book of Abstracts. – Tartu, 2002, p 35.-36.13. Fizioloģija rehabilitologiem. – R.: Nacionālais medicīnas apgāds, 2002. – 215 lpp.Alvīne Anna Pāvule un fizioloģija laika gaitā. – Acta Medico-historica Rignesia VI (XXV). – R., 2002, 267.-278. lpp.14. Individual growth patterns and Physical fitness in Riga school-Children. – Acta Medico-historica Rignesia VI (XXV). – R., 2002, p 65.-76.15. Age related changes in the time characteristic of ventricular performance. – Portuguese Journal of Sport Sciences, v.3, Nr.2, 2003, p. 103.-105.16. Ķermeņa svara un ķermeņa uzbūves ietekme uz plaušu funkcionālajiem rādītājiem (kopā ar M.Rumaku un I.Upīti). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 84. lpp.17. Public Information, Knowledge and Attitude of Young People about Research in Genetics (kopā ar S.Andersoni un A.Krūmiņu). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).18. Ķermeņa svara un ķermeņa uzbūves ietekme uz plaušu funkcionālajiem rādītājiem (kopā ar M.Rumaku un I.Upīti). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname INĀRA ĀBELĪTEDate of birth May 25, 1942.

Education1960 – 1966 LU Faculty of Foreigen languages

Scientific degree -

Academic title Lecturer

Work experience1961 - Humanitarian sciences department in

RSU

Publications miscellaneous translation of medical journal

Participation in public organizations -

Scientific activities Translation (in written form, orally - simultaneous, consuective)

Participation in international conferences and symposiums

Publications of the last six years -

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Personal dataName, surname GUNTA ANCĀNEDate of birth November 7, 1953

Education2001-2004 SAPU, Sweden, educational course in

Psychodynamic psychotherapy, second degree

1997-2000 Karolinska Institute (Sweden) educational course in Psychodynamic psychotherapy, first degree

1990-1995 Eskilstuna College of Health and Caring Sciences (Swedish)

1982-1986 Postgraduate course in Riga’s Medical Institute

1980-1982 RMI clinical traineeship1979-1980 RMI internature1973-1979 RMI; qualification – doctor

Scientific degree Dr.med. (1986)

Academic title Associate profesor

Work experience1993-1995 Head of Department of Psychosomatic

medicine and psychotherapy in Riga Stradins University Head in AML Psychotherapy course

1989-1993 CZPL RMI veteran clinical traineeship,head in scientifc group

1986-1989 RMI clinical traineeship

Publications 68

Participation in public organizationsChairwoman in Latvian Psychotherapy Asociation.Chairwoman in Association of Psychosomaticaly medicine.Work in RSU educational board.

Scientific activities Psychosomatic medicine, psichotherapy

Participation in international conferences and symposiums31

Last 6 years list of publications1. Changes in society and psychoanalytical thinking. //Programme and abstracts, EFPP Millennium conference. – University of Oxford, England, 2000, p 8.

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2. Depresijas pacienta iekšējā pasaule jeb depresīva personības struktūra. // Doctus, 2000, Nr.2, 23.-26. lpp.3. Neērto pacientu farmaceitiskā aprūpe ārsta psihoterapeita skatījumā. // Materia Medica, 2000, decembris, 22.-24. lpp.4. Psihiatrija un psihoterapija Latvijā un pasaulē. (Līdzautorībā.) // Latvijas Ārsts, 2001, Nr.1, 17.-18. lpp.5. Depresija psihiatrijas sašķeltības apstākļos. (Kopā ar A.Pancu un A.Utinānu.) // Jums, kolēģi, 2001, Nr.1, 52.-54. lpp.6. Sāpju un sāpju sindromu psihosomatiskie aspekti. // Doctus, 2001, Nr.2, 11.-14. lpp.7. Psychosomatische Medizin in Lettland. // Psychosomatik am Beginn des 21.Jahrhunderts: Chancen einer biosocialen Medizin. – Bern; Gōtingen; Toronto; Seattle: Huber, 2001, S. 517.-524.8. Personības identitātes un sabiedrības identitātes mijiedarbības procesi. // II Pasaules latviešu zinātnieku kongresa tēzes. – Rīga, 2001, 380. lpp.9. Izdegšanas sindroms mātes un bērna aprūpes speciālistiem (kopā ar D.Lāci un A.Ancānu). // Pasaules latviešu ārstu 4. kongresa tēzes. – Rīga, 2001, 34. lpp.10. Psihiskā vardarbība un depresīvas personības struktūras veidošanās. // LZA Vēstis, 54 sēj. 5./6, 2000, 44.-47. lpp.11. The education of psychodynamic psychotherapy in Riga. // Latvian Swedish conference Evaluation of psychiatric projects between Latvia and Sweden during 10 years, 2001, p 8-10.12. Bērna emocionālā attīstība ģimenē. // Doctus, 2002, Nr.4, 41.-43. lpp.13. Fizisko un psihisko faktoru mijiedarbība pacientiem ar hroniskām muguras lejasdaļas sāpēm. // Jums, kolēģi, 2002,oktobris, 17.-19. lpp.14. Chronic back pain: bridging the body and the mind. // Proceedings of the Latvian academy of sciences, Section B: natural, exact and applied sciences, vol.57, Nr1/2, KL, A3, 2003. 15. Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy – when, where and for whom? // Abstract book of 5th EFPP: Three section conference, 2003, p 31-31.16. Psihoemocionāla distresa saistība ar muskuloskeletālu disfunkciju pacientiem, kuriem ir hroniskas muguras lejasdaļas sāpes (kopā ar D.Šmiti). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 85. lpp.17. Emocionālā distresa un muskuloskeletālas disfunkcijas mijiedarbība pacientiem ar hroniskām muguras lejasdaļas sāpēm (kopā ar D.Šmiti, un A.Ancānu). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname RAISA ANDRĒZIŅADate of birth April 3, 1938

Education1959 – 1962 Riga Medical Institute; qualification -

doctor

Scientific degree Medicine doctor (1978)

Academic title Associate profesor

Work experience1998- Head in Clinic of Child psychiatry

„Gaiļezers”1993- AML/ RSU Department of the psychiatry

and narkology, head of department1978-1993 Assistant and associate profesor in

Latvian Medical Academy1968-1978 Department head in Riga

Psychoneurological hospital1962-1968 Psychiatric Hospital Strenchi doctor –

general practioner, head of department

Publications 98

Participation in public organizationsLatvian Psychiatric association - president. Councillor of LĀb sertification.Councillor in Ambulance of doctor sertification.Association member of Global Social Psychiatry and Psychosocialy Rehabilitation.Committee member of Global Psychiatrist Association Nordic countries.

Scientific activities Clinical reserch of new psychotropic preperation

Participation in international conferences and symposiums8

Last 6 years list of publications1. Valproate as an Adjunct to Neuroleptic Medication in the Treatment of Acute Episodes of Mania. A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter Study. (Līdzautorībā.) – Clin. Psychopharmacol, v.20/Nr.2, 2000, p 195.-203.2. Long-term safety and efficancy of amisulpride in subchronic or chronic schizophrenia. (Līdzautorībā.) – International Clinical Psychopharmacology, Nr. 15, 2000, p 13.-22.

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3. Antidepresantu lietošanas pieredze bērnu praksē. 4. Pasaules latviešu ārstu kongress. (Līdzautorībā.) – R., 2001, 44.-45. lpp.4. Serdolekts – jauns līdzeklis katatonā stupora ārstēšanai. 4. Pasaules latviešu ārstu kongress. Tēzes. (Līdzautorībā.) – R., 2001, 36. lpp.5. Social and economic problems of mental patients in Latvija. XVII World Congress of Social Psychiatry. India – October 27-31. (Līdzautorībā.), 2001, p 122.6. Amisulpride an Atypical Antipsychotic – Safety Profile. (Līdzautorībā.) – Neuropsychopharmacology, Nr.5, 2002, p. 2136.7. Bioloģisko faktoru nozīme depresijas patoģenēzē. (Līdzautorībā.) – Doctus, Nr.5, 2002. jūnijs.8. Diagnostic problems of Schizophernia. Problems and Perspectives of Psychiatry in Baltic States (Abstr.), 2003, p. 71.9. Psihiatrijas pasniegšana studentiem SSK – 10 sistēmā. /Izglītība 21. Gadsimtā: teorija un prakse. / Starptautiskā zinātniskā konference. (Līdzautorībā.) – R., 2003, 4. lpp.10. EEG operantās apmācības metodika bērniem, kuriem ir mācīšanās traucējumi (kopā ar P.Butleru, I.Cimdiņu, I.Dzenīti). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 103.-105. lpp.11. Garīgi slimu personu nodarbinātība – nozīmīga sabiedrībā balstītas psihiatrijas attīstības problēma (kopā ar M.Taubi). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 218.-221. lpp.12. RSU studējošo veselības galvenie rādītāji mācību gada sākumā (kopā ar S.Ginteri, B.Brokāni, L.Vīksnu). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 164. lpp.13. Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes studentu garīgās veselības rādītāji dinamikā mācību gada laikā (kopā ar S.Ginteri un L.Vīksnu). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).14. Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes studentu veselības galvenie rādītāji 2005./2006. studiju gada sākumā (kopā ar S.Ginteri un L.Vīksnu). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname VOLDEMĀRS ARNISDate of birth October 17, 1960

Education1982-1986 Latvian State Institute of Physical

culture; qualification – lecturer of physical culture

Scientific degree Dr. of Biologie (1997)

Academic title Associate professor

Work experience2002- Associate professor in RSU1998-2002 Assistant professor in AML/RSU1986-1998 Lecturer in Latvian Medical Academy

and Riga Medical institute

Publications 27

Participation in public organizationsCouncil insider in RSU Faculty of Rehabilitation.

Scientific activities Healthy way of living, meaning of physical exercises in strengthen of health and in prophylaxis of deseases

Participation in international conferences and symposiums4

Last 6 years list of publications1.Aerobo darbaspēju paaugstināšanas iespējas ar precīzi dozētām slodzēm (kopā ar A.Hornu-Butkeviču un I.Vinbergu). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 190.-193. lpp.2. RSU studentu aerobās darbaspējas, dzīvesveids un ieradumi (kopā ar A.Hornu-Butkeviču, V.Linabergu un M.Hoferti). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2005. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 124.-130. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname PAULS BRIEŽEDate of birth September 22., 1961

Education2001-2003 Riga International School of Economics

and Buisness administration1991 specialization courses in homeotherapy1990 specialization courses in acupuncture1986-1987 specialization courses psychiatry1980-1986 Riga Medical Institute; qualification –

doctor

Scientific degree -

Academic title Lecturer

Work experience1995- Lundbeck pharmaceutical company of

Denmark – medicine manager.1994-1995 Republican Psychiatry center doctor -

psychiatry1987-1994 Psychoneurology center of Jelgava

doctor - psychiatry

Publications -

Participation in public organizations -

Scientific activities Alternative medicine

Participation in international conferences and symposiums-

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Personal dataName, surname KRISTAPS CIRCENISDate of birth January 12., 1978

Education2000-2003 LU Faculty of Pedagogy and

Psychology; qualification – psychologist2002- LU Institut of Pedagogy and Psychology,

master degree1996-2000 LMA Faculty of Nursing; qualification –

Nursing Science

Scientific degree -

Academic title Assistant

Work experience2003- RSU Faculty of Nursing, Vice Dean2003- Riga Red Cross Medical colledge,

lecturer of psychology2000- University lecturer in RSU, Assistant of

Nursing faculty group1999-2004 Riga Ambulance station, Nurse

Publications 1

Participation in public organizations -

Scientific activities Psychology, psychotherapy, social pedagogy

Participation in international conferences and symposiums2

Last 6 years list of publications1. Izdegšanas sindroms veselības aprūpes darbiniekiem (kopā ar I.Milleri un L.Deklavu). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 92. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname SIGNE DOBELNIECEDate of birth Juny 23., 1956

Education2000- Teachers’ training college of Tallin SZF

doctoral student faculty of Social science in social work

1992-1993 University of Geteborg, International master programme of social work

1975-1980 University of Latvia, Faculty of history and philosophy;qualofication – teacher of philosophy, sociology

Scientific degree -

Academic title Lecturer

Work experience2002- RSU European Study Faculty

Department of Sociology head of bachelaor programm

2001- RSU European Study Faculty department lecture of Sociology

1993-2001 LU VFF department lecture of Sociology, Director of professoinal study programm of Social work

1992-1993 LU VFF asistent of sociology department

1980-1992 LVU research associate of usabilitive sociology

Publications 16

Participation in public organizations -

Scientific activities Culture of poverty

Participation in international conferences and symposiums4

Last 6 years list of publications1. Nabadzības kultūras veidošanās Latvijā // LU Zinātniskie raksti, 629. Nauda. Dzīvesstils. Identitāte. // LU Zinātniskie raksti, 629. – R., 2000, 195.-202. lpp.2. Nabadzības samazināšana un sociālā aizsardzība. // Latvijas Nacionālais ziņojums “RIO +10” ANO Vides un attīstības konferencei Johannesburgā. – Rīga, 2002, 24.-25. lpp.

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3. Social assistance to the homeless in Latvia. // Sotsiaal- ja kasvatusteaduste dialog ja uhishuvid. Koostunud A. Lepik ja K. Poom-Valickis. – Tallinn, 2002, p 390 - 403.4. Socioloģiskais pētījums par sociālās iekļaušanas situāciju Jelgavas pilsētā un rīcības plāna projekts 2004-2010 sociālās atstumtības mazināšanai. (Līdzautorībā). – Jelgava: Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitāte, 2004, 55 lpp.5. Bezpajumtnieku sociālā atstumtība un integrācija sabiedrībā. // Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Social Integration in an Expanding Europe, 21-22 May 2004. – Jelgava: Latvian University of Agriculture, 2004, p 29 -33.6. .Bezpajumtniecība kā alternatīvs dzīves veids. // New Dimentions in the Development of Society. Proceedings of the international scientific conference. – Jelgava: Latvia University of Agriculture, 2005, 111-116.

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Personal dataName, surname JĀNIS DUNDURSDate of birth September 1., 1942

Education1961 – 1969 Riga Politechnical Institute, Chemical

Faculty, qualification - chemist

Scientific degree Dr. Chem. (1993)

Academic title Associate professor

Work experience1976 - AML/RSU Department of Occupational

and Environmental Medicine1970 –1976 Academy of Science Institute of

Woodpulp Chemistry1967 – 1970 Academy of Science Institute of

Microbiology

Publications 68

Participation in public organizationsExpert in Latvia Standard standardization technical committee “Akustika, mehāniskās vibrācijas un triecieni” .Chair person of auditing commission at Latvia Acoustical Association and the member of editorial board of the journal “Latvijas Akustiķu Apvienības biļetens”.Co-participant of European International Association “EUROPEAN ACOUSTICAL ASSOCIATION”.Consultant – advisor on environmental nises and vibration issues at Riga City Council, company“Latvenergo”.

Scientific activities Influence of occupational risk factors to humane organism.

Participation in international conferences and symposiums12

Last 6 years list of publications1. Vides veselība.Gaiss. – Rīga: RSU, 2000.2. Vides veselība. Apdzīvotas vietas. – Rīga: RSU, 2000.3. Methodic Directions for Practical Works in Enviromental Health. – Rīga: AML/RSU – IOEH, 2001.4. Methodic Directions for Practical Works in Occupational Health. – Rīga: AML/ RSU – IOEH, 2001.5. Occupational Medicine. Occupatoinal Health Hazards. – Rīga: AML / RSU – IOEH, 2001.6. Vides veselība. Ūdens. I un II daļa. – Rīga: RSU, 2002.

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7. Vides un arodveselības apmācība Rīgas Stradiņa universitātē. // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 389.-392. lpp.7. Troksnis Rīgas slimnīcās (kopā ar K.Ozolu). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 72. lpp.8. Troksnis Rīgas slimnīcās (kopā ar K.Ozolu). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname MAIJA EGLĪTEDate of birth December 22, 1939

Education1964-1967 Institute of Refresher Courses, Moscow,

PSRS, postgraduates course1958-1964 Riga’s

Medical Institute; qualification - doctor

Scientific degree Dr.hab.med. (1987)

Academic title Professor

Work experience1992 - Director in the Institute of Occupational

and Environmental Health, AML/RSU (from the year1996 AML Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health)

1990-1992 Head of the Department of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases in AML

1989 - AML P.Stradiņa KS Director of the State Center of Occupational and Radiological Medicine, research associate

1980 – 1990 Head of the Hygiene and Occupational Research laboratory of Riga Medical Institute

1980- RSU P.Stradiņa KUS Director of the State Center of Occupational and Radiological Medicine

1969-1980 Research associate of the Hygiene and Occupational Research laboratory of Riga Medical Institute.

Publications 305

Participation in public organizationsPresident in Doctor Association of Latvian Occupational health.Editorial board member of journal „Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology (Moscow).Editorial board member of“Acta Medica Lithuania” (Lithuania).Editorial board member of Great Britain medical journal „Occupation and Environment health” (London).European Union expert (in group “Food, Nutrition and Health”).LZP 8. sector commission expert.

Scientific activities Occupational health, small doses influence of ionizing radiation,

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arodekspozīcijas robežvērtība, heavy metals in work place and environment

Participation in international conferences and symposiums30

Last 6 years list of publications1. Darba medicīna. – R., 2000. – 704 lpp.2. Analysis of the immune status in chemicals exposed female with skin diseases. (Līdzautorībā). – AML/RSU Medicīnas nozares Zinātniskās konferences materiāli, 2002, 72. lpp.3. Peripheral neuropathy in chronic occupational inorganic lead exposure: a clinical and electropsysiological study. (Līdzautorībā). – Neurosurg Psychiatry, vol. 71, Nr. 2, 2001, p 200.-204.4. Development of Occupational Health in Latvia. (Līdzautorībā). – Acta Medico-Historica Rigensia, Rīga, 2002, 153.-165. lpp.5. Immune Status of Females exposed to Chemicals and Suffering from Skin Diseases. (Līdzautorībā). – Medicīnas bāzes zinātnes, 2002.6. Медицина труда Латвии. (B cоавторстве). – Мед. труд. и пром. экол., РАМН, Nr. 12, Москва, 2002, с. 16.-21.7. Basic information on Latvia and its Health system. (Līdzautorībā). – Work and health country profiles of twenty – two European countries. People and Work Research Reports 52, Finish Institute of Occupational Health, 2002, p 239.-256.8. Elektropsysiological characteristics of functional state of Chernobyl accident clean-up workers brain. (Līdzautorībā). – Proceedings of International conference “Epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology”, Russia, June, 2003, p 24.-26.9. Latvijas Černobiļas avārijas seku likvidētāju veselības traucējumi 14-15 gadus pēc darba piesārņotā vidē. (Līdzautorībā). – Zinātniskie raksti, 2002.g. medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas, RSU, ISBN 9984-550-89-3/1407-9453, Rīga, 2003, 138.-145. lpp.10. Veselības traucējumu tendences Černobiļas atomelektrostacijas avārijas seku likvidētājiem no Latvijas un Lietuvas 17 gadu laikā pēc avārijas (1987-2003). (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 203..-210. lpp.11. Černobiļas AES avārijas seku likvidētāju saslimstība ar onkoloģiskajām slimībām laika periodā no 1990. līdz 2004. gadam. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2005. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 40.-46. lpp.12. Kokapstrādē nodarbināto personu veselības stāvokļa izpēte. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 59. lpp.13. Assesment of the muscle tone and fatigue using myotonometric method. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 64. lpp.14. Onkoloģiskās slimības Černobiļas atomelektrostacijas avārijas seku likvidētājiem no Latvijas. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 106. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surmane NIKANDRS GILLSDate of birth March 10, 1945

Education1982-1986 LAS Institute of Philosophy and Law

Post-graduate Extramural Department1967-1972 UL Faculty of History and Philosophy

Department of Philosophy; qualification – teacher of philosophy, sociologist

Scientific Degree - Acaddemic Title Lecturer Work Experience 1990- LU Institute of Philosophy and

Sociology assistant/researcher1981-1990 LAS Institute of Philosophy and Law

researcher associate1980-1981 LAS Institute of History

researcher associate1975-1980 Editor in the publishing companies

“Liesma” and “Avots”1972-1975 Ministry of Building Materials,

Constructor Agency "Orgtehstom”

Publications 83

Participation in the public organisationsBureau of Human Rights, working group "Awareness and Religious Freedom" member 2000/-2002. g. One of the organizers of the International CESNUR Conference in Latvia, 2000. August 29-31. CESNUR (International New Religion Research Centre) Turina, Italy) representative in Latvia. 2000, 1September – 2001, 1 September Sorosa fondation Open Society Institute, Research Support Scheme of the Open Society Support Foundation (RSSS/OSSF), Prague, grant holder in the project Influence of New Religious Minorities on the Development of New Multicultural Indenty (Latvian and Ukrainian Cases).

Scientific Interests Topical issues in religion, history and sociology of religion

Participation in the International Conferences and Symposiums11

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Last 6 years list of publications1. Les temoins de Jehovah en Lettonie au XXe siecle. // Conscience et liberte – Berne, 2000, Nr. 59, 103-119.2. European Visions and Religious Life in Contemporary Latvia (kopā ar S. Krūmiņu-Koņkovu). // Annals of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. – Riga, 2000, pp. 79.- 96. 3. Religious Pluralism in Latvia: 1918 - 1940. A religious historical review of relations between government and religious organizations. // Humanities and Social Sciences. Latvia. University of Latvia. – Riga: University of Latvia, 2000, Nr. 4 (29), pp. 4 - 31. 4. Reliģiju zinātne atver brīvības vārtiņus. Nikandra Gilla intervija ar profesoru D. Dr. Haraldu Biezo, Tēbija, Zviedrija, 1993. gadā. // Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti. – Rīga, VII sēj.: Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 2001, 140 -171. lpp. 5. Reliģijas brīvība un morālā panika. Solveigas Krūmiņas-Koņkovas un Nikandra Gilla intervija ar profesoru Masimo Introvičji. // Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti. – Rīga, VII sēj.: Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 2001, 296 -306. lpp. 6. Austrumu garīgie strāvojumi Latvijā (Satja Sai Babas un Bahai kustību pieredze). // II Pasaules latviešu zinātnieku kongresa materiāli. – Rīga, LZA, 2001, 67. lpp. 7. Raksti: 1) Paganism in Latvia (kopā ar S. Krūmiņu – Koņkovu), 2) Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church // Religions of the World. // A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. J. Gordon Melton & Martin Baumann Editors. ABC CLIO: Santa Barbara, California, Denver, Colorado, Oxford, England, 2002, Vol. 3, pp. 773 - 776. 8. "Raudives balsis": Konstantivs Raudive un parapsiholoģijas pasaule. // Filosofija, 3. sēj. – Rīga: FSI, 2003, 97.-1 21. lpp. 9. Ceļš uz atzīšanu. Jehovas liecinieki Latvijā 20. gadsimtā. // Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti. – Rīga, VIII sēj.: FSI, 2003, 269 – 346. lpp. 10. Jaunās reliģiozitātes aprises skaidrojot (kopā ar S. Krūmiņu-Koņkovu). // Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti. – Rīga, VIII sēj.: FSI, 2003, 171– 177. lpp.

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CURRICULUM VITAEPersonal dataName, surname TATJANA HANOVAData of Birth December 9, 1980

Education2006- Riga Stradiņš University PhD Study

Program in Sociology2003-2005 UL Faculty of Social Sciences

Master’s Program of Political Science 1999-2003 UL Faculty of Social Sciences

Department of Political Science

Scientific Degree - Academic Title Lecturer

Work Experience2006- Project „Saeima Elections in Media in

2006: party representations and hidden advertisement” (Providus, SFL) head of the Russian Press Analysis Group and joint author of the report

2005- Riga Stradiņš University, Faculty of European Studies, lecturer

2002- UL Faculty of Theology, head of the library

2000-2002 Latvia - Germany Centre of Social Sciences, administrator of the Latvian Bureau and Library

1998-1999 State Archive and Academic Library

Publications - Participation in Public OrganisationsLatvian Gete Society, member.Eiropean Movement in Latvia, member.Society Dialogi.lv memner

Scientific Interests Sociology of culture and mass communication

Participation in the International Conferences and Symposiums

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Personal dataName,surname INESE IMMUREDate of birth May 7, 1964

Education2004 - 2007 Rēzekne higher school, Faculty of Pedagogics –

qualification -surdopedagogue1995 – 1999 Higher School of Social Work and Social

Pedagogics “Attīstība”

Scientific degree -

Ackademic title Lecturer

Work experience2002 - Rīga Raiņa 8 evening/alternative secondary

school, teacher2001 – 2005 Latvian Children’s Hearing Centre, social

worker2000 Higher school “Attīstība”, lecturer 2001- 2004 Latvian Hard-hearing society Centre of Sign

language, consultant1999 Latvian Association of the Hard-hearing,

consultant1999 LR Ministry of Welfare, project supervisor1997 – 2000 Project coordinator1999 – 1991 Latvian TV, TV programme „Programme for the

hard-hearing” director and producer1988 – 1997 Latvian Association of the Hard-hearing

newspaper “Kopsolī”

Publications 7

Participation in public organisationsLatvian Association of the Hard-hearing.

Scientific interests social work, sign language

Participation in international conferences and symposia 1Publications of the last six years1. Ģenētika: plānosim nedzirdīgu vai dzirdīgu bērnu? // Tilts. 2005., Nr.8., 2.- 3. lpp.2. Kā sarunāties ar nedzirdīgo // Tilts. 2005., Nr.5., 2.lpp.3. Kohleārais (iekšauss implants – par un pret // Tilts. 2005., Nr.3., 2.-3.lpp.4. Nedzirdīgo saprašanas nedēļa // Tilts. 2004., Nr.4., 2.-3.lpp.5. Zīmju valodas vēsture // Tilts. 2004., Nr.3., 2.-3.lpp.

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6. Vai nedzirdīgo integrācija iespējama // Tilts. 2004., Nr. 2., 3.lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname SANDRA JIRGENADate of birth Juny 18, 1969

Education1995-1999 Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of

Latvia University, doctorate studies1996-1998 Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of

Latvia University, master’s degree in clinical psychology

1993-1996 Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of Latvia University; qualification of assistant of psychologist

1994-1995 Faculty of Pedagogy of Latvia University, master’s degree in pedagogy

1992-1994 Institute of Pratical Psihology1987-1992 Faculty of Biology of Latvia University

qualification – biologist, physiologist of human beings and animals

Scientific degree Doctor of Psychology (1999)

Academic title Associate professor

Work experience2003- Faculty of European Studies of Riga

Stradins University Head of the Chair of Sociology, assistant professor RSU

2002- Riga Higher School of Adults’ Education and Management assistant professor

2000- Psychology of Social Rehabilitation Centre “Viktorija”

1998-2000 Psychology of Secondary school of Mālpils

1997-1998 Psychology in LU Resource Centre of Psychology

1991- Agenskalns State Gymnasium, teacher of psychology, psychologist of school

Publications 16

Participation in public organizationsInternational Association of Ericson Therapy, Hypnosis and Neurolinguistic Programming.Latvian Association of School Psychologists.Latvian Association of Professional Psychologists.

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Latvian Association of Psychoorganic Aanalysis.Latvian Balint’s Association.Latvian Federation of Psychotherapy Association.

Scientific activities Psihology, psihotherapy Participation in international conferences and symposiums

5Last 6 years list of publications1. Topošo medicīnas reflektantu psiholoģiskais portrets. // 2004. gada Medicīnas nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2004, 167. lpp.2. The Crisis Coping of Art Therapy (Līdzautorībā). // Proceedings VII International Baltic Psychology Conference. – Riga, Latvia June 15-17, 2006, p. 40.3. Jauni izaicinājumi sistēmai – sociālās atstumtības iespējamie riski (kopā ar I.J.Mihailovu). // RSU ESF konferences „Atstumtība un nedrošība – riski un risinājumi” rakstu krājums. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 46.-47. lpp.4. Mākslas terapijas izglītības attīstība Latvijā. // Starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences „Izglītība sociālo pārmaiņu apstākļos” tēzes. – Daugavpils, 2006, 25.-26. lpp.5. Karjeras izglītība mācību priekšmetu un audzināšanas stundās Rīgas 14.vakara (maiņu) vidusskolā. (Līdzautorībā). // Metodiskie materiāli skolotājiem. – Rīga, 2006, 210. lpp.6. Dažādu vidusskolas programmu izvēles psiholoģiskās determinantes. // Sabiedrība un kultūra. Rakstu krājums VII. – Liepāja: LPA, 2005, 124.-130. lpp.7. Самочувствие молодёжи и выбор адиктивного поведения (iesniegts publicēšanai).8. Pašizjūtas izpēte: jauniešu salīdzinošais vērtējums 1998. un 2005.gadā (iesniegts publicēšanai).9. Deju terapijas loma sabiedrības veselībā // Starptautiskā zinātniski-praktiskā konferences „Psiholoģija, bizness un sabiedrības sociālā sfēra: mūsdienu aktuālās problēmas” tēzes. – Rīga: PA, 2006 (iesniegts publicēšanai).10. Vērtību hierarhija: jauniešu salīdzinošais vērtējums 1998. un 2005.gadā” (iesniegts publicēšanai). 11. Черты характера и выбор аддиктивного поведения (iesniegts publicēšanai). 12. Ценности и выбор аддиктивного поведения (iesniegts publicēšanai).13. Mākslas terapijas izglītība Latvijā: process un perspektīvas (kopā ar K.Mārtinsoni). (iesniegts publicēšanai). 14. Mākslas terapijas metodes kreativitātes attīstībā. (Līdzautorībā). // 5 zinātnisko rakstu krājums „Radoša personība V” (iesniegts publicēšanai). 15. Jaunieši un adiktīva uzvedība. – R., Drukātava, 2006. – 160 lpp.

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Personal DataName Surname INTA KLĀSONEDate of Birth January 26, 1957

Education1978-1983 A.Hercens Leningrad State Padagogic

Institute, Faculty of Graphics Art Drawing; qualification – drawing, arts and crafts and visual art teacher

Scientific Degree Dr. paed. (1995) Academic Title Assistant professor Work Experience1996- LPA Department of Art and Crafts, head1993-1996 LPA Department of Primary School

Pedagogy, head

1990-1992 LPA Department of Esthetic Education, lecturer

1983-1990 LPI Department of Methodology, teacher

Publications 8 Participation in the public organisationsCampaign “Fulfil Latvia” organizer.LPA Exhibition Organising Committee, member.Fund “Children Drawing Library”. Organizer of the Children Creative Workshops.

Scientific Interests Syllabus content and methodology in the primary school, syllabys of crafts and visual art

Participation in the International Conferences and Symposiums5

Latest Publications in 6 years1. Jaunrades izpētes aspekti. – Sabiedrība un kultūra: Rakstu krāj. – Liepāja, 2003, 187.-195. lpp.2. Vizuālais stāsts mākslinieciski radošajā darbībā. – Sabiedrība un kultūra: Rakstu krāj. - Liepāja (iespiešanā).

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Personal dataName, surname LIDIJA KRUSTADate of birth Juny 17, 1942

Education1960-1966 LVU Faculty of Foreign languages

Scientific degree -

Academic title Lecturer

Work experience1967- RSU Department of Humanity Science

Publications 2

Participation in public organizations -

Scientific activities Latin, English un Russian language, translation

Participation in international conferences and symposiums

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Last 6 years list of publications -

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Personal DataName, surname IEVA MARGA MARKAUSADate of Birth October 10, 1948

Education1964-1969 UL Faculty of Geography; qualification –

geographer

Scientific Degree PhD. Geogr. (1998) Academic Title Assistant professor Work experience 1973- Latvian academy of Sciences Institute of

Economy, researcher associate

Publications 80

Participation in the public organisationsLatvian Geographers Association.Riga Latvians Association.Association of Latvian Academically Educated Women.

Scientific Interests Dynamics of number, content and distribution of Latvia’s inhabitants, change of the demographic behaviour and influencing factors, time distribution of Latvia’s inhabitants, professional education in the regions of Latvia

Participation in the International Conferences and Symposiums26

Latest Publications in 6 years1. Mana tēva mājas. // Grām.: Spogulis. – Rīga, 2001, 248.-254. lpp.2. Dažādu sociāldemogrāfisko grupu laika izlietojuma īpatnības Latvijas pilsētās un laukos. – LU 60. zinātniskās konferences Zemes un vides zinātņu sekcijas tēzes. – Rīga, 2001.3. Migrācija. // Dzīves apstākļi Latvijā 1999. gadā. – Rīga, 2001, 43.-58. lpp.21. Migration. Living conditions in Latvia. // NORBALT II living conditions project. – Rīga, 2001, p. 44.-59.4. Studijas ārzemēs studentu vērtējumā. // IT laikmets: jaunatne un sociālās izmaiņas. – Rīga, 2001, 146.-156. lpp.5. Jauniešu studijas ārzemēs: iespējas, aktivitātes, problēmas. // Tēžu krājums: II pasaules latviešu zinātnieku kongress. – R., 2001, 130. lpp.

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6. Vaļas vēlmes un to īstenojums. (Līdzautorībā). // Apcerējumi par Latvijas iedzīvotājiem Nr. 8. – Rīga, 2002, 6.-68. lpp.7. Latvijas sieviešu attieksme pret laulību un ģimeni. // Apcerējumi par Latvijas iedzīvotājiem Nr.9. – Rīga, 2002, 72.-88. lpp.8. Audzinātāju tālākizglītība. // Skolotājs, 2003./3, 30.-39. lpp.9. Latvijas iedzīvotāju sastāvs, izvietojums un tā pārmaiņu izredzes XXI gadsimta 1.ceturksnī. (Līdzautorībā). // Apcerējumi par Latvijas iedzīvotājiem Nr.10. – Rīga, 2003, 139. lpp.10. Migrācijas pieaugums Rīgas reģionā un paredzamās izmaiņas. // LU 63. zinātniskās konferences Zemes un vides zinātņu sekcijas tēzes. – Rīga, 2004.11. Ceļojumi pa Latviju un pastaigas – pieejama un vēlama atpūta. // Cilvēks un vide. – LPA, 2004. – 84 lpp.12. Darbs un atpūta 21. gs. sākumā. // Apcerējumi par Latvijas iedzīvotājiem Nr. 11. – Rīga, 2004. – 132 lpp.13. Indivīdu aktīvā mūža ilguma pagarināšana. (Līdzautorībā). // LZP Ekonomikas un Juridiskās zinātnes galvenie pētījumu virzieni 2004. gadā, Nr.10. Rīga, 2005, 45.- 49. lpp.14. Ceļojumi pa Latviju un pastaigas – pieejama un vēlama atpūta. Cilvēks un vide. // Zinātniski metodisko rakstu krājums. Liepāja: LiePa, 2004, 29. – 34. lpp.15. Sociāli demogrāfisko norišu paredzamās pārmaiņas Latvijā pēc pievienošanās Eiropas Savienībai. (Līdzuatorībā). // LZP Ekonomikas un Juridiskās zinātnes galvenie pētījumu virzieni 2004. gadā, Nr.10. Rīga, 2005, 42.- 44. lpp.16. Prombūtnes nodomi un pieredze. Brīvprātīgā prombūtne no Latvijas pēc pievienošanās ES. Darbiem un atpūtai veltītais laiks 2003. g. (Līdzuatorībā). // Apcerējumi par Latvijas iedzīvotājiem / Nr.12 Rīga: LZA Ekonomikas institūts, 2006: 7.-57. lpp.17. Sociāli demogrāfisko norišu paredzamās pārmaiņas Latvijā pēc pievienošanās Eiropas Savienībai. (Līdzuatorībā). // LZP Ekonomikas un juridiskās zinātnes galvenie pētījumu virzieni 2005.gadā / LZP Ekonomikas un juridiskās zinātnes ekspertu komisija. – Rīga, 2006. – 42.- 47.lpp.18. Jauniešu migrācijas nodomi. // Latvijas Universitātes 64. zinātniska konference „Ģeogrāfija. Ģeoloģija. Vides zinātne”. – Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte, 2006, 33. lpp.19. Noturīgais un mainīgais bērnu spēlēs un rotaļās. // LPA rakstu krājums Nr. VIII „Sabiedrība un kultūra”. – Liepāja 2006: 194.-200. lpp.20. Latvijas jauniešu migrācijas nodomi (krievu val.). // Krājumā: Academic Youth the Time of Changes. – Leidykla, Vilnius, 2005, 214. – 220. lpp.21. Darbiem un atpūtai veltītais laiks 2003. g. Brīvprātīgā prombūtne no Latvijas pēc pievienošanās ES. Darbiem un atpūtai veltītais laiks 2003. g. // Apcerējumi par Latvijas iedzīvotājiem / Nr.12. – Rīga: LZA Ekonomikas institūts, 2006: 92.-129. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname KRISTĪNE MĀRTINSONEDate of birth August 2,1970

Education2006- Professional Master’s study programme

in health care „Art Therapy” of Rīga Stradiņš University

1994-1998 Latvia University Institute of Pedagogics and Psychology

1996-1998 Latvia University Faculty of Pedagogics and Psychology

1994 Latvia University Faculty of Foreign Languages 1993 Latvia University Faculty of Pedagogics;

qualification – Latvian language and literature

Scientific degree Dr.psych. (1998)

Academic title Assistant professor

Work experience

2006- Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Nursing, director of Academic School of Art Therapy2000-2005 Latvia University Faculty of Pedagogics

and Psychology, director of Bachelor’sstudy programme in Psychology

1999-2006 Latvia University Faculty of Pedagogicsand Psychology, assist.prof. of Faculty of Psychology, Dep. of Psychology

1999-2000 Latvia University Faculty of Pedagogics and Psychology, deputy head of Chair of Psychology1996-1999 Latvia University Faculty of Pedagogics

And Psychology, lecturer of Chair ofPsychology

Publications 21

Involvement in public organizationsCorresponding member of International Academy of Psychology Sciences.

Scientific interests Art therapy, problematics of crises,theory and history of psychology

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Participation in international conferences and symposia10

Publications in the last six years1. Pārdzīvojumi pēc zaudējuma: kopīgais un atšķirīgais tuva cilvēka nāves un šķiršanās situācijā. (Līdzautorībā). // Rīgas Psiholoģijas augstskolas starptautiski recenzētais zinātnisko rakstu krājums “Psiholoģijas aktuālās problēmas: teorija un prakse” (1). – R.: JUMI. 2001, 247-258. lpp.2. Krīzes izpratnes teorētiskie pamati. (Līdzautorībā). // Decade of Reform: Achievements, Challenges, Problems: Research in Educational Psychology, VI, 1. – R.: LU, 2002, 103-113. lpp.3. Krīze: vēsturiski teorētiskie aspekti. (Līdzautorībā). // Rīgas Psiholoģijas augstskolas starptautiski recenzētais zinātnisko rakstu krājums “Psiholoģijas aktuālās problēmas: teorija un prakse” (2). – R.: JUMI, 2002, 21-38. lpp.4. Common and diverse aspects of emotional experience and crisis coping cathegories in case of loss for women in Latvia. (Līdzautorībā). // Socialinis-Darbas (Social work). 4(1) – Database: Social Work Abstracts 1977-2006/03, 40-54. lpp.5. Проблема интеграции психологических теорий и концепций в постсовременном обществе (kopā ar A.Lasmani). // Труды Ярославского методологического семинара. Tom 2: Пpeдmem психологии. - Яpocлaвль, MAПH, 2004, c. 226.-235.6. Stresa pārvarēšanas stratēģijas un iekšējās saskaņas izjūtas sievietēm ar dažādu zaudējuma pieredzi. (Līdzuatorībā). // RPIVA starptautiski recenzēts zinātnisko rakstu krājums. – R.: RPIVA, 2004, 371- 381. lpp. 7. Zaudējuma krīze sievietes dzīvē: kopīgais un atšķirīgais pārdzīvojumos pēc tuva cilvēka nāves un šķiršanās. (Līdzautorībā). // Latvijas Universitātes zinātniskie raksti. 2004. Psiholoģija. – R.: LU, 2004, 52 – 62. lpp.8. Krīzes pārvarēšanas veidi Latvijas sievietēm ar tuva cilvēka nāves un ar šķiršanās pieredzi. (Līdzautorībā). // Latvijas Universitātes zinātniskie raksti 2005. Psiholoģija. – R.: LU, 2005. 9. Интерпретация психологии в социокультурных взаимосвязях (kopā ar A.Karpovu). // Труды Ярославского методологического семинара. Tom 4: Интерпретация психологи. – Яpocлaвль: MAПH, 2006. 10. Dažādu jēdzienu kononatīvo nozīmju atšķirības dažādos diskursos. (Līdzautorībā). // RPIVA starptautiski recenzēts zinātnisko rakstu krājums. – R.: RPIVA, 2006, 312 – 323. lpp. 11. Psiholoģijas vēsture (kopā ar A.Lasmani). Monogrāfija. – R.: Zvaigzne ABC, 2007 (iespiešanā). 12. Mākslas terapija krīzes pārvarēšanā: teorētiskie aspekti (kopā ar M.Zakriževsku). // Psiholoģija mums (2), 2007 (iespiešanā). 13. Mākslas terapijas metodes kreativitātes attīstībā. (Methods of art therapy in stimulating creativity). (Līdzautorībā). // Starptautiski recenzēts rakstu krājums „Kreativitāte kā process”, 2007 (iespiešanā). 14. Vērtību hierarhijas izpēte: jauniešu salīdzinošais vērtējums 1998. un 2005.gadā (kopā ar S.Jirgenu). // Konferences „Sabiedrība un kultūra” 9.sējums, 2007 (iespiešanā).

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Personal Data

Name, surname VELTA MAZŪREData of Birth July 15, 1976

Education2006- RSU PhD Program of Social Sciences

in the branch of sociology2001 – 2003 UL Master’s Study Program of

Social Sciences, sociology1997 - 2001 UL Bachelor’s Study Program of

Social sciences, sociology; qualification – sociologist

Scientific Degree -

Academic Title Assistant

Work Experience2006- RSU Laboratory of the Rehabilitation

Institute, laboratory assistant2006- RSU Academic School of Social

Work, assistant2005- Psychology Higher School, lecturer2003 – 2006 UL sociologist, project manager

assistant, senior clerk2002 - 2003 UL SZF Eiropean Union Specialised

Documentation Centre, librarian2001 – 2006 Public Organisation „Public Political

Institute”, expert2001 Latvia Krājbanka, desk-officer

Publications 2

Scientific Interests Poverty sociology, research methods in sociology

Participation in the International Conferences and Symposiums 2 Latest Publications in 6 years

1. Efektīva komunikācija sociālās palīdzības dalībnieku starpā kā veiksmīgas valsts sociālās politikas priekšnosacījums. // Starptautiskā zinātniski-praktiskā konferences “Psiholoģija, bizness un sabiedrības sociālā sfēra: mūsdienu aktuālās problēmas” tēzes.

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2. Atstumtība, skatot caur nabadzības prizmu. // Rīgas Stradiņa Universitāte Eiropas studiju fakultātes Starptautiskā akadēmiskā personāla konferences „Atstumtība un nedrošība – riski un risinājumi” tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 33. lpp.3. Nabadzība: pārlaikmetīgs fenomens un mūsdienīga problēma. // Baltijas Krievu institūta un Psiholoģijas augstskolas Zinātnisko rakstu krājums (nodots publicēšanai).

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Personal DataName, surname ANNA MEŅKOVADate of Birth June 3, 1965

Education2004- International Psychology and Health

Institute, Master’s stydies, Faculty of Perinatal Psychology

2001-2002 UL Post-graduate Education Institute in Medicine

1997-2001 Social Work and Social Pedagogy Higher School „ Attīstība”; qualification – social worker/social educator

Scientific Degree - Akademic Title Lecturer Work Experience2001- Riga

Kurzeme District Social Service, Support Department for Families with Children, head

1999-2001 Dobele District Annenieku Lower Secondary School social educator

1996-1998 Dobele District Bērzupe Special Bording School teacher, educationalist in upbringing isuues

Publications -

Participation in the public organisations -

Scientific Interests Perenital psychology, social work

Participation in the International Conferences and Symposiums -

Latest Publications in 6 years -

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Personal dataName, Surname INGA MILLEREDate of Birth July 13, 1959 Education1994-1997 Latvijas Medicīnas akadēmijas

Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy post-graduate studies

1984-1988 Latvian Academy of Sciences postgraduate studies

1978-1984 Riga Medicine Institute; qualification - doctor

Scientific Degree PhD. Med. Academic Title Associate professor Working Experience 2002- Riga Stradiņš University, Faculty of

Nursing, dean2001- assistant professor of Nursing

Department1997-1999 Riga Stradiņš University, Department of

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, teacher

1984-1993 Latvian Academy of Sciences, researcher associate

Publications 20

Participation in the public organisationsLatvian Psychodinamic Psychiatrists, Psychosomatic Medicine Doctors and Certification Commission of the Psychotherapist Association, member.Latvian Psychodinamic Psychiatrists, Psychosomatic Medicine Doctors and Psychotherapist Association, head of the Group Department. Union of the International Nursing Education Institutions “Florence Network”, coordinator in Latvia, participant of the working group „Research Projects”.

Scientific Interests Psychiatry, psychotherapy

Participation in the International Conferences and Symposiums 10

Latest Publications in 6 years1. Fas (CD95) antigēnu nozīme multiplās sklerozes attīstībā. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti, 2002.

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2. CD4/CD8 T limfocīdu indeksa, citokīnu IL-12 un TNF-a līmeņa perifērās asinīs korelācija ar slimības aktivitāti un MR atradnes datiem MS pacientiem. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti, 2003. 3. Адхезивние молекулы как иммунологические маркери активности процесса pассеянного склероза. (В соавторстве). // Научно-практический журнал “Нейроиммунология», 2003.4. Izdegšanas sindroms veselības aprūpes darbiniekiem (kopā ar K.Circeni un L.Deklavu). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 92. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname HELĒNA MIKAŽĀNEDate of birth May 12,1948

Education1978-1980 Internship in cardiology, Medical

Academy of Latvia1966-1973 Graduated

Medical Academy of Latvia; qualification - doctor

Scientific degree Doctor of Medicine (1999)

Academic title Professor

Work experience2002- Asoc.professor of RSU Department of

Therapy2001- Hospital „ Linezers” head of Riga Rheumatology centre1999-2002 Associate profesor of RSU Department

of Therapy1980-2001 doctor – rheumatologist of P. Stradiņa

Clinical Hospital1978-1980 Resident of Riga Medical Institute1973-1978 Region internist in outside clinic Nr.13

of Riga

Publications 45

Participation in public organizationsMember of EULAR.Member of Latvian association of rheumatologist.Member of Latvian association of enzimologist.Member of Latvian association of internist.

Scientific activities Rheumatology

Participation in international conferences and symposiums14

6 years list of publications1. Reimatoīdā artrīta un artrozoartrīta ārstēšanas pieredze ar Diclofenac-Ratiopharm Uno. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU/AML Zinātniskie raksti, 2. daļa. R., 2000, 286.-290. lpp.2. Prolongētas darbības diklofenaknātrija preparāta (Dicloberl retard) klīniskās lietošanas pieredze. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU/AML Zinātniskie raksti, 2. daļa. R., 2000, 294.-295. lpp.3. Reimatiskā sindroma terapijas pieredze. // RSU/AML Zinātniskie raksti, 2. daļa. R., 2000, 291.-293. lpp.

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4. Systemic enzyme therapy – new approach in treatment of rheumatic diseases. – Praga: Mucos Pharma, 2002 (monography; in press).5. Systemic enzyme therapy – new approach in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. (Līdzautorībā). // Abstracts 9th Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress APLAR, 2000, May 21-26, Beijing, China, p 195.6. Comparative evalution of oral enzymes versus standard therapy in aspect to efficacy and tolerability in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiophatic arthritis. (Līdzautorībā). // Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol.60, Suppl.1, 2001, July, p 307.7. Oral enzymes in complex treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU/AML Zinātniskie raksti, R., 2001, 42.48. lpp.8. Sistēmiskā enzīmterapija. Praktiska rokasgrāmata ārstiem. (Līdzautorībā). – R., 2001.9. The merket of non-prescription (OTC) medicines in Latvia. Evaluation of adequate use of non-prescription (OTC) medicines in case of common cold in Latvia. (Līdzautorībā). // Proc. Latvian Acad. Sci., Sect. B (in press).10. Sistēmiskā enzīmterapija reimatoīdā artrīta kompleksajā terapijā. (Līdzautorībā). // 2000. gada Medicīnas nozares zinātniskā konference. R., 2000. gada 25. februāris, LMA/RSU, 54. lpp.11. Kalcipotriola lietošanas pieredze dermatoloģijas praksē Latvijā. (Līdzautorībā). // AML/RSU Zinātniskie raksti, 2003.12. Systemic enzyme therapy – a new approach in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). (Līdzautorībā). // Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol.59, Suppl.1, 2000, p 294.13. Kalcipotriola lietošanas pieredze dermatoloģijas praksē Latvijā. (Līdzautorībā). // AML/RSU 2002. gada Medicīnas nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes, 13. lpp.14. Early bone in lesion detection with magnetic resonance in diagnostics of rheumatoid arthritis. (Līdzautorībā). // IOF World Congreee on Osteoporosis (in press).15. Kaleipotriola lietošanas pieredze dermatoloģijas praksē Latvijā. (Līdzautorībā). // AML/RSU Med. noz. zin. konf. tēzes, 2002, 13. lpp. 16. Osteoporoze reimatologa skatījumā. (Līdzautorībā). // Ves. stat. un med. tehn. aģentūra, Nr.2, R., 2003, 166.-171. lpp.17. Reimātiskās slimības un to saistība ar osteoporozi. // Idem, 55.-57. lpp.18. Osteoporoze un reimatoīdais artrīts. (Līdzautorībā). – RSU Med. noz. zin. konf. tēzes, 2003, 24. lpp.19. TGF β-1 nozīme psoriāzes patoģenēzē. (Līdzautorībā). // Idem, 26. lpp.20. Pharmaceutical care of osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis. Pharmacy in contemporary society. (Līdzautorībā). – Kaunas, 2003, 53 lpp.21. Smagi noritošas psoriāzes terapija ar Re-PUVA: klīniskās efektivitātes izvērtējums. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 18.-21. lpp.22. Insight in the History of Studies of Cardiac Medical Products. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 115.-116. lpp.23. Epidermas augšanas faktora un vaskulārā endoteliālā augšanas faktora ietekme uz atopiskā dermatīta klīnisko norisi, jauktas infekcijas veidiem un slimnieka dzīves kvalitāti. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname MĀRTIŅŠ MOORSDate of birth September 22, 1975

Education1998-2004 LU Faculty of Law; qualification – lawyer1998-2000 LU Faculty of Economics and

Management, Master’s studies1994-1998 Higher school of Social work and Social

Pedagogics „Attīstība”; qualification – social worker

Scientific degree - Academic title Lecturer Work experience 2000- Head of Social service of Riga Kurzeme

suburb of Riga Council Welfare Department

1999-2000 Assistant to the head of Social service agency of Riga Council Welfare Department

1997-1998 Consultant to LR Saema Commission of Social and labour matters

1994-1997 Choir master in various amateur choirs

Publcations 10

Involvement in public organizations -

Scientific interests Social work

Participation in international conferences and symposia 4 Publications in the last six yearss1. Sociālais darbs Kurzemes rajona Sociālās palīdzības dienestā – maize ar garozu. // Rīgas Vēstis, Nr.3, 2002. gada oktobris.2. Pašvaldības sociālā dienesta loma sociālās atstumtības mazināšanā. // Rīgas Stradiņa Universitāte Eiropas studiju fakultātes Starptautiskā akadēmiskā personāla konferences „Atstumtība un nedrošība – riski un risinājumi” tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 34.-35. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname LOLITA-VIJA NEIMANEDate of birth August 11, 1960

Education2002- RSU PhD studies1989-1993 clinical internship in dietology at Latvian

Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

1984-1985 internship at Riga First-Aid Station1978-1984 Riga Medical Institute; qualification –

physician

Scientific degree - Academic title Assistant professor Work experience 2003- Director of RSU Bachelor’s study

programme „Nutrition specialist”

1997- Head of public relations at Latvia Food Centre

1996- Physician-consultant at Plastic and esthetic Surgery clinics

1994- Dietitian at NRC „Vaivari”

1993-1994 LMA Specialist-consultant of health School

1989-1993 clinical internship at P.Stradins Republican Clinical hospital

1985-1989 Physician at Riga Narcology Dispensary

1984-1985 Physician at Riga First-Aid Station

Publications 8 Involvement in public organizationsMember of Food Board.Producer and director of TV show „Lolitas receptes” (1998-2002).

Scientific interests Dietology

Involvement in international conferences and symposia

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9 Publications in the last six years1. Vitamīni un minerālvielas. – Rīga, 2001.2. Uzturmācība (līdzautors Z.Zariņš). – Rīga, 1998-2002 (4 atkārtoti izdevumi).3. Lolitas receptes. – Rīga, 20024. Mazkaloriju virtuve. – Rīga, 2003.

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Personal dataName, surname GRIGORIJS ORĻIKOVSDate of birth August 24,1940

Education1957-1963 Riga Medical Institute; qualification -

doctor1966-1969 Postgraduate education in Riga Medical

Institute

Scientific degree Hab.Doc.Med (1986) Academic title Professor

Work experience1963-1966 Doctor in Kazakhstan1966- P.Stradina Clinical hospital1969-1989 RMI associate (assistant) professor1989- RMI professor

Publications 125

Participation in public organizationsMember of New – Yourk Academy of Science.Member of Doctor Associate.Member of Gastroenterologist Associate. Member of Profpatologist Associate.

Scientific activities Internal diseases

Participation in international conferences and symposiums9

Last 6 years list of publications1. Weakness of antioxidative defence and trace elements disbalance on patients with postradiation syndrome. (Līdzautorībā.) – SFRR (Europe) Summer Meeting Antioxidants, Adaptation, Aging. Drezden, 1999: PO48.2. Disorders in free radical lipid oxidation and trace elements amount in the blood of persons worked in an area with elevated ionizing radiation. (Līdzautorībā.) – Cytologia, Nr. 141 (9), 1999, p 804.-805.3. Фитестен – раситительный антиоксидант. (Līdzautorībā.) – Тезисы докладов, Санкт-Петербург, 1999, с. 133.4. Disorders in free radical lipid oxidation and trace elements amount in the blood of persons worked in an area with elevated ionizing radiation. (Līdzautorībā.) – Int. simp. “Free radical proceses: ecological, pharmacological and clinical aspects”, St.Peterburg, 1999, p 95.

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5. Antioxidant Defence and Trace Elements Imbalance on Patients with Postradiation Syndrome. (Līdzautorībā.) – Biol. Trace Elem. Res., Nr. 77 (1), 2000, p 1-12.6. Лабораторные диагностические критерии пострадиационного синдрома. (Līdzautorībā.) – Гастро бюллетень, Nr. 1-2, 2000, c. 83.7. Selenium link with other trace elements in blood of irradiated patients. (Līdzautorībā.) – “7th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine”, Venezia, 2000, p 144.8. Pēcradiācijas sindroma ārstēšanas rezultāti ar “Fitestēnu”. (Līdzautorībā.) – LMA/RSU Zinātniskie raksti, 2001, 53.-56. lpp.9. Selenium deficiency as one of possible reason which complicates bronchial asthma clinical gait. (Līdzautorībā.) – Abstract. Int. conf. “Food-Nutrition for better health”, Santa Maria Imbaro-Lanciano, Italy, 14-15 June, 2001.10. Antioxidant status alteration in bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in case of treatment with selenium. (Līdzautorībā.) – Third int. conf. on Natural Antioxidants and Anticarcinogens in Food, Health and Disease, Helsinki, 2001, p 31.-32.11. Интенсивность липидной пероксидации и антиоксидантный статус крови больных тяжелой бронхиальной астмой на фоне дефицита селена. (Līdzautorībā.) – 6 Международная конференция БИОАНТИОКСИДАНТ, Москва, 2002, с. 633.-635.12. Antioxidant status alteration in bronchial asthma patients being supplied by selenium. (Līdzautorībā.) – Croatian Medical Journal (iesniegts publicēšanai).13. Selenium deficiency and antioxidant status in COPD patients. An attempt of correction. (Līdzautorībā.) – RSU Medicīnas nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes, 2003, 75. lpp.14. Selēna līmenis asins plazmā bronhiālās astmas slimniekiem. (Līdzautorībā.) – RSU Medicīnas nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes, 2003, 76. lpp.15. Preparāts “Fitestēns” – gastroprotektors un antioksidants. (Līdzautorībā.) – RSU Medicīnas nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes, 2003, 72. lpp.16. Luminol-enchanced Chemiluminescence (CHL) as indicator of changes of Lipid peroxidation (LPO) intensity of Bronchial asthma patients after long-time administration with “Seleno PRECISE”. (Līdzautorībā.) – Clinical Laboratory, vol.49, 2003, p 567.17. Изучение гастропротекторных и антиоксидантских свойств препарата Фитестен. (Līdzautorībā.) – Гастроэнтерология Санкт-Петербурга, Nr. 2-3, 2003, c. 150.18. Correction of Antioxidant Deficiency in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Bronchia Disease. (Līdzautorībā.) – (nosūtīts publicēšanai uz Croatian Medical Journal).

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Personal dataName, surname EVA PLATKĀJADate of birth April 28,1939

Education1964 Riga Medical InstituteScientific degree Medical doctor (1987) Academic title Assistant professor

Work experience1998 - Assistant Professor of Riga Stradins

University, Department of Pediatric1992 – 1998 Assistant Professor of LMA Department

of Pediatric infectious1988 – 1992 LMI Ārstu kvalifikācjas celšanas

fakultātes pediatrijas katedras vadītāja1976 – 1988 Assistant of RMI Department of

Pediatric1972 – 1976 Doctor – intern of State Children

Hospital1964 -1972 Pediatrist of Jelgava city hospital

Publications 44

Participation in public organizationsLatvian Association of Pediatricians.Latvian Society of pediatric gastroenterologists.Latvian Society of specialists in pediatric infections, prezident of certification commission. Scientific activities Paediatrics, children infectology,

children gastroenterology

Participation in international conferences and symposiums10

Last 6 years list of publications1. Hroniskas vēdersāpes bērniem. // Latvijas Ārstu Žurnāls, Nr.3-4, 2003, 21.-25. lpp.2. Pneimonijas zīdaiņiem un bērniem, to diagnostika un ārstēšana. // Latvijas Pediatrs, Nr. 3-4, 2002, 4.-14. lpp.3. Pneimoniju ārstēšana zīdaiņiem un vecākiem bērniem. // Jums, kolēģi, 2001, aprīlis, 57.-61. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname INDULIS PURVIŅŠDate of birth November 18,1947

Education1971-1975 Postgraduate studies of Pharmacology at

the Riga Medical Institute1965-1971 Riga Medical Institute, qualification - doctor

Scientific degree Dr.habil.med. (1995) Academic title Professor

Work experience1998- Director in AML/RSU Pharmacology

Institute and Professor in Department of Pharmacology

1994- Head of AML/RSU Department of Pharmacology

1985-1998 Docent of RMI department of Pharmacology

1977-1985 Assistent of RMI Department of Pharmacology

1975-1977 Research Associate at RMI1973-1977 Lecturer at RMI department of

Pharmacology

Publications 247

Participation in public organizationsMember of Senate at RSU.Deputy RSU Constitution convention.Council of Promotion at RSU.Member of Latvian Pharmacological Society.

Scientific activities Pharmacology

Participation in international conferences and symposiums19

Last 6 years list of publications1. Development of problem-based pharmacology teaching. // Intern. Conf. Natural Sciences and Teacher Training. – Daugavpils, 2000, 148.-154. lpp.2. Экспериментальное изучение кардиопротективного действия аторвастатина в сочетании с адреноблокаторами. // Мат. 7 Российского национального конгресса «Человек и лекарство», 2000, с. 424.3. Cardioprotective action of gemfibrozil and anisotropic staining of myocardiocytes. // Brit. J. Clin. Pharmacol., 2000, p 237.

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4. Praktiskās farmakoloģijas pamatjautājumi. – R., 2000. – 220 lpp.5. Systematic enzyme therapy – new approach in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. // Abstr. 9th Asia Pacific League of Associations of Rheumatology Congress. – China, Beijing, 2000, PT 062.6. Phlogenzum can delay metabolic injuries of myocardium. // Proceedings of 3rd

Intern. Cong. on Coronary Artery Disease. – Lyon, 2000, p 681-687.7. Флогензим препятствует развитию кардиосклероза. // Аллергология и иммунология, 2000, т. 1, Nr. 2, с 23.16. Psihofarmakoloģijas pusgadsimts. – R., 2001. - 68 lpp.8. Новый путь в профилактике развития воспалительного процесса. // Мед. иммунология, 2001, 2, с. 338.9. Hipolipidēmisko līdzekļu darbības spektra pētījumi. // Pasaules latviešu ārstu 4. kongresa tēzes. – Rīga, 147. lpp.10. NSAID Gastropathy. // Abstr. of European Bridging Meeting in Gastroenterology. – Budapest, 2001, p 78-80.11. Praktiskā farmakoloģija. 3. izdevums. – R., 2002. – 794 lpp.12. Vispārīgās receptūras, praktiskās farmakoloģijas un farmakoterapijas pamatjautājumi. – R.: RSU, 2003. – 253 lpp.13. Zāļu formas un palīgvielu nozīme proteolītisko enzīmu efektivitātes paaugstināšanā. (Līdzuastorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 354.-360. lpp.14. Optimization of Prescription Writing Accelerates Its Acquisition by Medical Students. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 378.-380. lpp.15. Mūžizglītības efektivitātes izvērtējums farmokoloģijas nepilna laika studiju programmas realizācijā RSU Farmācijas fakultātē. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2005. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 180.-183. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname INGA RUTMANEDate of birth November 2,1963

Education2001- Doctoral programme study in Riga

Stradiņš Univesity1998-2001 Master’s programm in Faculty of

Rehabilitation of Riga Stradiņš Univesity 1990-1995 Teachers’ Training College of Liepāja

qualification – special pedagogue, speech therapist

Scientific degree - Academic title Lecturer

Work experience2004- Lecture in RSU Logopedic Academic

School2001- Methogologist in RSU – director of

study programme2001-2004 Assistant v.i. in RSU Logopedic

Academic School2000-2001 RP BO SIA Medical Centre

„Ziepniekkalns“ speech therapist1999- Private practise of Logotherapy1999- BO VAS University Children hospital,

Children Eyesight centre – speech therapist

1998-2001 Director of studies in RSU/LMA Faculty of Rehabilitation Logopedic Academic School

1998- 2000 Rehabilitation Centre of disabled “Mēs esam līdzās” speech therapist

1997-1998 Technican in Orthotics and Prostheticsof Sloka

1996-1999 National Rehabilitation Centre “Vaivari” speech therapsit

1994-1997 Director of SIA “GRG Rūta”1987-1992 Surgeon’s assistant of A/S “Preses

nams”1983-1986 Nurse of operating block in Hospital

Nr.6 in Riga1982-1983 Nurse of Central hospital in Ogre

Publications 4

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Participation in public organizationsSpeech therapist Association of Latvia.Speech therapist and phoniatric Association in Sweden.President of Audiologopedic Association of Latvia.

Scientific activities Speech therapy

Participation in international conferences and symposiums9

Last 6 years list of publications1. Sazināšanās/valodas spēju izpēte bērniem ar Dauna sindromu, 2002.2. Centrālā auditorā skaņas pārstrāde un valoda bērniem ar Dauna sindromu, 2003.3. Pirmreizēji diagnosticētās vājdzirdības bērniem Latvijā. (Līdzautorībā), 2003.4. Dzirdes trauceejumu elektroakustiskā korekcija Latvijas Bērnu Dzirdes centrā. (Līdzautorībā), 2004.

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Personal dataName, surname ANNA SALTIKOVADate of birth July 23, 1977

Education2003- Ph D student at Latvia University Faculty

of Law1999-2002 Master’s student at Latvia University

Faculty of Law

1995-1999 Law study programme at Social Technology Institute; qualification - lawyer

1995-1997 Faculty of Economics at Riga Aviation University

Scientific degree - Academic title Lecturer Work experience 2004- Lecturer at Bank Higher School2004- Lecturer at Higher School of Social

Technologies 2003- Lecturer at Baltic Russian Institute 2003- Teacher of law subjects at secondary

school Nr.84.2003 Head of PO “ASPRO” study programme 2002- Teacher of “Alberta koledžas” 2002-2005 Lecturer of Riga branch of StPetersburg

Law and Economics Institute of Foreign Economic Relations

2002-2003 Teacher-consultant of Riga representation of State Moscow University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics

1999- Juridical consultations in issues of civil law, employment law and commercial law

1999-2001 Director of Liepāja branch of Trade company “Tempo-T” Ltd.

1998-1999 Practice at Ziemeļu district Bailiff office1997-1999 Marketing agency “International

Business Network”

Publications 3

Involvement in public organizations -

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Scientific interests Employment and social law, commercial law, international law, law theory

Participation in international conferences and symposia 2 Publications in the last six years1. Donora piekrišana transplantāta izņemšanai ex-mortuo: “informētā” vai “prezumētā” piekrišana. // Latvijas Universitātes raksti: Sociālās zinātnes, Nr.665, 2003, 336.-347. lpp. 2. The Right to Security of Person in Medicine: First Year in the EU: Current Legal Issues. // Proceedings of the international conference 29-30 April 2005, p 137-150.3. Dažas problēmas medicīniskā pakalpojuma statusa noteikšanā Latvijā: Sabiedriskās attiecības: kvalitāte, ieguvumi, riski. // 6. Starptautiskā zinātniskā konference: Rakstu krājums. – BA Turība, 2005, 160.-165. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname RUTA SILIŅADate of birth January 9, 1980

Education2006 - Riga Stradins University

Doctoral Programme “Social science”

2002 – 2004 University of LatviaMaster of Social Science in Public Administration

1998 – 2002 Riga Stradins UniversityBachelor of Social Science in Communication Science, Public Relations

Scientific degree -

Academic title Lecturer

Work experience2006 - Legal Aid Administration of

Republic of LatviaDirector Advisor on Public Relations

2006 - School of Business Administration Turiba Public Relations Faculty, Department of Communication Studies, Acting Lecturer

2005 - Riga Stradins University Faculty of European Studies, Department of Communication Studies Lecturer

2005 – 2006 Parex banka branch CitadeleExecutive of Customer Relationship Management and Selling Unit

2003 – 2005 Parex banka branch CitadeleAccount Operator

2002 – 2003 Board of Naturalization of Republic of Latvia Press Secretary

2000 – 2003 Riga City Council Municipal Enterprise Kurzemes nami, Center of Technical Services, Filing Clerk

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Publications 3

Participation in public organizations -

Scientific activities Research Education and Inquisitiveness in Business Conditions, Research Exclusion, Civil Participation and Role of Communication, Research Image of Estonia in Mass Media of Latvia

Participation in international conferences and symposiums 1Publications of the last six years1. Image of Estonia in mass media of Latvia /- politika.lv.- 2001.- http://www.politika.lv/index.php?id=102563&lang=lv2. Vai svarīgais ir svarīgs? // Kultūras Forums.-2006.-20.-27.janv.3 .Vai svarīgais ir svarīgs? / - tvnet.lv.- 2006.- http://www.tvnet.lv/izklaide/culture/avize/article.php?id=310637

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Personal dataName, surname VILNIS SOSĀRSDate of birth July 26,1956

Education1978-1984 Riga Medical Institute; qualification –

doctor 1974-1978 Latvian State University, Foreign

languages

Scientific degree Doctor of Medicine Academic title Assistant professor

Work experience1984- Oncologist at the Latvian Oncological

Centre1997- Head of the Palliative Care Unit at the

Latvian Oncological Centre

Publications 105

Participation in public organizationsMember of Association of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.Member of Association of Oncology.Head of Association of Palliative Care.Member of Ethics commission at Latvia Onkology Centre. Member of Latvian Physicians Society, Ethics commission. Board member of united Holland funds in Latvia.Project desk officer (voluntary job).Head of Medical commission in Soros foundation, in Latvia (1999., 2000.g.).Secretary of Post-diploma training committee in Latvia for studies in Australia.Deputy head of Association of Easter European palliative care(one of the association founders). Deputy head (from 1999.g.- 2002.g.). From 2003.g. – member of association board member.International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care, USA ( member since 1999). Scholarship holder for the head of team of conference and mission work in palliative care in China, 1999, 2000.; India – 2002. Member of European Association of Palliative Care from 2003.Federation member of IASP or European Association of Pain, from 2003.

Scientific activities Palliative care, gastrointestinalendoscopy, oncology

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Last 6 years list of publications1. Vājo un stipro opiātu, kas iekļauti kompensējamo zāļu sarakstā, klīniskais raksturojums. – Rīga, 2000. – 24 lpp. 2. Paliatīvā aprūpe – alternatīva eitanāzijai. Paliatīvā aprūpe – attīstības stratēģija un perspektīvas (kopā ar D.Kalniņu-Bergu). // Doctus, 2001, Nr.1, 6. – 9. lpp.3. Skats nākotnē. Sāpju atvieglošana vēža slimniekiem. Starptautiskās vienošanās par vēža problēmām. Pasaules Veselības organizācijas rekomendācijas. – Tulkojums V. Sosārs (red.), D.Kalniņš-Bergs, M.Sosāre. – Rīga, 2001. – 55 lpp.4. Vājo un stipro opiātu klīniskais raksturojums (kopā ar I.Albinu). – Rīga, 2002. – 68 lpp.5. Outpatient Activities in Palliative Care (PC) (coauthors I.Albina, M.Nikitina). // Abstract. 3rd Baltic Congress of Oncology, 2-4 May. – Vilnius, 2002.6. Outpatient Activities in Palliative Care (PC) (coauthors I.Albina, M.Nikitina). //Abstract. 5th Pacific Congress on Palliative Care. – Osaka, 2002.7. Paliatīvās aprūpes (hospisu) vēsture. – Rīga, 2002. – 28 lpp.8. Hospice Philosophy & Team Work in Palliative Care. Teaching Materials. –India, Chennai, Ambur, Bethesda Hospital, 2002. 9. HIV/AIDS. Teaching materials of the Disease, Prophylaxis, Diagnosis, Treatment, Paliative Care. Dedicated to Fruther Development of Palliative Care in India. – Chennai, 2002. 10. Hroniskas sāpes onkoloģijā (kopā ar I.Plūmi, M.Ņikitinu, V.Bogdanovu, I.Pavlovsku). – Rīga, 2003. – 28 lpp.11. Hroniskas vēža izraisītas sāpes. Problēmas. Risinājumi (kopā ar I.Plūmi). // Latvijas Ārsts, Nr.17, 2003, 12.-18. lpp.12. Racionālas pretsāpju farmakoterapijas rekomendācijas zāļu iegādes kompensācijas sistēmas ietvaros. – Rīga, 2004. – 12 lpp. 13. Paliatīvā aprūpe – attīstības perspektīvas Latvijā. // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 46. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname ULDIS TEIBEDate of birth August 3.,1939

Education1966-1969 State University of Leningrad, faculty of

Biology (specialty biophysics)1957-1962 State University of Latvia, faculty of

Physics and Mathematics; qualification - physics

Scientific degree Doctor of Biology (1970) Academic title Professor

Work experience1969- Head of department of physics Riga

Stradins university, assistant professor, associated professor

1964-1966 Department of physics Medical institute of Riga, assistant, elder laboratory assistant

1962-1964 Schoolteacher in Piltene

Publications 109

Participation in public organizationsMember of Riga Stradiņš university senate.Member of council faculty of public health RSU.Member of Latvian association of medical engineering and physics.Member of Latvian Legal medicine expert.Member of editorial council journal „Latvijas ķirurģijas žurnāls. Acta CHIRURGICA Latviensis”.

Scientific activities Biological and medical physics, statistics and informatics of medical

Participation in international conferences and symposiums10

Last 6 years list of publications1. Par gadsimtu pārmaiņu raksturu Latvijā. (Līdzautorībā). // Latvijas vēsturnieki. – Rīga: LVIA, 2000, 123.-132. lpp.2. Matemātiskais modelis femorodistālo šuntu primārās funkcionēšanas ilguma prognozēšanai. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti. – Rīga: RSU, 2001, 17.-22. lpp.3. Varbūtības teorijas un matemātiskās statistikas elementi medicīnas studentiem. (Līdzautorībā). – Rīga: RSU, 2001. – 88 lpp.

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4. Women’s Reproductive Tract Infections: Influence on Duration and Outcome of Pregnancy. (Līdzautorībā). // Proc. Latvian Acad. Sci., Section B, vol. 56, Nr. 1 / 2, 2002, p 42.-47.5. Celebrālās triekas slimnieku lineāro garuma mērījumu sakarības ar viņu funkcionālo stāvokli. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti. – Rīga: RSU, 2003, 128.-133. lpp.6. Informācija un institucionālās komplementāritātes privātajā veselības apdrošināšanā. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti. – Rīga: RSU, 2003, 157.-167. lpp.7. Level of IL-12 and IL-10 in serum of woman with reproductive tract infections in the first trimester of pregnancy. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti. – Rīga: RSU, 2003, 168.-173. lpp.8. Immune status of females exposed to chemicals and suffering from skin diseases. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti. – Rīga: RSU, 2003, 174.-178. lpp.9. Bioloģiskās un sociālās pazīmes ginekoloģiskajās nodaļās stacionētām sievietēm ar reproduktīvās sistēmas slimībām. (Līdzautorībā). –// RSU Zinātniskie raksti. – Rīga: RSU, 2003, 184.-188. lpp.10. Mikroplazmas ietekme uz grūtniecības gaitu un iznākumu. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti. – Rīga: RSU, 2003, 252.-255. lpp.11. Minor physical anomalies as an indicator of the state of health in female. (Līdzautorībā). // Biologia, Nr.1, 2003, p 47.-50.12. Elektrophysiological characteristics of functional state of Chernobyl accident cean-up worker’s brain. (Līdzautorībā). // Proc. International conference: Clinical neurosciences: neurophysiology, neurology, neurosurgery. – Yalta-Gurzuff, 2003, p 24.-26.13. Galvas smadzeņu funkcionālā stāvokļa novērtējums saistībā ar asins mononukleāro šūnu strukturālām novirzēm Černobiļas AES avārijas seku likvidēšanas dalībniekiem. (Līdzautorībā). // Zinātniskie raksti, 2003.g. medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2004, 332.-338. lpp.14. Cerebrālās triekas slimnieku barojuma un funkcionālā stāvokļa sakarības. (Līdzautorībā). // Zinātniskie raksti, 2003.g. medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2004, 405.-411. lpp.15. Jauniešu ķermeņa stājas un pēdu asimetrija, uzsākot mācības augstskolā. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 132.-137. lpp.16. Audiovizuālās stimulācijas ietekme uz vesela cilvēka hemodinamiku un centrālo nervu sistēmu. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 226.-228. lpp.17. Molekulārisma ideja teorētiskās socioloģijas attīstības vērtējumos (kopā ar A.Vilku). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 152. lpp. darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 226.-228. lpp.18. Cranofacial indices in parents with cleft children and healthy individuals (kopā ar Ē.Nagli un I.Balodi). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 122. lpp.19. Terapijas ietekme uz cistiskās fibrozes pacientu dzīvildzi (kopā ar I.Znotiņu un V.Švābi). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 127. lpp.20. Molekulārisma ideja teorētiskās socioloģijas attīstības vērtējumos (kopā ar A.Vilku). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname SIGNE TOMSONEDate of birth January 24.,1970

Education2004- Riga Stradins university, doctoral studies1995-1996 Medical Academy of Latvia,Modificate

Course of Occupational Therapy; qualification - occupational therapist

1994-1995 AML Residenture at the rehabilitation speciality

1988-1994 Tartu university, Medical faculty, Department of Sport Medicine; qualification – doctor of sport

Scientific degree - Academic title Assistant

Work experience1996- RSU Faculty of Rehabilitation Academic

School of Occupational Therapy head and assistant of practice

2000-2002 University Clinic Children Hospital, occupational therapist

1996-2000 National Rehabilitation centre "Vaivari", occupational therapist

1994-1995 Children Hospital "Gailezers", physiotherapist

1992-1993 Tartu Military Hospital, nurse

Publications 5

Participation in public organizationsLatvian Association of Occupational Therapists. Latvian Association of Rehabilitation. Latvian Association of Sport Medicine.

Scientific activities Occupational therapy

Participation in international conferences and symposiums3

Last 6 years list of publications1. Veselība un uzturēšanas nozīme gados veciem cilvēkiem Latvijā (kopā Z.Liepiņu). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 32. lpp.

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2. Apmierinātība ar dzīvi un garīgā veselība gados veciem cilvēkiem Latvijā (kopā ar I.Kalniņu un L.Cibuli). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 34. lpp.3. Ikdienas aktivitātes un to nozīme gados veciem cilvēkiem. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 35. lpp.4. The Meaning of Everyday Activity Performance at Home among Old People in Latvia. // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname IRĒNA UPENIECEDate of birth September 4,1955

Education1990-1995 Latvian University, Doctoral studies in

educational research and psychology 1972-1976 Latvian State Institute for Physical

Culture; qualification - educator

Scientific degree Doctor of Educational Sciences (1995) Academic title Assistant professor

Work experience2004- Riga Stradiņš University, Department of

Sport and Education, Assistant professor.1998-2004 Riga Stradiņš University, Department of

Rehabilitation, Assistant professor 1998-2000 Department of Medical Education,

Specialist1995-1998 Latvian Medical Academy, Lecturer of

Department of Rehabilitation1979-1990 Riga Medical Institute, Lecturer1976-1979 Sport Association “Daugava”, instructor

Publications 20

Participation in public organizationsController of the Pedagogical Association of Latvian Researchers.Member of the Association of Educationalists – Historians of the Baltic States.Member of the International Women’s Organization.Member of the international women’s movement.

Scientific activities History of pedagogy, history of medicine, quality of education

Participation in international conferences and symposiums14

Last 6 years list of publications1. Fiziskā audzināšana Latvijā. – Rīga: Raka, 2000. - 161 lpp. 5. Studentu motivācijas analīze no pirmā līdz sestajam mācību gadam Rīgas Stradiņa Universitātē. (Līdautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskās konferences tēzes, 2000, 91. lpp.6. Dažas domas par nākotnes izglītību. // AML/RSU Rakstu krājums "Pieredze, teorija un prakse medicīniskajā izglītībā", 2000, 31. lpp.

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7. AML/RSU studentu motivācija mācīties no pirmā līdz sestajam mācību gadam. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti, 2001, 161.-165. lpp.8. Latvijas sākumskolas vecuma bērnu fiziskā sagatavotība. (Līdzautorībā). // III Starptautiskais sporta medicīnas kongress, 2001, 29.-30. lpp.9. Tiešās uzskatāmības aizsākumi medicīniskajā izglītībā pasaulē un Latvijā (kopā ar R.Vēliņu). // ACTA MEDIKO - HISTORICA RIGENSIA, 2002, 171.-179. lpp.10. Fiziskās audzināšanas speciālistu sagatavošana 20.gs. 20.-30. gados Latvijā. // ATEE (Association for Teacher Education in Europe) LU Spring University, 2002. 11. Theoretical and practical development of physical education in Latvian schools before 1940. // Starptautiskā zinātniskā konference Lietuvā, 2002, p 2001-2004. 12. Ieskats sieviešu izglītībā (kopā ar T.Škoļņikovu). // RPIVA Starptautiskā zinātniskā konference, 2004, 546.-551. lpp.13. Importance of direct visibility in medical and sport education. (Līdzautorībā). // Research into the history of pedagogy in the Baltic States, 2004, p 274-285. 14. Priekšmeti, lietas rehabilitācijas procesā. // RSU Zinātniski praktiskā konference, 2004, 42. lpp.15. Tiešas uzskatāmības aizsākumi medicīniskajā izglītībā pasaulē un Latvijā, kā arī sporta pedagoģiskajā izglītībā Latvijā. // RSU Medicīnas nozares zinātniskā konference, 2004, 166. lpp.16. Theoretical and practical development of phisical education in Latvian schools (kopā ar T.Škoļņikovu). // 9th Annual Congress of the ECSS, 2004, Clermont – Ferrand, France, p 166.17. Quality of the study process organization in medicai education at the Riga Stradins University (kopā ar J.Vētru un U.Teibi). // Mecīniskās izglītības kongress „AMEE 2005”, 2005, p 229.18. The approach to learning in Medical Academy of Latvia. (Līdzuatorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname AIVARS VĒTRADate of birth Juny 5,1956

Education1992 – 1994 Physician Rehabilitologist, Re-

specialisation in Rehabilitation Residency

1986 – 1989 Pediatric Surgeon, Residency Medical Academy of Latvia

1980 – 1981 Pediatric Surgeon, Medical Academy of Latvia

1974 – 1980 Pediatrician, Medical Academy of Latvia; qualification - doctor

Scientific degree Medical Doctor (2003) Academic title Associate professor

Work experience2001 – 2003 Chairman of the Developmental and

Planning Department of Jurmala City Council

1997 – Deputy, Jurmala City Council 1994 – Dean, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Riga

Stradiņš University, head of department of physiotherapy master course, lecturer Faculty of Rehabilitation

1992 – 2005 Director, National Rehabilitation Centre „Vaivari”

1991 – 1992 Head of the Health Department of Jurmala City Council

1989 – 1992 Deputy of Jurmala City Council1981 – 1991 Burn sorgeon of Pediactric teaching

hospital

Publications 24

Participation in public organizationsAssociation of Rehabilitation in Latvia - President.The Union of Professional Organisations in Rehabilitation in Latvia - President. Baltic Association for Rehabilitation – President.The Union of Professional Organisations in Rehabilitation in Latvia - President Association of Pediatric Surgeons of Latvia - member Association of Burns of Latvia – member Association of Health Care Managers of Latvia - member Union “Latvijas ceļš” – Chair of Jūrmala Division

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Union “Priedaines Jahtklubs” - President.

Scientific activities Surgery, rehabilitation

Participation in international conferences and symposiums39

Last 6 years list of publications1. The development of professional in rehabilitation in Latvia (kopā ar An.Vētru). // VII European Congress “Research in rehabilitation”. – Madrid, 2001, p 1-6. 2. The dynamics of accessibility to rehabilitation services for patients with CP within the last 5 Years in Latvia. (Līdzautorībā). // 5th International Congress on Cerebral Palsy: Proceedings. – Bled, Slovenia, 2001, p 149-154.3. Cerību pārdošana?: Par Nacionālo rehabilitācijas centru “Vaivari”. // Latv. Ārsts, 2001, Nr.9, 9.-10. lpp.4. Rehabilitācijas efektivitāte Spinālajā nodaļā 2000.gadā. (Līdzautorībā). // Pasaules latviešu ārstu 4. kongress. – Rīga, 2001, 101. lpp.5. Latvijas rehabilitācijas sistēmas profesionālo resursu attīstības perspektīvas (kopā ar An.Vētru un A.Grosbārdi). // Pasaules latviešu ārstu 4. kongress. – Rīga, 2001, 197. lpp.6. Образование системы реабилитации в Латвии. (Līdzautorībā). // Проблемы медико-социальной экспертизы, профилактики инвалидности и реабилитации в современных условиях. // Тезисы докладов Междунар. Конференции. – Минск, 2001, c. 39-40.7. Occupational Therapy – a new profession in the labour market of Latvia. (Līdzautorībā). // 13th World Congress of Occupational Therapists. – Stockholm, 2002.8. The results of co-operation between Swedish and Latvian Occupational Therapists 1995-2000. (Līdzautorībā). // 13th World Congress of Occupational Therapists. – Stockholm, 2002.9. Experience in Co-operation Between the Stroke Unit and the Rehabilitation Centre. (Līdzautorībā). // ISPRM 2nd World Congress: Proceedings. – Prague, 2003. 10. Sociālo zinātņu loģisko diskursu definēšanas problēmas (kopā ar A.Vilku). // LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 5.-12. lpp.11. Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā (kopā ar A.Vilku un L.Vilku). // LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 13.-17. lpp.12. Sociālā darba profesijas un loģisko diskursu attīstības specifika Latvijā (kopā ar L.Vilku). // LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 19.-24. lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname LUDMILA VĪKSNADate of birth Oktober 22,1946

Education1988-1989 Peking Medicine University1979-1981 1st Moscow Medical Institute1971-1979 Residency of Riga Medical Institute1965-1971 Riga Medical Institute; qualification -

doctorScientific degree Dr.habil.med. (1991) Academic title Professor

Work experience2006 - RSU head of department of Infectoligy

diseas, professor1996-1997 Director, chief dovtor of Infectology

Center of Latvia1991-1996 Infectology Center of Latvia, chief

doctor1986-1991 Riga Medical Institute Associate

profesor of department of Infectoligy diseas

1976 – 1986 Riga Medical Institute assistant of department of Infectoligy diseas

1971-1975 Resident in Riga Medical Institute Department of Infection disease

Publications 131

Participation in public organizationsPresident of the Latvian Infectologists Association.Vice-president of the Latvian Hepatologists Association.President of the Latvian Infectologists Association.Vice-president of the Baltic State Association of Parasitolog.Member of the International Association for the Study of the Liver.Member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.

Scientific activities Infection disease, hepatology, specific epidemiology, deontology of medicine, acupuncture

Participation in international conferences and symposiums41

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Last 6 years list of publications1. Pulmonary infections related to HIV-infected/AIDS patients in Latvia. (Līdzautorībā). – XIII Int. AIDS Conference. – Durban, South Africa, 2000, p 29.-31.2. Pays candidats a l`Union europeenne: demain d`sans l`Union, aujourd`hui seuls face au side. (Līdzautorībā). – Medicine et maladies infectieuses, vol.33. Suppl. B, 2003, p 25-26.3. Ērču encefalīts: vai adekvāti novērtējam tā smaguma pakāpi klīnikā? (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 68.-73. lpp.4. Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Haemophilicians: Unsolved Problems (kopā ar R.Sīmani un S.Lejnieci). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 82.-88. lpp.5. Association of Human Leukocyte Antigens with HIV Infection. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2004. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 155.-157. lpp.6. Treatment of Acute Hepatitis C: Intriguing Preliminary Data. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2005. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 36.-39. lpp.7. RSU studējošo veselības galvenie rādītāji mācību gada sākumā (kopā ar S.Ginteri, B.Brokāni, R.Andrēziņu). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 164. lpp.8. Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes studentu garīgās veselības rādītāji dinamikā mācību gada laikā (kopā ar S.Ginteri un R.Andrēziņu). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).9. Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes studentu veselības galvenie rādītāji 2005./2006. studiju gada sākumā (kopā ar S.Ginteri un R.Andrēziņu). // RSU Zinātniskie raksti: 2006. gada medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname LOLITA VILKADate of birth December 27,1951

Education1986-1989 Postgraduate course, Latvia State

University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Department of Philosophy; qualification – philosophy

1971-1976 J.Vitols Latvia State Conservatoire;qualification – choir conductor

Scientific degree Doctor of philosophy (1990) Academic title Assistant professor

Work experience2004 - Riga Stradins University, Faculty of

Rehabilitation methodologist and head educational programme

2003 - Profesore Higher School of Social Technologies, associated professor

1985 – 1996 Christian Academy of Latvia, assistant profesor and associated professor

1991 – 1997 Higher School of Social Work and Social Pedagogy “Attistiba”, assistant professor

1975 – 1981 University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, lecturer

1969 – 1990 Department of Culture of Tukums region, manager

1973-1980 Children’s Music school of Tukums, teacher

Publications 50

Participation in public organizationsExperts Commission of higher education quality, member.International project VETURI, collaborator.

Scientific activities Social work, philosophy, axiology

Participation in international conferences and symposiums10

Last 6 years list of publications1. Sociālā darba terminoloģijas vārdnīca. (Līdzautorībā). – Rīga, 2000.

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2. Values and Problems of Human Life. // Pedagoģisko rakstu krājums II., 1.d. – Liepāja, 2003, 7.-15. lpp.3. Sociālā darba profesijas attīstības specifika Latvijā. // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 150.-160. lpp.4. Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā (kopā ar A.Vilku). // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 161.-166. lpp.5. Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā (kopā ar A.Vilku un A.Vētru). // LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 13.-17. lpp.6. Sociālā darba profesijas un loģisko diskursu attīstības specifika Latvijā (kopā ar A.Vētru). – LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 19.-24. lpp.7. Diskursu problemātika pedagoģiskajā procesā (kopā ar A.Vilku). // 3. Starptautiskās konferences “Pedagoģija: Teorija un prakse” materiāli. – Liepāja, 2005, 13.-18. lpp.8. Lauku nabadzība (kopā ar D.Staķi). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 160. lpp.9. Problems of Discourse Under the Conditions of the Social Policy (kopā ar A.Vilku). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums sociālajās zinātnēs. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).10. Loģiskā kvadrāta pielietojuma iespējas socioloģiskajās aptaujās (kopā ar L.Vilku). // LZA Vēstis (Pieņemts publicēšanai).

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Personal dataName, surname ANDREJS VILKSDate of birth August 30, 1954

Education1978 – 1981 Adjunct of the Scientific Research Institute of

Ministry of Home Affairs of the USSR1972 – 1976 The Omsk Higher School of Police,

Scientific degree Doctor of law (1981)

Academic title Associate professor

Work experience2004 - Riga Stradins University, Faculty of European

Studies, dean,Chair of Sociology, assistant professor

2001-2005 Riga Council, chief of a department2000-2001 Riga Stradins University, Institute of European

Integration, Chair of Sociology, manager of Bachelor’s programme, assistant professor

1993-2004 Centre of Criminological research, manager1991-1993 Security Service of the Republic of Latvia,

Bureau of Social-politic researches, manager1989-1991 Scientific Research Institute of Ministry of

Home Affairs of the Soviet Union, Department ofThe Baltic Criminological Researches, manager

1984-1989 Scientific Research Institute of Ministry of HomeAffairs of the Soviet Union, senior research associate

1981-1984 The Minsk Higher School of Ministry of HomeAffairs of the Soviet Union, the Riga Department,lecturer

Publications 135

Participation in public organizationsThe Baltic Forum against Criminals and Terrorism (chairman of the founders board).The World Forum against Criminals and Terrorism (member of the board).Association of Independent Criminologists of Latvia (chairman of the board).

Research interests Criminology, devianthology

Participation in international conferences and symposiums 14

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Publications of the last six years1. Korupcija: Mācību grāmata juridiskām augstskolām un fakultātēm (līdzautore K.Ķipēna). – Rīga, 2000.2. Deviantoloģija. – Rīga, 2002.3. Cilvēku un viņu orgānu tirdzniecība: kriminoloģiskās, politiskās un sociālās problēmas. – Rīga: BAAF, 2002.4. Aspects of organized transnational crime in countries of transition. // NSFKS 43rd

Research Seminar “Social Change and Crime in Scandinavian and Baltic Region” (Jurmala, Latvia; 2001): Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology, 2002, p 100-102.5. Latvijas kriminālās dimensijas: tendenču analīze un nākotnes vīzijas. // Sociālekonomiskā procesa trajektorija Latvijā laikā no 1985. līdz 2002.gadam. Kur tā ved Latviju: zin. pētījums. – Ventspils, 2002.- 319.-333. lpp.6. Sociālās zinātnes un sabiedriskā un tiesiskā kultūra vienotās Eiropas politiskās telpas izveides kontekstā. // Sociālās zinātnes: Starpt. konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 98.-110. lpp.7. Globalizācijas sociāli tiesiskās problēmas – neatrisināmo pretrunu eskalācijas metastāzes. // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 153. lpp.8. Sociālā nedrošība kā deviāciju determinants. // RSU Eiropas Studiju fakultātes Starptautiskās akadēmiskās personāla konferences „Atstumtība un nedrošība – riski un risinājumi” programma un tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 8. lpp.9. Profesionālās kvalifikācijas atzīšanas problēmas juridiskās izglītības sistēmā. // Starptautiskās konferences “Izglītība sociālo pārmaiņu apstākļos” tēzes. – Daugavpils, 2006, 41. lpp.10. Globalizācijas sociāli tiesiskās problēmas – neatrisināmo pretrunu eskalācijas metastāzes. // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums sociālajās zinātnēs. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).11. Kriminalitāte globalizācijas apstākļos un ekonomiskā drošība. // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums sociālajās zinātnēs. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).12. Sociālā nedrošība kā deviāciju determinants. // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums sociālajās zinātnēs. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).

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Personal dataName, surname ANDRIS VILKSDate of birth August 30.,1954

Education1976 – 1978 Latvian Academy of Sciences, Institute

of History and Philosophy, post-graduateship

1968-1973 LSU Faculty of History and Philosophy; qualification – teacher of philosophy,sociologist

Scientific degree Doctor of philosophy (1989) Academic title Associate professor

Work experience2005- RSU Institute of Rehabilitation, head of

laboratory of Social research, assoc. prof. at Faculty of Rahabilitation, Supervisor of Doctor’s degree programme

2004-2005 RSU Institute of Rehabilitation, head of laboratory of Social research, assoc. prof. at Chair of Sociology, Supervisor of Doctor’s degree programme

2003-2004 RSU Faculty of European Studies, assoc. prof. at Chair of Sociology, Supervisor of Master’s degree programme

2002-2003 RSU Faculty of European Studies, lecturer at Chair of Sociology, Supervisor of Bachelor’s degree programme

2001 – 2002 Assoc. prof. at Latvian Christian Academy

1997-2001 Lecturer at Latvian Christian Academy 1993 – 1997 Lecturer at Higher School of Social

Work and Social Pedagogics “Attīstība”1990 – 1992 Director of publishing house “Latvijas

enciklopēdija”1988-1990 Chief editor of publishing house of

Latvia’s encyclopaedia1986 – 1988 Chief of editorial board of Philosophy

and Rights at chief editorial board of encyclopaedias

1983 – 1986 Chief of editorial board of Philosophy and Rights at chief editorial board of encyclopaedias

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1973 – 1983 Latvian Academy of Sciences, Institute of History and Philosophy, junior research associate

Publications about 500 (encyclopeadia articles including)

Participation in public organizationsCo-worker of International programme VETURI.Consultant and interpreter for International organization Christian Churches of God.LR Ministry of Education and Science ISEC methodist not on regular staff.ISEC expert to LR Ministry of Education and Science.Member of RSU Revision committee.

Scientific activities Classical and modern sociology theories, sociology of religion, logics, philosophy, epistemology

Participation in international conferences and symposiums18

Last 6 years list of publications1. Ievads filozofijā. – Rīga: Raka, 2000. – 187 lpp.2. Ievads filozofijā: Praktikums. – Rīga: Raka, 2000. – 72 lpp.3. Vārdnīca filozofijā. – Rīga, Raka, 2000. – 160 lpp.4. Filozofija Latvijā: Antoloģija. – Rīga, Raka, 2001. – 276 lpp.5. Pasaules filozofija: Antoloģija, 1. daļa. – Rīga, Raka, 2001. – 186 lpp.6. Pasaules filozofija: Antoloģija, 2. daļa, - Rīga, Raka, 2001. – 176 lpp.7. Ievads loģikā. – Rīga, Raka, 2003. – 111 lpp.8. Socioloģisko pētījumu kontekstuālās problēmas. – Rīga: Drukātava, 2006. – 172 lpp.9. Reliģiskās ticības un racionālā prāta attiecību problēma Bībelē // Sabiedrība un kultūra. – Liepāja, 2001, 197.-204. lpp.10. Marksisms kā savdabīga reliģija // Sabiedrība un kultūra. – Liepāja, 2003, 133.-143. lpp11. Skolēnam nepieciešamās filozofiskās domāšanas apguves problēmas // Pedagoģija: Teorija un prakse, 1. daļa. – Liepāja, 2003, 254.-262. lpp.12. Sociālā telpa un sociālais laiks // Sabiedrība un kultūra. – Liepāja, 2004, 217.-220. lpp.13.Marksa metodoloģija sociālo procesu izpētē // Sabiedrība un kultūra. – Liepāja, 2005, 226.-235. lpp.14. Sociālo zinātņu definēšanas problēmas // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 18.-28. lpp.15. Klasiskā metodoloģija sociālo zinātņu izstrādē // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 29.-41. lpp.

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16.Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā (kopā ar L.Vilku). // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 161.-166. lpp.17. Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā (kopā ar L.Vilku un A.Vētru). // LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 13.-17. lpp.18. Sociālo zinātņu loģisko diskursu definēšanas problēmas (kopā ar A.Vētru). – LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 5.-12. lpp.19. Diskursu problemātika pedagoģiskajā procesā (kopā ar L.Vilku). // 3. Starptautiskās konferences “Pedagoģija: Teorija un prakse” materiāli. – Liepāja, 2005, 13.-18. lpp.20. Loģiskā kvadrāta pielietojuma izraisītās problēmas socioloģisko aptauju rezultātu analīzē. // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 151. lpp.21. Molekulārisma ideja teorētiskās socioloģijas attīstības vērtējumos (kopā ar U.Teibi). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 152. lpp.22. Formālās loģikas nozīme socioloģisko aptauju specifikas studijās. // Starptautiskās konferences “Izglītība sociālo pārmaiņu apstākļos” tēzes. – Daugavpils, 2006, 41.-42. lpp.23. Naudas faktors cilvēku atsvešināšanās proceos. // Starptautiskās akadēmiskā personāla konferences „Atstumtība un nedrošība – riski un risinājumi” programma un tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 36.-37. lpp.24. Molekulārisma ideja teorētiskās socioloģijas attīstības vērtējumos (kopā ar U.Teibi). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums sociālajās zinātnēs. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).25. Eiropas klasiskās sociāli humanitārās zinātnes pamatproblēma globalizācijas kontekstā (kopā ar L.Vilku). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums sociālajās zinātnēs. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).26. Loģiskā kvadrāta pielietojuma iespējas socioloģiskajās aptaujās (kopā ar L.Vilku). // LZA Vēstis, 2007 (pieņemts publicēšanai).27. Formālās loģikas nozīme socioloģisko aptauju specifikas studijās. // DU Zinātnisko rakstu krājums, 2007 (pieņemts publicēšanai). 28. Socioloģisko pētījumu filozofiskais, reliģiskais un epistemoloģiskais konteksts. // LZA Vēstis, 2007 (pieņemts publicēšanai.)29. Filozofija studentiem: Studiju materiāli. – \\Medula\Materiaali\studentiem\MF_un_citiem_studentiem\Lolitas_Vilkas_materiaali\Soc_D_AS\Andris_Vilks. - 40 lpp.30. Vārdīca: Studiju materiāli. – \\Medula\Materiaali\studentiem\MF_un_citiem_studentiem\Lolitas_Vilkas_materiaali\Soc_D_AS\Andris_Vilks. - 128 lpp.31. Pasaules domātāji: Studiju materiāli. – \\Medula\Materiaali\studentiem\MF_un_citiem_studentiem\Lolitas_Vilkas_materiaali\Soc_D_AS\Andris_Vilks. - 245 lpp.32. Latvijas domātāji: Studiju materiāli. – \\Medula\Materiaali\studentiem\MF_un_citiem_studentiem\Lolitas_Vilkas_materiaali\Soc_D_AS\Andris_Vilks. - 278 lpp.

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Personal dataName, surname JĀNIS ZAĻKALNSDate of birth August 20,1950

Education1974-1976 Riga Medical Institute postgraduate

course1968-1974 Riga Medical Institute; qualification -

doctorScientific degree Dr.habil.Med. (1990) Academic title Professor

Work experience2003- International Institute of Practical

Psychology, rector2003- Riga Stradins University Department of

Rehabilitation, professor1999-2003 Riga Stradins University Institute of

Family medicine, director, professor1994-2002 Riga Stradins University, vice rector for

education1993-1994 Medical Academy of Latvia, vice rector

for clinics 1989-1992 Medical Academy of Latvia, Department

of doctor qualification raising, dean1990-1998 Riga Stradins University Institute of

Family medicine, director, professor 1988-1989 Medical Academy of Latvia Institute of

Family medicine, associate professor 1987-1988 Ministry of Public Health the Soviet

Union of the Republic of Latvia, Board of Medical scientific, scientific secretary

1979-1987 Riga Medical Institute Department of Therapy, assistant

1976-1979 Riga Medical Institute Department of Therapy, assistant

Publications 123

Participation in public organizationsPresident of Latvian Association of Enzymologists.President of Latvian Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.Certification commission member of Latvian Association of Internists.Accreditation commission member of Higher Education of LR Ministry of Education and Science.Board member of Latvian Association of Higher School Professors.

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Merited member of State Council of Scientists.

Scientific activities Gerontology, geriatrics

Participation in international conferences and symposiums49

Last 6 years list of publications1. Vīriešu reproduktīvās veselības problēma. (Līdzautorībā.) – Doctus, 2001, Nr.4, 18.-19. lpp.2. Pamatkoncepcijas gerontoloģijā un geriatrijā. // Materia Medica, 2002, 7.-10. lpp.3. Importance of the cooperation between a patient with arterial hypertension and a family doctor in the improvement of life quality. (With join authors). // VI International conference “Family Health in XXI Century”: Abstract book. – Dubai, 2002, p 70.4. Self-appraisal of the life quality for patient with primary arterial hypertension connected with depression. (With join authors). // VI International conference “Family Health in XXI Century”: Abstract book. – Dubai, 2002, p 169.5. Socioeconomic characteristics of patients with depression. (With join authors). // VII International conference “Family health in XXI century”: Abstract book. – Valetta, Malta, 2003, p 233.6. Individual criteria of life quality in elderly persons. (With join authors). // VII International conference “Family health in XXI century”: Abstract book. – Valetta, Malta, 2003, p 72-73.7. Veselības nozīme cilvēka dzīves ceļā. // Starptautiskās zinātniskās konferencesmateriāli. – Psiholoģisko pētījumu biļetens Nr. 15 – Rīga, 2004, 34.-35. lpp.8. Principal aspects of nowadays geriatrics. (With join authors). // Abstract book. – Goa, India, 2004, p 93.9. Principal aspects of gerontopharmacology. (With join authors). // Abstract book. – Goa, India, 2004, p 39.

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Personal data:Name, surname DAINA ZVAIGZNEDate of birth June 25,1958

Education:2006- PhD studies in Social Sciences study

programme in the branch of Sociology at Rīga Stradiņš University

2000-2002 Master’s studies in Education Sciences in the branch of Pedagogics at Daugavpils University

1997-1998 Riga Technical University, Institute of Humanities; qualification – pedagogue

1976-1981 Latvijan Academy of Agriculture; qualification – engineer-technologist

Scientific degree -

Academic title Lecturer

Work experience2006- Methodoligist of Academic School of Social

Work at Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Rehabilitation

2005-2006 Assistant to the director of Employment State Agency project “Darba tirgus pētījumi” ; Economist of Department of Labour market study

2001-2005 Senior desk officer at the Ministry of Education and Science Department of Education Policy; senior desk officer of Department of Professional Education and Further Education; secretary of Professional Education and Employment three-sided cooperation subcouncil

1996-2001 Senior specialist of Jēkabpils region council Education department; head of Adult Education Centre

1989-1992 Deputy chair of Jēkabpils town and region executive committee; executive secretary

1981-1989 Master at Jēkabpils Forestry; head of professional orientation office at the secondary school.

Publications 4

Involvement in public organizationsEvaluation expert of ESF projects.

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Participation at management committee of ESF national programme "Darba tirgus pētījumi" .Participation at the project "Kapacitātes stiprināšana nodarbinātības un dzimumu līdztiesības politikas izstrādē un ieviešanā iesaistītajām institūcijām".Participation at Germany and Latvia ES Phare Twinning project "Nodarbinātības apmācību stratēģija", exchange of experience in issues of employment policy abroad: Sweden, the netherlands, Ireland, Germany.Participation at the project in studying the education capacity increase (World Bank), in cooperation with Harward University International Education group.

Scientific interests Education policy, social policy

Participation at international conferences 6Publications in the last six years1. Profesionālās izglītības atttīstības aspekti nodarbinātības stratēģijā. // Konferences "Nodarbinātības stratēģija" materiālu apkopojums. – Rīga, 2004.

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Personal dataName, surname RUTA ŽAGAREDate of birth November 5.,1951

Education1979-1983 RTOZPI1974-1979 Internship in pediatrics (Riga Medical

Institute1970-1976 Riga Medical Institute, qualification -

pediatricianScientific degree - Academic title Assistant professor

Work experience2003- Riga Stradiņš University, Institute of

Anatomy and Anthropology, acting docent;

2002- Riga Stradiņš University, Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Department of Anatomy, director of studies

1996-2003 AML/RSU Department of Anatomy, lecturer

1983-1996 AML, Department of Anatomy, assistant;

1979-1983 Junior researcher in Riga Scientific Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedy.

Publications 24

Participation in public organizationsMembership in Professional and nongovernmental organizations.

Member of Latvian Anatomists, Histologists, Embryologists Society.

Scientific activities Anthropometria

Participation in international conferences and symposiums15

Last 6 years list of publications1. Osteosindesmoloģija un mioloģija. Metodiskās rekomendācijas MF I kursa

studentiem. (Līdzautorībā). – Rīga, 2001.2. Osteosindesmoloģija un mioloģija: Metodiskās rekomendācijas SF I kursa

studentiem. – Rīga, 2002.

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3. Sekundāro dzimumpazīmju – menarhes rādītāji 20.gs. 30.gadu latvietēm pēc J. Prīmaņa anatomijas muzeja materiāliem. (Līzautorībā). // The Professor Gaston Victor Backman Scientific conference. – Rīga, 2003.

4. Splanhnoloģija: Metodiskās rekomendācijas SF I kursa studentiem (kopā ar S.Umbraško). – Rīga, 2003.

5. Osteosyndesmology and myology: Metodiskās rekomendācijas MF I kursa ārzemju

studentiem (kopā ar S.Boku un Dz.Kažoku). – Rīga, 2003.6. Anatomija: Metodiskās rekomendācijas FF studentiem. – Rīga, 2003.7. 20.gs. beigu Rīgas meiteņu ķermeņa masas un satvara saistība ar ķermeņa

garumarādītājiem. (Līdzautorībā). // RSU Medicīnas nozares zinātniskā konference, 2004.8. Changes in the Latvian girls height in the 20th century. (Līdzautorībā). //

InternationalScientific Conference. “200 Years of Lithuanian Anthropology”. – Vilnius, 2004. 9. RSU studentu pēdu antropometrisko parametru un velvju izpēte. (Līdzautorībā).

// RSU Medicīnas nozares zinātniskā konference, 2004.10.Rīgas lietuviešu skolas bērnu stājas un pēdu izpēte. (Līdzautorībā). // “200

Years of Lithuanian Anthropology”. – Vilnius, 2004.11. Analiza poszczegolnych parametrow morfologicznych

mtodzierzyprzedstawicieli gier sportowych. (Līdzautorībā). // IX International scientific conference Physical activity of people at different age. – Szczecin – Brzozki, 2004.

12. Physical activities and communicative therapy of patients with neuroleptic complications. (Līdzautorībā). // IX International scientific conference Physical activity of people at different age. University of Szcezin, Institute of Physical Culture, Section in Szcezin, 2004.

13. Morphofunctional Changes in Cleft Disordered Tissue in Children During Secondary Bone Grafting. (Līdzautorībā). // Tissue Biology VI International conference dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the opening of Old Anatomical Theatre. – Tartu, 2005.

14. Characteristics of Riga Schoolchildren Feet Morphological Parameters. (Līdzautorībā). // Tissue Biology VI international conference dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the opening of Old Anatomical Theatre. – Tartu, 2005.

15. Investigation of the Physical Development of the Children and Youth – Historical

Review. (Līdzautorībā). // Tissue Biology VI international conference dedicated tothe 200th anniversary of the opening of Old Anatomical Theatre. – Tartu, 2005. 16. Foot Parameters and Asymmetries in Riga Schoolchildren at the Turn of the

Century. (Līdzautorībā). // Tissue Biology VI international conference dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the opening of Old Anatomical Theatre – Tartu, 2005.

17. Rīgas skolēnu kustību aktivitāte, veselības stāvoklis un stājas 21.gs. sākumā.(Līdzautorībā). // 4. Starptautiskais Baltijas sporta medicīnas kongress. – Rīga,

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