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Roles and Competences of a Social Worker in Marriage Counselling
Kubík, Petr ; Matoušek, Oldřich (advisor) ; Pazlarová, Hana (referee)
The thesis focuses on the activities of a social worker in a specific position - marital and family counselling. The aim of the thesis is a draft of an educational programme with respect to the needs of the target group and the most common working activities of a social worker. The thesis consists of a theoretical and a practical section. The theoretical section describes the history of the field, defines the target group and the theoretical framework of the field. The practical section presents methods and the outcome of a survey, as well as a draft of specialized education of social workers in marital and family counselling. Key words Social Worker, Marriage Counseling, Educational Program
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The influence of supervision and job evaluation on motivation of social services workers
Mrázková, Alena ; Vodáčková, Daniela (advisor) ; Pazlarová, Hana (referee)
The thesis concentrates on influence of work evaluation and supervision on motivation of workers of low threshold clubs for children and youth. Supervision and work evaluation is perceived as an obligation for providers of social services defined in quality standards of social services. The thesis concetrates on effects of supervision and work evaluation on the motivation of workers. The opening of the thesis describes roles in the process of motivation (roles of workers and the roles of their supervisors and senior executives), along with two fundamental theories of motivation (developed by Maslow and Herzberg). In the same chapter, the risks connected with work motivation (helpers' syndrome and burn-out syndrome) within helping professions are tackled. The thesis further introduces measures, which influence motivation of workers, employees of social services, namely financial recognition and education. Attention is also paid to non-financial means of motivating employees. Two selected measures of non-financial motivation, supervision and work evaluation, are described in greater detail, specifically in terms of their foundation, function, form, procedures, purpose and impact. In the pratical part of the thesis it is verified, whether all low threshold clubs for children and youth carry out...
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Development of Foster Care in the Litoměřice Region within the Years 2000-2010
Kotalová, Dana ; Pazlarová, Hana (advisor) ; Matoušek, Oldřich (referee)
This thesis focuses on aspects that affect the process of adopting a child in foster care. The work is divided into two parts. In the first part, we present theroretical issues examined. We define here the basic concepts, we are concerned with factors affecting foster care, describing the process of formation and progress of foster care. The aim of the practical part of the work is to use qualitative research to analyze the process of adopting a child in foster care from the perspective of foster parents experience in the region Litoměřice. Keywords: Alternative child care, foster care, factors affecting foster care, phases of proces, influence of social environment on child development
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The evaluation of family situation of children located in children's home
Ságlová, Miroslava ; Matoušek, Oldřich (advisor) ; Pazlarová, Hana (referee)
This thesis deals with the evaluation of family situation of children placed in children's home. The theoretical part is focused on the current family and its functioning in our cultural background, children's home as an institution, social-legal protection of children and evaluation of the situation of endangered child and its family. The practical part firstly includes opinion of social workers of the Office for Social- legal Protection of Children which affects the process of evaluation of family, number of children placed in institutions and media image of social workers in the Czech Republic. Secondly, it concentrates on the methods of evaluation of children placed in children's home in the form of pedagogical documentation and educational plan of children. At last a brief description of the work of social workers of the Office for Social-legal Protection of Children cooperating with the children already placed in a children's home is included. Keywords Child, childhood, family, children's home, best interest of the child, evaluation of family
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Comparison of principles and forms of therapeutic communities for people dependent on addictive substances in the Czech Republic (with special focus on spiritual aspects in treatment)
Vlachová, Lenka ; Matoušek, Oldřich (advisor) ; Pazlarová, Hana (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with types of therapeutic communities for drug addicts in the Czech Republic. The aim of the thesis is to map these communities and determine whether or not the treatment provided by them also includes spiritual aspects. Furthermore, if they do, what form they are presented in and what kinds of benefits it Brings for the treatment itself. The paper is divided into two sections - theoretical and empirical. The theoretical section explains terms that are important to get well acquainted with as they are closely related to the topic, such as drug addiction, treatment, communities in general, therapeutic communities and the different therapeutical methods the communities in the Czech Republic make use of. Following is the empirical section that further details goals of the research, the specimen and the research methods. Finally, an important part of this section is also dedicated to the research findings themselves.
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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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Clients Satisfaction of Early Intervention Programm in Czech republic today and in the past
Pacalová, Jana ; Pazlarová, Hana (advisor) ; Matoušek, Oldřich (referee)
PACALOVÁ, JANA. Clients Satisfaction of Early Intervention Programm in the Czech republic today and in the past. Prague: Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in Prague, 2011, 93 pp. Diploma Thesis. In recent years the early intervention program and its forms with new theories and trends attract the attention of the public, the workers from other fields and also the parents themselves of children with disabilities, who appreciate the focus of the program on the family system. In my thesis I was interested in the early intervention in general. I also have dealt with the civic association the Society for Early Intervention program, which is one of the leading organizations in this field in the Czech Republic. The aim is to determine the satisfaction of our clients from the facilities providing comprehensive early intervention program in the Czech Republic for the clients with particular types of disability and compare the present satisfaction of the clients with the satisfaction in 2005. The satisfaction of the clients from facilities providing early intervention is at least five of the eight areas assessed positively and clients satisfaction is higher in 2011 than in 2005 - this is my working hypothesis I want to confirm. For this task I have chosen a quantitative research strategy. As a...
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Specific needs of children in foster family as a consequence of early trauma
Knápková, Gabriela ; Matoušek, Oldřich (advisor) ; Pazlarová, Hana (referee)
This thesis deals with a topic of specific needs of early traumatised children living in a foster family. The theoretical part is divided into five chapters. The first chapter describes foster care as a part of Czech system of care about children in need. The second chapter deals with the psychological development in early childhood. The third chapter applies itself to early trauma and its causes. The fourth chapter is focused on consequences of early trauma and resulting specific needs of children. The fifth chapter is devoted to the possibilities of working with early traumatised children in a foster family. The following practical part consists of three segments. The first one has a form of research among foster parents. It is focused on specific needs of children and also a need of support, which should be given to foster families. The second section presents the research survey among non-profit organisations that deal with direct support for foster families. It examines their experience with a topic of early trauma. The third section presents a unique project of one Czech organisation, which is focused on the transition of child from institutional care to family environment.
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Families at risk of social failure in the region of Karlovy Vary
Trutnovská, Romana ; Pazlarová, Hana (advisor) ; Matoušek, Oldřich (referee)
This thesis is focusing on families at risk of social failure in the Region of Karlovy Vary. The aims of this work are outlining social situation in the Region of Karlovy Vary, mapping network of social service for families at risk of social failure and finding out the most frequent problems these families are struggle with. Outputs are the recommendations for SOS Children's Villages in Doubí in Karlovy Vary based on above presented findings that tells which services for families at risk would be advisable to set up. In theoretical part of final thesis is defined the concept of family at risk and then based on foreign experiences are cited the principles of how to work with these families. Practical part is build on study of feasibility realizes by SOS Children's Villages Association, which was finding out neediness of social services for families at risk and children in the Region of Karlovy Vary, where this organization is considering realization of programs for family support.
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