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Integration of palliative care into a social service - nursing home
Lejsal, Matěj ; Lorenz, Walter (advisor) ; Křížová, Eva (referee) ; Horecký, Jiří (referee)
Dissertation Abstract Title: Integration of Palliative Care into a Social Service - Nursing Home Author: Ing. Mgr. Matěj Lejsal Tutor: prof. Walter Lorenz, M.Sc., Ph.D. Scientific field: Sociology Institution: Charles University Faculty/Department: Faculty of Arts / Sociology Department The presented study offers an alternative perspective on the implementation of systemic social changes based on a systemic approach. The study is embedded in intermediate long-term care, which represents a dynamic system with regard to demographic development and the increasing complexity of the social problems being solved. In the study, the small effectiveness of linearly conceived changes is demonstrated on historical development. Using the method of action research, the author examines the process of change - the integration of palliative care into a social service, which is based on the framework of a specific organization and from the beginning has the ambition to ensure a societal impact. At the end of the study, the author formulates key principles for the implementation of changes of a similar type. Keywords: long-term care, systems thinking, system change, social services, palliative care
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Social determinants of health in WHO documents
Vukadinović, Milica ; Povolná, Pavla (advisor) ; Lejsal, Matěj (referee)
This master thesis examines some social factors in chosen documents of the World Health Organization and in the strategic plans of the Czech Republic. The method used to examine these social factors is thematic analysis. Furthermore, the plans of the Czech Republic and the WHO documents are compared through a qualitative comparative analysis. The aim of the master thesis is to describe how the social factors of health are reflected in selected WHO documents and in the national strategic and action plans for health promotion in the Czech Republic. A sub-objective of the thesis is to present in which areas social workers can be involved in the protection and promotion of public health and what competences they need for this. Based on the research, recommendations for future practice are presented. The examination of documents and plans shows the importance of shaping community care and further improving the quality of primary health care in the Czech Republic. Keywords: Social determinants of health, the health care system, social workers' competences and health promotion in social work
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The needs of parents during the care of a terminally ill child
Helinská, Michaela ; Krejčí, Jiří (advisor) ; Lejsal, Matěj (referee)
This thesis deals with a very sensitive issue, such as the area of care of terminally ill and dying children. The fundamental theme of this thesis is the needs of parents during the care of a terminally ill child. The main purpose of this thesis is to map the needs of parents who are caring for their terminally ill child and to find out how their needs change during the course of their child's illness, dying and after death. An equally important aim is to find out how services providing children's palliative care respond to parents' needs and how parents assess the level of care provided. The thesis is divided into theoretical and empirical parts. In the introductory chapter of the theoretical part of the thesis, attention is paid to a general introduction to the field of dying and death. The following chapters deal with palliative care and the specifics of paediatric palliative care and the ways in which this care is provided in the Czech Republic. Another important topic of the theoretical part of the thesis is the area of human needs and their satisfaction. In the conclusion of the thesis the impact of a serious illness on the child and on the family of the sick child is also described. The empirical part of the thesis is devoted to qualitative research, which was carried out using...
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Role of social worker - challenges and limits of work
Koutná, Jolana ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Lejsal, Matěj (referee)
1 Abstract The diploma thesis "The role of a social worker in a psychiatric hospital - challenges and limits of work" deals with the profession of a social worker in a psychiatric hospital. The diploma thesis normally consists of a theoretical and an empirical part. The theoretical part is focused on mental illness, the characteristics of serious mental illness, the profession of a social worker working in a psychiatric hospital, multidisciplinary cooperation, the specifics of working with the mentally ill, the reform of psychiatric care and the organization of inpatient psychiatric care in the Czech Republic. In the empirical part, the qualitative research methodology is described and the data, which are the result of semi-structured interviews with social workers and their clients, are interpreted. At the end of the thesis, the main research question is answered, recommendations for practice and proposals for further research are included. Keywords Social worker, social work, healthcare, psychiatric care, mental illness, psychiatric care reform, the role of social worker, multidisciplinary team
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Requirements for accepting travel nurse in hospital care
Čiperová, Veronika ; Drábková, Hana (advisor) ; Lejsal, Matěj (referee)
v AJ: The theis focuses on a new potential role for nurses in a hospital facility. The traveling nurse is a healthcare professional who works at the location of current need. I tis only about the nurse position within healthcare facilities. The aim of the thesis was to determine the conditions that a traveling nurse should fulfill to be accepted in a hospital facility. For the reseach part were used questionaries supported by the semi-structured interviews. The research results indicate that in order to be positively accepted, a traveling nurse should fulfill the requirements of the legislative education for nurses in the Czech Republic. Along with this, sufficient practical knowledge and familiarity with nursing care are also necessary. Desired characteristics of a traveling nurse include mainly communication, flexibility, teamwork, and empathy. The results also revealed that in order for the traveling nurse to work effectively, it is necessary to establish conditions and define boundaries under which the traveling nurse will operate in the healthcare facility. Information was drawn from databases such as EBSCO, PubMed, and MEDLINE, as well as from both English and Czech periodicals, and various online sources.
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Multidisciplinary team and care of patients with Parkinson's disease
Svobodová, Martina ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Lejsal, Matěj (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to map the needs of social service clients with Parkinson's disease. Based on the needs, the goal of the work is to design a multidisciplinary team, its composition and functioning. In the theoretical part, I deal with Parkinson's disease as such, diagnosis, course, treatment and its side effects. I am also involved in social services, especially those that specifically focus on clients with Parkinson's. This part concludes with chapters on participation and empowerment, patient organizations and the multidisciplinary team as such. The third part deals with the methodology of the research. I used combined research, specifically interviews, field research and a questionnaire. I describe here the data analysis and ethical aspects of the research. The results of the research show that a multidisciplinary team is a suitable variant of care to fulfill some of the clients' needs. Here, I observe where the view of the client himself and the caregivers on the client's needs differ from each other and where they are in harmony. Based on the research, I subsequently propose the composition of a multidisciplinary team and model its functioning. In the discussion, I try to look critically at my work and also to confront it with other works that focus on a similar topic. The conclusion...
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Sexuality in Elderly Care Homes - Staff Perspective
Frühbauerová, Martina ; Lejsal, Matěj (advisor) ; Bosá, Monika (referee)
The topic of the thesis is intimacy and sexuality among clients of residential aged care. The theoretical framework of the thesis is based on the concepts of Quality of Life and Active Aging, and a Person-Centered Approach provides the ethical framework. Sexuality is presented as one of the key aspects of being human, and a wide range of its meanings are explored, arguing for its timeless relevance regardless of a person's age. Although intimacy and sexuality in old age remain a societal taboo, staff in residential aged care are frequently confronted with them in their work. The aim of the thesis is to describe the perception of intimacy and sexuality among the clients of these services from the perspective of the staff, using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Key words: Active Ageing, interpretative phenomenological analysis, Person-Centered Approach, Quality of Life, residential aged care, sexuality of the elderly
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Evaluation and monitoring the impact in the field of social work in non- profit organizations
Schneiderová, Denisa ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Lejsal, Matěj (referee)
This thesis deals with monitoring of impact and realisation of continuous evaluation in the performance of social work in non-governmental organisations. The chosen topic closely relates to the professionalisation of social work. Complex evaluation and monitoring of its impact allow social work to be presented to the public and other subjects. The goal of this thesis is to analyse the current situation in a sample of non- governmental organisations, which are financed by the same donor. Furthermore, to evaluate the options, abilities, and limits of non-government organisations in the fields of evaluation and impact monitoring. This thesis analyses the relationship between the donor and the receiver of the support and their mutual position in evaluation process and impact analysis. Qualitative research in the form of half-structured interview was used in the making of this thesis. The goal of the research is to describe the current situation in the field of preparation and execution of evaluation and impact measurement, which describes possible areas of cooperation between the receiver and the donor. The main outcome of this thesis is the discovery of the fact that the receivers are more likely to be able to set and execute the evaluation, than to set methodology and subsequently evaluate the...
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Queer aging in social work and social services in Prague
Vlasáková, Barbora ; Lejsal, Matěj (advisor) ; Bosá, Monika (referee)
Czech society is slowly becoming more tolarant towards LGBTI+ people. How would they react to LGBTI+ seniors, now the hidden minority, from whom they mostly do not asume any other than heterosexual orientation? Is the topic of LGBTI+ aging present in the practise of social workers whose are in contact with LGBTI+ seniors almost on daily basis? This thesis aims to reflect the topic of the needs of aging LGBTI+ people in residential and outreach services in Prague through the lense of social workers themselves and threir possible facilitatiors and barriers in relations to the performance of practical social work and the topic of LGBTI+. Following analysis will provide a set of knowledges that can provide organizations working with the insight of the topic of LGBTI+ into the success of promoting the topic in social services and the possible need for education of social workers. Key words: LGBTI+ people, seniors, social work, person centered approach, residential social services, outhreach social services, Prague.
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Evaluation Tool for Working with Sexuality of the Elderly in Social Care Services
Frühbauerová, Martina ; Lejsal, Matěj (advisor) ; Bosá, Monika (referee)
Sexuality and intimacy of the elderly have been the focus of increasing attention of international research and everyday care in recent years, and as such it more commonly appears even in Czech institutionalized aged care. This thesis aims to create a tool that may be used for the evaluation of the as-is state regarding sexuality the of the elderly. It focuses mainly on the attitudes, and competencies of the staff of aged care, and their support in the organizational structure. The tool is based on factors identified in the literature review and may be used by different organizations providing aged care to evaluate itself and identify possible interventions regarding the sexuality of its clients. Key words: active ageing, aged care, evaluation tool, person-centered approach, quality of life, sexuality of the elderly
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