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Hope and Reality Clashing. Existential problems of parents in self-determination of their offsprings with intellectual disabilities.
Kopřiva, Petr
The thesis deals with the issue of the independence of people with intellectual disabilities from parents. The aim of the thesis is to map the way of adulthood of people with intellectual disabilities in the context of the life story from the point of view of their mothers, including perspectives and prospects for the future. The thesis tries to answer the question: Why do parents postpone the planning and realization of their children's independence to their late age? The central theme how parents deal with the consequences of their children's intellectual disabilities throughout their lives and the confrontation of hope and reality in the field of self-esteem, human relationships and partnerships of intelectuall disabled people. The research method is the analysis of life curves and interviews with the use of grounded theory. The work compares a group of mothers of persons with moderate intellectual disabilities and a group of mothers of persons with mild intellectual disabilities. The results show qualitative differences in the problems of both groups. In the case of mothers of persons with moderate intellectual disabilities, there is a dilemma about protected housing, in the case of the mothers of person with mild intellectual disabilities, there is a dilemma about the child's partnership. The...
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Case study of siblings with mental disabilities in foster care
Dudová, Daniela ; Němec, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Kotvová, Miroslava (referee)
The bachelor thesis captures the life of two siblings who were taken from the children's home and placed in foster care. They were subsequently diagnosed with mental retardation, namely moderate mental retardation. The bachelor thesis focuses on the description of intellectual disability, its classification, aetiology, typical signs and manifestations of mental retardation. It also describes the possibilities of education and employment of people with intellectual disabilities. It also focuses on types of alternative family care, where it specifically emphases on foster care, including legislation that is closely related to this topic and the history of alternative family care. The second part of the thesis describes the life of siblings in foster care through interviews with foster parents and siblings themselves. This shows the everyday life of this family, the everyday pitfalls and obstacles they have to face, and the problems they have to deal with. The foster parents describe the periods when they decided for foster care, then they talk about the path of children through the school education system, and about their prospects and plans for the future. Also, the siblings express themselves on topics of near future, they describe their day at school, house work they help with at home. The main...
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The attitudes and experience of Primary school teachers with inclusion of pupils with mental disabilities
Zikánová, Drahomíra ; Němec, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
The thesis deals with the issue of inclusive education of pupils with mild intellectual disabilities in Czech mainstream schools focusing on attitudes and experiences of teachers of a selected elementary school on this issue. The theoretical part defines the concept of inclusion in the context of the Czech educational system and legislative measures related to this topic. It summarizes the concept of intellectual disability, describes what an intellectual disability is, what families of a child with intellectual disabilities are facing, and defines the specifics of educating a pupil with an intellectual disability. It also deals with special educational needs and measures for the education of pupils with this disability, which are embedded in the education act and aim to support the inclusive education of pupils with mild intellectual disabilities. The empirical part of the thesis analyses the interviews with teachers of a selected elementary school in the Central Bohemian Region. While conducting the research, the semi-structured interviews were gathered and the attitudes of teachers towards the explored issues were described. The final part summarizes and graphically elaborates findings of the qualitative research and suggests recommendations for possible further research and teaching practice.
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Hope and Reality Clashing Existential problems of parents in self-determination of their offsprings with intellectual disabilities
Kopřiva, Petr ; Mužáková, Monika (advisor) ; Titzl, Boris (referee) ; Šotolová, Eva (referee)
The thesis deals with the issue of the independence of people with intellectual disabilities from parents. The aim of the thesis is to map the way of adulthood of people with intellectual disabilities in the context of the life story from the point of view of their mothers, including perspectives and prospects for the future. The thesis tries to answer the question: Why do parents postpone the planning and realization of their children's independence to their late age? The central theme how parents deal with the consequences of their children's intellectual disabilities throughout their lives and the confrontation of hope and reality in the field of self-esteem, human relationships and partnerships of intelectuall disabled people. The research method is the analysis of life curves and interviews with the use of grounded theory. The work compares a group of mothers of persons with moderate intellectual disabilities and a group of mothers of persons with mild intellectual disabilities. The results show qualitative differences in the problems of both groups. In the case of mothers of persons with moderate intellectual disabilities, there is a dilemma about protected housing, in the case of the mothers of person with mild intellectual disabilities, there is a dilemma about the child's partnership. The...
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The Self-Advocacy Groups in the Czech Republic: an Analysis of a Selected Group
DLOUHÁ, Kristína
This bachelor's thesis is concerned with the notion of self-advocacy. Its objective is to clarify the function of a select self-advocacy group in the Czech Republic, and establish its consequences on the life of the self-advocate. The thesis consists of two sections - one theoretical, and the other empirical. The first chapter in the theoretical section is devoted to intellectual disability. It defines basic terminology, and describes psychological differences in people with intellectual disability. Chapter two contains basic terms and findings from the area of self-advocacy. The third and last chapter is devoted to social interaction from a psychology standpoint. The empirical section describes the central goal of this thesis, establishes specific research questions, as well as the methods intended to answer these. In order to collect data, the following approaches were uses - analysis of key documents, observation, and semi-constructed interviews. Results are presented in the individual subchapters. The first presents the basic characteristics of a select self-advocacy group constructed based on the analysis of documents. The second subchapter describes a meeting of the select self-advocacy group, which is based on the results of observation. The third subchapter contains an analysis of conducted interviews. The final subchapter summarizes and critically discusses all relevant findings. The research conducted here suggests that all interviewees are satisfied with their involvement in the self-advocacy group. All of the subjects reported a self-improvement in social interaction. Furthermore, they mentioned an increased informedness, improved decision making capabilities, and an overall positive impact on their life. The overwhelming conclusion is that an active involvement in a self-advocacy group has beneficial consequences on the life of interviewed self-advocates.
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Evidence concerning pupils'preconceptions of intellectual disability in the context of the paradigm shift in today's education
Pivarč, Jakub
This dissertation thesis is designed as a theoretical and research survey focusing on the currently marginalised issue of intact pupils' preconceptions of intellectual disability. The survey aims to outline the concept of intellectual disability concisely and to accentuate the current paradigm shift in education with regards to integration and inclusion. Particular attention was paid to the theoretical and epistemological basis of preconceptions as well as to the current state of scientific knowledge of the presented area. Research was conducted in order to analyse and characterise intact pupils' preconceptions of intellectual disability. Furthermore, the empirical study aimed to determine whether pupils' preconceptions differ depending on their gender, year of school attended and the declared experience of persons with intellectual disability. A transversal quantitative survey was conducted at 22 mainstream basic schools in the Czech Republic. The research sample consisted of 2230 intact pupils attending the 5th , 7th and 9th forms of basic schools. Data were collected by means of mind mapping and non-standardised questionnaire of our own construction. The findings demonstrate that pupils perceive the phenomenon of intellectual disability in terms of medical paradigm (emphasising the...
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Selected components of physical fitness and physical acitivity level in people registered in the Special Olympics movement
Svojš, Martin ; Daďová, Klára (advisor) ; Píglová, Tereza (referee)
Title: Selected components of physical fitness and physical activity level in people registered in the Special Olympics movement Objectives: The aim of the thesis is to describe the level of physical activity and functional status, as well as selected components of physical fitness of adult athletes registered in the Special Olympics Movement. Methods: 37 athletes participated in the study (20 men, 17 women, age 18-39 years, mean age 29,2±6,1 yrs). To evaluate physical fitness and physical aktivity level, FUNfitness screening program (which is part of supplementary programs Special Olympics called Healthy Athlete) was used. Results: The main finding was decreased athletes' flexibility. When testing muscle strength and athletes' balance, results of majority of the subjects were in a "wide" normal values. Physical activity level in most of the subjects is low and does not fulfill current healthy lifestyle recommendations. Keywords: Intellectual disability, fitness, sport, FUNfitness test
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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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