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Public awareness of substitute family care
Vilímková, Jana ; Sak, Petr (advisor) ; Stolařová, Jaroslava (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the public awareness of substitute family care. The theoretical part describes the current substitute family care system, its historical context based on the SFC models, including a summary of their advantages and disadvantages. There are also mentioned the changes that will follow after change the system of substitute family care after the entry into force of the amendment to the Act on Social and Legal Protection of Children. The practical part is focused on interviews with professionals working in this area. Experts are asked about current and future substitute family care system and their experience with it, including suggestions for possible changes. Keywords: The substitute family care, adoption, foster care
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Adolescent in foster care regards to the identity of an individual
Svobodová, Petra ; Matoušek, Oldřich (advisor) ; Pazlarová, Hana (referee)
The diploma thesis "Adolescent in Foster Care" deals with an adolescent growing up in foster care, with regard to the development of one's identity. The theoretical part includes preview on adolescent, foster care, identity and also the issues of deprivation. The research part is focused on opinion and attitudes of adolescents to issues like children's biological family, foster family and identity, as well as attitudes of foster parents to identical topics. Keywords Adolescent, foster care, deprivation, identity,
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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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Problematics of foster care provided by relatives
BÍSKOVÁ, Tereza
This bachelor thesis is concentrated on the foster care provided by grandparents. This type of foster care has its own specificities, which are introduced in this thesis. It describes the historical development of foster care, the process of formation and progress and further represents the foster care provided by substitute family care given by relatives aimed at grandparents. It also characterizes the role of social worker of social and legal protection of children (OSPOD) and social worker of accompanying organization. The aim of the thesis is to present the issues of foster care provided by grandparents in a specific way which would provide a brief and comprehensive overview of the specificities of the foster care primarily focused on grandparents. The thesis is supplemented by practical examples.
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Motivation and needs of foster parents
VILINGEROVÁ, Isabela
This bachelor thesis deals with foster parents from the point of their motivation and their needs. The beginning of the thesis introduces foster care as a substitute form of parental care and necessary legislative support together with theoretical findings. The next part of the thesis focuses on brief explanation of the term motivation and its connection with foster care. Additionally, the importance of needs is explained. After the introduction of these theoretical findings, the qualitative research in form of semi structured conversations with five foster parents has been made. Thanks to the research results, both research questions has been answered. The first one deals with the motivation of becoming a foster parent and the other one considers which new needs a foster care brings. In conclusion, as major factors in foster care proved to be the help for the children and less often the family extension or financial reward. From the accompanying organizations, it is suitable to pay more attention to foster parents' needs. This recommendation is an important outcome of the bachelor thesis.
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Experience of accompanying organisations by the realisation of agreements about the foster care.
KUBATOVÁ, Michaela
The Bachelor thesis focuses on social workers in accompanying organizations and their opinions on The Agreements on the performance of foster care and on the Quality standards based on Act no. 359/1999 Coll., on socio-legal child protection (SLP), as amended. The thesis has two main sections, a theoretical section and a practical one. The first section deals with family; its functions and existing forms of substitute family care in the Czech Republic. The next part of the theoretical section names and describes various forms of substitute family care and devotes a special chapter to the case of foster care. The following part focuses on the process of the foster care mediation. The theoretical part also includes The Agreements on the performance of foster care and deals with SLP Quality standards. The second practical section describes empirical research that analyses experience of charged persons and OSPOD (Authority for social and legal protection of children) with the performance of activities related to accompaniment of the foster families. The goal of the research is to unravel factors which contribute to the successful fulfilment of The Agreements on the performance of foster care and to analyse how the SLP Quality standards affect the performance of the foster care. The empirical research relied on three research questions: 1. What aspects of the foster families accompaniment contribute to the optimal/successful fulfilment of The Agreements on the performance of foster care in the case of charged persons and in the case of OSPOD? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of entering into The Agreements on the performance of foster care with charged persons and with OSPOD? 3. What is the opinion of charged persons on the SLP Quality standards and how do these standards, according to their opinion, affect the performance of The Agreement on the performance of foster care? The practical part applied the tools of qualitative research. The data gathering relied on semi-structured interviewing. The research sample included seven respondents: five social workers and two adult care providers from South of the Czech Republic. The results of the qualitative analysis show that the amendment of the act had a number of positive outcomes in the area of the SLP. Both social workers and adult care providers agree that the amendment of the act improved and broadened the access to the foster care and increased public awareness about the foster care. The introduction of the compulsory Agreement on the performance of foster care led to the establishment of new organizations that focus on the accompaniment of foster families. Furthermore, according to social workers, the fact that due to the introduction of The Agreement on the performance of foster care all foster parents now have the same legal rights and obligations is a considerable contribution. All key workers agreed on the crucial importance of the SLP Quality standards. However, they also suggested that there are numerous issues that still need be improved.
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Child with disabilities in foster care
Uhlířová, Markéta ; Vítečková, Michaela (advisor) ; Poláčková, Věra (referee)
Abstract UHLÍŘOVÁ, Markéta. 'Child with Disabilities in Foster Care'. Prague : Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, 2011. 140 pp. Graduation Thesis. In the opening chapters of the thesis entitled 'Child with Disabilities in Foster Care' are defined basic concepts relating to disability issues and there are also outlined options of care for a child with disabilities and their families. More text in detail deals with foster care, defines the essential functions of the family and describes various forms of foster care, which are applied to provide care for orphaned children socially in the Czech Republic. The main part of work deals with foster care, its history and particular types, given the current state of implementation of foster care in the Czech republic and discusses the process of mediation foster care with regard to the child with disabilities. The survey based on analysis of interviews with the famaliare experience, that has accumulated during their life foster-mothers, who take care to children with disabilities. The work is concluded by an evaluation of lessons learned and outlining ways on how to use them for those, who think about implement of the foster care and they would be willing to accept a child with disabilities.
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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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