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Dignity of a person with a mental disability
VÁVROVÁ, Gabriela
The thesis deals with the reflection of evaluation of human dignity at work with people with mental disabilities in the facility of the STROOM DUB o. p. s. center by social workers and workers at social services. The first part of the thesis deals with the general explanation of the term human dignity, then dignity of people with mental disabilities and the significance of human dignity in Christianity. Furthermore, the thesis describes a brief overview of history and introduces the social work with people with mental disabilities. The second part of the thesis is focused on the STROOM DUB o. p. s. center, its creation and description, further on the objectives, interests and work of the center. It briefly introduces clients which reside in the center all year round or outpatient and their work and the individual therapeutic workshops. The last part of the thesis deals with the research in facilities itself, objective of which is to find out how the workers of the center - social workers and workers at social services approach clients with mental disabilities, if they respect/do not respect dignity of people with mental disabilities and how the perceive this interaction.
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Competences of Social Workers in Social Services in the Social Activation Service for Families with Children
Chrásková, Hana ; Mlejnková, Kristýna (advisor) ; Drahoňovský, Jan (referee)
7 Abstract The diploma thesis examines the topic of competences of both social workers (SW) and workers in social services (WSS) in the social activation service for families (SASFC) with children in the district of Chomutov. It aims to describe the legal competences of SASFC workers and subsequently to check the actual practice in the field of competences of SASFC workers. The theoretical part of the thesis defines social workers and workers in social services mainly according to the Act on Social Services. The second chapter then defines SASFC and further defines the concept of family from the point of view of typology and functions. The chapter also presents the possibilities of social work with the family and maps the services of the SASFC in the Chomutov district. The last chapter defines the concept of competence and lists the professional qualification prerequisites for SW and WSS based on the Social Services Act. The practical part of the thesis presents the research goal and used methodology. The methodology of respondent selection and data collection is described. The ethical principles and limitations of the investigation are mentioned. The chapter also deals with the methodology of data processing and the subsequent analysis of interviews with a final discussion. The research investigation is...
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Work motivation in social services
HAMROVÁ, Alena
This bachelor thesis deals with motivation of workers in social services. The theoretical part is divided into three areas which always define the specific focus of motivation and through this division focuses on the general motivation, motivation in the working environment, which mainly interferes in the field of management, the needs of employees and motivation in social services. The practical part, which is devoted to specific motivation of workers, is based on the findings of the theoretical one. Within the quantitative research survey a questionnaire was created for workers in social services and social workers. It was answered by the employees of the Center for Social Services in Jindřichův Hradec which includes seniors' homes, sheltered housing, day and weekly care centers and a home for people with disabilities. Thanks to the data that the research shows, the main motives of direct care workers and workers whose work is mostly of an administrative nature were mapped and compared. The questionnaire also focused on the burnout syndrome and the helper syndrome which negatively affect the motivation and overall work performance of people in helping professions.
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Effect of a graduate of field of study Special Education - tutorship in practice of providers of social care
SALABOVÁ, Jana
Theoretical part of the thesis is divided into 4 main chapters. First one deals with the helping professions generally, their definitions and definition of the Special education - Tutorship branch of study per se.It also briefly touches the subject of readiness of the future graduates to deal effectivelly with the challenges of a career in the field of social services. Chapter number two is called Special education and it defines the subject of special education itself, it's purpose and inner structure. Third chapter focuses on social services. It brings up it's definition and types and forms of social services.It also contains the examples of the institutions which fall into this category and it's providers. Chapter number four, which happens to be the last one in the theoretical part of the thesis, covers the role and purpose of graduates of the special education - tutorship studies. It brings up the definition of a social worker, necessary prerequisites as well as beneficial personality traits and feautures. In a subchapter of chapter four is a short description of a pedagogue tutor. Definition who he actually is, who are proper candidates for this position, what are desired personality traits we look for in tutors and the actual content and purpose of their work in institutions providing social services. The end of chapter four is dedicated to a position of a social worker. His activities, the position and definition of a personal assistant and again personality traits needed for a successful career in this field. The objective of the practical part of the thesis is to describe working of Special education - tutorship studies graduates in practice. Particularly their experiences "from the field", how do they evaluate the level of skill of fresh graduates during their first encounters with the reality, how satisfied are they with their choice of a career so far and what was their motivation to pursue such career. Practical part of the thesis includes qualitative research. To meet the above objectives, data collection technique had been chosen using a structured interview with the respondents, who were graduates of Special education tutorship studies. You can tell by the results of this thesis that graduates in the field of social services apply mostly to lower positions as a social service workers, even though they are qualified to perform as a social workers. The age of clients with whom the respondents work ranges from childhood to senior. The motivation that led those questioned respondents to the decision to choose the area of social services varies. Some reported that they were influenced by the actual practical experience during their studies at the university, when both the work itself and their enthusiasm for the target group played role. Others expressed they had previous experience working with people with disabilities or they just wanted to acquire new experiences. Also, involvement of a family member and their previous education was a motivation. Job satisfaction is evident from observed data, and it also contributes to work done accurately and responsibly. Personal benefits for the respondents according to findings are usually their usefulness at work, new experiences they are getting and last but not least advances of their clients. As the biggest advantage the respondents usually mention variability of their work, target group and the clients in itself and the fact, that their work is highly satisfying and they basically work in a very pleasant team of individuals. On the other hand, not exactly satisfying financial reward and challenging working hours are mentioned as disadvantages. Special education - tutorship studies - the branch they've studied, is by the majority of respondents considered to be beneficial for them and they especially highlight practical impact of practice they completed during their studies and which included visits to various relevant institutions.
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The attitudes of direct care workers providing residential social services to changes in the Act No. 108/2006 Coll. on Social Welfare Services.
TOURKOVÁ, Olga
The title of the thesis is: the attitudes of direct care workers providing residential social services to changes in the Act No. 108/2006 Coll. on Social Welfare Services. The thesis is focused on workers who have been working in residential social services for people with disabilities for five years. The reason for the determination of the number of years worked is to compare the existing state with the state before the introduction of standards. I found out in my preliminary research that 43% of employees were employed more than 5 years. In the theoretical part of the thesis, I deal with the definition and the importance of homes for the people with disabilities, their anchoring in the legislation and their representation in the Region of Vysočina. The next section describes quality standards in social welfare services, the organization and its culture with respect to ethical principles, staff training and staff motivation. The Region of Vysočina establishes nine facilities for the people with disabilities. The audits of social welfare services quality were carried out there in 2012. Their purpose was to determine how the rate of quality standards is implemented, but they can serve as a support for the further development of these organizations. The aim of this thesis is to formulate objective reasons for the negative attitudes of workers in relation to the implementation of quality standards in social welfare services. The thesis wants to find advantages or disadvantages of quality standards for users in terms of direct care workers and how quality standards contributed to the loss of authority of these workers. Four hypotheses were set for the thesis. The first hypothesis anticipates: direct care workers are not identified themselves with quality standards. The second hypothesis estimates: the protection of legal user interests expressed in Standard No. 2 is the most infringing. The third hypothesis was: demands for direct care workers increased substantially after the introduction of quality standards in social services. Finally, the last hypothesis was formulated as follows: employees prefer the education determined by the manager to their own choice. The research invalidated the assumptions of the first two hypotheses and the validity of the third and fourth hypothesis was confirmed. In the practical part, I analyze research results. I used the quantitative research to collect empirical data, it was used the interviewing as a method. The questionnaire was my applied technique. I sent it to the incriminated facilities in electronic form at the beginning of 2014. My research group was formed by social welfare service workers who have been working in selected residential facilities for the people with disabilities for five years. It consisted of 125 respondents, however, the number of returned questionnaires stopped at number 81 and the return is 64.8 %. The visits in these facilities and interviews with executives and methodologists preceded my interviewing. I used graphs and tables for clarity. The results of the research showed that workers did not assume a negative attitude to the standards as such, but rather to the facts that has an immediate impact on the performance of their work, mainly an increase in administration or lack of time for the user. But the introduction of standards gave clear rules for the work and contributed to the improvement of working conditions. This thesis can be used as a general information source for the founder of selected facilities that describes changed views of quality standards in facilities in the course of time. The thesis also can be served in the planning of educational needs in different facilities and it will be useful for social welfare service workers, it reminds them that human rights are the same for all people.
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Ideas of Social Work Students about Future Profession
MACKOVÁ, Lenka
The present thesis is concerned with the ideas that social work students have of their future profession. The theoretical part defines and characterizes social work, its mission, objectives and methods. Furthermore, the theoretical part describes the history of education of social workers in the Czech Republic, where it examines in detail the beginnings of this type of education, areas of work of social workers and the development of social work in connection with education from the World War Two to the present. The following chapter is engaged in the education system regarding social work at present. The last chapter looks at social work as a profession. This chapter further depicts and defines ancillary professions, identifying areas of self-realisation of graduates from social work studies, and finally, it describes ethics in social work. The objective of our thesis is to ascertain the ideas of social work students of their future profession, for example, the thesis identifies the kind of workplaces such students would prefer to work at, the target group they would be interested in, and, in point of fact, if such students want to find thein jobs within the field of their study. The practical part uses the quantitative research method, which was conducted by means of a questionnaire technique. The research group consisted of social work students at the Faculty of Health and Social Studies and Theological Faculty of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The research based on questionnaires was carried out both in Bachelor's and Master's study programmes. Only full-time students participated in the research. Pre-research was conducted before the research per se. The following hypothesis was set forth: ,,Students of social work want to work within their field of study." The above hypothesis was tested statistically by means of non-parametric testing in the SPSS programme. McNemar's test was used, which proved that the values ,,he/she wants to work within their field of study" and ,,he/she does not want to work within their field of study" do not show significant mutual differences and their probability is the same. Based on the test, a sufficient difference was identified between the resulting signification at the significance level of 0,5; accordingly, the zero hypothesis ,,Students of social work do not want to work within their field of study" was declined, and the hypothesis set forth was confirmed. The findings imply that students have different plans as to their future professions. In particular, this regards workplaces and target groups with which students would like to work, and the query if students want to work within their field of study. For most part, students want to work in the state administration, in nongovernmental non-profit organizations, and chiefly with children. In addition, a part of students emerged that do not wish to find their jobs within the discipline they currently study. Other considerable differences were identified in particular categories that were examined regarding the aspect of student's willingness or unwillingness to work as social workers, the reasons why they want or do not want to work within thein fields of study, practice in the social area (outside their school practice), search for a job during studies, and the key activities of social workers. These differences are further described in the discussion part. The conclusion gives a description of the research findings and assesses the complex problems of ideas that social work students have as regards their future profession; in particular, the problematic self-realisation of this group in the employment market. The author outlines possible solutions to these problems. Moreover, other issues related to the theme discussed are considered. Options of possible utilization of the present thesis are delineated towards the end of the thesis.
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The relationship of students of higher specialized school of social work to the pursue of the profession of social worker after finishing education.
ČÁNI, Štefan
The thesis deals with relationship of students of higher specialized school of social work in Domazlice to the pursue of the profession of social worker after finishing education at this school. In the thesis, theoretical bases are assigned and analyzed to results of own research, which was performed among the students at the mentioned school. The research is focused on finding out factors, which influenced students of the school to the decision to study social work specifically at the school mentioned above; on finding out, whether the students wish to pursue the profession of social worker after finishing education, to which conception of social work they incline; and on finding out, what sort of clients they would like to work with. In the ethical part, the question is analysed, whether it is possible to dispose the responsibility for making decisions during the pursue of the profession of a social worker by chosing an organization with certain conception of social work.
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views of social workers for further training in the South Bohemian Region
CANTILLOVÁ, Klára
Bachelor thesis deals with the mapping of the opinions of workers in the social field for further education in the South Bohemian Region. Further education is meant primarily education pursuant to Act No. 108/2006 Coll. Social Services, the employer is obliged to employees provide social worker continuing education to 24 hours per calendar year. The work is divided into two main parts. The first part is a theoretical treatment of the subject of further training requirements for workers in the social and motivation for further education. The second part is designed as a practical part, which contains the interpretation of the results of the research.
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The Social Services Staff Access to the Supervision.
ŘÍHOVÁ, Štěpánka
The bachelor thesis is focused on the attitude of social service workers to supervision. The objective of the thesis is to determine the attitude of social service workers to supervision. A partial goal of the work is to determine the benefit of supervision for social service workers. I focused on their experience and evaluation of the attitudes towards the supervision, and also on their reaction to stressful situations and also on how they try to prevent the burnout syndrome. In the theoretical part I focused on three basic chapters: social services and standards of quality, supervision and the burnout syndrome. In the practical part, in the qualitative research I chose ten workers in direct service from the Care House of Mistr Jan Křišťan in the town of Prachatice. I set one main research question:? What is the attitude of social service workers to supervision?? and four partial research questions. I applied the method of qualitative research with the technique of semi-structured interview. The results are assessed in tables. The results revealed that the attitude of social service workers is in nine cases out of ten positive. They see the benefit of supervision in the opportunity to meet together in a pleasant and safe environment and in the opportunity to talk undisturbed about difficult and painful situations coming continuously during the performance of this profession. Supervision for them also means a significant contribution in delivering hope, expression of empathy and respect from the supervisor for their hard work done. The results of the bachelor thesis could be a source of information about supervision, its contribution, development and provision in social services in the region of Prachatice. The thesis could be used not only by social service workers but also by the workers in educational and medical facilities. The thesis could be used for all helping professions.
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