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Occupational stress and coping strategies
Beranová, Michaela ; Gruber, Jan (advisor) ; Záškodná, Helena (referee)
The theoretical part of the bachelor thesis focuses on the general concept of stress and its biological and psychological aspects. There are defined the specific signs of occupational stress, operating stressors and other context. Attention is also paid to coping strategies; the thesis presents some well-known theories of coping and their description. The thesis also deals with methods of research in the field of stress and coping strategies and it also presents basic information about the target group of assistants, who play an important role in the practical part of the thesis. The practical part of the thesis consists of case studies of workers on assistant positions. The case studies investigate the nature of their work and following stressors, subjective assessment of work-related stress and preference of coping strategies. In the final discussion, there are defined common features identified in case studies and they are confronted with theoretical background. Key words stress, occupational stress, coping strategies, stress research methods, assistants
Values in the Work of Assistants of People with Learning Disabilities in L'Arche Liverpool Community
Zehnalová, Kateřina ; Dragomirecká, Eva (advisor) ; Navrátil, Pavel (referee) ; Frišaufová, Magda (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the worldwide movement of L'Arche. It examines the values of L'Arche assistants who live together with people with learning disabilities in the communities of L'Arche movement. Theoretical part describes values that assistants in L'Arche perceive as important for their life in the community with people with learning disabilities. It deals with the motivation of assistants for their work in L'Arche, the role of social workers in organizations in general and the role of assistants in the communities of L'Arche in particular, the relationships of social workers with service users and the relationships of assistants and people with learning disabilities in L'Arche. It also discusses the view of assistants on the gains and losses connected with their life in L'Arche. The empirical part of this thesis explores the value system of L'Arche Liverpool assistants through the means of semi-structured interviews.

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