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Temporary foster care from the perspective of social workers
MRŇOUSOVÁ, Dana
This bachelor thesis deals with the temporary foster care from the perspective of social workers in the bodies responsible for social and legal protection of children in the South Moravian region. The theoretical part is focused on definition of temporary foster care, scope of activities and competences of social workers in the bodies responsible for social and legal protection of children and advantages and disadvantages of this type of care. The point of this thesis was to find out social workers´ attitudes to the institute, which experience they went through with it, which are benefits and difficulties according to their opinion and what they would change about the institute. Their estimations were gained by the interviews. These answers were essential because of the goal fulfilment of this thesis. It was used qualitative research in the form of half-structured questions and their subsequent evaluation was made by the method of open coding. The research points to positive relation of social workers to temporary foster care institute. However, the social workers often have objections to this institute. Giving an example they would change judicial period, system unification and many further facts.
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International standards Quality for Children in the practice of the social and legal protection of children in the Czech republic
Čížková, Barbora ; Pazlarová, Hana (advisor) ; Šabatová, Anna (referee)
Čížková, B. (2011). International standards Quality for Children in the practice of the social and legal protection of children in the Czech republic. Praha: Faculty of Arts, Charles University. Master's Degree Thesis. The object of this work is to identify the weaknesses of the current system of the alternative care by comparing casuistry with the standards of quality. I use casuistry of the current or former clients of foster care. In the first part I put the topic of social and legal protection of children into context of international and constitutional documents. There is also a chapter about the Standars Quality4Children. Then I focus on the situation in the Czech republic. I start with the descripction of the current system and finish with the process of transformation of the system of care for children at risk. The bill changing the Act No. 359/1999 Coll. on the social and legal protection of children was published. It is the first step to the transformartion and it's necessary to be followed-up other steps. The actual explorative empirical part of this work is conducted by a qualitative research strategy. The empirical investigation was executed in form of interviews with twelve respondents. Research sample consists of two social workers (from authority for social and legal protection of...
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Tutorship (as type of guardianship)
Macháčková, Natálie ; Frinta, Ondřej (advisor) ; Thöndel, Alexandr (referee)
Tutorship (as type of guardianship). The thesis deals with a guardianship, with the most important historical milestones in a guardianship evolution and with the guardianship legislation in the Czech Republic taking into account guardianship legislation in the Federal Republic of Germany. Through the guardianship is provided alternative legal protection of legally incompetent minor lacking necessary legal protection. The aim of the guardianship is ensuring an appropriate alternative legal protection of ward's legal matters. The thesis is dividend into two parts and eight chapters. The first part is devoted to the most important codifications which in my opinion influenced the development of the guardianship on our territory the most. The first part deal with guardianship legislation in the Roman law, provincial and municipal law, in the General Civil Code and marginally about guardianship legislation contained in the Act of family law and in the Family Code. The second part of the thesis deal with guardianship legislation in the Czech Republic taking into account guardianship legislation in the Federal Republic of Germany. The second charter is devoted to the term guardianship and to the sources of guardianship legal regulation in the Czech republic. The core of the thesis consists of the third to eighth...
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Specific Methods of Social Work with Families in the Course of the Exercise of Parental Responsibility after Divorce
BALOUN, Ingrid
The diploma thesis deals with the specific methods of social work with a family during the post-divorce child custody trial. The goal of my thesis is to find out what methods are applied by social workers during their work with families at child custody trial. I stated the research inquiry as follows: what are the barriers identifed by social workers during their work with families undergoing a post-divorce child custody trial? As for the empirical part of the thesis, I adopted the method of qualitative research in the form of partially structured interviews with social workers. The interviewed sample consists of twelve social workers who were at the time engaged in post-divorce child custody trials. Two main critierions were set for selecting the twelve interviewees - the first criterion being that the social workers must be currently working with families during a post-divorce child custody trial, and the second being that all the social workers have been working for an institution for social and legal protection of children for at least one year. The research has brought the following outcomes: the social workers in question mostly adopt the task-oriented approach as well as the anti-oppressive approach. During a conversation with clients the most commonly used method is active listening. With children, it would be the drawing method. On my way to reaching the goal of my thesis I identified a social workers related problem: half the interviewees did not know what methods there are in the field of social work. Most interviewees said that the biggest barrier in their work is the client who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs and also one that is aggressive. The thesis identified some demerits of social workers as well as their seniors, for instance the failing to follow the norms, and could, hopefully help them to realize these flaws and retrieve them in the future.
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Authority of Social and Legal Protection of Children and its Work with Socially Disadvantaged Families with Children in Jindřichův Hradec
MICHALOVÁ, Šárka
The Bachelor Thesis named Authority of socio - legal protection of children and its work with socially disadvantaged families with children in Jindrichuv Hradec is divided into four parts in its theoretical part. The first chapter deals with the definition of socio-legal protection of children, the legislation and documents regulating this area. In the second chapter I deal with the definitions of family, family function, impaired family environment by functionality and social exclusion. The social work with a family itself is described in the third chapter of the theoretical part. In the last, fourth chapter I devote to the authority of social - legal protection of children. I have used the qualitative type of the questioning method for data collection. For the technique of data collection I decided to lead structured interviews with workers at the Municipal Office in Jindrichuv Hradec, Department of Social Affairs. The aim of the research part of the thesis was to find out what services and activities for children from socially disadvantaged families at risk of social exclusion are carried out by the Authority of socio - legal protection of children in Jindrichuv Hradec. Moreover I have tried to suggest some additional activities in this area and possible cooperation with other subjects which have been working in this field. Based on interviews with municipality officials in Jindrichuv Hradec, Department of Social Affairs, I found out that the Town of Jindrichuv Hradec offers three types of activities for children from socially disadvantaged families. These are social education activities, called. "Krouzek", a recreational and educational camp and an educational weekend stay. These activities are financed mostly from the municipal budget of the Town of Jindrichuv Hradec. From this research I also found out that there are not any no-governmental no-profit organization dealing with free time activities for children from socially disadvantages families aged 4 - 16 there. Furthermore, In Jindrichuv Hradec the low threshold clubs for children and youth are missing; the only one in this region is in Stare Město pod Landštejnem. This Bachelor Thesis can serve as a complete overview of the activities offered to children from socially disadvantaged families for parents and guardians in Jindrichuv Hradec. Its results may be also used by the Authority of socio - legal protection of children in Jindrichuv Hradec.
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Character of social worker from Office for socially-legal children protection from public point of view
METLIČKOVÁ, Nikola
This bachelor thesis focuses on the personality of the social worker, working in the Office for socially-legal children protection (Abbr. OSLCP). Goal of this thesis is to determine the opinion of the public, as well as the professionals, about the social worker from OSLCP. Professionals consist of social workers from Office for socially-legal children protection. The public consist of residents from Klatovy district. First chapter deals with the research methodics. Next, in the second chapter, the OSLCP organisation structure and work is described. The second chapter explain also a job description of social worker on OSLCP, his education, household investigation and legislative provisions. The third chapter focuses on the personal values of the social worker on OSLCP. The fourth one describes the requirements for the communication skills of social worker . The last, fifth chapter makes an evaluation of the research.
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Cooperation of the Authorities for social and legal protection of children of South Bohemia and Interventional Centre České Budějovice to deal with cases of domestic violence
JANŮ, Alena
Domestic violence highlights as a significant social problem, it introduces frequent and least controlled form of violence included all manifestations of violence among close people. Domestic violence is a form of violence widespreaded throughout the world, in all cultures, appears among people of all social levels, regardless of education, economic situation or ethnicity. Victims of domestic violence are in up to 98% women. In families with domestic violence living minor children, so that they are also victims. According to available research domestic violence takes place in the presence of children in nearly 90% of families. The child itself is a family environment affected by domestic violence for the healthy development very threatening.The theory explains the basic concepts in the field of domestic violence. By children, victims of domestic violence, it is described the impact of domestic violence on the mental and social development of the child. The thesis also summarizes the possibilities of legal protection for persons at risk of domestic violence. They are characterized major institutions involved in solving this problem, including intervention and assistance to victims of the various actors involved. From 2007 operates in the Czech Republic interventional centres that provide emergency assistance to victims of domestic violence and at the same time coordinate interdisciplinary collaboration between other related services. In cases reporting a violent person out of household cooperate with the Police, in the event that in the family with domestic violence are living minor children involved in the process of help the social and legal protection of children, because a child who lives in a family with domestic violence can described as a threatened child.The objective of practical part of the thesis is to determine how cooperation works between the Interventional Centre České Budějovice and the authorities for social and legal protection of children in South Bohemia cases of domestic violence, to find out the view of the issues on the part of social and legal protection of children and intervention center and to map the differences between specific interventions and professional care dedicated to victims of domestic violence with a view to the minor children present violence in families. The qualitatively research uses the method of questioning and analysis of documents. The main techniques of data collection are, with regard to the objective of the thesis, semi-structured interviews with open questions with the staff of the authorities for social and legal protection of children selected municipal authorities of municipalities with extended powers and personnel Interventional Centre České Budějovice, made with a face to face meeting. Another method used is content analysis of secondary data generated by studying the documents of cases currently handled by the authorities for social and legal protection of children and Interventional Centre. Through selected case studies of children attending domestic violence and analysis is found functioning cooperation between the intervention center and the authorities for social and legal protection of children, described the process and specifics of the work, it is obtained information by looking at the issue of domestic violence in families with minor children, and specific interventions of stakeholders assistance and their subsequent comparison. On the basis are the hypotheses formulated.Domestic violence is a complex issue with many specifics, which should take into account the system of assistance to vulnerable persons and indirect victims. Cooperation of bodies in the course of the intervention and assistance to victims of domestic violence are entering, is very important, it´s increase the efficiency of the process. Based on the collected data was pointed out the major importance of the interdisciplinary team, as well as cooperation with problems and possible solutions.
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Specifics of Foster Care of Sibling Groups
ROZUM, Michal
The present bachelor thesis is engaged in specifics of foster care of sibling groups, and it is divided into two parts: theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part consists of four basic chapters. The first chapter describes the importance of family for children, the second chapter focuses on substitute family care, the third part explores the issue of children in foster care and relations among them, whereas the fourth chapter delves into the mediation of substitute family care. The empirical part introduces results of the research that was conducted by form of semi-structured interviews with five foster families, selected in advance, which families have a many-year experience in foster care. The objective of the research was to find the answer to the question: What are the specifics of foster care of sibling groups?
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The main reasons for removal children from their parents and handover to institutional or different alternative education. The cases dealt with OSPOD in Trhove Sviny from the years of 2001-2011.
PILEČKOVÁ, Jindra
The thesis follows up the concrete reasons that led to the suggestion of SPOD Trhové Sviny to remove a child from their parents and subsequent placement in foster care. The theoretical part describes a family, its functions, family relationships, parenthood and parenting disorders, incomplete family and foster family. Also briefly refers to the needs of children, their mental and emotional deprivation in early childhood and risk factors that have a major impact on children. Finally it follows up legislation, SPOD , institutional care and the types of institutional care facilities, where is a follow-up care after removal of the family. The practical part is focused on individual cases, case studies are divided into three basic groups. The division consists of more detailed specification of the main reasons for taking children from parents in all twelve cases. The thesis also pursues to social work with families realized by SPOD, their possibilities in preventive and advisory activities. Last mentioned activities are very important and indispensable. If they will be cover, there will be no cases described above so often.
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Child as a victim of domestic violence
JANŮ, Alena
Domestic violence is currently seen as a significant social problem; it is a form of violence that is widespread throughout the world, in all cultures and all social strata. Domestic violence is usually directed against women, to a lesser extent also against men or senior citizens. Children living in families at risk of domestic violence should be seen as indirect victims of domestic violence too. Domestic violence does not threaten the victims only, but also children who are present in violent incidents between the parents. This thesis, which is focused on children as victims of domestic violence, is divided into a theoretical part and a practical part. The theoretical part explained the basic concepts in this field. In the beginning, it was important to highlight the importance of family, its essential functions and vital role in meeting the needs of all its members. Another section explains the definitions of domestic violence, the key features of family violence, its types and forms, as well as victims of domestic violence are dealt with. In connection with the focus on the child as a victim of domestic violence, the CAN syndrome is explained as an issue of maltreated, neglected and abused children. Finally, is described the possible impact of the presence of domestic violence in the family on the development and psychology of the child. The thesis also summarizes the possibility of legal protection for persons at risk of domestic violence, including interventions and assistance to victims. The practical part of the thesis processes the results obtained by quantitative research, both from the statistics of the Intervention Centre for Help to the Victims of Domestic Violence at the Diocesan Charity in České Budějovice and the data obtained from a questionnaire sent to institutions, at municipal authorities of municipalities with extended powers, for the social and legal protection of children. The objective was to find out whether domestic violence occurs mainly in families with children and what the effect of domestic violence in the family is on the child?s mental development. The region concerned was South Bohemia. Based on the data obtained, the following information was found: the total number of households with domestic violence in which minors were present, the total number of threatened children, and the impact of violence among adult household members present on the psyche of children.
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