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The role of the social worker in adoption
DOUBKOVÁ, Anna
The goal of thesis was to acquaint the reader with the adotion proces. I described in work forms of substitute family care, roles of the social worker in the adoption proces. In the first part I specified the meaning of substitue family care and what it involves. In the second part I meantioned the roles of the social workers in this proces. The third part is about the network of services. In the last part you can find, how the adoption proces ganges in the Czech Republic.
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Socialization of Children and Adolescents in Foster Families Non-Profit Associations foster Families
KNOROVÁ, Vanda
The subject of Bachelor thesis is a sociological development of children and youth in care of non-profit Association of Foster Parents in town of Plzen. It's focused on foster care as a basic building block in child's development, but also as a critical factor of his/her success in life. Chapter one describes basic family functions along with brief introduction to challenges faced by children of dysfunctional families. Chapter two concentrates on sociological development of a child in foster care. It describes not only the individual aspects, but also a legal frame, which is governed exclusively by the courts. It presents professional opinions pertaining to possibilities and challenges of sociological development in foster care, together with individual stages of the entire process. Chapter three deals specifically with sociological development of children and youth in care of non-profit Association of Foster Parents in town of Plzen , which provides methodical, organizational and professional support. Theoretical claims and practical experience is documented on cases of three different foster families. It's based not only on economic and social circumstances combined with family environment, but it's also supported by interviews with foster parents. Although foster parents were selected randomly, it shows that sociological development of children is also influenced by a relationship between a foster parent and a non-profit organization.
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Temporary foster care
VENCLÍČKOVÁ, Tereza
The thesis deals with the positives and risks of temporary foster care from the perspective of children and foster parents. The first part characterizes foster care and its forms, legislation, foster carer and social security of foster parents. The second part characterizes temporary foster care and also emphasizes the constant readiness of foster parents. It also deals with the process how can person become a foster parent, then with a foster care agreement and legislation. It also deals with foster care benefits and the maintenance obligations of parents towards their children. It also mentions the reasons for the inclusion of the child in the temporary foster care, the conditions for foster parents, the role of foster parent and his skills. It also highlights the possibility of contact of the child with the biological family and preparing for handing over the child to aftercare (long-term foster care etc.). In the third part, it deals with the positives and risks of temporary foster care. The work has concluded that temporary foster care is beneficial and the best option for the child.
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Babybox as a part of our society: Opinions of parents in Pelhřimov region on a postponing of a nearly two-year-old child to a babybox in Pelhřimov Hospital.
HONZOVÁ, Alena
This thesis is divided into theoretical and practical part. In the theoretical part, I focused on the basic theory of babyboxes, their history, location, usability and the rationale behind putting unwanted children into babyboxes. Foster care and adoption are also looked at. In the conclusion of the theoretical part I discuss possible preventive measures and some ethical issues related to this topic. For the practical part I have used qualitative research. I asked questions of five pre-selected interviewees from the Pelhřimov region concerning their opinion on babyboxes and babyboxes located in Pelhřimov Hospital. I held a semi-structured interview with Mr. Ludwig Hess. He is the founder of babyboxes in the Czech Republic. He provided an opinion of one that was used on a boy of nearly two years of age at Pelhřimov Hospital. The aim of this thesis is to find out the opinions of selected interviewees about babyboxes and the motivation behind their use on a two-year-old child. I compare the obtained data with my opinion and with the opinion of Mr. Ludwig Hess.
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The Role of a Key Worker in Process Accompaniment of a Foster Family
BÍSKOVÁ, Tereza
The diploma thesis is focused on the role of a key worker of non-state non-profit organizations whose job description is accompaniment of foster families. The aim of the thesis is based on research and on available literary and sources presenting the role of a key worker in overall process accompaniment of foster families, introduce key points of the relationship between the client and the social worker. The research which is part of the diploma thesis was realized by a qualitative method using a semi-structured interview. The diploma thesis deals with a relatively new role of the key worker who accompanies the foster family and thus opens an interesting space for exploration.
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View of professional public on children's homes and foster care
VOBORNÍKOVÁ, Barbora
The work deals with suitability of children's homes and foster care. It is considered based on their abilities to fulfil psychological needs of children and minors. In addition, the work deals with the possible way of these two forms of substitutional care on affecting mental development of their wards. Children's home, foster care and their historical evolution up to the present form in our country are described in the first half of this work. Furthermore, the term family and parenthood and their possible forms in the past and present are described. Children's and minors' needs, particularities of individual development phases in childhood and maturing, are described in this work as well. The suitability of children's homes and foster care, based on opinions of the authors of professional publications and ideas of professional public, are mentioned in the second part of the work. In conclusion, a part of this work commits to the way electronic mass media deal with this issue and which point of view they transfer to the non-professional public. The main result of the diploma thesis is that these three groups predominantly prefer the foster care to children's home. Primarily for the reason of real family environment which, unlike the children's home, the foster care can provide. Despite this fact, these groups are aware of the necessity of children's homes which, in some cases, could be a more convenient alternative to a birth family.
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Substitute family care through the eyes of accompanying social workers
Krubnerová, Natálie ; Nová, Monika (advisor) ; Ondrušová, Jiřina (referee)
The aim of the thesis was to explore how accompanying workers view their role and how they perceive its impact on the course of foster care. It was about elucidating the practical work of the accompanying social worker, which greatly influences the whole process of accompaniment and also the overall impact on the foster family. The first part describes the development of foster family care from orphanages to the present day. The forms in this country and in the world are defined, as well as the legal ramifications. The chapter concludes with a text on the process of foster care placement. The second chapter introduces foster care within the system of social and legal protection of the child. The subchapters elaborate on basic topics related to foster care, which will help the reader grasp its specificities. The subchapters describe the rights and obligations of foster parents, define the types of foster care and the subjects of accompaniment, specify the Agreement on the Performance of Foster Care, as well as activities within cooperation with state entities, in particular individual support planning and the system of foster care benefits. The chapter concludes with an introduction to the long-awaited amendment to the Act on the Social and Legal Protection of Children, which came into force this...
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Cooperation of foster parents, accompanying organizations and Department of social and legal protection of children on the performance of foster care
Kaletová, Sára ; Krahulcová, Beáta (advisor) ; Nová, Monika (referee)
This thesis deals with the cooperation of foster parents, Department of social and legal protection of children and accompanying organizations on the performance of foster care. The thesis contains both theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part of the thesis contains four chapters. It is based on an analysis of professional sources. The first chapter deals with the definition of basic concepts, legislative definition and a brief historical outline in the field of alternative family care. The second chapter focuses on the specifics of foster care with regard to the needs of children coming to foster families, defines the rights and obligations of foster parents and foster care benefits. The third chapter contains a basic description of social and legal protection of children in the Czech Republic and defines the role of the Department of social and legal protection of children in the context of foster care. The core of the chapter is the process of mediation of foster care. The fourth chapter describes the work of accompanying organizations and key workers. It also focuses on services provided by organizations and the process of concluding a contract on the performance of foster care. The practical part of the thesis contains the methodology and analysis of data from the research, which...
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