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Job opportunities for the people with vision disabilities
Jelínková, Kateřina ; Povolná, Pavla (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the issue of "Employment opportunities for the people with vision disabilities", which is examined theoretically and with the help of empirical research. The main goal of the work is make analysis of work opportunities and possibilities on the protected labor market and to define the factors that have a positive effect on obtaining contact with a potential employer and thus on the potential obtaining and maintenance of employment for people with vision disabilities in the Czech Republic. The work is based on theoretical starting points in the social field of employment of people with vision disabilities according to Bubeníková (2014) or according to O'Reilly (2018), and also on the social health field focused on the description of people with vision disabilities and the blind according to Ludíková (2005) and Novosada (2011) and also from the field of healthcare, specifically ophthalmology. I see this topic as important for improving the integration of disabled people into the labor process of the Czech Republic and improving job offers on the labor market. The other aim of the thesis is to map job opportunities for people with vision disabilities and define the factors that have a positive effect on getting in touch with a potential employer and thus also on offering a...
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Caring for the team in Housing First projects
Kubrichtová, Kateřina ; Krejčí, Jiří (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
The thesis focuses on the topic of team care in Housing First projects. The thesis is divided into three sections, the first two being theoretical and the third empirical. The first part of the thesis is devoted to the concept of Housing First, its history, development in the world, in Europe and in the Czech Republic. The chapter describes the principles of Housing First, which are crucial for understanding the concept as such and for practice. Next, the chapter deals with the composition of the Housing First team, with special attention to the field team, the team leader and other team members such as peer workers, housing specialists and other professionals who may become members of the team. Two approaches to team leadership are mentioned and these are socalled ACT and CMT. The chapter on the Housing First approach also pays attention to the worker- client relationship as an essential working tool. The second chapter focuses on the concept of caring for the worker. It includes a legislative definition and then selected chapters on employee care such as: working conditions, psychological contract, culture, financial reward, benefits, training and education, supervision, communication, well being and self-care. The individual chapters always try as much as possible to reflect the social work...
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Field care services in the Šluknov region
Havránková, Zuzana ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with field social care services in the Šluknov region, the border region of the Ústí nad Labem County. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on mapping regional coverage by the field care service providers and identifying obstacles to the development of their capacities. One of the possible barriers to the development of providers' capacities is considered the insufficient demand from the target group, due to unfamiliarity of new concepts of field care. The aim of the empirical part of this diploma thesis is therefore to know the attitude of potential clients towards field care services and to find out the preferences of personal care type. Data collected by qualitative questioning techniques are analysed by triple coding and interpretation of resulting categories and their relationships. Research findings concludes that there is distrust amongst potential clients towards field care services and show a significant degree of unfamiliarity with these services. People in need for care in the region tend to prefer the established way of solution, i.e. to care with their own strength, then use the offer of residential care services. Since the perception of field care services by residents has an impact on its usage, recommendations are focused on adjustments to working...
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Interdisciplinary cooperation in planning care for clients with multiple sclerosis in residential respite service
Linhartová, Petra ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the effectiveness of interdisciplinary cooperation by setting up processes focused on communication and information sharing in a multidisciplinary team. It is based on theoretical starting points mainly in connection with a systemic approach to the client. The principle of case management, individual cooperation with the client and the consulting paradigm of social work were applied here. The aim of the work is to identify possible forms of effective interdisciplinary cooperation in the selected facility, using the example of which it presents the elements affecting the quality of outputs of care planning for clients with multiple sclerosis in the conditions of a specific residential respite service. In the theoretical part of the thesis, a unique organization in the Czech Republic, which has been involved in the care of people in a long term, especially in the advanced stage of the disease and which includes a residential respite service, is presented. The mentioned respite service strives to improve the quality of care for clients by setting up effective interdisciplinary cooperation using the Human Centered Design (HCD) method. Through a case study describes the process of introducing change and setting up cooperation processes in a specific multidisciplinary team...
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Evaluation of the Current Situation of Foster Care for a Transitional Period from the Point of View of the Staff of the South Bohemian Region's Authority for Social and Legal Protection of Children
Karasová, Vendula ; Mertl, Jiří (advisor) ; Kvašňáková, Lenka (referee)
The topic of this master's thesis is the evaluation of the current situation of foster care for a transitional period from the viewpoint of the staff of the Authority for Social-Legal Protection of Children in the South Bohemian Region. The content of the master's thesis is divided into a theoretical and an empirical part. In the first chapter of theoretical part, the primary attention is given to the problem of the endangered child, because social and legal protection is aimed at endangered children, to whom the next theoretical chapter devoted to. The third chapter of the theoretical issue is focused on the care provided by the substitute family, with the greatest interest being narrowed down to foster care for a temporary period. The last chapter of the theoretical part is directed to the current legislative changes, which underline the entire issue. In connection with the aim of the work and theoretical findings, the main research question was set: How do the Authority for Social-Legal Protection of Children workers evaluate the current situation of temporary foster care? Furthermore, sub-research questions were determined: How do the Authority for Social-Legal Protection of Children workers evaluate the current cooperation with temporary foster parents? What positives do the Authority for...
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Leadership in the management of organizations providing social services.
Kučerová, Michaela ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
The thesis on Leadership in the Management of Social Services Organizations focuses on social service managers and explores how they strengthen and develop leadership skills. Leadership is important in social service management because it allows for effective team management focused on achieving common goals and improving the quality of services provided to users. While some managers may rely primarily on their abilities and the application of leadership skills may be more intuitive, others may consciously apply specific leadership skills. The theoretical part of the thesis clarifies the concepts of management and leadership and describes the difference between managers and leaders. These concepts are then related to the context of social services and the topic of leadership skills and how they can be applied in the management of social services is further developed. The empirical part of the thesis aims to answer the question "How do managers in the practice of social services strengthen and develop leadership skills?" Qualitative research is used and respondents are line managers in social services who will undergo a semi-structured interview. The research has found that managers in social services utilize leadership skills to some extent intuitively, but it is not a conscious process of...
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Care for managers in a helping NGO
Tichá, Tereza ; Hradcová, Dana (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
The objective of this thesis is to describe and research a specific area of care for employees, which is care for managers in an NGO provider of (mainly) social services. There is evidence from research that shows the effects of managers' behaviour on the quality and quantity of organisational performance therefore, this thesis focuses on the conditions organisations (can) create for good quality performance of line managers. The theoretical basis for this text is the ethics of care, mainly some of the books of Joan Tronto (2010, 2013), which is interlinked with selected books on management (in general as well as specialised on social service providers). The second part of this thesis is a description of participative action research that focuses on the practice of care for managers in one organisation. The research, together with line managers, describes practice and suggests changes based on the gained knowledge and the theoretical basis of this text. This practical example shows possible application of the principles of democratic caring practice in the management of an NGO - especially provider of social services. Key words: care for managers, line management, ethics of care, managing organisations, provider of social and health services, democratic caring, NGO, quality
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The needs of callers to the emergency number 155 in the event of an acute deterioration of the condition of a patient with an advanced incurable, life-threatening or life-shortening disease
Brýdlová, Helena ; Bosá, Monika (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
The graduation thesis looks at the interconnection of parts of the health and social systems in areas that are linked by palliative care. The palliative care patient, and with them the informal carer, uses different trajectories through the health and social systems, looking for moments that are empowering or, conversely, limiting in good practice in the delivery of palliative care. The theoretical part looks at the different areas of the health and social care system, which should work very closely together and be intertwined, but it turns out that even the separate disciplines have their shortcomings, making it even more difficult to link these systems together. The aim of the theoretical part is to introduce the different segments in the social and health fields, with a link to palliative care. The aim of the empirical part was to investigate, through qualitative research, the reasons for relatives or close friends of the patient (i.e., informal caregivers) to call the emergency medical services (EMS) for their loved ones who were terminally ill, to identify their needs. The resulting findings led to two outcomes from a social and a health care perspective. From the social perspective, the importance of engaging communication and how information is delivered to informal caregivers and supporting...
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Awareness of palliative care, ways of providing palliative care and attitudes to palliative care from the point of view of general practitioners, hospital staff and the public in the Vysočina Region.
Koudelová, Radka ; Krejčí, Jiří (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
The diploma's thesis has been divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part outlines these terms, i.e. palliative care, palliative care education, awareness of palliative and attitudes to palliative care providing their definitions and a brief introduction to palliative care from historical and social perspective. The theoretical part also addresses the legislation related to palliative care. The research part focuses on surveying the attitudes and awareness of palliative care to these events held by general practitioners, hospital staff, the public. Based on qualitative survey, the thesis aims to find out about the general practitoners', hospital staffs' and publics attitudes to the notions of palliative care in Vysočina Region. The collected data was processed in qualitative analysis. Open-ended questions were processed by means of open coding and subsequently a thematic analysis was used. Eight thematic units were identified. Subsequently, the results were interpreted and compared with information found in the literature, offering a basic insight into the issue. Key words: Awareness of palliative care, palliative care, attitudes to palliative care, general practitioners, hospital staff , the public, social constructionism,Vysočina Region
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Work-life balance in the social services on the background of the coronavirus crisis
Opletalová, Berenika ; Bosá, Monika (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of work and life balance in the field of social services. The text explores the problematic from the point of view of social organizations and their employees, and focuses at the gender aspects of the problem from the perspective of feminist social work. The goal of this text is to identify and describe management tools, which would prove themselves to be functional and helpful. It also aims to describe the process of implementing personal policies for improving the work and life balance of the employees of social organisations. The practical part focuses on exploring the experinces of the employees and management of social organisations with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and its impact on their work and personal lives.
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