This qualitative research aims to explore the daily life experiences of Malaysian unwed teenage mothers inshelter homes. The research is based on the thematic analysis of interviews with seventeen respondents agedfrom 12 to 18 years. Eight sub-themes described the experience of the unwed teenage mothers in the shelterhome and led to three overall themes: rules and regulations, relationship with the staff and relationship with theother girls at the shelter home. The findings indicated that the shelter homes involved were not fulfilling thestandard of the Malaysian national laws and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. We stronglysuggest that the authorities provide a clear guideline concerning the implementation of Malaysian national lawsand United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

TITLE: Counselling and Psychological Services for Clients at The Horní Počernice Shelter Home AUTHOR: Mgr. Ľudmila Fonferová DEPARTMENT: The department of Psychology SUPERVISOR: Doc. PhDr. Miloš Kučera, CSc. ABSTRACT: The thesis is dealing with a psychological approach to the work with families and their children at a shelter using analytical techniques. It describes the circumstances and conditions for the work in the specific socio-therapeutic environment of The Horní Počernice Shelter Home. The target group with its demographic and status characteristics is depicted in detail with focus on reasons and expectations clients have when they come to the shelter home. The paper presents a functioning concept of psychological work with all clients and results of that work. It also reveals client evaluations of shelter housing after their initial adaptation. The selected case studies show work with motivated clients where changes in client behaviour as well as changes in their intrapsychic level can be noted. The paper compares different approaches of assisting professions in the shelter home, concentrating on the position of psychological and therapeutic work in social services. In the final part, the differences, conditions and limitations of various approaches are organised into a three-dimensional model with...

Submitted by William Justo Figueiro (williamjf) on 2015-07-02T23:02:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 17.pdf: 795095 bytes, checksum: d122f9272470e70d0052bc870705cb93 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-02T23:02:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 17.pdf: 795095 bytes, checksum: d122f9272470e70d0052bc870705cb93 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / FAPERGS - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul / Esta pesquisa visa problematizar e compreender as relações entre todos os envolvidos com as crianças de uma Casa Abrigo Institucional – CAI. Busca-se analisar as possibilidades e limites do processo educativo na atuação dos cuidadores e cuidadoras das crianças e adolescentes, sobretudo, nas relações de conflitos nesse espaço institucional. A metodologia trabalhada embasa-se na Pesquisa Participante/ Pesquisa-Ação e nos círculos de cultura de Paulo Freire (BRANDÃO & STRECK, 2006; FREIRE, 1978, 1980; THIOLLENT, 2011). O suporte teórico ancora-se em Milton Santos, Paulo Freire, Irma e Irene Rizzini, destacando a compreensão do espaço institucional na relação dialética com o espaço social mais amplo. Neste sentido, a confluência de manifestações de conflitos na CAI é parte da complexa trama de relações contraditórias da sociedade. Concluiu-se que há um conhecimento limitado das políticas públicas voltadas a essas crianças por parte dos profissionais que trabalham na CAI. Além disso, as atividades de caráter socioeducativo tendem a reproduzir ações assistenciais pontuais: respostas imediatistas e de curto prazo, sem eficácia duradoura. Percebeu-se também que as relações de convivência entre os sujeitos da CAI aprofundam ainda mais os conflitos quando assumem posturas não dialógicas. O adulto é tido como aquele que manda, que ordena, que defende seu poder na relação com o outro, e que vai entender a contrariedade como um confronto a sua autoridade. Com base na análise, puderamse perceber fatores que desencadeiam práticas contraditórias que propõem uma educação para a autonomia, mas que, em muitos casos, são geradoras de silenciamentos. Ficou evidenciado que as relações de silenciamento estão intimamente ligadas às de conflito. Uma possível, viável e efetiva alternativa para romper com esse ciclo poderia ser a formação continuada com todos os sujeitos trabalhadores da CAI. / This research intends to discuss and understand the relationships between all those involved with the children of an Institutional Shelter Home. It seeks to analyze the possibilities and limits of the educational process in the actions of caregivers of children and adolescents, especially in the relations of conflict in this institutional space. The worked methodology is based on the Participant Research/ Action Research and in cultural circles of Paulo Freire (BRANDÃO & STRECK, 2006; FREIRE, 1978, 1980; THIOLLENT, 2011). The theoretical support is anchored in Milton Santos, Paulo Freire, Irma and Irene Rizzini, emphasizing understanding of institutional space in dialectical relation to the wider social space. In this sense, the confluence of events of conflicts in this Institutional Shelter Home is part of the complex web of contradictory relations of society. It was concluded that there is limited knowledge of public policies aimed at these children by professionals who work in the Shelter Home. Moreover, the activities of social and educational nature tend to reproduce specific care actions: immediate results and short-term responses without lasting effectiveness. It was also felt that the relations of coexistence between the subjects of Shelter Home further deepen conflicts when do not assume dialogical positions. The adult is seen as one who commands, who defends his power in relation to the other, and will understand the predicament as a showdown to their authority. Based on the analysis it could be seen factors that trigger contradictory practices offering an education for autonomy, but in many cases, are generating silencing. It was evident that the relations of silencing are closely linked to conflict. A possible, viable and effective alternative to break this cycle could be continued education with all employees of Shelter Home subjects.

This thesis is based on four articles. In the first article, questionnaire data from a follow-upstudy (Article I) that aimed to explore social support, coping and resilience as predictors ofmental health in unwed young pregnant women and young mothers during placement in ashelter home were analysed. Nine shelter homes were invited to participate in the study (n ofpre-assessment = 250; n of post-assessment = 79). Percentages, paired sample t-tests, multipleanalyses of variance (MANOVA), and multiple regression analysis were used to analyse thedata. There were no significant changes in social support, coping or resilience between thepre- and post-assessment. The variability in the mental health scores from the follow-upassessment could be explained by the variability in coping, social support and resilience forbetween 14% of the variance in the BDI score and 36% in the GHQ sum-score. However,about 32% of the unwed young pregnant women and young mothers had a BDI score above26 suggesting the occurrence of a depressive disorder at the second assessment. Thequalitative part of the study (Articles II and III) attempted to investigate the reactions receivedfrom their significant others, and how these reactions influenced their pregnancy experience.Furthermore, their daily life experience during their placement in a shelter home is described.Seventeen unwed young pregnant women and young mothers aged from 12 to 18 wereinterviewed. Qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis were used to analyse thetranscriptions of the interviews. Significant others were often perceived as reacting to theunwed young pregnant women and young mothers with secrecy, repression and rejection. Theresponse of the unwed young pregnant women and young mothers to the significant others inrespect of their pregnancy was to feel detached, trapped, unworthy and ambiguous. Theresults of the thematic analysis (Article III) led to three themes: rules and regulations, therelationship with the staff, and the relationship with the other girls in the shelter home. Theresults indicated that the participating shelter homes were often not fulfilling the standards ofshelter homes according to the Malaysian national laws and the United Nations Conventionon the Rights of the Child. In addition, a mixed methods approach (Article IV) was applied toinvestigate the associations between the experiences of the unwed young pregnant women andyoung mothers in the shelter home and their social support, coping, resilience, and mentalhealth. Because of the nominal data, the findings from the qualitative analyses were quantifiedand jointly analysed with the questionnaire data using Spearman Rank coefficient. The analyses were done based on the interviews and survey with 17 unwed young pregnantwomen and young mothers aged 12 to 18 years. The mixed methods study emphasized thatthe unwed young pregnant women and young mothers have poor availability and adequacy ofsocial support and were at risk of developing mental health problems if untreated.

El presente trabajo de investigación, plantea la construcción de un Hogar Refugio Temporal para las víctimas de violencia familiar en la ciudad de Huamanga, Ayacucho. Para ello se analizó la situación actual de la ciudad con respecto a dicho problema, observando así una cantidad considerable de afectados en la zona, pues son un aproximado de 220 personas; las que se encuentran sin atención en la actualidad, dichos afectados no solo enfrentan problemas psicológicos, sino también problemas sociales, culturales, problemas de readaptación y falta de hogar. El proyecto prevé empezar a ser parte de la solución, con el diseño de espacios que cubran en una medida razonable las necesidades de los usuarios, teniendo en cuenta la arquitectura multisensorial y las diferentes actividades que necesitarán los hospedados para su debida recuperación. / This thesis work, proposes the construction of a Temporary Shelter Home for victims of family violence in the city of Huamanga, Ayacucho. For this, the current situation of the city was analyzed with respect to this problem in the actual context, thus observing a considerable number of affected people in the area, as there are approximately 220 people, who are currently without care. Those affected people not only face psychological problems, they also face social and cultural problems; rehabilitation problems and homelessness. The project plans to start being part of the solution, with the design of spaces that cover the needs of users to a reasonable extent, taking into account the multisensory architecture and the different activities the victims will need for their proper recovery. / Trabajo de investigación

This thesis concerns repeated returns of homeless people to social services. The theoretical part focuses on the description and the problem areas of homeless people, cultural-historical development of homelessness in Czech lands - defines the term of social services and discusses the model of work with the target group in Poland. At the end of the theoretical part a Center for homeless people the Bohuslav Bures social services center (BBSSC) Salvation Army is presented, in this way methods of work with the target group are demonstrated, the way of keeping documentation is described and the analysis of the shelter home relevant to the theme of the work are publicized. The research carried out in the practical part looks for factors which have caused the return of the former users of social services. For the purposes of the work the phenomenon of returning is studied in persons, who in the period of 2007 - April 2012 used a shelter home in BBSSC in Salvation Army, left for commercial housing and after their departure they come back to BBSSC within one year as candidates for a social service. In order to find this information semi- standardized interviews were held and analysis of the data was carried out (a study of documentation of personal files). This work finds out the factors which might have...