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Psychosocial support for the family of the mentally ill
Šůstková, Jana ; Pěč, Ondřej (advisor) ; Matoušek, Oldřich (referee)
In my bachelor's thesis, I worked under the assumption that the family is an essential factor in the healing process, so it is good to involve the family in this process. At the same time, the family may be in crisis due to the mental illness of their member. Because the spectrum of mental illnesses is wide, I decided to focus on schizophrenia to make it easier to understand the problem. Schizophrenia is one of the most common serious mental illnesses, and it is clearly diagnosable. In the theoretical part of my work, I will focus on the family as a system, its functions, and how schizophrenia can disrupt this system. I will describe the mental care system and available forms of support to the family. In the practical part, I will interview social workers in community teams and centres for the mentally ill. From the interviews, I will evaluate how they support the family and whether they consider it important not only to involve the family in work with the client but also to support it in its needs and difficult situations caused by the mental illness of its member. Key words: Schizophrenia, family, family system, family support, mental health system, deinstitutionalization, destigmatisation.
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