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Short-term foster care - a chance for unwanted newborn.
Janíčková, Marcela ; Endlicherová, Jana (advisor) ; Šimonová, Daniela (referee)
The thesis gives comprehensive information on the issue of unwanted pregnancy, which is closely related with the system of substitute child care. The key theme of thesis is temporary foster care, representing substitute family care as an alternative to institutional care. It is short- term form of care, which is usable with children, who are likely to be placed in some form of permanent care. Those children could be returned to their biological family, or could be adopted by surrogate parents. In theoretical part of thesis it is also shown an influence of foster care on psychomotor and emotional development of child. Thus, influence of institutional care or family care on the future life of unwanted children. The aim of thesis was to find out, either or not the temporary foster care brings child benefits or traumas. The practical part consists of casuistry of boy, unwanted by his mother, who was entrusted to temporary foster care for the couple of months. The information is based on court's files, medical reports, interviews with foster parents and adoptive parents, and boy's visits in both families. The results of observation of child's development in substitute care are compared with the relevant literature and with results of child's medical examinations performed during the temporary foster...
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Comparison of temporary foster/professional care in the Czech and Slovak Republics
Potužníková, Michaela ; Kotrusová, Miriam (advisor) ; Klusáček, Jan (referee)
The substitute family care is a very important part of family policy, which gives the child the opportunity to grow up in a family where its needs are met. One of the types of the substitute care is the temporary foster care which is the aim of this bachelor thesis. The thesis describes the institutional conditions of family care systems for a temporary period in the Czech and Slovak Republics, consequently the systems are compared. In the Czech Republic, the institute is called the foster care for a temporary period, in Slovakia, the institute is called the professional families. The significance of both institutes is to meet the individual needs of the child through daylong care of foster parents. Also, raising the child in a family environment is important, individual learns to create ties there. The aim of the thesis is to compare the systems of temporary foster care in the Czech and Slovak Republics and to uncover factors that cause similarities and differences. The main analytical approach in thesis is a comparative method. Predominantly analyzed are public policy documents and other secondary data.
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