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Activation of Users with Mental Disorder
SPÁLENKOVÁ, Zuzana
This bachelor thesis focuses on the activation of clients with mental disorders, as well as on the motivation strategies secured by social workers and other professionals. It aims to analyze ways of providing activation to clients of the Czech non-profit organization Fokus České Budějovice, South Bohemia. Additionally, the thesis discovers motivations of clients with mental health conditions to participate in activating activities. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part describes relevant mental disorders and specific strategies of social work with clients with mental conditions. In the practical part, the author seeks to answer the main research question: How is activation of clients with mental disorders performed? Secondary research question 1: How are clients motivated to participate in activation and what motivates them? Secondary research question 2: What obstacles restrict the activation? Secondary research question 3: Which benefits are identified by clients and professionals? The research reveals that activating activities is provided in the Fokus organization within the frame of modern community care, but family should be involved deeper. The motivation is developed through a close relationship between the client and the worker, in which unconditional acceptance is present. This bachelor thesis will serve as a feedback to the Fokus organization, as well as a study to other providers of care to clients with mental conditions, comparing services and strategies for activation and motivation of clients.
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Music therapy used in SENECURA retirement homes in Pilsen and in Vienna
SOUKUPOVÁ, Marcela
The bachelor´s thesis deals with working with music in residential care homes for elderly. Music has a positive and healing effect on a human and can be used for all ages, including seniors. Working with music in residential care homes for elderly can have different forms. This bachelor's theses defines a music activity and music therapy and also defines differences between them, because even in the professional literature as well as in practice, the perception of both terms is ambiguous. The thesis also includes a description of two concrete examples of working with music. Based on predetermined criteria it is determined what kind of working with music it is and what positives it has brought.
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Mental health support and activation of people with mental illness from the point of view of a special pedagogue
Cimbálová, Lucie ; Janyšková, Kristýna (advisor) ; Bartoňová, Miroslava (referee)
This thesis focuses on the forms and methods of support for individuals with mental illness aimed at helping them to return to normal life. The individual chapters of the thesis deal with the historical milestones of the emergence of psychiatry, the classification of mental illness and quality of life issues. Therefore, the most used therapeutic methods and strategies of working with clients are defined in the text, which lead to the adoption of appropriate daily habits, improvement of mental health and thus quality of life. The work also focuses on interdisciplinary cooperation, which, in addition to medicine, permeates other disciplines, namely psychology, social work and special education. The topic of my research is timely as an increasing number of people with mental illness are seeking professional help. Therefore, all team members should have sufficient knowledge of the symptomatology and nature of each psychiatric diagnosis. In order for interdisciplinary collaboration to be meaningful, the competencies of the individual professionals must be clearly defined. This creates an interconnected set of services aimed at making the person's integration into society and everyday life as easy as possible. KEYWORDS Mental health support; activation; therapy; mental illness; day care centre; stigma of...
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Activation of older adults at home - example of care and respite service Caritas Příbram
Toužimská, Zuzana ; Janečková, Hana (advisor) ; Čížková, Hana (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of activation of seniors in the home environment, who use the relief service of Caritas Příbram. The work is divided into two parts, theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part has a total of 7 chapters dealing with topics such as old age, changes associated with this period of life, dementia as one of the possible disabilities in old age. It introduces the types of social services and care for the elderly, acquainted with activities that can be implemented when working with seniors. It is important to focus on individual planning as integral part of providing social services. The thesis also last describes the social service provider Charita Příbram and its relief service. The practical part is based on qualitative methods, namely the participatory observation in the home environment of clients of the relief service Charita Příbram with a combination of non-standardized interviews together with document analysis. The aim of the thesis is to find out and describe how the care of selected clients of the relief service of Charita Příbram in the home environment with emphasis on the applied activation methods, and to evaluate whether the scope of these services covers the individual needs, resources and possibilities of the client. Key words older adults,...
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Possibilities for the development of cognitive function in the elderly
Veselovská, Nicola ; Zemková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
This diploma thesis entitled "Possibilities of the development of cognitive functions in the elderly" deals with the issue of activition of seniors, through which there is a development or at least the preservation of existing abilities of seniors. At the same time, the effort is to prevent damage to cognitive functions, which naturally weaken due to old age. The theoretical part describes and characterizes the developmental period of old age, cognitive functions and their possible disorders occurring in the elderly. Here the work focuses on the desciption of dementia, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, the possible causes, the course of the disease and clinical manifestations, consequences and therapeutic approaches. The third chapter is a key part, because the work deals with possible non-pharmecological approaches and activation of seniors. The empirical part describes the activation activities carried out by the Home for the elderly Háje, where the research was carried out. The empirical part focouses on the activition of intact clients and clients suffering from Parkinson's disease. Furthermore, examples from four activiation blocks, which were implemented with both intact clients and clients with Parkinson's disease, are presented and described in this section. Subsequently, an...
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The Use of Art Therapy Techniques in Special Education
Kasalová, Markéta ; Komárková, Tereza (advisor) ; Švandová, Martina (referee)
This thesis is coming from the special pedagogy field transformation anticipated by its specialists; with this closely comes an expansion of the tool and competence range of a special pedagogue. The aim and major topic of this thesis is to describe and introduce the techniques and processes of art therapy, which can be used especially by special pedagogues. To this purpose serves humastically oriented direction of art therapy; herein used for the techniques description. The possible art theraypy methods impact is divided in three areas; activation and refreshment, relaxation, social interaction and communication. This division is completed with individual exercises examples and description of their usage within various groups. The text of this thesis also contains a special pedagogic evolution overview and description of its contemporary trends, a chapter dedicated to art, a brief overview of other expressive therapies and an individual chapter of art therapy.
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Activation programs residential facilities for the elderly in the district of Beroun
Marková, Anna ; Dragomirecká, Eva (advisor) ; Šťastná, Jaroslava (referee)
(in English): The thesis deals with the issue of social aktivizačních activities that are provided to seniors living in residential institutions in the region of Beroun. Theoretical part introduces the situation relating to old age, aging and of the needs of the elderly. Describes services provided by the elderly and their representation in the District of Beroun. Further defines the concept of mobilisation and defines its individual methods and techniques. The empirical part is focused on interviews with employees, which operates in the homes for the elderly in the District of Beroun. The result of the work are the views and experiences of activation workers on the course aktivation.
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