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Supervision as a tool for professional support of early care employees
OHRÁDKOVÁ, Tereza
The bachelor's thesis deals with the possibilities of professional support, focusing in more detail on supervision. The work characterizes early care, the social worker and his activities, shows the problems that the social worker may encounter when providing early care. Furthermore, the work presents the possibilities of professional support - vocational training, mentoring, supervision and teambuilding. In more detail, thesis fosues on supervision and supervisor, it describes the goals, functions and model of supervision, it also deals with the prerequisites for successful ssupervision in the organization. At the end of the work, professional support and supervision are described using an example from practice. The results of a research probe are presented here, which ascertains the benefit of supervision for social workers of a specific organization.
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The View of Social Workers on Early Care Services in South Bohemian Region
HÁJKOVÁ, Eliška
The bachelor thesis deals with the view of social workers on early care services in the South Bohemian Region. The aim of the thesis is to describe the satisfaction of social workers in particular early care services in the South Bohemian Region, to learn more about their education and to evaluate awareness of clients about early care. Within theoretical basis, the thesis focuses on the concept of early care, its origin and development and early care providers. It also focuses on children with disabilities, specifically on their socialization and family. From the aims of the thesis arose following research questions: What is the satisfaction of social workers working in early care centers? What are the possibilities for further education of social workers from early care centers? According to social workers, what is awareness of early care service in the target group of clients? Due to the nature of the research it was chosen qualitative research strategy. The research group was consisted by 14 female early care social workers from 6 centers providing early care in the South Bohemian Region. As a method for data collection was used a semi-structured interview, for data processing was chosen the method of grounded theory and technique (so-called open coding). From the answers of informants - in 6 key topics. These topics were divided then into particular research questions. The thesis could serve as a basis for streamlining early care services on the basis perspective of social workers on early care. Results can serve as a kind of feedback for managers of early care centers.
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Implementing the Circle of Support Method Into Early Care
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Aneta
This diploma thesis deals with introduction of the Circle of Support method into the Early care. Specifically it focuses on the newly emerging method called the Circle of Support, which is to support the family and over all strenghten the informal support of the family. It is based on gathering with the people who are close to the family and the disabled child. Together these people try to come up with ideas how to support the child and his family, and this way reach the set goal and progress of the child. The perk of the Circle od Support is that also professionals are in touch with the child and therefore have a different perspective on the situation of the family. The main goal of this diploma thesis is to map out the opinions of the Early care workers in relation to introduction of the Circle of Support method into the Early care. Another goals were to evaluate positive and negative sides in the process of introducing this method from the Early care workers point of view. Next was to map the expectations of the Early care workers with introduction of this method into their work and to map the contribution of the Circle of Support for Early care workers and users. In connection with the already mentioned goals of this diploma thesis there were determined three questiones, which should be answered. In the empirical part of the diploma thesis there were used qualitative strategies of research, the method of asking and the Focus Group technique. Assemblage of research constituted of 8 workers from two providers of social services in the Bohemia Region. The data have been appraised using coding and sorted into categories for clearer arrangement. Research shows that besides of communication partners having worries of introducing the Circle of Support into practice, in the end they were glad to overcome the concerns and to start to use the Circle of Support. The biggest contribution for the Early care is, that the method is a comprehensive and thought through concept, which is aimed on the individual and his family and it aims for clear and concrete goal. Next on, this method uses the creativity of the participants, is very positive and makes the participants feel natural using it. Next contribution is that also the friends and broader family are included in the work with the family. A brief, apt outputs come of this meetings, which can help to the child and his family. The main perks of the Circle of Support are in enrichment of already existing style of work, quality improvement of provided service, providing positive attitude, using new tools and finding immediate and current goals of the family. Also positive impact has the adaptability of young family, establishing trustful and open relationship between the social worker and the family, finding distance from the problems for the family, development of creativity. Next perk is progress of the child, meeting of the multidisciplinary team and the whole family, therefore perception of the family's situation from another points of view and parents realising that they are not alone in their difficult situation. The disadvantages of the Circles of support are mostly in time management, for instance the time possibilities of participants, professionals and organizers. Next is the demanding nature of the organization of the Circle of Support and the unwillingness of proffesionals and informal support of the family to be part of the Circle of Support. The results of my thesis can be useful not only for students and people potential interested in this service, but primarily for the providers of the Early care. It can also be useful for the consultants of the Early care who can, thanks to this method, extend the offer of provided services and also improve the quality and make the work with the family more effective.
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Early care in the light of coordinated rehabilitation
HAVLOVÁ, Jana
Early care is a field social service, which provides necessary help and support to parents with a handicapped child. It offers the family many options and, besides other things, valuable advice about the correct early care of a child with a disability. Early care is very important and it needs to be provided within a multidisciplinary team of experts. Nevertheless, cooperation with doctors and with especially paediatricians is not ideal and sometimes, unfortunately, not even real.Qualitative research was chosen to achieve the aims of this diploma thesis. As a method of data collection, the method of questioning was chosen, which took place with individual informants using semi-structured interviews. The data were processed by the technique of grounded theory using three-step coding and determination of grounded statements. The data, which complements the whole empirical part of the diploma thesis, were graphically represented in the ATLAS.ti software programme. The analysis of the data revealed that early care workers consider cooperation in coordinated rehabilitation to be an important part of their professional activities. The results revealed that there are a total of seven early care providers in the South Bohemian Region who have different experiences of cooperation with individual professionals, doctors, and paediatricians. The biggest problem of early care is a difficult establishment of cooperation with paediatricians, who do not refer their patients' parents to the use of early care services. On the contrary, some early care workers revealed that there are also collaborations with medics that are very good and beneficial. Within the bounds of coordinated rehabilitation, early care also cooperates with other entities with which they have very well-established cooperation.This diploma thesis may serve as an informative material not only for early care providers but also for the paediatricians themselves, other health professionals, professionals, or other entities.
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Early care services for children with cerebral palsy
KARBANOVÁ, Klára
Bachleor thesis deals with the theme of current view on the provision of early care services for families of children with cerebral palsy. The research describes the future development and perspective of providing early care services. One of the main purpose of the research is finding out the level of providing informations about early care services to families and main positives and negatives of services from the perspective of parents and consultant of early care services. Describing the possible expansion of early care services with experts or non-profit organizations was also one of the main purpuses of the research.
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THE ROLE OF EARLY CARE IN PREPARING A CHILD WITH DISABILITIES FOR ENTRY TO KINDERGARTEN
JIRKŮ, Lenka
This bachelor thesis deals with the question of sharing early care, in the context of integration, which involves the entrance of a child with a disability and/or disadvantage into kindergarten. In this thesis I deal with finding the answers to two basic research questions, ie. From the family position, what role does early care play when a child enters into kindergarten? At the time of the child's admission with a disability and/or disadvantage, what is the benefit of early care for the kindergarten? The work is divided into two parts. The theoretical part describes the concept of early care, its goals, methods and forms of work. I also address the description of a child in the period of their preschool age, as well as a description of three groups of children with disabilities and/or disadvantages. The practical part is based on qualitative research, using a semi-structured interview. Three groups of respondents took part in the research. The first group was represented by an employee who specifically works with early care. The second group of respondents consisted of three parents of children who have either disabilities and/or disadvantages. The last interviews were provided by staff of three kindergartens - headmistresses, teachers and assistants. The research revealed the importance and benefits of early care, which provides psychosocial support to the families. It helps children in their development and integration. For kindergartens, understanding the needs of the child and their methodical guidance is especially beneficial.
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Course of an early intervention in a child with hearing impairment
Odvárková, Lucie ; Hádková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Bartoňová, Miroslava (referee)
The thesis deals with the course of the early intervention in children with a hearing impairment. The main goal of this work is to map the services of early intervention in the Czech Republic, specifically in the vicinity of its capital. One of the goals is to evaluate these services from the perspective of both the parents and the professionals. The theoretical part deals with the child's personality and the initial period of his/her life, including its historical concept and importance in the family. The chapter is devoted to early intervention itself, discussing its importance, objectives and legislative inclusion. Part of this work is also devoted to the history and individual ministries that provide their services to families and children with hearing impairments. The following chapters deal with the offered possibilities of education of children with a hearing impairment and diagnostics of hearing defects, as well as compensatory aids, therapy and communication systems. The practical part mainly concerns the course of evaluation of early intervention, including early care services in the Center for Children's Hearing Tamtam, o. p. s. The results of the research survey were processed from interviews with parents and early care counselors.
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Options to include children under three years to nursery schools in the Mělník region
Švecová, Hana ; Kropáčková, Jana (advisor) ; Opravilová, Eva (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the age category of children which are under three years old and their potential to be accepted to nursery schools in this region. The thesis generally summarizes all the current knowledge about that if is it possible to place the children of this age into pre-school institutions and under what conditions. Thesis also deals with providing care, upbringing and education of children under three years, the overall readiness of kindergartens to fulfill those demands and also opinions of pedagogical public. In the theoretical part the author explains legislative requirements of accepting the children under three years into nursery schools. The author also describes and characterizes the child development between second and third year of life. The thesis deals with the specific peculiarities of these children their adaptation and describes their possibilities to be accepted by kindergartens. The author looks into the possibility to be accepted in conditions of social needs of families and also in terms of education legislation. The thesis in this part offers both partial and also international overview. In the practical part of the thesis the author carried out a research in kindergartens through interviews with the school principal and leading teachers to express their...
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Development of Children with visual impairments
Kravcová, Jitka ; Květoňová, Lea (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
The theme of this bachelor thesis/work is the development of a child with visual impairment and how to work with them. The work consists of theoretical, practical part and the annexes. The theoretical part is focused on the development of the child and how can this handicap influence its evolution. I also briefly mentioned/characterised the most common children's visual diagnosis. One of these chapters is focused on cerebral palsy - the most frequently type of handicap that can be accompanied eye disorder. The space in this work is devoted to the early care focused on the child with some visual and combined handicap. The practical part of the work consists of two case studies, the first one about the boy with visual and combined disability, and the other one about the boy with the purely visual handicap. In conclusion, both these studies are compared from the using methods point of view and from the providing services in the early care. In the annex, there are photographs of the equipment, which are used to stimulate sense of sight and visual training. Key words: Children development/evolution, visual handicap/disability, cerebral palsy, early care, investigation/examination of visual functions, eye stimulation, visual training
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Newborn screening and further care of a child with hearing disability and its family - description of current situation in the Czech Republic
Dvořáková, Jana ; Hudáková, Andrea (advisor) ; Okrouhlíková, Lenka (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to describe the institutional mechanism by which parents whose children were by neonatal screening suspected as a hearing impaired are currently experiencing. The theoretical part focuses on neonatal hearing screening, its appearance in the Czech Republic and abroad, its history, legislative etc. There are also described possible ways of follow-up care for a child with hearing impairment in the Czech Republic. The practical part is based on interviews with medical staff who performs neonatal hearing screening and mothers of hearing impaired children. The aim was to see how, in practice, works neonatal hearing screening, and also the experiences of parents of hearing impaired children with screening and the care for their child that came after. Key words neonatal hearing screening, child with hearing impairment, audiometry, otoacoustic emissions, early care, family
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