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Family group konferences as to tool to encourage family functioning.
Kratochvílová, Jana ; Matoušek, Oldřich (advisor) ; Vojtíšek, Petr (referee)
The thesis deals with the concept of family conferences, which are a support tool for the functioning of families. The paper' s objective is to present information about the character, implementation and difficulties of the practice of family conferences. The text is divided into a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part focuses on the topic of family, its functioning and possibilities of its support within the Czech system of social care. Furthermore, it provides information about the benefits and the process of family conferences. The research part presents and evaluates the research of documents presenting the reasons for the implementation of family conferences, its impact and development in New Zealand, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The research part includes qualitative research carried out in the form of an interview. It provides information about some problem-solving processes in the families. The research findings suggest that we can benefit from experience from other countries during the implementation of family conferences in the Czech Republic and that the families involved in the research are inclined to solving complex situations by their own efforts. Key words: family, vulnerable family, family group conferences, empowerment, support
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Contemporary Social Context and Possibilities of Employing Older People in Social Enterprises
Holasová, Lenka ; Vojtíšek, Petr (advisor) ; Šťastná, Jaroslava (referee)
(in English) The aim of this dissertation is to create an overview of elderly people employment in social businesses in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part describes a social entrepreneurship, defines it and gives its legal frame and examples of such businesses in Europe and in the Czech Republic. The category of the elderly is defined according to their characteristics and also according to the possible link to long term unemployment. The connection with the Age management is presented at the end of the theoretical part. The empirical part focuses on the overall situation of the elderly in social businesses and on factors possibly affecting their employment in this kind of businesses. It was found out in the research that the selected target group is one of those most at risk on the labour market. At the same time, this group is one of the least supported and monitored not only in the social businesses. However, persons 50+ may become a significant group on the labour market in the future. The final part of this thesis stresses out that it is vital to change our point of view on this target group and its support on the field of active labour market policy, but, above all, to make use of the opportunity to employ these people in social entrepreneurship which is described in this dissertation...
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Social services for children with autism in Prague from their parent's point of view
Jůzová, Aneta ; Pazlarová, Hana (advisor) ; Vojtíšek, Petr (referee)
Bachelor thesis focuses on social services for children with ASD and their families. First theoretical chapter is about history of autism spectrum disorder. The next chapter is about the possibilities of support for families with children with ASD. The last chapter includes a detailed description of social services which families and their children can use with specific services in the capital city of Prague. In the practical part of my thesis I introduce qualitative research via personal interviews. These interviews are focused on local and financial availability of services and on general knowledge.
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Awareness of high school students about visual impairmant and comunication to persons with visual disabilities
Veselá, Michaela ; Vojtíšek, Petr (advisor) ; Ježek, Václav (referee)
(in English): My bachelor's work deals with awareness of high school students about visual impairment and communication to person with visual disabilities. The aim of the thesis is to find out a degree of high school students awareness about visual impairment which are closely related to sympathy, acceptance and consequent way of knowledge of eye disorders for contemporary and future secondary school students and the young generation in our society. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical ones. The first part introduces readers into the issues about visual impairment, defines the elemental terminology, describes and classifies eye disorders, deals with the causes of disabilities and impacts about visual impairment, on personal and social sphere. The first part is also dedicated to the communication with individuals with eye handicap, using compensatory tools and rehabilitation of the visually impaired persons. The second, practical part researches the high school students awareness of the issues about visual impairment. It is focused on the students' knowledge of services area, communication and accompaniment and help to visually impaired people and using of compensatory tools. Onwards, the second part presents the high school students personal experience with visually...
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Supported Employment as an Instrument of Social Inclusion
Makrlíková, Petra ; Šťastná, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Vojtíšek, Petr (referee)
The aim of my bachelor thesis ,,Supported Employment as an Instrument of Social Inclusion" is analyzing the service for people who want to search and keep a paid job in the open labour market. The target group of the service needs a professional support to find a job because of their disability or their social situation. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with principles, establishment and representation of the service Supported Employment in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part of the thesis also deals with issues of disability, mechanisms of integration into society, the right to work and be employed, issues of unemployment and tools of active labour market policy. The practical part is based on results by the author. The situation of people who use the service of Supported Employment and people who do not have experience with this service is compared.
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Social Entrepreneurship as an Opportunity for the Employment of Older People on the Labor Market
Holasová, Lenka ; Vojtíšek, Petr (advisor) ; Druláková, Lenka (referee)
(in English) The aim of this master's thesis is to find out possibilities of elderly people employment in social businesses in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part describes a social entrepreneurship, defines it and gives its legal frame and examples of such businesses in Europe and in the Czech Republic. The elderly are defined according to their characteristics and also according to the possible link to long term unemployment. The empirical part of the thesis focuses on the overall situation of the elderly in social businesses and on factors possibly affecting their employment in this kind of businesses. It was found out in the research that the selected target group is one of those most at risk on the labour market. At the same time, this group is one of the least supported and monitored not only in the social businesses. However, persons 50+ may become a significant group on the labour market in the future. The final part of this thesis stresses out that it is vital to change our point of view on this target group and their support on the field of active labour market policy, but, above all, to make use of the opportunity to employ these people in social entrepreneurship. Keywords (in English) social economy, social entrepreneurship, social business, elderly, people 50+, long term...
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The Life's Alteration Seniors Causes of Transition to Home for Elderly People
Vrtišková, Šárka ; Havránková, Olga (advisor) ; Vojtíšek, Petr (referee)
This thesis is devoted to the elderly and the changes in their lives. The theoretical part deals with the issue of social problems in old age. Briefly describes the age, physical and psychological changes, focusing on changes in social inclusion and the changes in relation to children and grandchildren and also outlined here adaptation. In the research part I through interviews with seniors who are clients of the residence facilities senior home to find out what preceded their decision to enter a home for the elderly. Also, both accept this change and if ever. What aspects of this transition, the hardest for them or, conversely, what they are in this transition most helpful.
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Supply and the importance of self-groups in the Czech Republic with a focus on Prague
Hrušková, Eliška ; Havránková, Olga (advisor) ; Vojtíšek, Petr (referee)
Self-help groups are an interesting phenomenon and they could serve as a significant complement to the social services. Nevertheless they don't attract much attention in the Czech republic. In the theoretical part this thesis is trying to describe in detail how the self-help groups work, how they can complement social services and what are their risks and limitations. In the practical part a research was conducted in order to understand and map the situation of Czech self-help groups. This research was based on the internet search engine and registry of social services providers. The goal of the research was to map the self-help groups in the Czech republic in relation to geographical and typological allocation. The outcome of the research is a directory of active self-help groups that should serve both social workers and potencial clients of the self-help groups.
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Models of public family support by cash benefits. Comparative study of models in the Czech Republic, Finland and United Kingdom.
Macháčková, Markéta ; Tomeš, Igor (advisor) ; Vojtíšek, Petr (referee)
Models of public family support by cash benefits. Comparative study of models in the Czech Republic, Finland and United Kingdom This thesis is a comparative study of different models of welfare available for the family unit in the Czech Republic, Finland and in the United Kingdom. It considers many different aspects, and in the first two chapters looks at what characterizes a family, the social strcutures that influenced the formation of the family unit, and existing European principles which formed the basis upon which family assistance was modeled. These principles are divided into solidarity, citizenship, corporate, and liberal. The ensuing chapters discuss family politics within the individual states. Chapters are divided into parts such as historic, present and organization of public family policy. Public welfare in the Czech Republic focuses on low-income households and distributing income assistance from public funds. In Finland family welfare is focused mainly on ensuring the healthy development development of children, which is made possible through financial assistance, family leave and programs offering help for families. In Great Britain, public policy is geared towards relief for the poor, which occurs through tested financial support for the family unit. The practical section of the thesis...
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Ensuring Access to Basic Health Care for Children and Young People from Socially Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Kadlecová, Michaela ; Tomeš, Igor (advisor) ; Vojtíšek, Petr (referee)
(in English): The thesis deals with the current state of the functioning of the health care system for children and youth in the Czech Republic with regard to the possible consequences of failure to provide basic health care resulting from difficult life situations, and therefore closely related to the social sphere. The main objective is to explore whether the current system is functional enough that there are no socially disadvantaged individuals "falling through a net". The theoretical part deals with the lives of socially disadvantaged individuals, with a focus on the family and its specifics. Furthermore the work deals with pediatric and dental preventive and curative health care. In addition to discussing basic parameters of the care, there are analyzed the risks for the eventual malpractice. Solution of the research uses a qualitative method using interviews with instructions. Not only was the research sample composed of individuals with experience with social disadvantage - particularly parents with children from shelter homes where one can assume such experience, but also practicing doctors who come into the very first contact with children the most often - pediatricians and dentists so that the view on the situation is as complex as possible.
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