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Housing of adults with physical and combined disabilities
JAŠKOVÁ, Kristýna
This diploma thesis focuses on people suffering from physical and combined handicaps and the options of their independent living. The objective of the diploma thesis has been to compare individual ways and models of the living of adults suffering from physical and combined handicaps that are practically used, mainly from the perspective of the living users themselves and including living within the facility of residential social service, independent livingwith the support of field social services or informal nurses and volunteers. An increased attention will be paid to not so common and traditional models of ensuring an independent housing, a qualified description of their function and the options of their use in wider terms. In order to find out the objective of this diploma thesis, three research questions were posed. RQ no.1 How do the role of a social worker and the methods used within social work differ while supporting the user transferring towards independent living and its implementation in relation to the utilized living model of people suffering from physical and combined handicaps? RQ no.2 What do positive contributions and subjectively perceived disadvantages of individual models and ways of independent living of people suffering from physical and combined handicap rely in? RQ no.3 In what way and using what organisational and personnel requirements and what legal frame are ´unconventional´ ways of living of people suffering from physical and combined handicap implemented in comparison to usual and mostly used forms? What are the options and opportunities for their development and wider use? The research part was processed on the basis of a qualitative research strategy using the questionnaire method, the technique of a semi-structured interview. This interview consisted of questions aimed at the providers and the users of individual services as well as the unconventional forms of independent housing. The interviews consisted of 25 questions that were, based on the interviews, being completed by further questions. The results have proven that there are great differences between traditional ways of living and not so common ways of independent living of adults suffering from physical and combined handicaps.

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