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Dilemmas of social workers working with people in material distress
KOTISA, Jan
The chosen topic of this thesis is "dilemmas of social workers in working with people in material need." The thesis is divided into several chapters that primarily focus on an introduction to the issues of social policy and social work; further presentation of the Labour Office of the Czech Republic and the system of assistance benefits in material need; introduction to ethical issues and presentation of basic ethical theories. Last but not least, it also focuses on the dilemmas that a social worker may encounter when working with a client in material need and the application of ethical theories to solve them. The goal of the thesis is to find out what dilemmas social workers may face when working with people in material need, how they react to them and solve them.
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Ethical Dilemmas Of Social Workers When Working With Clients Who Provide Sexual Services
KOCHLŐFLOVÁ, Monika
The aim of my diploma thesis is to formulate ethical dilemmas that social workers solve when working with sex workers and to analyze the most frequently mentioned dilemmas. The task of this diploma thesis is to describe and summarize ethical dilemmas. The collection of information was based on four semi-structured interviews with social workers. The work is divided into six chapters, in which I describe the target group, social work and its specifics with this target group. Other chapters are devoted to social work with sex workers, the role of the social worker and research methodology. The next chapter deals with the ethics of social work and the most common dilemmas of social workers. At the end of the work there is an analysis of the ethical dilemma of social work in the time of Covid from the perspective of the ethical theory of deontology and utilitarianism.
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Ethical dilemmas of social workers in elderly residential services
BUREŠOVÁ, Andrea
The thesis focuses on the issue of ethical dilemmas faced by social worker when working with seniors in residential social services, specifically in retirement homes. The thesis discusses aging, social work with seniors, and the social worker, addressing the dispute associated with the helping profession. Another part of the thesis deals with ethical dilemmas and specific problematic situations encountered by social workers during their practice in retirement homes. The problematic situations are described in the form of case studies. The pivotal chapter of the thesis explores ethics in social work, its significance, values, and the application of ethical theories in social work. At the end of the chapter, an ethical reflection on a selected ethical dilemma is conducted using Kantian ethics. The principles of Kantian ethics can be helpful in the practice of a social worker when making decisions in challenging situations.
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Ethical dilemmas in supervision
Filípková, Barbora ; Veselý, Arnošt (advisor) ; Zatloukal, Leoš (referee)
This study aims to explore the factors that play part in ethical dilemma decision making for external supervisors in social work. Using qualitative methodology it looks at what dilemmas supervisors meet in their practice, what decision making processes they undertake and specifically what factors help them to make those decisions. Two areas of factors were identified - internal and external. The overall conclusion is that supervision ethics is a complex field that requires constant reflection and effort on the part of the supervisor. At conclusion I present some recommendations for better ethical decision making in supervision: attention to prevention rather than control, developing ethical sensitivity and maturity, better ethical education, more professionalisation in supervision
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Ethical dilemmas in social work from the perspective of a social worker with convicts in prison
VIKOVÁ, Zuzana
The diploma thesis focuses on ethical dilemmas in the work of a social worker with convicts serving a prison sentence from an interdisciplinary perspective. The diploma thesis deals with the importance of ethics in the work of a social worker, defines the subject of ethics, especially the relationship between ethics and morality, and describes basic ethical approaches. The issue is approached not only from an ethical point of view, but also from a psychological and pedagogical point of view in the diploma thesis. The historical development of ethical opinions is captured from the point of view of the main representatives of ethical trends, such as deontology and utilitarianism. The diploma thesis deals with the concept of justice and social justice, with which ethical codes work as one of the basic values of social work. There is defined the social work, its goals, possible divisions, legislative anchoring of the social work and selected theoretical concepts in the next part of the thesis. The aim of the diploma thesis was to reveal specific situations that social worker encounters in prison and considers them to be ethically dilemmatic. The practical goal of the work was to explain how the social worker experiences these situations, what strategies she chooses when managing them and where she looks for sources of support for her decision-making.
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ETHICAL DILEMMAS OF SOCIAL WORKERS OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND LEGAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND THEIR SOLUTIONS
ŠVÝCARSKÁ, Kateřina
This diploma thesis deals with theme of Ethical dilemmas of social workers of department of social and legal protection of children and their solutions. It also describes activities of social and legal protection of children (OSPOD), characterizes social workes work on OSPOD, the principles and risks of this work. It defines the concept of ethics and ethical dilemmas and describes their solutions. The empirical part deals with qualitative research and data will be obtaines through in-depth interviews with OSPOD social workers. The main purpose of the work is to find out ethical dilemmas and how to OSPOD social workers solve them. a partial goal is to categorize these finding and compare them with previous investigations. Also find out what factors influence their choice of solution.
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Ethical dilemmas of social services for the elderly
PEKÁRKOVÁ, Lenka
In the introductory part, the diploma thesis deals with the description of the concept of old age and the basic physical and psychological changes that accompany this period. In the next part of the work, the term social worker and the legislative anchoring of social work in the Czech Republic are characterized. In the third part, the diploma thesis describes in detail terms such as ethics, ethical conduct, professional ethics, ethical code, ethical dilemmas and supervision. The next chapter, based on a written questionnaire and a subsequent interview, describes a view of the ethical dilemmas of six women workers in social services. Furthermore, from an ethical point of view, this chapter describes and analyzes problematic situations when working with the elderly, which social service workers formulated as ethical dilemmas. This part of the thesis is followed by another chapter, in which an analysis of a selected dilemmatic situation is carried out and an insight into the solution of a specific dilemmatic situation is provided using three ethical theories (deontology, utilitarianism and ethics of care).
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The bioethical issue of using artificial intelligence the therapy of anxiety
Grepl, Václav ; Fošum, Jan (advisor) ; Štica, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with possible ethical problems in the use of artificial intelligence as a supportive therapeutic tool for managing anxiety states. Developments in the field of artificial intelligence are of increasing clinical importance for its use in the field of mental health care. Systems based on artificial intelligence often take over some support tasks even in the field of therapeutic interventions that were previously provided by clinical psychologists. One of the main tools of psychotherapy is the psychotherapeutic interview conducted between the patient and the therapist. The interview is important for creating a therapeutic relationship, determining a diagnosis and for the therapeutic process itself. The traditional model of psychotherapy is expanding, as part of mental health care is now starting to be provided, partly due to capacity reasons, by artificial intelligence conversational systems leading a therapeutic conversation with the recipient of the therapy. For the ethically responsible clinical use of artificial intelligence, it is necessary to identify the possible ethical consequences of the growing use of artificial intelligence in the field of mental health care and to create the basis for both decision-making about the dynamics and limits of its use, as well as the...
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Ethical dilemmas of social work with people threatened by domestic violence
CHALOUPKOVÁ, Irena
This diploma thesis deals with social worker's ethical dilemmas by people endangered by domestic violence. The theoretical part is divided into four chapters and is focused on domestic violence characteristic, its forms and causes and the legislation and prevention connected with this topic. Further it is concerned with the characteristic of crisis assistance, code of ethics, intervention centers and the specific features of work with the people endangered by domestic violence. The fourth chapter describes often encountered ethical problems and dilemmas associated with the field.
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Ethical Dilemmas of Foster Care
KANTOR, Jan
This bachelor's thesis deals with the aspects of foster care itself and also focuses on social workers who are involved in this branch. The aim of this work is to point out the most common ethical dilemmas, that the social workers in foster care have to deal with. The work has been divided into two parts - theoretical and practical. The theoretical part describes current situation in foster care. There are described forms of alternative family care including foster care, which is described more in detail. The theoretical part also deals with the topic of ethical dilemma in foster care and introduces the ethical codex for social workers. The practical part was processed through the qualitative strategy using the method of interviewing and the semi-structural interview technique. Partners for the interviews were social workers from non-profit organizations who guide the foster families. This selective sample was chosen according to the purposive sampling method.The snowball sampling method was also used in this work. The interviews were evaluated by using the open coding method and as a result were described nine categories. The research also helped to name three most common ethical dilemmas that the social workers have to deal with. This work also describes the aspects that help the social workers to solve these dilemmas. This bachelor's thesis can help social workers in foster care to understand and solve ethical dilemmas or also for further research
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