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The Art forms inspirating for ethical dealing with lost of child.
HENKENOVÁ, Stanislava
Beginning of my bachelor thesis describes if arts, artworks and experience given from art have some utility for a better dealing with loss of child. It was important to point out how big the differences and gaps are between our modern society and history which perceived death differently, we can say like part of the life but the course of time and expansion of consumer way of life caused that the perception of death rapidly changed and nowadays we take the death like a terrifying part of our lives. In these days people more and more divert the focus from the death issue because this time just rejects this thought. Today's society is completely alienated to the death issue and when people come in contact with it, their reactions are usually negative and the inconceivability of this situation in which they found themselves is present. That's why I was also interested in the view of adult and child. And the difference was clearly considerable. This refers to clause by intellectual disposition of child and adult one already disposing with life experience. I was also curious about how black culture, totally different from our own, is aware of the death and all trauma around it. During my internship in South Africa I was curious about their traditions, customs and rituals which they made during the grief and also which feelings are included in this trauma and how the society perceive that family. Because of this reason I further took an interest in what kind of impact the religion, culture and education has towards the attitude to the death. Of course we can find the familiar features for both cultures but moreover there are differences. The three mentionned elements have a big impact to the perception of the death. I was also focused on which possibilities has our society for parents who are traumated by this hard life situation. With regard to my field of study I was further curious about which role can play social worker in this area and also whether he or she can be useful to bereaved family.
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The Role of Spirituality in the Process of Grief and Bereavement from the Perspective of Bereavement Counsellors
Dohnalová, Zdeňka ; Opatrný, Aleš (advisor) ; Bartůšková, Ludmila (referee)
The Role of Spirituality in the Process of Grief and Bereavement from the Perspective of Bereavement Counsellors Abstract The objective of this study is to determine the role of spirituality in the process of grief and bereavement from the perspective of bereavement counsellors. The text is divided into three parts: theoretical, methodological and analytical. The theoretical part conceptualizes basic terminology of the main issue and gives the context. The methodological part describes the methods used in the research, which was conducted through qualitative research strategy using semi-structured interviews. In the analytical part I compare the results of the research with the theoretical roots. The participants of the research believe that spirituality to be a factor which positively influences the lives of the bereaved and makes their grief and mourning easier to bear. However, they also see that spirituality can make the life situation more complicated or affect their lives ambiguously. Keywords death, spirituality, bereavement, counselling for the bereaved, accompaniment
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Verification of the usability of the Bereavement Needs Assessment Tool
Kardaus, Miroslav ; Šiška, Jan (advisor) ; Mlčková, Marie (referee)
In this study we are verifying aplicability of the tool BNAT for the target group of people with severe, multiple disability and autism in social residential facilities. Next we comment the tool. The research has been conducted by means of interviewing primary care workers. Based on the results of qualitative analysis of interviews we had commented BNAT tool and suggested adjustments, leading towards usability in residential facility conditions, considering target group. The contribution of the study is based on verifying of practicality of the tool that is mapping the needs of users in the moment of loss. The significance is foremost for workers who lead individuals with intellectual disability through the loss of the loved one.
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Widewhood phenomenon of old women
Zmeškalová, Petra ; Ondrušová, Jiřina (advisor) ; Cimrmannová, Tereza (referee)
Dissertation is focused on widowhood of old women living in Czech Republic. The work shows specifics of old age especially flexibility to changes, quality and life meaningfulness in old age, covers marriage in old age and describes dealing with losses of partner in old age. It presents theme of dealing with losses in old age, describes processes and kinds of grief, mourning, rites and consultancy for the bereaved. Special attention is paid to handicapped old women status and risks related to it which could jeopardize them. Dissertation also delimits the term of widowhood and focuses on its specifics. Attention is paid to the other reasons of loneliness which are not related to widowhood. Theoretical chapters are supplemented with information from six detailed conversations with widows and also presents the author's own experience which she obtained from practice in retirement homes and from her presence in the voluntary organization "Kavárnička dříve narozených".
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Experiencing loss of child
Světlíková, Zora ; Loneková, Katarína (advisor) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
The diploma thesis "Experiencing the loss of a child" deals with the psychological aspects of adaptation to the loss of a child. Its main objective is to analyse the supporting factors that help the adaptation and to find out how such loss influences individuals and their subsequent life. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the issue of the loss of a close person and details the specifics of the loss of a child. Based on available literature the author explores the process of grieving and its manifestations and determines the variables that influence the adaptation to child loss. She also evaluates the impact of the child loss on the individual and the potential for intervention in the process. The empirical part determines the factors that help to cope with such loss, describes, how the loss influences the life of the individual and focuses on the needs of the bereaved parents. The data gathering consisted of ten individual in-depth interviews with women which experienced the loss of a child. These interviews were then qualitatively analysed using the IPA (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis) method. Based on the results of the qualitative analysis we identified four main support aspects of adaptation to child loss - social support, individual activity, professional help and faith....
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Experiencing loss of child
Světlíková, Zora ; Loneková, Katarína (referee) ; Štětovská, Iva (referee)
The rigorous thesis "Experiencing loss of child" deals with the psychological aspects of adaptation to the loss of a child. Its main objective is to analyse the supporting factors that help the adaptation and factors that make the process of adaptation more difficult. Furthermore, we intended to find out how such loss influences individuals and their subsequent life and to describe the process of the loss of a child as such. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the issue of the loss of a close person and details the specifics of the loss of a child. Based on available literature the author explores the process of grieving and its manifestations and determines the variables that influence the adaptation to a child loss with a focus on the connection between the loss of a child and complicated grieving. She also evaluates the impact of the child loss on the individual and the potential for intervention in the process. The empirical part determines both the factors that help to cope with such loss and factors that make the adaptation more complicated. It also describes how the loss influences the life of the individual and focuses on the needs of the bereaved parents. The data gathering consisted of ten individual in-depth interviews with women which experienced the loss of a child. These...
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Social-psychological help in bereavement
NĚMEČKOVÁ, Michaela
This work is dealing with the topic of helping with bereavement. The first chapter is covering the topic of death and dying in general. I'm evaluating changes in the concept of death in the past and present, which affected the extinction of important rituals and caused the tabooing of death. The work is supposed to motivate the reader to include the topic of death in casual conversations like in the past that is the first step of coping with bereavement. The next chapter is focusing on work with grief and the reactions of bereaved people to the loss of a close person. The chapter is describing available support measures for bereavement counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, self-help groups and crisis centres. This work is also focusing on the importance of interpersonal relations, need for solidarity and empathy in the time of grief.
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How to introduce children to the topic of death?
BRISUDOVÁ, Eva
In this thesis I follow up the question How can we communicate with children in a question of death. I mainly focus on dying, acceptance of death and what are the effects that death can have on children i describe historical and current views of the death from sociological perpective. I compare the differences of burials in various countries. Burials are closely related with the topics like grief and remembrance of survivors. The work also shows views of children's literature on the subject of death. This literature has become a guide for understanding the child's feelings perceived in personal contact with death. It also says how the child accept and how it is influenced by death. Finally, it points out the importance of communication and explanation of the current situation of the child. The main role does family or professional assistance that should be provided to the child. The contribution of this work to see that the critically summarized on Czech literature and briefly compared to abroad.
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How do the bereaved cope with the death of their loved ones and how can we help them?
URBÁNEK, Lukáš
The thesis deals with the topic of how the bereaved cope with the death of their loved ones and how one could help them in their crisis situation. It aims to compare the information gathered in a research carried out in the Strakonice district with the results known in scientific literature. The bachelor?s thesis focuses particularly on the mourning of the bereaved; however, it also outlines the issues of death and funeral which are closely related to the death of a loved one. It takes into account the results of the respondents? answers on what kind of death they first encountered, at what age and what their feelings were. A large part of the thesis deals with what a loss of a loved one means to the bereaved. The thesis focuses on processing grief of the bereaved respondents and who and what helped them the most when coping with the death of a loved one. Furthermore, it suggests some possibilities of non-professional and professional help for the bereaved and their comparison with the respondents? experience. The gathered empirical data are scrutinized and compared with scientific literature. There is also an intention to devise a creative project which might enrich our knowledge about the phenomenon of death and mourning.
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The Form of Counselling for Survivors and the Importance and Role of Counselling Services for Survivors in the Process of Coping with Grief in the Czech Republic
VARECHOVÁ, Pavla
The diploma thesis focuses on counselling for survivors in the Czech Republic. The aim is to outline the form of counselling for survivors in the CR and to clarify the meaning and the role of counselling services for survivors from the perspective of hospice facilities and counselling for survivors. The first part of thesis is the fundamental concept of death, mourning, counseling for survivors and it´s process. This part is followed by the operationalization chapter that explains the research questions. The research was conducted with employees in hospice facilities and counseling offices. The research results shed light on the form, meaning and role of counseling for survivors in the process of coping with grief. The thesis also deals with the institutionalization and professionalization of counselling for survivors and highlights the lack of systematic education in this area.
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