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The significance of risks to the empowerment of individuals with mental disabilities and the possibility of taking in DZR Terezin
Hájková, Alena ; Vařeková, Jitka (advisor) ; Hošková, Blanka (referee)
Title: The importance of risk for the empowerment of individuals with mental disabilities and the possibility of taking in DZR Terezin Objectives: The aim of this paper is to examine the phenomenon of risk-taking and its importance in the process of empowerment of persons with mental disabilities in social services. Methods: In empirical research we were surveyed employee attitudes DZR Terezin to the issue of risk in social services. In the first part of the research was to look at the views and attitudes of social workers employed form questionnaire (Lepešková, 2013) in a group of 22 employees - women with a mean age of 46 years. The second part of the research were semi-structured interviews with staff enabling deeper qualitative analysis of the problem. Talks with 7 employees participated. 6 women and 1 man. The recording was used edited form an interview. Results: The survey both methods show that the respondents as one of the most important tasks when working with the risks and support to people deemed to support their independence. The aim is to get clients to the extent possible, make their own decisions about their own lives. An essential element in this process is considered self- management. The client does not passively wait to social service workers determine what to do and what will...
Work with risk in residental social services
Lepešková, Stanislava ; Šiška, Jan (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
This thesis deals with the risks in residential social services. In particular, it focuses on the attitudes of residential care workers to hazardous situations First, attention is paid to attitudes and dilemmas of social workers, trends in the current definition of mental disability, self-perception of risk in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, residency services and documentation of risks, the methods used in the work with risk. In the research section are presented and discussed results of a survey in the Czech Republic, which was attended by 40 people from five social service facilities (particularly in the Central Czech Republic). Respondents facility had the opportunity not only to respond to the items, but also to express its attitude on the issue. On the basis of this survey are designed to further methodological procedures for research in this area, and use the work in special education practice. Keywords: intellectual/learning disability, work with risk, residential care, documentation, work with risk attitudes and dilemmas workers

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