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Transition programme
FLEISCHHANSOVÁ, Pavla
The author focused her thesis on the transition from school to work in people with mental disabilities. The Current Status section provides the basic terminology definition of mental disability. The Quantitative Evaluation section captures the division and characteristics of individual degrees of mental disability. These are followed by a description of individual signs and causes of mental disability. To achieve a theoretical balance of the thesis, abilities of people with mental disabilities are assessed also in terms of a qualitative personality structure. The thesis describes specific characteristics of mental functions: perception, memory, thinking, attention, emotivity, and volitive traits. The thesis mentions documents affecting the rights of people with mental disabilities and it emphasises the right to education and employment. Opportunities for upbringing and education of persons with mental disabilities are monitored by their age and within the Czech educational system. Job opportunities for young people with mental disabilities are governed by the Employment Act and specific social programs also have their impacts; they are, for example, supported employment and transition programme, which provide support to people with mental disabilities in fulfilling their right to employment and integration into the mainstream society. The objective of the thesis is to describe the method of the transition programme and the definition of the supporting factors affecting the degree of inclusion in the occupational environment. To answer the set research questions, the author chose a qualitative research. The qualitative research is conducted through a case study. The author chose the following methods of data collection: participant observation, document analysis, and problem-focused interview, using instructions, with the parents of young mentally disabled people who have used or still use the transition programme service. The course of the programme and the fulfilment of the set objectives are influenced by the user?s personality, his or her natural social environment, schools and teachers, employers and workplace environment, and the consultant?s personality and the quality of their work with the user. The author perceives the transition programme as a specific programme, defined by legislation, of social rehabilitation service, which has its established place in an open civil society.
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Support employment for handicapped groups of persons at the work market in the Jindřichův Hradec
MRÁZOVÁ, Ivana
The theme of the thesis is support employment for people in disadvantaged groups. The objectives set in the paper were to assess the quality of services in support employment provided by public corporation MESADA in Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic and provide a list of suggested socio-technical recommendations in order to improve the above-mentioned services. The theoretical part includes the history of support employment, definitions of disadvantaged groups of people, symbols, standards, and the whole process of support employment. The final part gives a review of MESADA projects. The practical part deals with a survey. Conclusions of the thesis are based on the quantitative survey {--} the data were collected from questionnaires filled in by users of the support employment services provided by public corporation MESADA Jindřichův Hradec between November 2007 and late February 2008. Next, the author used the document analysis method. Statitistical data were gathered from Czech Statistical Office and statistical data collected by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The hypotheses that were put forward in order to find out whether the service users find this worthful and quality and whether this service meets their needs were proven correct. The outcome of the survey and the list of suggested measures to be taken in order to improve the service might be found useful in optimizing the support employment service provided not only by p.c. MESADA Jindřichův Hradec, but also in its other branches in the region of South Bohemia.
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