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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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Dilemmas of social workers in the Department of Assistance in Material Need
VÍTOVEC, Renata
The thesis deals with dilemmas in the department of material assistance. The aim was to find out what dilemmas social workers in the material need department encounter in relation to their profession and institution, in relation to the client, in relation to society and in relation to their own family. Firstly, attention is paid to material need, specifically to the Department of Assistance in Material Need and the benefits paid by this department. A possible future scenario of how the situation in this department will develop is also outlined. Furthermore, the thesis focuses on the social worker and the client in material distress. The second chapter of the thesis deals with dilemmas of social workers, points out the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical problem, deals with the origin of dilemmas, their distinction and approaches to dilemmas. Attention is focused on the process of resolving ethical dilemmas. The third chapter is devoted to self-reflection and supervision as they can be tremendous aids in preventing the occurrence of ethical dilemmas. The fourth chapter provides an insight into the dilemmas encountered by the social workers in the welfare department with whom a semi-structured interview was conducted. Chapter five discusses these dilemmas from the perspective of ethical theories - deontology and utilitarianism. It seeks to find different perspectives on how the dilemmas can be resolved.
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The position of social workers at the Labor Office - Material Emergency Department
Repáňová, Lenka ; Kaňák, Jan (advisor) ; Mlejnková, Kristýna (referee)
The thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical part which focuses on the Job Centre, the definition of basic concepts, services and activities of the Job Centre and its structure, material need benefits and the social workers concentrating on the material need agenda. The second part deals with the research and describes the research strategy and other relevant aspects of the research. The crucial point of the thesis is to describe the position of the social worker in the Department of Material Needs when working with clients. The main objective is to describe 'What is the experience of social workers with their position in the Department of Material Need when working with clients?'. The thesis takes into account the work of a social worker in the Department of Material Needs and what they have to deal with in the position. The thesis also focuses on how the social worker carries out the material hardship benefits agenda. As for the research method, we used qualitative research with the IPA (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis) method, a qualitative approach and Exploratory Coding. In the empirical part of the thesis, the individual sub-research questions are answered, and the main research question is also answered based on the results. The results revealed that social workers perceive...
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Possibilities of social work performing in the department of material distress
VÍTOVEC, Renata
The bachelor's thesis deals with the possibilities of performing social work in the department of material need. The first part of the bachelor thesis deals with the Labor Office of the Czech Republic, its organizational structure and history. It further specifies in which departments of the labor office social work is performed, who is competent to perform it. The bachelor's thesis deals in more detail with the benefits of material need, the profession of social worker and the education it needs to perform its profession. It also describes the cooperation between the social worker of material need and other organizations. The practical part deals with the research, which was carried out on the basis of a questionnaire survey. Social workers from the material need department were contacted in order to find out their opinions on the issue.
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The Issue of the Necessity of Social housing of the Prague 2 Municipal District
Kadeřávek, Jan ; Nová, Monika (advisor) ; Mlejnková, Kristýna (referee)
The diploma thesis entitled " The Issue of the Necessity of Social housing of the Prague 2 Municipal District" deals with the definitions, possibilities and principles of social housing in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part of the thesis describes the phenomenon of housing and housing policy in the conditions of the Czech Republic in connection with the current problems of housing affordability for socially needy citizens. He also mentions the possibilities of support in the field of housing and the overall setting of psychosocial networks. An equally important part of the diploma thesis is the mapping of the issue of social housing in the City of Prague 2 using competency documents. The practical part of the thesis maps the reflections of social workers of the Office of the City District of Prague 2 on the issue of social housing in the Czech Republic and in the City district of Prague 2, in order to change the limits of availability of social housing in the City district. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP...
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Public service as an opportunity to return to the labor market
Horynová, Radmila ; Šťastná, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Pěnkava, Pavel (referee)
This thesis "Community service as an opportunity to return at the labour market" deals with the topic of public services offered to receivers of jobseeker's allowance as a voluntary possibility to increase their incomes from social benefits. It focuses on the question whether community service for the long-term unemployed can be a means for their integration in the labour market. In the theoretical part different concepts of labour are introduced with emphasis being put on the importance of labour for people when it comes to their human needs, basic rights and at the same time to freedom of choice. The thesis deals with the problems of unemployment and mentions consequences of loss of a job. It introduces the development of unemployment, labour market policy and focuses on social policy in the area of support for people in material need which is connected with involvement in community service. This thesis also tries to introduce the application of community services in the Děčín region in a complex way. In the practical part the author makes a survey and compares evaluation of community services in four categories. The four categories comprise job centre employees who offer community services, organizers of community services, those who do community services and unemployed people who refuse...
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Familly in material need
PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Barbora
The bachelor thesis on "Family in Material Need" deals with the problems that faced families in the system of material need. The thesis contains a description of the system of material need including an explanation of whom and for what benefits are used. It also focuses on the issue of families in material need, where focuses more on families in danger with material need - a single parent family, a family with an unemployed family member and a family of a child with a health disadvantage. In the practical part of the thesis there are four real cases of families that receive benefits in material need with description of their situation and the problems that they face.
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The problem of material need assistance from the perspective of a social worker
Váchová, Jana ; Válková, Monika (advisor) ; Palánová, Tereza (referee)
In the theoretical part of this thesis, the theory of social policy, the social policy of the Czech Republic, the structure and importance of the Labor Office in the fight against social exclusion and the current legislation on benefits of material need and the role of social workers were examined. The practical part presented and analyzed the results of a questionnaire survey conducted among social workers of the Labor Office of the Czech Republic. The aim of the questionnaire survey was to obtain information on the state of administrative burdens, obstacles to effective work, threats at the workplace and opinions of social workers on the issue of payment of benefits of material need and their abuse. The results of the questionnaire survey are as follows: there is excessive staff turnover at the Labor Office of the Czech Republic, which does not benefit the functioning of this institution. Too much administrative burden, poor communication with other institutions or low financial rewards contribute to this issue. Social workers often face client aggression and, in their opinion, are often misused by material need.
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Financial literacy of clients in material need
MIKLOVÁ, Kristýna
The bachelor thesis is focused on financial literacy of clients in material need. The thesis is based on the theoretical background that explains the concept of money, financial literacy and its structure, and also points to the importance of financial education, the level of which is set by the Standards of financial literacy for primary and secondary schools. The second chapter of this thesis deals with loans (especially from non-banking institutions), debts and the most extreme solution for non-fulfillment of obligations - the seizure of property. The following part deals with the inclusion of material need in the Social security system in CR, the characteristics of the target group, the description of individual benefits in material need and the list of situations in which the person can be declared in material need. At the end of the thesis, research data is interpreted to find out how respondents perceive financial literacy, how they relate to and how they deal with money. The research group is the clients of the Labor Office of the department of material need in Žďár nad Sázavou.
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