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The Issue of Foster Care from the Perspective of Foster Parents and Accompanying Workers
JIRÁSKOVÁ, Aneta
The bachelor thesis deals with the issue of foster family care from the perspective of foster parents and the accompanying worker. The aim of the thesis was to find out what are the positives and negatives of cooperation between foster parents and accompanying organizations and to describe the experience of cooperation between accompanying workers and foster parents. The bachelor thesis has two parts. The theoretical part explains the basic concepts related to foster family care and its forms with emphasis on foster care. Family, its functions and types of families are defined, the concept of attachment, social and legal protection of children is explained. A relatively large space is devoted to foster care, its types and the process of mediation of FC. The last chapter covers the accompanying organisations for foster families, accompanying workers and the services provided by each organisation. In the practical part, qualitative research was conducted, using a semi-structured interview technique with foster parents and accompanying workers. Subsequently, the interviews are processed according to each communication partner. The research shows that the cooperation of foster parents with the AO is evaluated positively, a big role is played by the person of the accompanying worker, especially his personal qualities, the way of working and the overall approach and treatment with the family, because it is, together with the services provided, a decisive factor for the selection of the AO. In the conclusion of the thesis my main findings and the results I have achieved are summarized. I think that this thesis could be considered as a useful resource or information material that could serve future foster carers, accompanying workers as well as students in the field of social work. It could also be beneficial in improving awareness of foster care and accompanying organisations.
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The attitudes of foster parents to services provided by nonprofit organizations in Ceske Budejovice district
ŠIMONOVÁ, Petra
The bachelor thesis deals with the attitudes of foster parents to services provided by accompanying organizations in the district of České Budějovice. The first part of my bachelor thesis describes the basic concepts like the foster care and family. The aim is to present legal rights and responsibilities which foster parents towards the entrusted child have. I dedicated the second part of my theoretical part to the description of the accompanying organizations and social workers. The practical part provides data analysis from the answers acquired during the semi structured interviews. My goal is to find out whether the services provided by non-profit organization to foster families are sufficiently fulfilled according to the act number 359/1999 concerning Legal Code About Social and Legal Protection of Children. This thesis is also interested in their points of view on accompanying organizations and if they would appreciate or welcome any changes.
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Cooperation of foster parents, accompanying organizations and Department of social and legal protection of children on the performance of foster care
Kaletová, Sára ; Krahulcová, Beáta (advisor) ; Nová, Monika (referee)
This thesis deals with the cooperation of foster parents, Department of social and legal protection of children and accompanying organizations on the performance of foster care. The thesis contains both theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part of the thesis contains four chapters. It is based on an analysis of professional sources. The first chapter deals with the definition of basic concepts, legislative definition and a brief historical outline in the field of alternative family care. The second chapter focuses on the specifics of foster care with regard to the needs of children coming to foster families, defines the rights and obligations of foster parents and foster care benefits. The third chapter contains a basic description of social and legal protection of children in the Czech Republic and defines the role of the Department of social and legal protection of children in the context of foster care. The core of the chapter is the process of mediation of foster care. The fourth chapter describes the work of accompanying organizations and key workers. It also focuses on services provided by organizations and the process of concluding a contract on the performance of foster care. The practical part of the thesis contains the methodology and analysis of data from the research, which...
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Education of foster parents
Pobudová, Klára ; Presslerová, Pavla (advisor) ; Kučerová, Olga (referee)
This thesis deals with foster care and fosters parent education. The main aim of the thesis is to evaluate whether foster carers are satisfied with the topics offered and the length of the mandatory continuing education. A sub-objective of the thesis is to describe the biggest problems of children in foster care related to school and school preparation and to highlight these problems by creating a case study. The theoretical part is divided into four chapters and is based on a study of the literature. The first chapter deals with the general topic of foster care and the application for foster care. The second chapter focuses more on the foster carer himself and his preparation. The third chapter focuses on the foster carers' training and the accompanying organizations. The fourth chapter deals with the characteristics of children in foster care and their school and educational problems. The practical section focuses on the research itself. In the empirical part, a research investigation was conducted with a combination of qualitative and quantitative elements. The data collection was carried out in the form of self-observation, questionnaire survey, and semi- structured interview. During the data analysis, it was found that foster carers with several years of experience would welcome it if the...
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The story of temporary foster care mother: proposals for system improvements
Turtáková, Petra ; Baštecká, Bohumila (advisor) ; Klvačová, Petra (referee) ; Zárasová, Zuzana (referee)
This thesis is a qualitative probe into the story of a temporary foster mother. The thesis captures, analyses and classifies this story into systemic context. It does so with an emphasis on the temporary foster mother's personal experience and also with using personal experience of other participants involved in this particular case - including mine. This thesis is largely a reflection of my own role in this story, it is looking at it from different perspectives that evolve over time. The thesis is grounded in theoretical sources, especially methodologies of temporary foster care and methodological recommendations. Theoretical sources are critically viewed and connected to personal experience. The resulting storytelling, which provides an insight into the wider context of temporary foster care in the Czech Republic, was based on this procedure. Capturing systemic context is used in this thesis to create suggestions for possible systemic improvements.
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Volunteers as a complement to professional social work with foster families
HAVLOVÁ, Jana
Volunteering can be understood as a voluntarily chosen activity, which is practised for the benefit of others, without any claim for a financial reward. The volunteers operate in various fields, one of the most common is the social field. This bachelor thesis deals with volunteering as a complement to professional social work with foster families. Its main aim is to map out the use of volunteers in the social work with foster families. Other main aim is to describe the contribution of volunteers to the work with foster families, from the point of view of the social workers. The results of the research are contained in the practical part of this thesis. To reach the set aims, a technique of qualitative research was used. As a data-gathering method was chosen the method of interviewing, which took place with the help of the method of semi-controlled interviews. Five communication partners were interviewed, and the data were rewritten into tables for better orientation, with the help of open coding and categorisation of the data. The results showed that 13 following institutions operate in the South Bohemian region, whereas the volunteers are used for the work with foster families only in five of these institutions. Foster families are offered many forms of volunteering from these institutions, these forms differ by their structure and content. The role of a volunteer in an organisation is perceived very positively, primarily because the volunteer and the child can establish a very friendly relationship. This relationship is perceived by social workers as a great complement to their work. The contribution of volunteers in the organisation is perceived very positively. The results in my bachelor thesis can be useful for social services providers, as well as for the accompanying institutions. The results can also show to those accompanying institutions, which don't use volunteers, what are possible benefits of volunteering in the work with foster families.
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Motivation for foster care and psychosocial needs of foster carers
PÍPALOVÁ, Jana
The diploma thesis deals with foster care in the Czech Republic as well as it represents its legislation. The thesis follows up psychosocial aspects that are closely connected with foster care. It describes aspects such as psychosocial parenthood and motivation, which encourages foster parents to provide foster care. Also, it represents system of values and motives, that are very significant when considering foster care. The thesis investigates the needs of foster parents as well as it describes the needs, that are considered significant and whether those needs meet their expectations. Plenty of valuable information, which are related to the topic of foster parenting, were provided by foster parents, who gave their personal reflection, that was verified by brief research probe. The discussion stated in the end of the thesis summarizes the motives, which are frequently mentioned in the topic, including their possible difficulties as well as the thought about the reserves of current support given by the state and by accompanying organizations while satisfying the needs of foster parents.
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