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Usury as the ethical question in the social work
HADRAVOVÁ, Barbora
The thesis deals with the manifestations of usury in our society and outlines possible solutions from the perspective of social work. The phenomenon of usury is set in the historical-philosophical context, from which the moral and legal rejection of usury practices grows, and subsequently the current forms of usury are defined. Over-indebtedness is connected with usury as its consequence and cause, so the thesis brings a closer look at the issue of debts and debt. Possible solutions to over-indebtedness are outlined, the work emphasizes debt counseling, which identifies the approaches, methods and procedures used by social workers.
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Social Work with Individuals in a Debt Trap
URBANOVÁ, Simona
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of social work with individuals in a debt trap. The aim of the bachelor thesis was to find out how to help clients in a debt trap through social work. A qualitative research strategy was chosen for the methodological part and the polling method and semi-structured interview technique were used. An open polling method was used to evaluate the data. The research package consisted of social workers of debt counselors in České Budějovice. Seven communication partners took part in the talks. Research shows that the most common ways of resolving situations provided to clients by debt counsellors are in particular assistance in mapping liabilities, contacting creditors, working with executions and arranging contacts with executors, as well as assistance in debt relief. The interviews show that social workers follow the procedures of the advisory process in which they cooperate with the client on the basis of the client's engagement, the delegation of responsibility, verification of understanding of information, support of the client's needs, educational elements, continuity of services and termination of cooperation. The results of this bachelor thesis can be used as information for social services that address the issue of individuals in a debt trap. The data obtained can provide a comprehensive view of debt counselling in social services, in view of the subject being explored, as well as students in social fields.
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Social work with clients addicted to gambling
HUDEČKOVÁ, Lucie
This bachelor thesis deals with social work with clients addicted to gambling. The thesis is theoretical and divided into three chapters. The first chapter deals with the definition of addiction, common features of non-substance and substance addiction and symptoms of addictive behavior. The second chapter describes gambling as well as the associated problem of gambling addiction, in other words pathological gambling. It also deals with the types of gambling, online gambling, the effects of gambling addiction and the regulation of gambling in the Czech Republic. The third chapter focuses on social work with clients addicted to gambling. It describes social counseling which aims to stabilize the addict's social conditions, through brief intervention and debt counseling. Another important subchapter is working with the family and strengthening the motivation of addicts.
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The role of a social worker in debt counseling
HANÁK, Radek
This undergraduate thesis describes the role of social worker helping elder citizens in debt. The most common cause of debt for seniors is their will to help to close relatives. Senior citizens are often victims of scammers who force them to buy unnecessary goods. Seniors often do not realize their financial situation and they fall into debt. If a distrainor is involved, it is a race with time due to the risk of loss of property and real estates. There is a chance for a return to peaceful life thanks to the Insolvency law as their debts can be eliminated after a 3 year period. There are strict conditions to fulfill hence it is suitable to discuss the situation with social workers specialised in the field of debts.
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Debt counselling and its availability for migrants in Prague
Kruková, Sarah ; Jelínková, Marie (advisor) ; Mouralová, Magdalena (referee)
The steadily growing number of migrants in the Czech Republic results in an increase of foreigners participating in the labour market. The current issue of growing debts of migrants is not being properly discussed in czech society among experts and the general public. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to find out in what quantity, content and quality is debt counselling available for migrants in Prague. Using qualitative and supporting quantitative research, the result data show the impact of debt counseling on migrants in the territory of Prague. Debt counseling has a positive effect on the lives of migrants seeking help. At the same time it helps to solve their debt problems. On the other hand, there are barriers connected to debt counseling: insufficient capacity of counseling centers, small amount of available information and diversity of counseling centres. Mentioned barriers can be prevented with the creation of new information sources and expanding language availability.
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The Debt Problems of Elderly People
NEUWIRTHOVÁ, Jana
The thesis deals with the problem of the debts of seniors - the social group that is currently a very actual topic in society. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to state the most typical ways how the seniors can get indebted and how to help them in order to avoid debt traps. The bachelor thesis describes the financial indebtedness of seniors, that leads to unfavourable financial and life situations. The result of this situation is the execution. The thesis explains terms such as execution, court executors and also their practices. It also summarizes the rules and the steps of the social work with the indebted people as well as the prevention and the methods of work with the seniors.
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The logical breakthrough of logotherapy and existential analysis into social work with over-indebted clients
ČECHOVÁ, Barbora
This work deals with the topic how to help the over-indebted clients. The theoretical part describes the term over-indebtedness, its forms and the ways of help provided to the people with such problems. The closer interest is put on how these people can be helped by social work, which methods are suitable and relevant to this type of work and how these methods are defined in specialized literature and corresponding legislation. The practical part of this work focuses on the form of help to these people within a specific organization that provides social services and works for the over-indebted clients. Using some case studies the work describes some particular cases and methods of work which were applied. Concerning the methods of work with these clients, the thesis describes the elements of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis which are used by social workers while working with their clients. Further on, the thesis describes the social workers' attitudes, their experiences with their clients and points out some existential questions they deal with, especially from the perspective of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis.
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Financial literacy of the Czech population
Aubrechtová, Kamila ; Zelinková, Olga (advisor) ; Cimrmannová, Tereza (referee)
Anotation Topic of the master thesis is Financial literacy of the Czech population. The thesis puts focus on population in their early adulthood (age from 18 to 30 years) and is divided into 5 chapters. 1st chapter defines literacy, functional literacy and financial literacy. 2nd chapter describes main reasons and factors affecting financial literacy and pathological events as a possible consequence of low level of the financial literacy. 3nd chapter focuses on customer protection and shows particular options how to increase level of customer protection in an area of personal finance. 4th chapter clarifies financial terms important for proper understanding of realized survey described in 5th chapter of the thesis. The main goal of the survey as well as the thesis is to find out current level of financial literacy of the Czech population in their early adulthood (age from 18 to 30 years). Partial goals of the thesis are identification and description of groups achieving worse results in financial literacy test within the population, and description of negative effects to individual's behavior in the area of personal finance related to lower level of financial literacy.
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Teaching debt counseling in social-oriented tertiary education
Jonášová, Alena ; Dragomirecká, Eva (advisor) ; Čabanová, Bohumila (referee)
(in English): The main aim of this bachelor thesis is to find out whether the subject of debt counselling is tought at tertiary educational institution social-oriented. The main reason for this sanctify work lies in big important of debt issues in current society. It is necessary to deal with this issue in the area of social activities in the form of debt counselling. This bachelor thesis consists of two parts. The theoretical part deals with debt issues, debt counselling and education and training in social activities. Further more this theoretical part is based on the recherche and studying of scientific and specializes literatury. The practical part is trying to find with the help of three methods whether colleges and higher secondary schools offer knowledge and skills of debt counselling and debt issues. This survey was execreted at selected social - oriented schools - higher secondary schools and bachelor program of colleges located in Prague. The result of practical part is the summary of all data gather during the survey process.
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Debt trap: possible solutions of debt problems
Juppová, Tereza ; Angelovská, Olga (advisor) ; Ochrana, František (referee)
The thesis "Debt trap - the possibility of resolving the debt issue " is concerned with how the public policy of the state responds to the increasing indebtedness of Czech society and that address the causes and consequences of this debt. Features a history of borrowing money and significant impact on society interest in history and in the present. It also shows what causes can lead to debt and the consequences of over-indebtedness bears. Specific cases of clients with debt issues provides a chapter on the social counseling (Občanská poradna Plzeň - Citizens Advice Bureau Plzeň), which among other increasingly engaged in consultancy in the field of debt. The main part is the analysis of public policy events - it is a holistic approach to policy examined, the selected aspects, events, actors, goals. The analysis traces the development of indebtedness of Czech citizens and state intervention and non-state actors in this issue. Also evaluates the actors in this issue shows the complexity of the process of recognition of a social problem and highlights the influence of public interest and political culture of the state in the implementation of public policy. In conclusion, given the public attitude to the issue of debt in the Czech Republic.
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