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Social work as a profession in the Czech Republic
Zajacová, Melanie ; Šámalová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Navrátil, Pavel (referee) ; Kuchař, Pavel (referee)
Social work, as one of the essential helping professions, must respond to the challenges of today, and social workers must reflect current events in the content of their work on a daily basis. The profession of social work and its theoretical foundations can be viewed from different perspectives. The thesis focuses on the description and analysis of the social work profession in its sociological-psychological-cultural context. The theoretical part is based on the conceptualization of the social work profession from the perspective of social constructivism. Malcolm Payne (2021) explains that a good reason for using social constructivism at social work is the idea that social conditions are "not set in stone". The nature of social work changes, just as historical events or relationships change in different social contexts. It is therefore not possible to define social work in one way for all times and across the whole world. The objective of the empirical part is to find out how social workers and the public perceive the profession of social work in the Czech Republic and thus supplement the so far missing empirical base with knowledge of the current state. The rating of the importance of the social work profession by the public and the rating of the importance of the social workers' own profession...
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Care for children with autism spectrum disorder from the perspective of their parents
Zemánková, Žofie ; Šámalová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Kodymová, Pavla (referee)
Key words: autism, autism spectrum disorder, informal caregivers, parents, children with autism spectrum disorder, care, education Abstract: The aim of this bachelor thesis was to find out how parents of children with autism spectrum disorder reflect this fact. The theoretical part defines the autism spectrum disorders which are Infantile Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Atypical Autism, Rett Syndrome and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder. The next chapter focuses on the process of coping with the diagnosis, describing its stages and coping and escape strategies. The next chapter describes the family with a child with autism spectrum disorder and the quality of life of families with a child with PAS. At the end of the theoretical section, the specifics of informal care and its negative consequences and benefits are defined. The practical part includes a description of the qualitative methodology and the second half of the paper presents an analysis of the research results. In the practical part I examined the following specific topics: diagnosis, reactions of the environment, coming to terms with the diagnosis, care, communication, education, improvement of the child's condition, siblings, negatives, positives, comparison of children with PAS and healthy children. Key outcomes include parents' ability to find...
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The assisting professions view on premature termination of life
Wagnerová, Karolína ; Šámalová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Truhlářová, Zuzana (referee)
The Bachelor thesis deals with the subject of early termination of life by looking at workers assisting the profession. The theoretical part of the work consists of four main chapters: Causes and manifestations of will to end life prematurely, Options for ending life prematurely, Environments where people die and Assisting professions. The practical part looks at how workers assisting professions in direct care perceive, experience and deal with situations related to death and early termination of life in their profession. An equally important part is finding the sources of support that workers can use in such challenging situations. The research was carried out using a qualitative method through semi-structured interviews with workers who have experience with the issue in their work. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Support of the parental role during the treatment for alcohol addiction
Krejcarová, Kristýna ; Šámalová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Cidlinská, Kateřina (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the support of the parental role during the treatment of alcohol addiction. The theoretical part of the work is focused on the definition of alcohol dependence and its impact on the family environment, which thus faces the threat. The last part deals mainly with family therapy and the STI method, as possible forms of support that could be applied in practice. The practical part then points out the form of qualitative research through semi-structured interviews with health and social workers on the real application of theory in practice, in the context of the support offered to parents - alcoholics during treatment and aftercare. The aim of the work is to find out what is the state of support of parental role during the treatment of alcohol dependence in the Czech Republic. Key words: alcohol dependence, aftercare in alcoholism treatment, alcohol and family, family at risk, support of parental role, VIG method, family therapy Abstract:
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Counselling Services for the Bereaved
Kroupová, Tereza ; Havránková, Olga (advisor) ; Šámalová, Kateřina (referee)
(in English) Every individual becomes a bereaved person because death is an inevitable part of everyone's life. There are many different feelings and requisites that the bereaved have to deal with. This situation may be more manageable for some individuals than for others for various reasons. These reasons include, for example, insufficient support network, certain personalities of the individual's characteristics and psychological resilience, low information and knowledge about dying, and the practical matters associated with it. One source of support may be a qualified counsellor for the bereaved who works in organisations and services that focus on counselling for the bereaved and where the individual encounters death in their emmediate surroundings. This bachelor thesis aims to gain awareness of counselling for the bereaved and its possible forms. This project describes the reactions to the loss of a love one, the phases of grief and mourning and the factors that influence these reactions. It also deals with the possibilities of support from the counsellor for the bereaved. Interviews with these counsellors provide answers to the most common need of their clients and the ways of support they are offering. The researche revealed positives, but also shortcoming in counselling for the bereaved in...
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Boundaries In the Worker-Client Relationship in the Retirement Home
Glanzová, Tereza ; Šámalová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Šťastná, Jaroslava (referee)
(in English): The diploma thesis deals with professional boundaries within worker-client working relationships in a retirement home. The research aims to find out how workers and clients understand the boundaries in relationships and how they attach importance to the boundaries. Moreover, the process of boundary formations and workers' reflections on their boundaries will be described. The research is designed as a case study of a small retirement home with a capacity of 20 clients. Qualitative research is based on primary and secondary data. The sources of primary data were qualitative interviews with workers and clients and participatory observation. Documents describing the rules of the retirement home, relationships, and boundaries within the worker-client relationships were the source of secondary data. There were 10 respondents involved in the research - 5 workers and 5 clients. A specific process of coding, which is typical for grounded theory, was used to analyze the qualitative data. The results showed that despite the fact, that workers keep professional boundaries, the relationships are very close in the retirement home. According to the clients, workers should keep a professional distance from them. Both workers and clients are satisfied with their relationships in the organization.
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The role of social worker in hospital
Veverková, Magdalena ; Tomeš, Igor (advisor) ; Šámalová, Kateřina (referee)
(in English): The work deals with issue of social worker's role in hospital from point of view of medical social workers working with senior citizens. In theoretical part is presented profession of medical social worker and its specifics in Czech Republic: history, legislation, education, competences and a role of medical social worker in multidisciplinary team. It is focused also on health care and social services provided to the target group of senior citizens in our country. Practical part is focused on presentation and interpretation of data gained from qualitative research which was realized by semi-structural interviews with medical social workers in chosen faculty hospitals in Prague. Keywords (in English): social work in health care, medical social worker, senior citizens, social services, health care services
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Competencies of a school social worker in the Czech Republic
Vitásková, Lucie ; Šámalová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Kodymová, Pavla (referee)
The theoretical part of this work is based on current findings on social work and school social work. The aim is to discuss a possibility to establish school social work in Czech environment and also to highlight any possible obstacles. The first goal in practical part of this thesis aims to identify issues that schools are facing today and whether school social work could help to solve them. The second goal is to examine how members of pedagogical staff perceive the possibility of school social worker. The last goal is to identify the agenda of school social worker in Czech primary and secondary schools. The research was done in the form of semi structured in-depth interview and therefore provides profound insight and complex answers to questions related to school social work. Key words: School social work, social work, education, competencies, primary and secondary school, teacher, headmaster, school counsellor, legislation, funding
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Home Share as an Alternative of Institucional Care
Vosická, Petra ; Šámalová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Matoušek, Oldřich (referee)
This work deals with the model of care Home Share in the world, especially in Ireland, and introduces its beginning activity in the Czech Republic for people with autism spectrum disorder. For many years, this target group has not found in the Czech system of social services affordable and suitable services, especially of the residential type, which it would need. Parents of these children are thus exposed to the burden of long-term care without the possibility of relieving them. Home Sharing is a way to complement this social system. The practical part focuses on mixed research, which aims to describe and critically reflect the current situation of Home Share in the Czech Republic. Through interviews, I investigated the beginning, course and possible future of organizations that are currently introducing Home Share for families with a person with autism spectrum disorder. Furthermore, I used interviews and a questionnaire to find out the opinions of experts who are in the field of support for families with autistic people.
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