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Social Services for People with Autism
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Tereza
Abstract Social services for people with autism This diploma thesis is focused on the issues of social services for people with autism. I have concentrated my research on people looking after the people with autism. In the theoretical part I deal with the explanation of the term autism, division of autism, I describe specific work with people with autism, some kinds of therapies, social services for people with autism and some organizations working with people with autism. In the practical part of the work there are written and evaluated interviews with the respondents. Collecting information was done by the qualitative form, via the method of asking. As the method of colleticting data the half-standarised interview was used. The group for the research was formed by the people looking after the people with autism. I spoke with eight caretakers in total, they were always parents of the children with autism. The choice was done by the method of snowball. Each interview was elaborated into eight case studies. The results of the interviews were transformed into tables and summerized in a discussion. The aim of the diploma thesis was to map possibilities of social services for people with autism and if they have possibility to use these services. Other aim was to find out which services are used the most by these people and if they suit them. Then I investigated if these services are accessible financially, by quantity and quality and if they copy the requirements of a family and individual needs of the people with autism. The interviews with the respondents show that the families living in Prague have the possibility to use social services for the people with autism. The respondents living in smaller towns have more difficult access to these services and very often they do not have the possibility of any choice. This work could contribute to quality improvement of providing social services to the people with autism. In my opinion, it is necessary to educate non-professional and professional public in this issue. This is the way to provide better services reflecting the needs of the people with autism. Key words: autism, social services, social relations, communication
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Alternative lifestyle option as being satisfied
BENDOVÁ, Kateřina
The topic of this diploma thesis is Alternative lifestyle as a form of content human existence. This thesis is focused on specification of subculture and I defined the subculture of homeless people, which as I assumed and also as my own research data showed, can demonstrate the content form of human existence. The theoretical part of this thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter constitutes a theoretical scope of this thesis where I put emphasis on social norms and theory of social deviation, which are crucial for homeless people who are demonstrating alternative lifestyle which is significantly different from the lifestyle of mainstream conformist society. Second chapter describes characteristics of homelessness. The third chapter includes procedure of help to homeless people in their life situation. There are also stated social services for homeless people. The last chapter is focused on the alternative lifestyle. I also deal with the topic of voluntary homelessness. The aim of this diploma thesis is description of aspects of lifestyle of the observed subculture of homeless people. The target group consists of 20 homeless people in age from 18 to 70 years. A method of qualitative approach was applied and a method of analysis of case studies was used for data collection. The main technique of data collection was an interview with directions which I used with 10 homeless people who were in asylum house and with 10 homeless people who were present directly at the public areas. In the context of this thesis five research questions were determined. The primary data was coded/indexed and then processed with the framework analysis according to Ritchie and Spencer. The outcomes of the research showed that the most frequent reason for the origin of homelessness is alcohol addiction. Most frequently it is related to single or divorced man and women. The daily regime of homeless people is from a greater half regular. Among the most frequent daily activities in the asylum house can be mentioned watching television, cleaning common areas of the asylum house, fixed activities and drinking coffee. The outdoor activities mostly constitute of collection of metal, cooking, shopping for food and searching the garbage bins. They usually spend winter nights in facilities of social services (doss house, asylum house), in a tent, in makeshift shanties, or in a squat. Most people spend their days with their friends or partners. People who live in public areas are more willing to make some extra money. There was three times higher experience with begging of the people who live in public areas than people who live in asylum houses. People in asylum houses usually pay for day board meals. People who live outside in public areas procure their food in supermarkets, day centres and doss houses and in garbage bins. For homeless people nicotine addiction is more frequent than alcohol addiction. They perform their personal hygiene in the facilities of social services (day centre, doss house, asylum house). They usually get their clothes from social or asylum clothes supplies. They do not live in relationships with partners however people who live in the public areas have more sexual contacts. More than half of respondents do not think about their future. People who live in asylum houses are more satisfied with their life situation, nevertheless more than half of respondents would like to change their life situation. On basis of the results of this research theoretical concepts were induced.
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Implementation of Social Work Supervision in Non-governmental Non-profit Organizations
VOŠVRDOVÁ, Vanda
This thesis deals with the implementation of social work supervision in non-governmental non-profit organizations. Supervision is a staff support tool, a form of learning; it ensures the quality of provided services and is also a very important measure against burnout syndrome. The theoretical part focuses on the definition of supervision, its origin and development. The implementation of supervision to organizations is influenced by various factors, which are addressed in this thesis. Supervision is one of the ways for promoting an independent qualified expert for social workers, as imposed by the Social Service Quality Standards. The aim of this thesis is to determine what entails the implementation of social work supervision to non-governmental non-profit organizations providing social services in the district of Chrudim. The practical part presents results of qualitative research. Hypotheses are defined in the conclusion. The research questions are: - What are the obstacles to the implementation of supervision to non-governmental non-profit organizations providing social services? How is supervision accepted by workers of non-governmental non-profit organizations providing social services? How is supervision accepted by directors/managers of non-governmental non-profit organizations providing social services? The research was carried out in the form of interviews, using the technique of semi-standardized interview with directors and workers of selected organizations. The section Results shows results of the interviews with directors and workers. In the discussion I deal with the results and focus on the areas I wanted to explore in particular?that is, I am looking for answers to the research questions. The answer to the first question is that the obstacle to the implementation of supervision to non-governmental non-profit organizations providing social services is represented by the lack of financial resources. The answer to the second and third questions is that the staff as well as the directors of non-governmental non-profit organizations providing social services accept supervision positively. At the end of the discussion, I provide three hypotheses based on the answers to the research questions.
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Use of Care Allowance in District of Trhové Sviny
KOPRNOVÁ, Petra
Abstract An allowance fot the care is rather a new institute which is the main implement of the model of social services established 1/1 2007 on the basis of the law 108/2006 Statute Book about social services. This contribution relates to providing social services. The creation took 13 years and brought many amendments to this sphere ? not only a new conception of social services, their kinds, forms and conditions of providing, it also introduced a new approach to financial source for persons who need it in their unfavourable situation. Current allowance in the process of the care for a close or other person was replaced with an allowance for the care. The aim of this work is a mapping of offers of the social services in the territory of Trhové Sviny and to find if beneficiaries of these allowances for the care use more an assistance providing by the close person or by a registered provider of social services. The results of this research point out that in most cases the assistance of the close person is used. This dissertation could be used for a community planning and as an information material for Sviny´s inhabitants and providers of the local social services.
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Volunteering in work with drug addicted people
HORÁKOVÁ, Markéta
This thesis deals with issue of volunteering in work with drug addicted people, which is still not so expanded among the volunteers. The theoretical part of the thesis is divided into three parts. The first part is dealing with volunteering in general - who is the volunteer, what is the motivation for volunteering or look at the volunteering by society. The second part is dedicated to the syndrome of addiction and drugs. The last is introducing the social services for drug addicts. Primarily Contact center in Prostějov in which the research was done. The objective of the thesis is to find out the attitudes of users and workers from Contact center in Prostějov on the presence of volunteers. The research was done by qualitative strategy, method of questioning and the technique of half-structured interview was used. The first part of the research is focused on the attitudes of users of Contact center Prostějov on the presence of volunteers. I tried to get information about if they perceive the volunteers in the contact center positively and if it gives them any benefits. Or the other way they will not come to the contact center because the presence of volunteer intrudes them the safe environment of the contact room. The second part of the research deals with the partial goal of the thesis - the attitudes of workers of Contact center Prostějov on the presence of volunteers. Some organizations can perceive the volunteers as a burden because of the mentoring, the supervision of their work and so on. But on the other hand, there are workers who are grateful for any help because then they have more time for another important work. The thesis is important for practice since it will be given to the workers of the Contact center Prostějov and they could use it for work with volunteers.
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Preferences of Social Services for Parents of Children with a Spectrum of Autistic Disorders in South Bohemia Region
KARÁSKOVÁ, Pavla
Social services and generally all activities intended for children with autism spectrum disorders are so specific that they should be tailored to each child. Since it is clear that this can never be achieved, parents should have an opportunity to choose a service that is most beneficial for their child. They know their child better than anyone else in the world so their opinions should be used as the main guideline for planning the social services development. As a matter of fact, this does not apply only to children with autism spectrum disorders but to any children who receive social services. Therefore, the opinions of parents, in this particular case the parents of children with autism spectrum disorders, constitute the major contents of my research which I tried to process as objectively as possible. I understand all who refused to take part in the research because they have many other things to worry about and I am grateful to all who took part and believe together with me that if problems are discussed, a change might be achieved. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders whom I have met so far rank among people who do not waste their time on futile and trivial matters. These people humbly bear their lot and take care of their children with love. The society should appreciate people like that and assist them as much as possible. In order to process the thesis I used technical literature and the Internet sources relating to this topic. The first chapter briefly characterizes certain autism spectrum disorders, such as childhood autism, atypical autism, Asperger syndrome, other disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome and other pervasive developmental disorders, as well as the needs and skills of children with an autism spectrum disorder. If developed, preferably under professional guidance in special centres, these skills can help the children to lead their life more easily and be more self-reliant, thus easing their parents of their burden considerably, which they certainly deserve. I also selected certain social services from the Social Services Act 108/2006 of the Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic (Coll.) and Regulation 505/2006 Coll., implementing certain provisions of the Social Services Act, which would be suitable for these children due to the contents of the activities. However, I wish neither to impose these services on anyone nor disrespect the importance of any services not stated in this thesis. The second chapter describes the objectives of the thesis and formulates the hypotheses, and the third chapter describes the methodological procedure. The fourth chapter is focused on the results of the research, prevailingly shown in charts, statistical evaluation and verification of the hypotheses. The fifth chapter contains a discussion on the needs and satisfaction of respondents, and a comparison with specialized sources. In the conclusion I tried to summarize the opinions of respondents and my opinions. Like anyone else, parents of children with ASD have various character and personality features. Someone is rather modest, someone is more demanding. There is no one in the world to please everybody. An attachment contains a printed questionnaire used for the research. I also used an electronic form of the questionnaire that contained the same data as the printed one so I am not providing a reference to it. Another attachment contains a list of certain social services providers that provide various services including services for persons with autism spectrum disorders.
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Emergency care in region Vysočina
ČERVENKOVÁ, Milada
The thesis consists of theory part and empirical part. The theory part is divided into seven chapters and it consists of the main problems, connected with the main research question. The first chapter refers problems of getting old and five basic principes of the approach to the population of seniors. Part of the chapter is description of the hierarchy of human needs (Maslow) and its change in connection with getting old. These changes are divided into three spheres: physiological, higher and spiritual. The second chapter explains the concept of ?Elderly fragility?. The third chapter refers the loneliness and isolation in elderly in various forms and their impact on lives of elderly. It is also dedicated to the concept of successful process of getting old and healthy elderly. The fourth chapter describes using of the modern information and communication technologies by the elderly and their influence on life of a senior. It also consists of results of the research from the Health Science Journal; the research was concentrated on understanding of modern technologies by seniors. The fifth chapter describes the basic explanation of the social service and it is also dedicated to terms like founders, providers, users of the social services and social services offer agreement. The sixth chapter describes social work with seniors, living at home. The seventh chapter is dedicated to the Emergency service care ? its history and present state, the civic association ŽIVOT 90 (Life 90) ? Jihlava, which provides this service, the aims of the emergency care, the target group, criterions of the offer and refusal of the service, the first meeting with the user of the service, ways how to offer the emergency care, cooperation of the Emergency care service with other institutions, expansion of the Emergency care service for mobile seniors, compensation for the offered service and comparison of the service with similar German services. The empirical part is aimed on usage of the emergency care itself, in everyday life of seniors. The target of the thesis was to find out, whether users are satisfied with the Emergency care service in Vysočina (Higlands) district. The main research question of the work was: ?Did this service fulfill the expectation of the seniors?? The next chapter consists of four partial research questions and their operationalization. Partial questions are: ?Did this service fulfill its purpose during its practical using? Which purposes use the seniors this service to? Are the seniors happy with the technical equipment? Are the seniors happy with the Emergency care dispatching personnel?? Next, the methodical procedure of the research follows. The research work itself ran in two phases. In the first phase, the pre-research was conducted and after that, the research itself followed. For research of the work, a strategy of qualitative research was used. The method also consists of description of the research tool and group. The data were collected via method of asking and semi-structured interviews. For partial analysis of the data, the cluster method was used. Whole interview was recorded and then rewritten. Consecutively, the interview was evaluated via the cluster method ? common and different characteristics. The results were texturized and presented according to the partial research questions. We can answer the main research question ?Did the service fulfilled expectations of the seniors? positively. As my results say, the Emergency care service, run by the civic organization ŽIVOT 90 (Life 90) ? Jihlava, meets its goal, which is to increase the quality of life of the seniors. This is enabled by active and meaningful living in own house as long as possible and it helps the seniors to live their ?autumn of the life? with dignity. This abstract should extend the knowledge about the Emergency care service and inform about its using in practice. ?
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Social services for people with HIV/AIDS
LINHARTOVÁ, Barbora
Worldwide statistics show an increasing number of people infected with HIV. Unfortunately, number of people with HIV is also increasing in the Czech Republic (CR). That's why I was in my thesis entitled Social services for persons with HIV / AIDS deeply devoted to care, which is in the Czech Republic provided to persons affected by this insidious disease. I focused on social services, which device provides them, how users are satisfied and whether they have constant contact with the family. The bachelor thesis is divided in two parts, namely the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is thematically divided into nine sub-chapters, which are further divided into sections. The first subsection deals with the current situation, therefore the definition of HIV / AIDS, the second chapter explains the entire history of HIV and in the third chapter I write about the transmission of HIV. In this section there are described different ways of transmission of the virus. In this part I try to describe to the reader what that HIV / AIDS is. In the fourth and fifth subchapter is referred clinical picture of the disease, how the disease manifests itself, which are the stages of the disease and especially epidemiology, when to readers are approximated data and statistics from the Czech Republic and also from abroad. In the following three sub-sections, which are: treatment, testing and prevention, is briefly described treating HIV / AIDS, what are the methods of testing and how you can defend against HIV. The final ninth chapter is devoted to the principal topic of my thesis, and that?s social services (pursuant to Act 108/2006 Sb.) that are provided to people with HIV / AIDS, where are they provided, how are they financed, etc. Last but not least is mentioned where can a person who feels threatened by the virus, reverse. The practical part of this work was conducted through qualitative research, secondary data analysis and content analysis data. The first objective was to monitor the overall range of social services in the Czech Republic. The second goal was also monitoring, but in this case it was monitoring the satisfaction of users of social services DS with services provided by that social center. Since DS is the only facility providing the service in the Czech Republic, the research was conducted exclusively in this device. The third aim of my thesis was to compare data and statistics HIV / AIDS in the Czech Republic and other European countries. For comparison, I chose autonomous Switzerland, which seemed the most appropriate for comparison. For the purposes of research, I have identified three research questions: What is the incidence and prevalence of HIV / AIDS in the Czech Republic 31 12th 2012? What is the situation of HIV / AIDS in Switzerland compared to the Czech Republic? Is satisfaction of respondents with social services sufficient or D9+-S users have concerns about social services? Even in 2011 didn?t the Czech Republic belong among risk countries with a high incidence and prevalence. In the past year (2012) increased prevalence and incidence and the Czech Republic got on the list of countries at risk. It is paradoxical that while in the Czech Republic, is only one device for people with HIV / AIDS, which provides social services and the number of infected increases every year, there is no need to expand the provision of social services. DS coverers enough the needs of people who need this service and is always trying to find the best and most optimal solution for both sides. The work could help to raise the profile of this serious health, economic and social problem and at the same time could serve as study material not only for students but also for the general public. Furthermore, it could be extended to the framework of the thesis.
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The Importance of in-home nursing care for seniors and their families
ŠPAČKOVÁ, Ivana
Domiciliary care as a field or ambulatory service is provided to people with reduced self-sufficiency due to age, chronic illness or disability and is also used by families with children, whose situation requires assistance of another person. The aim of the service is to individually support a person's life in their natural environment. The theoretical part is divided into five chapters. The first chapter deals with old age and aging, as it is the time when changes affecting the overall function of human body occur. These are then reflected in increased vulnerability, limited performance and decline of an individualas abilities. The second chapter deals with changes that come with age, which mainly relate to the physical, psychological and social area. In the third chapter I describe the current situation in the provision of social services. These services are defined by the Act no.108/2006 Coll. primarily as a means to ensure the greatest mental and physical self-sufficiency of the individual obtainable. The services seek to enable people to participate in daily life, live in dignified environment and be treated with respect. The fourth chapter deals with the concept of providing domiciliary care services in the Czech Republic. The last, fifth, chapter deals with individual planning, which is one of the most important tools to ensure and improve the quality of social services provided and is also enshrined in the Act no.108/2006Coll. describing social services. The practical part of my thesis was elaborated by the qualitative research technique, specifically the questioning method using a semi-standardized interview with predetermined open-ended questions and by analysis of personal documentation. Basic research sample consisted of selected users and staff of the care services provider Ledax (charitable trust). The aim of this research was to determine factors that are perceived by health care users as major. The investigation showed that these are mainly health deterioration and old age. My research has shown that users perceive their key worker rather as a confidant. They are not afraid to confide their feelings or problems to them and report that the worker always has enough time to hear them. On the contrary, the workers themselves see their role only as a helper's and also due to the large workload lack sufficient time for the user. From my own experience I can confirm that this problem is often encountered because caregivers are responsible for more users, and the care is not concentrated in one place. The solution for this situation would be to reduce the number of users assigned to one caregiver, but the provider would be forced to expand their staff. However providers are currently limited by operational and financial limits of the given organization. It is important to emphasize that if the care and support provided by the user be at a professional level, the key worker should coordinate the care for the user and be their confidant and guide in a difficult season of life. Although there are some differences in the view of the factor of caregiver's personality, I think that the fact that users perceive their caregiver as a confidant is also a guarantee of efficient implementation of individual planning in the organization of the provider.
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Monitoring and Evaluation of the Services in Selected Types of Social Sphere
FABEROVÁ, Veronika
This thesis is focused on monitoring and evaluation of social services. Mentioned issue is not well known to the public, therefore I decided to process this topic. The social sphere is constantly changing and improving and new laws, amendments, regulations and ongoing social reforms come into force. We can say that many changes have taken place in this area of social services especially in the recent years. In the first part of this thesis I tried to outline this issue. This section contains three major subjects such as social services, monitoring and evaluation. Part Two, the research, is devoted to the application of theoretical knowledge from the literature into practice. The first section describes the methodics of the research and outlines the research questions. I chose a qualitative research because according to this topic a direct contact is important and therefore the interviews are better to be personal. It is also important because it gives us closer look at the organizations providing social services. With regard to the group of respondents, I have interviewed respondents in eight institutions. The institutions were chosen according to two criteria, firstly by target groups, i.e. the clients for whom the services are intended as the effort was to encompass the widest possible spectrum, and secondly according to the registered services that they provide in a way to represent all types of social services - social consulting, social services and social prevention services. The results are diverse because of the diversity of services and differences between the target groups. In all organizations the monitoring was carried out. The responses differed in the way of implementation and frequency. In conclusion, I can say from what I have observed, the clients are in good hands. The quality of provided services has increased, as well as their spectrum. In most cases the workers were passionate about their work and they try to bring something new into it. The thesis is underlined with attachments, diagrams and tables. This thesis may be beneficial because in my opinion it explores and outlines this issue.
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