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The bachelor's thesis deals with families who cared for an elderly person with Alzheimer's disease and what problems family caregivers encounter during care. In particular, it concerns the issue of comprehensive care for the elderly and its demands on caregivers.

The thesis entitled Ethical reflection of social worker's work with carers of children with disabilities looks into the mutual cooperation and interaction of both persons when working to help a child with disabilities in social services. A carer is usually a parent or other legal guardian who cares for and looks after a person with a disability or disadvantage. From my experience as a social worker, working with caring persons is sometimes challenging and I would therefore like to map the attitudes of both persons through interviews in which I will identify their needs either for themselves, towards the organisation or towards the person they are working with. I would like to find out specific things, how to help the carers more, how to understand them and how to set up together the best possible functioning of the child in the social service.

This thesis is focused on consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on clients in retirement homes. The research part is based on the results of a questionnaire survey conducted from December 2022 to January 2023 in seven facilities in the South Bohemia Region. The theoretical part characterizes the residential social services, the concept of senior and emotions, the measures related to the pandemic that have been introduced in retirement homes.

The cooperation between the Police of the Czech Republic and social services is a very important activity from the point of view of psychosocial impacts on clients and also for the protection of clients´ health and life. The aim of the thesis is to examine the mutual cooperation between the Police of the Czech Republic and the social services. Another focus of the work is to find out how the cooperation is with social services perceived by the members of the Police of the Czech Republic and whether the shares of cooperation with individual social services are distributed evenly. The thesis also deals with finding out whether the evaluation of the cooperation with the social services is related to the age of members of the Police of the Czech Republic and their service classification. Quantitative research strategies as well as a questioning method and a self-questionnaire technique are used to achieve the goal; the questionnaire uses closed questions with the possibility of choosing specific items in the answers and semi-closed questions, which, in addition, allow supplementing the offered answer variants. In total 314 respondents were asked, of which 105 females, 208 males and 1 respondent indicated a different type of gender identity. Because the questionnaire was intended for the police officers within the South Bohemian Region, I have decided to choose a questionnaire survey in electronic form. Bar graphs with absolute and relative frequencies were created for all questionnaire questions. The following statistical methods were used for statistical inference: confidence interval for relative frequency calculated using the Clopper-Pearson method, independence test based on Spearman's correlation coefficient, Kruskal-Wallis test, Cochran's Q test and McNemar's test. Calculations were performed using the TIBCO STATISTICA program, the significance level was 5%. In the discussion, the research results are summarized and compared with the literature that deals with the cooperation between the police forces and social services. In the conclusion of the thesis there is stated what is the possible contribution of this diploma thesis, including a possible solution, for example in the form of improving cooperation between the Police of the Czech Republic and social services.

The bachelor thesis deals with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operation of the organization and social services, work with clients, and on the dynamics of the social services team of Caritas Czech Republic. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the across-the-board changes that have affected the provision of social services by Charita ČR due to the COVID-19. The thesis also introduces Charita Kralupy nad Vltavou and the social services it provides. The empirical part consists of qualitative research, which, based on semi-structured interviews with the staff of Charita Kralupy nad Vltavou, analyses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the above-mentioned areas associated with the provision of social services in more detail.

The bachelor thesis deals with the adaptation of seniors in a nursing home. It surveys how the seniors experience their arrival at the nursing home and what problems they face during it. Firstly, it describes the old age and the changes accompanying this period. It introduces social services available for the seniors. The most important point of the thesis is the adaptation to the old age and the process of a senior´s adaptation in the nursing home. It also deals with an issue of loneliness and the seniors´ interest in single rooms. The bachelor thesis contains a qualitative research in its practical part. It is a processing of half- structured interviews with 7 clients of the nursing home. These interviews offer a view of the clients´ first day in the nursing home and the beginnings of their adaptation. The evaluation of the adaptation and factors enabling or disabling this process is in the discussion and conclusion of the thesis.

Presented bachelor thesis concerns itself with the influence of social work on the quality of life of clients with mental illness. In the theoretical part we define key terminology related to the thesis. It is primarily definition of mental illness, preceded by basic terminology of health, illness, mental health and mental illness, and further by definition and explanation of quality of life and related concepts like personal well-being and general satisfaction with life. The goal of this bachelor thesis is to map the influence of specific aspects of social work on the quality of life of clients with mental illness. To reach the goal, quantitative type of research is employed, together with quantitative research strategy. As the method of interviewing and data gathering technique two standardized questionnaires were used, complemented by one personal non-standardized questionnaire in which socio-demographic data and cooperation with experts were secured. Theory testing was done via pivot table using statistical method known as Pair T-test with help of IBM SPSS Statistics programme. The results of this research have confirmed that the influence of social work on the quality of life of clients with mental illness is a significant and important intervention that significantly influences the general level of quality of life. The tested theory is therefore confirmed. The discussion summarizes reached results and compares them with reference books that concern themselves with the topic of influence of social services on the quality of life of a client with mental illness. The end of the thesis mentions what benefit can this work bring and its possible practical application.

The main aim of the bachelor thesis was to analyse and evaluate the system of benefits in the social services sector and to propose possible alternatives. For the theoretical part of the bachelor thesis it was necessary to study the literature and explain the basic concepts drawn from this literature. The research method chosen was a questionnaire survey. Sufficient data was collected for the research to analyse and evaluate the results. The data was divided and the public and private social service system was evaluated in terms of benefits. The data was further analyzed using Statistica software by using correlation analysis and T-test. The evaluation of the questionnaire showed that social service employees are more likely to be dissatisfied with their benefits. The range of benefits in social services proved to be inadequate, especially in the frequency of benefits offered. In the evaluation of the public and private social services sector, the public social services sector performed better in terms of benefits. In the private social services sector, employees are dissatisfied with benefits. At the end of the paper, solutions and possible alternatives to improve satisfaction with benefits in social services are suggested.

The thesis deals with the issue of team supervision in social situations, especially from the perspective of the supervised. It focuses on internal and external factors that influence team supervision. The introduction of the thesis describes the importance of social services, team supervision and their appropriate conditions for implementation. A short qualitative research is based on this part of the work, and a part of it is a qualitative probe which is pointing to the state of team supervision in a non-profit organization providing social services. The result of this research probe is the evaluation of the obtained answers to the set questions, their comparison, and the list of suitable conditions of team supervision, which the probe has evaluated as relevant for this work. The main goal of this work was to find the ideal prerequisites for team supervision, compare them with problematic practice, and determine how to eliminate these problems, thus creating a functional team supervision.

Social networks are an integral part of contemporary society. For many people, it can be hard to imagine being so-called offline and not connecting to any of the available social networks during the day. The aim of this thesis was to conduct a survey of which social networks are used in low-threshold facilities for children and youth to communicate with their clients. The work is specifically focused on this institutions in the Vysočina region. Another goal of this thesis was to determine the course of communication between these facilities and their clients during the state of emergency (COVID-19) and the form of its application. Following the objectives of the work, three research questions were chosen. The first question focused on the purpose of using social networks. Through the second question, obstacles in communication between low-threshold facilities and clients were identified. The third question examines whether online communication helped to maintain contact between low-threshold facilities for children and youth and clients in times of emergency. The diploma thesis consists of a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part is divided into three parts. The first part characterizes social networks together with their features, distribution, description of specific social networks and there are also risks associated with them. The second part is devoted to social services, their distribution, the registration required for their performance and quality standards. In the third part, the social service low-threshold facility for children and youth is specifically characterized. Together with the mission, goals, target group and principles of service provision, the basic activities that are provided as part of this service and the course of the service are mentioned here. A qualitative research strategy and the technique of semi-structured interviews were used for the practical part of this thesis. Open coding and data categorization were used for analysis of the detected data. The results of interviews with individual low-threshold facilities for children and youth show that social networks, especially Facebook and Instagram, have gained their place in the provision of this social service. They are used to communicate with clients and the public for informational and preventive purposes and also to promote them. It was also found that social media had an important role during the state of emergency (COVID-19). The results of the practical part of this thesis can be an inspiration for other low-threshold facilities for children and youth or for facilities providing other social services. The diploma thesis can also serve as a source of information for students, the non-professional or professional public.

This bachelor's thesis focuses on the evaluation of health and social care availability according to the demographic ageing in the South Bohemia region. Theoretical part of this work defines basic information such as how services are divided, what is their purpose, for whom they are intended, what are their forms, or what impact demographic ageing has on services but also on seniors themselves. The first thing that was examined in the practical part was the opinion of involved parties. They evaluated the current and the future state of services. The work also deals with the situation in the South Bohemia specifically in individual administrative areas of municipalities with extended powers. Two perspectives were carried out, namely in 2025 and 2035. They analyzed how the number and age composition of the population in the South Bohemia will change as well as the need for services. The data are based on the base year 2015. It also describes the capacity and space availability of services. In capacity availability is examined the number of beds or the number of doctors converted to seniors. In spatial analysis is examined the distance between client/patient and the service/doctor. The conclusion is dedicated to summary of findings and proposals for changes especially in terms of service capacity.

The use of community planning in addressing homelessness, the benefits and impacts on the social inclusion of homeless people. The bachelor thesis aims to compare approaches within the method of community planning of social services, in addressing the issue of homelessness and social exclusion in selected parts of the capital. The issue of homelessness is a very complex phenomenon, the solution of which requires a comprehensive approach to the social system. services, responsible authorities and, last but not least, the involvement of the local community.

Diplomová práce cílí na klima psychické bezpečnosti a možnou souvislost s motivací a osobní angažovaností pracovníků v sociálních službách v jedné organizaci poskytující sociální služby dospělým lidem se zdravotním handicapem. Hlavní text diplomové práce je tvořen teoretickou a praktickou částí, přičemž teoretická část se zaměřuje na definování a vymezení pracovních uskupení a návazně pak klimatu psychické bezpečnosti ve spojitosti s pracovním prostředím, dále pak vymezení pojmů motivace a osobní angažovanost. V praktické části diplomové práce jsou vyhodnocena data získaná prostřednictvím kvantitativního dotazníkového šetření v organizaci poskytující čtyři druhy sociálních služeb. Sociální službu Chráněné bydlení, Sociálně terapeutické dílny, Domov pro osoby se zdravotním postižením a Domov se zvláštním režimem. Dotazníkového šetření se účastnilo celkem 29 pracovníků v sociálních službách této organizace. Dotazník zkoumal klima psychické bezpečnosti v daných sociálních službách. Polostrukturované rozhovory se zaměřují na odhalení souvislostí mezi klimatem psychické bezpečnosti, motivací a angažovaností zaměstnanců pracujících v sociálních službách v rámci jedné organizace. Rozhovorů se účastnili vždy dva zástupci z každé sociální služby. Výsledky výzkumného šetření poukázaly na souvislost mezi...

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.

This bachelor thesis deals with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and encroachments and changes, that the pandemic caused in the social services and which the workers in the social services had to face. The main aim of this thesis is to analyze these changes and their impact on the workers in the field of social services. To conduct such analysis, qualitative method of research using half-structured interviews was applied. All data collected during individual interviews were then assessed and divided into 9 categories. The conducted research proved, that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had two major impacts on the professional and private lives of the employees working in the social services. The workers had to deal with physically demanding situations, but especially with constant stress and permanent fear for the health of their own, their relatives and friends, and also of the recipients The main significance of this thesis lies especially in the fact, that the object of analysis was a social group taking care of the most vulnerable people in these unprecedented times. The outcomes of the thesis may contribute to further research in the field of stress load on the psyche of employees, especially long-lasting work and stress load may take its toll in the following weeks and months. The outcomes may also become a stimulus for employers in social services to prepare programmes to help the employees with physical and psychological regeneration.

Anotation JOHNOVA, Jana. Quality of life of seniors in homes for the elderly at the time of covid. Prague, 2022. Diploma thesis. Charles University, Faculty of Evangelical Theology. Diaconate. Leader: Mgr. Monika Ulrichová, Ph.D. The diploma thesis deals with the quality of life of seniors in residential social care facilities during the covid-19 pandemic. The theoretical part is presented with the issue of old age and aging in general. In the introductory part, I look at the concept of old age and seniors from the perspective of today's society. In the next chapter I focus on defining the concept of quality of life and the quality of life of seniors in social care facilities. The following chapter aims to present the current system of care for the elderly in residential facilities, which also includes social workers. I also focus on activities that aim to improve the quality of life of seniors and which I will briefly introduce. In the last chapter, I deal with the covid-19 pandemic and the problems that have arisen and that both seniors and staff in social care facilities have had to deal with, and which have significantly affected the quality of care provided and the quality of life of seniors in residential facilities. The practical part is focused on comparing the quality of life of seniors in...

The bachelor's thesis focuses on the importance of social networks in social work and their contribution to social workers in low-threshold facilities for children and youth. The theoretical part includes the definition of this particular social service, the determination of the target group, fieldwork, and outpatient work. Further, the thesis describes online social services, access to online services abroad, finally discusses children's leisure time and how the Covid-19 pandemic affected low-threshold facilities. The primary goal of this research was to determine the importance of social networks for social services in low-threshold centers. The partial aim was to characterise the use of social networks for social workers. Using a qualitative research strategy, semi-structured interviews, and processing data using IPA analysis, this study was designed to examine in detail the subjective experience of informants with the given issue. The research group consisted of informants from the South Bohemian Region (N = 8) and Prague (N = 8), who work in low-threshold facilities for children and youth. The analysis identified six main topics, which include the importance of social networks for social workers and clients, the importance of social networks during pandemics, the inclusion of online social services as one of the forms of social work, the perception of social networks by social workers and the meaning of networks in the future. This thesis could help to expand social work with children and young people into the digital sphere and thus get closer to them in the online world. My work can serve as a basis for social sciences students, social workers, professionals, and the lay public. In the future, digital work could also be used for other target groups.

The main topic of this thesis concentrates on the adolescents' leaving process from foster families in our Czech territory. The aim of the presented thesis is a deeper exploration of the leaving process preparation from foster families and circumstances connected with it. The theoretical part of this thesis is divided into three chapters. The first of them deals with the adolescence period with its developmental specifics. The second one describes foster care and its partition in the Czech legislative system. The same one also presents available Czech and foreign research. The last chapter focuses on the two topics: the leaving process of adolescents from foster care from a legislative point of view and how it names participants who contribute to this leaving process. At last, it shows some useful Czech social care services for adults. The practical part of the thesis presents a realised qualitative study with three groups who contributed on foster care in the Czech area. These involved groups were adolescents (16+), their foster mothers who share the same household and social workers. This research tried to bring answers for the questions about the adolescents' leaving process from long-term foster care and other similar topics which deal with it. The results of the research were deeply analysed...

This bachelor thesis focuses on the support of families of children with severe autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It takes into account the gaps in support, which have been pointed out in recent years by both researchers and the target group itself. It sums the needs of these families, explaining them in the context of the current state of social politics. The aim is to reflect on the needs of these specific families and what kind of help is provided in the field of social benefits and social services. It simultaneously aims to reveal how key social politics work in practice in relation to people caring for children with severe ASD and to identify possible deficits of such politics. The theoretical part maps the theory of implementation, individual approaches to implementation and problematic factors. The practical part uses qualitative approach. Data was gathered by the means of semi-structured interviews with five experts on the issue. The research had shown that within the Czech republic there is still a lack of services capable of serving the needs of children with severe ASD. The incapacity is caused by a general underfinancing of the social sector and also by the system of distribution of the state-provided grants. The research also suggests that factors contributing to the current state are...

The Bachelor's thesis focuses on applied behavioural analysis and therapy for children suffering from autism spectrum disorder. The Bachelor's thesis aims at analysing the opinion of parents of children with ASD on applied behavioural analysis. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical section contains six chapters discussing the theoretical definition of autism spectrum disorders and applied behavioural analysis. The practical part consists of a quantitative research strategy using a questionnaire survey method. The respondents were the parents of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. A total of 205 respondents participated in the research. The obtained data were assessed using descriptive statistics in MS Excel software; the hypotheses were tested using IBM SPSS statistical software applying t-test and ANOVA techniques. The research results indicated that the awareness of parents of children diagnosed with ASD about the applied behavioural analysis is relatively high; nevertheless, a significant percentage of respondents had never been informed about this approach. Based on the research results, the attitude of parents of children with ASD towards applied behavioural analysis appears to be neutral. Parents generally did not observe any effects when the applied behavioural analysis was used. The first hypothesis investigated whether any positive effects of applied behavioural analysis were influenced by the type of autism, while the second hypothesis tested whether the age of their child influenced parents' more positive attitudes towards applied behavioural analysis. However, neither hypothesis was confirmed; the results failed to indicate any statistically significant difference. The Bachelor's thesis may provide feedback to therapists or organisations practising applied behaviour analysis. It may also help raise awareness of the therapy for parents of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

The subject of this work is quality in social work in the context of quality standards of social services. The theoretical part specifies basic concepts such as social work, social services or quality in social work. It also descibes the individual quality standards of social services and their importance. This work contains qualitative research, which was carried out trough interviews with three employees of the crisis center THEiA o.p.s. Using these interviews, I examine the impact of quality standards on the work and daily activities of employees of the organization and the impact on the quality of services provided.