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Social Work within Foster Care
PLZÁKOVÁ, Terezie
The bachelor thesis focuses on the implementation of social work within the provision of foster care. In the Czech Republic we have two forms of foster care, mediated and unmediated foster care. Both of these forms of foster care have their own specifics, they differ, for example, in the process that precedes placing a child in foster care. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to describe the social work provided by social workers to foster parents in accompanying organisations, focusing on possible differences according to the form of care provided. In order to achieve the stated goal, a qualitative form of research was chosen, data collection was carried out by the method of questioning, specifically in the form of a semi-structured interview. The interviews were conducted with social workers in accompanying organisations for foster parents in the South Bohemia region. The data obtained in this way were analysed using the clustering method. The results of the research show that the process of accompaniment implemented by the organisations or social workers of the accompanying organisations is different. Both forms of foster care have their specifics, both positive and negative. The bachelor's thesis can be used as a basis for improving the quality of social work with foster parents, and the results can be inspiring for social workers involved in foster family care. Last but not least, the results can serve the general public interested in this issue.
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Social Work Students' Perception of the Role of a Social Worker in Substitute Family Care
KOPEČNÁ, Eliška
Substitute family care focuses on children who cannot grow up with their biological parents and need to be provided with an alternative form of family background. There are forms of substitute family care for this purpose, which are: adoption, foster care, temporary foster care, guardianship with personal care and entrusting the child to the care of another person. The system of foster family care is undergoing or is planned to undergo changes as part of the forthcoming amendment to the Act on Social and Legal Protection of Children. In my bachelor thesis I deal with the issue of substitute family care, in which I focus on how students of social work at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice perceive the role of the social worker in foster family care. The bachelor thesis is divided into theoretical and research parts. In the theoretical part I define the concept of foster family care, then I present the basic legal regulation of this issue, I list and define the different forms of foster family care, and finally I define the social worker and describe his role in foster family care, whether it is a social worker in the OSPOD or in the accompanying organization. When compiling the research part, a quantitative research strategy was used and a questionnaire survey method was chosen, which was implemented using my own structured questionnaire. Two hypotheses for further evaluation of the results were set within the research. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to find out how social work students perceive the role of the social worker in substitute family care.
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Monitoring of the Activities of Individual Regional Governments for Substitute Family Care.
REINOVÁ, Renata
The bachelor thesis focuses on substitute family care and the activities of regional governments in the process of its mediation. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to map the activities of individual regional governments for the promotion of substitute family care, then to find out how they bring this issue to the public and how they support and educate potential applicants for substitute family care. Two research questions were set in the bachelor thesis: "How do the regional governments promote substitute family care?" and "What activities do the different regional governments carry out to educate applicants for foster care?" The thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part includes a definition of the terms family, substitute family care together with a description of its various forms, an explanation of the topic of social and legal protection of children and the activities of regional governments in the process of mediation of substitute family care. In the practical part, a qualitative research strategy, a semi-structured interview technique and a questionnaire method were used to achieve the stated goal. The research sample consisted of social workers of regional authorities from the departments of social and legal protection of children who oversee substitute family care. The results were evaluated using open coding. The results of the interviews show that the methods of promoting substitute family care are mostly the same in the regional authorities surveyed. At the same time, it was found that the education of applicants for foster care is in most cases not carried out directly by the regional governments. This role is played by the contributory organisations that are mandated to carry out social and legal protection of children. This bachelor thesis can be used as a comprehensive study material for students, the public or those interested in substitute family care. Based on the data, the thesis can be used as a study material for strategic planning seeking to improve the promotion of substitute family care.
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Ethical dilemmas in the decision-making process of placing infants and toddlers in substitute family care from the perspective of Social and Legal Protection of Children workers
URBÁNKOVÁ, Štěpánka
Diploma thesis is dedicated to the analysis of ethical dilemmas combined with the decision making proces of placing infants and toddlers in subtitute family care and their possible return to their biological family addressed by social workers of the Authority for Social and Legal Protection of Children. One of the possible tools for dealing with ethical dilemmas and struggles during assessment and resolution of situations regarding children is using ethical theories. The main goal of the thesis is to find out what are the most common ethical dilemmas related to the decision making process of placing infants and toddlers in substitute family care and their possible return to their biological family dealt with by social workers of the Authority for Social and Legal Protection of Children and what strategies and techniques they use. Chosen method and technique of the research is qualitative research strategy combined with using the technique of an interview.
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Psychological impact on the child when leaving alternative family care
ULDRYCHOVÁ, Iveta
The work deals with the issue of reasons why children have to leave foster families. The work is divided into six parts. The thesis describes the individual types of substitute family care, where it mostly deals with foster care and guardianship care. It also focuses on problems that may occur at the beginning, during and after the child leaves. The thesis contains categories of child trauma that can play a role in substitute care and that have an impact on various areas of the child's development. The work also deals with the types of children who react to trauma and also describes selected influences that affect children in difficult situations of their development. Furthermore, the thesis discusses the principles of therapeutic care and the effects they have on children in foster care and guardianship. Another part of the work distinguishes different types of reasons for which children have to leave foster families. The last chapter of the thesis connects all aspects of the previous chapters and looks at the problem of children leaving foster care from multiple perspectives. The last part of the thesis deals with mediated and unmediated care, when their problems are caused by different situations, and also different psychological effects on the child.
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When the family is not around
Kantor, Táňa ; Suchánek, Radek (referee) ; Mléčka, Jan (advisor)
The aim of this work is to introduce a new concept of children's home which seeks to find a relationship between family environment, specific needs of children or necessary architecture requirements which are important in perceiving the space in which children are.
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Tthe personality of foster parent in the system of the substitute family care in the Czech Republic
Charyparová, Michaela ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Šturma, Jaroslav (referee)
Thesis deals with the personality of foster parents in the current systém of the substitute family care in the Czech republic. The theoretical part describes the current substitute care system in our country, the specifics of foster care and the role of psychologists in the mediation process and subsequent implementation of foster care for children. All of these topics are presented based on the study of professional domestic and foreign sources and are contextualized topic personality of foster parent. The second parent presents the research design proposal empirical investigation related to the topic of the thesis. Keywords: Foster care, foster parent, personality, demands, stress.
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Preventing burnout syndrome of short-term foster carers
Kaše, Adam ; Angelovská, Olga (advisor) ; Šťastná, Jaroslava (referee)
Burnout syndrome is a topic studied since the 1970s with increasing vigour and interest. This phenomenon, characterised in particular by mental and physical exhaustion, negative feelings related to the workload and environment, or general apathy, is primarily associated with workers in the helping professions. However, to date, there has not been a single research study on burnout in short-term foster carers. Therefore, the empirical part of the thesis presents research targeting the experiences of this vulnerable group in the Czech Republic, mapping the current status, risk factors and possible prevention of burnout syndrome. The research uses a qualitative design and the method of semi-structured interviews. Despite the methodological limitations of the study, the results show that despite minor variations in personal opinions, there is rather a consensus among the respondents regarding the perceived risks of burnout syndrome. This suggests that burnout syndrome in transient foster carers is a promising area for further research and a topic for stimulating discussion. Key words: burnout syndrome; foster family care; short-term foster carers
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