|
|
Impact of legislative changes for implementation of forster care for temporary period
Nedbalová, Amálie ; Šotolová, Eva (advisor) ; Mlčková, Marie (referee)
This thesis studies the latest form of substitute family care in the Czech Republic - foster care for a temporary period (FCTP). The introductory chapters focus on the entire socio-legal protection of children in the Czech Republic.After this general background information follows an introduction of the FCPT institute, legislated in Act No 359/1999, and its distinctness from foster care and other forms of substitute family care often interchanged with FCPT. The description is not limited to the current state but contains selected key changes brought by the amendments to this act in 2006 and 2013. Further sources are the Civil Code from 2012 and the limited professional literature concerning this topic. Hence, the thesis also uses material available on the internet and the findings are extended by the personal experience of the author and other FCPT parents (with the realization of FCPT). Besides analyzing the current legislation for FCPT, the thesis also studies the development of FCPT and the problematics of preparing applicants for substitute family care. One chapter is devoted to two specific cases of children eligible for FCPT - child of a minor and child of a foreigner. The aim of this thesis is to provide a basic overview of the entire problematics, terming possible difficulties and risks...
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Child with disabilities in foster care
Uhlířová, Markéta ; Vítečková, Michaela (advisor) ; Poláčková, Věra (referee)
Abstract UHLÍŘOVÁ, Markéta. 'Child with Disabilities in Foster Care'. Prague : Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, 2011. 140 pp. Graduation Thesis. In the opening chapters of the thesis entitled 'Child with Disabilities in Foster Care' are defined basic concepts relating to disability issues and there are also outlined options of care for a child with disabilities and their families. More text in detail deals with foster care, defines the essential functions of the family and describes various forms of foster care, which are applied to provide care for orphaned children socially in the Czech Republic. The main part of work deals with foster care, its history and particular types, given the current state of implementation of foster care in the Czech republic and discusses the process of mediation foster care with regard to the child with disabilities. The survey based on analysis of interviews with the famaliare experience, that has accumulated during their life foster-mothers, who take care to children with disabilities. The work is concluded by an evaluation of lessons learned and outlining ways on how to use them for those, who think about implement of the foster care and they would be willing to accept a child with disabilities.
|
|
| |
|
|
Optimalization of child care outside the own family
KLÍMOVÁ, Lucie
Foster Currently, about foster care a lot of talk , especially in connection with changes in the new Civil Code. Placing the child in foster care for a child better than a residential facility. Children need parents (although they are foster parents). Foster parents can give a child the same love and care as biological parents and often better. It is important that the child at the foster family that can meet the children's needs as well as biological parents and a child to be respected and loved. The theoretical part consists of chapters, the first dealing with the family, the second chapter is devoted to institutional care and institutional care and the third chapter is devoted to foster care. The chapters about the process of arranging foster care, a child adapt to a new environment, preparation for the adoption of a child to the NDP, NDP support, dissimulation adoption. The last chapter focuses on contact with the child, which will be located in the care of the adoptive parents. The aim of the empirical part of this study was to explore the current system of child care outside their own family. For information on its work on the topic Optimizing child care outside their own family, he was elected a qualitative approach. The data were collected through narrative and polořízených interviews with selected respondents. Narrative and semi-controlled interviews were conducted by questions prepared in advance Selected respondents were foster parents, adoptive parents and staff of orphanages and children centers. The results of the interviews institutional facilities were compared among themselves and with specialized information resources The research has found that changes in the law brought a lot of negatives. Stay of children in institutions is longer. Research suggests that in facilities under the auspices of the Ministry of Health to manage the child into foster care. In plants under the auspices of the Ministry is usually fail. Further interviews revealed that even in foster care in the ER able to locate the child. From the device under the auspices of the Ministry of Education to conventional foster care and adoption not usually place a child. Only in one interview I was met with the answer that the facilities under the auspices of the Ministry of Education placed in the care of four children, was a sibling. The number of children out of institutions under the auspices of the Ministry of Health to adoption is higher than in conventional foster care. In international adoption is mostly not place any child of the above devices. The most common reason for the dismissal of the device under the auspices of the Ministry of Health is to return to the original family and placement in foster care. Children from the device under the auspices of the Ministry of Education are released because of the age and the completion of training. Furthermore, the interviews show that the device under the auspices of the Ministry of Health cares for more children than in institutions under the auspices of the Ministry of Education. ZDVOP is of great importance according to the staff of Children's centers and orphanages in the childcare system. Workers orphanages, child centers, adoptive parents and foster parents agreed that it would substitute parent should have the same characteristics as the biological parent. Foster parents and the staff of Children's centers and orphanages have the same idea about the characteristics of foster parents. Surrounding by foster parents responding to the decisionadoption of a child in foster care positively. Expectations foster parents are satisfied . Candidates for foster care should, as foster parents and adoptive parents should prepare for everything. Spare parent usually has the possibility to get acquainted with the child before they were handed over to the care.
|
|
|
Assisted Custody and its Role in Substitute Family Care
FENCLOVÁ, Lucie
Abstract Keywords: Children, Parent, Foster Parents, Assisted Custody, Foster Family Care The present thesis aims are to find out what opinions and attitudes have foster parents to an assisted contact. Whether they are informed of the possibility of mediation, or how many children in foster care with their biological parent encounters. it should be examined how foster parents learnd about the possibility of assiseted contact and if the service is currently used, or whether it will be used by foster parents in the future. In this work we were determined by one question which is in the line with the target of the work. The question is: Are the foster parents having a child in foster care afraid of the loss of the child in relation to assisted contact? From a methodological point of view was applied qualitative research. Technology for field data collection was elected a semi-structured interview. The results were evaluated by cluster method. The results achieved in many parts coincide with literature, but new facts were also found. The research showed 7 clusters, which proved to be more common in the testimonies of the communication partners. The research was carried out thanks to probe into the lives of foster families, including the most intimate details of their life together. It was found that most foster parents do not distinguish foster care as a temporary treatment, but the child is perceived almost as an adopted child. It is difficult for them to think about the loss of a child or to meet a child with a biological parent. The outputs of the thesis can be used as a basis for further studies and research in this area. They can also be used as a teaching or supporting material in the subjects of social studies.
|
|
|
Psychological impact of fostering on biological children of foster parents.
TÁBOROVÁ, Pavla
Foster care is currently being discussed a great deal, in particular in connection with the planned shutdown of infant care centres. Currently it is preferred to place a child in foster care rather than in institutional care. However, attention should not only be paid to the children placed in foster families. The families that receive the children should also be given a lot of attention. Within a family, one cannot only consider the adults who will become foster parents for the placed children, as a family can also have existing children. This bachelor´s thesis focuses on children, on the biological children of foster parents, as their attitude to foster care can significantly influence the situation in a newly created family. The theoretical part of the bachelor´s thesis consists of three parts. The first tackles the family as a primary socialising agent, the second deals with the relations between siblings, and the third focuses on substitute family care. The aim of the practical part of this thesis was to find out what psychosocial impact the parents´ fostering can have on their biological children. A partial goal was to find the fostering positives and negatives for the foster parents´ biological children. A quantitative approach was selected to obtain information. Data collection was executed with the help of semi-structured interviews with selected respondents. The selected respondents were the biological children of foster parents. The thesis results provide information about the impact parents´ fostering can have on their biological children and about what these children consider as the positives and negatives for them stemming from fostering. Subsequently, the results of the interviews are compared with each other and with professional information sources. Within the framework of the survey, it was found that the psychosocial impact of fostering revealed itself mainly in the following areas: the respondents learned to live in a group, help their parents, and be more independent; they had to learn to communicate with children who had also had bad experiences; and they had to cope with the reactions of those around them for whom their family was something unusual, something that attacted more more attention. One of the respondents felt the impact of foster care in that some people respected him more becaue of it. For one of the female respondents, the arrival of the child in foster care was stimulation to stop relying on her parents and on the fact that they were one family and she felt the need to be herself more. The mentioned positives included family experience that could come in handy in the future; helping parents; an active and diverse family life; people´s acknowledgement; independence; improved mental state of the mother; parents becoming closer to each other; and moving to a village. The mentioned negatives included family size with regard to transportation and admissions; people´s stares; losing their parents´ time; the suffering of the parents when they were accused by those around them that the unsuitable behaviour of the received children was caused only by their upbringing; and the fact that the children-in-care received various gifts from foundations, but the biological ones did not. Only in one case was foster care assessed primarily negatively, with the cause probably being the fact that the parents were not interested in the opinion of the biological child, that they knew the child did not agree to the reception of a child-in-care, but they did it regardless. In other families, the opinion of the biological children was important; they had the possibility of participating in the decision of whether or not a child would be received in foster care. This could be the main cause of the overall positive assessment of foster care.
|
|
|
Applying art therapy when working with foster parents and children
KOPTA, Pavel
The Bachelor thesis is based on long-term art therapy work with foster parents and children. It is aimed mainly on sib relationship, overall social climate in the family and the possibility to use the art therapy for alteration of family relationship and well-timed detection of problematic situation. The introduction is shortly devoted to problems of substitute nurturance in the Czech Republic, the function of a family and the significance of the early interactions in the family. The ontogenetic development of graphic art is shortly characterized. Further, the thesis evaluates the therapeutic recourses, possibilities and approaches which can be used by art therapy, and which are suitable for such types of clients. It is followed by family anamnesis and particular casuistry of selected members of the family with comments. Additional family prognosis is indicated. In the discussion, the thesis deals with the theoretical implications of psychoanalysis, on which the art therapy is based. The conclusion evaluates the art therapy in particular family and indicates further possibilities when working with foster parents and children.
|
guest ::
