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Employing Mentally Handicapped People at the Sheltered Workshop of Rolnička
NEVYHOŠTĚNÁ, Marcela
This paper deals with the topic of employing mentally handicapped people. The theoretical part presents the notion of mental retardation, as well as the preparation of people for employment, an inherent part of which is education of such mentally handicapped people. The main focus is on employing mentally handicapped people, then on the legislative framework, and also on some auxiliary mechanics which help mentally handicapped people get employment. The practical part presents the Rolnička´s secure workshop and its latest project ? Integration into Labor Market of the Tábor Region, which is currently under way. One of the elements of this project is the Transit Program, the aim of which is to help the employees of Rolnička´s secure workshop with the transition to the free labor market. That is why I devoted the practical part of this paper to interviewing individual employees of the said workshop in order to investigate their interest in transition to labor market.
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Transition programme
FLEISCHHANSOVÁ, Pavla
The author focused her thesis on the transition from school to work in people with mental disabilities. The Current Status section provides the basic terminology definition of mental disability. The Quantitative Evaluation section captures the division and characteristics of individual degrees of mental disability. These are followed by a description of individual signs and causes of mental disability. To achieve a theoretical balance of the thesis, abilities of people with mental disabilities are assessed also in terms of a qualitative personality structure. The thesis describes specific characteristics of mental functions: perception, memory, thinking, attention, emotivity, and volitive traits. The thesis mentions documents affecting the rights of people with mental disabilities and it emphasises the right to education and employment. Opportunities for upbringing and education of persons with mental disabilities are monitored by their age and within the Czech educational system. Job opportunities for young people with mental disabilities are governed by the Employment Act and specific social programs also have their impacts; they are, for example, supported employment and transition programme, which provide support to people with mental disabilities in fulfilling their right to employment and integration into the mainstream society. The objective of the thesis is to describe the method of the transition programme and the definition of the supporting factors affecting the degree of inclusion in the occupational environment. To answer the set research questions, the author chose a qualitative research. The qualitative research is conducted through a case study. The author chose the following methods of data collection: participant observation, document analysis, and problem-focused interview, using instructions, with the parents of young mentally disabled people who have used or still use the transition programme service. The course of the programme and the fulfilment of the set objectives are influenced by the user?s personality, his or her natural social environment, schools and teachers, employers and workplace environment, and the consultant?s personality and the quality of their work with the user. The author perceives the transition programme as a specific programme, defined by legislation, of social rehabilitation service, which has its established place in an open civil society.
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