I am about to devote this dissertation to the issues of social services planning in Písek as a provincial city with focus on handicapped people. My aim is to find out whether and under what conditions it would be possible to extend a timeframe of elaborated strategies at least to 15 years. Theoretical part is divided into four chapters. Firstly, I follow conception of social politics and social welfare during the time with future outlook. Then, the area of social services is being analysed - describing their evolution, legislative frame, interpretation of quality and ways of funding. Third chapter is dedicated to community planning, its foundations and principles. In last chapter I tend to target group - handicapped people. The aim of practical part is to find out not only under what conditions the timeframe of planning can be widen but also how exactly is social services planning being done and whether this process evolves towards better quality. All this by means of semistructured interviews with seven participants of social services planning in Písek. Respondents have been selected from the side of demand municipality of Písek and supply representants of non-governmental nonprofit organizations, church and region-donated organizations. Their posts varied from higher management to work force, both in current and previous years. Survey refers to demographic analysis of target group, respondents view of current planning timeframe´s sufficiency and whether quality level of that process is rising. Evaluated interviews showed that demographic analysis were professionally set up and last community planning in given area was significantly more successful compared with previous terms. This was achieved through cooperation with non-profit organization, its methodist and outside supervisor. Extension of current social planning timeframe can be possible, according to respondents, only if a long-term state-wide strategy gets formed, being regularly updated with action plans added for up to five years long period. Main obstacles for this are frequent changes in legislative and the issue of turbulent circumstances considering target group like people in crisis. However, for handicapped people and senior citizens extending the timeframe might be more possible considering stable situation and therefore usability of long-term statistical predictions.

This thesis titled Additional Activity of Nonprofit Organizations Providing Social Services mainly deals with the topic of NGOs. The main goal is to determine whether a non-profit organization providing social services operate additional (secondary) activities, whether the activity is beneficial for them, particularly in terms of working with users, whether it is financially lucrative. In my work I set two main research questions, whether non-governmental organizations providing social services operate additional activity, if so, how. The second research question seeks to determine whether additional activities for non-profit organizations providing social services are beneficial and lucrative. The theoretical part describes the current situation regarding to the non-profit sector, non-governmental organizations. Other chapters deal with the funding of NGOs, I explain there concepts such as fundraising, public relations, lobbying, which are closely connected with the non-profit sector. Then I focus on the main and secondary activities of non-profit organizations in the business, both under the Small Business Act and outside the regime of the Trade Act. The theoretical part also deals with what are social services, who can provide social services and the quality of social services. For the empirical part was chosen method of qualitative research through semi-structured interview with the staff of nongovernmental organizations providing social services in the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality with extended powers České Budějovice. For the interview was set 9 indicative questions relating to the complementary activities of non-governmental organizations providing social services. The results have shown that some non-governmental organizations providing social services operate additional activities, in particular the non-formal education, educational activities and programs, about advisory and consulting services, extracurricular education, about lecturing, organizing cultural and social events, conferences, sports events, organizing workshops for the public meeting for seniors and activation programs for them. These additional activities are for non-profit organizations beneficial, especially for work with clients, for creating good relationships with users, to inform the public about non-profit organizations, for expanding their range of services, to improve the quality of offered services. Regarding to the lucrative financial terms, additional activities for non-profit organizations are not too lucrative, but in spite of these activities follows a certain profit for the organizations, they help to co-finance some projects, help organizations to obtain additional resources and to ensure that multi-source financing.

The goal of diploma work is to describe current state of volunteering within social rehabilitation in the facilities providing social services in the town of Benešov and the surrounding area. Partial aim of diploma work is to find out the positive effects of the project Patron which was included in the work as an example of application of volunteering within social. With regards of the above mentioned goals, two research questions were set. 1. How is volunteering within social rehabilitation being used in organisations providing social services? 2. What are the positive effects of project Patron? Quantitative strategy, questioning method, the technique of managed and semi managed interview were used for research. Set research questions were answered by means of three research sets, where the technique of semi managed interview was used and one research subject, where the technique of managed interview was used. To ascertain the first research question a research set comprising of 10 social workers employed in facilities providing social services in the town of Benešov or the surrounding area was determined. Given criteria for taking part in the research was the length of employment of social workers being more than on year in their profession. The range of questions for the first research set was prepared for the case when the facility was using the help of volunteers and not. After gaining the necessary data, interviews were rewritten and evaluated with the help of open coding process when all the data was clearly organized into each category. Results arising from data gained in the first research set show that all facilities, where the informants work, providing social services apply social rehabilitation. The research further shows that 7 out of 10 facilities for social services use volunteers who participate on social rehabilitation of their clients and they are in the direct contact with clients. Volunteers, according to gained results, work with clients individually and in groups. 5 of the facilities using the help of volunteers are considering the expansion of volunteering and thinking about other areas where they could include the work of volunteers. One of the facilities which does not use volunteers is preparing for including volunteers in their work. Second research question of diploma work was researched by the means of third research sets and one research subject. The second set comprised of 5 boys who live in children's home near the town of Benešov and who are the clients of project Patron. The third research sets comprised of 5 men who volunteer for the project Patron. To complete information about project Patron and interview with a research subject representing the manager of project Patron was made. To gain necessary data the interviews were rewritten and then evaluated. Data gained from the second and third research sets were evaluated with the help of open coding process when all the data was clearly organized into each category Information gained from research subject was based on the research technique interpreted with the help of interview transcription. Data obtained from research sets show that clients and volunteers of project Patron get to know each other during common weekends. Volunteers meet the clients approximately once or twice a month to take part in their favourite activities and to talk. The research further shows volunteers and clients have good relationships based on trust. Based on answers from all informants we can without doubt claim that project Patron has very big positive effect. Clients of the project state they are glad they gained a new adult friend because in the children's home they lack male role models. Volunteers see the positive effect of project Patron in the possibility to help boys from children's home to get to know the world with the help of adult male.

The main objective of the thesis is the assessment of the long-term economic sustainability of a particular subject in the field of a provision of nursing services. The thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical part and the practical part. The theoretical part defines basic concepts and the legislative framework related to the provision of social services. Further the attention is paid to providers of social services and the issues of financing of social services. The practical part characterizes the selected subject providing of nursing servises and is also focused on its economic analysis.

ix, 179 p. / This thesis, based on field research in Lebanon, explores how the confessional nature of the Lebanese state affects the construction of civil society. It elaborates on the state's role as a social service provider and its legal and bureaucratic relationship with the Lebanese NGO community while also exploring how the state's role as a service provider is perceived in the Lebanese media. Pulling from a variety of archival sources in Lebanon, this thesis surveys 26 Arabic language newspaper articles published between 2006 and 2008. It also utilizes a myriad of primary sources including government and donor documents, unpublished NGO studies and statistical data. This thesis argues that confessionalism inhibits the state's capacity to provide social services efficiently. The politicization of these services conditions the relationship between the state, sectarian political parties and the NGO community. This phenomenon is reproduced in the Lebanese media and allows confessional relationships to infect civil society. / Committee in charge: Dr. Anita M. Weiss, Chairperson; Dr. Alexander B. Murphy, Member; Dr. Frederick S. Colby, Member

Submitted by Tatiana Lima (tatianasl@ufba.br) on 2015-12-16T18:19:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Santos, Elisama Carvalho dos.pdf: 1533257 bytes, checksum: 9f6a8c2fddcea6057a48d0040e8016bc (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Tatiana Lima (tatianasl@ufba.br) on 2015-12-16T18:38:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Santos, Elisama Carvalho dos.pdf: 1533257 bytes, checksum: 9f6a8c2fddcea6057a48d0040e8016bc (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-16T18:38:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Santos, Elisama Carvalho dos.pdf: 1533257 bytes, checksum: 9f6a8c2fddcea6057a48d0040e8016bc (MD5) / O presente trabalho se propôs a estudar o exercício do controle social por meio do conhecimento do estado da arte das suas dimensões nos espaços dos Conselhos Gestores de Assistência Social, do Território de Identidade da Bacia do Rio Grande, Oeste da Bahia. O referido Território é composto por 14 municípios (Angical, Baianópolis, Barreiras, Buritirama, Catolândia, Cotegipe, Cristópolis, Formosa do Rio Preto, Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Mansidão, Riachão das Neves, Santa Rita de Cássia, São Desidério e Wanderley), sendo investigados, efetivamente, cinco municípios, por questões de acessibilidade a esses mecanismos e a seus membros. O principal objetivo deste trabalho foi o de mapear e discutir em que medida o controle social é exercido pelos conselhos gestores de assistência social nos municípios do Território da Bacia do Rio Grande, Bahia. Quanto ao referencial teórico, buscou-se suporte nos estudos acerca dos modelos de democracia deliberativa habermasiana e o de democracia participativa, conforme perspectiva dos autores brasileiros, para delimitar as dimensões do controle social (participação, transparência, deliberação, natureza, institucionalidade e aprendizagem), que são abordadas implicitamente pela literatura especializada e utilizadas de forma funcional no trabalho. O desenho de pesquisa adotado foi do tipo exploratório, de natureza qualitativa, caminhando em três diferentes e complementares frentes de trabalho: pesquisa bibliográfica sobre a temática do controle social, haja vista a necessidade de entender e diminuir o efeito polissêmico em torno de tal noção; análise dos dados referentes aos conselhos gestores municipais de assistência social, construídos pela Pesquisa MUNIC (2001-2013), do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), bem como pelo Censo SUAS (2011/2012), do Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à Fome (MDS); e o levantamento, tratamento e análise de dados empíricos a partir das experiências dos conselhos gestores do referido Território. O público priorizado na pesquisa de campo foi o grupo dos representantes da sociedade civil, titulares ou suplentes, independentemente da ocupação de cargo no conselho. Foram realizadas 8 entrevistas no total, incluindo profissional vinculado à Comissão Intergestores Bipartite e à secretaria executiva do conselho municipal. Ainda, foram aplicados questionários semiestruturados, repassados a todos os municípios, por via eletrônica, em dois modelos: um direcionado ao Conselho em si, com um total de 5 respostas, e, outro, aos membros, com a obtenção de 12 respostas, do universo estimado de 112 titulares. Quanto aos resultados, pode-se afirmar que o controle no Território se encontra em processo de (re) construção, fato constatado nos discursos e documentos (leis, regimentos internos e atas). / This work intends to study the exercise of social control through the knowledge of the state of the art of its dimensions in the spaces of the Management Councils of Social Assistance, from the Territory of Identity of the watershed in Rio Grande, Western Bahia. This territory is compound by 14 municipalities (Angical, Baianópolis, Barreiras, Buritirama, Catolândia, Cotegipe, Cristópolis, Formosa do Rio Preto, Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Mansidão, Riachão das Neves, Santa Rita de Cássia, Sao Desidério and Wanderley), being investigated effectively, five municipalities, for reasons of accessibility to these mechanisms and its members. The main objective of this study was to map and discuss the extent to what extent the social control is exercised by the management councils of social assistance in the municipalities of the territory of the Rio Grande watershed, Bahia. As for the theoretical framework, we sought support in the studies on the Habermasian deliberative models of democracy and participatory democracy, according to the perspective of Brazilian authors to define the dimensions of social control (participation, transparency, deliberation, nature, institutional and learning), which are implicitly addressed by specialised literature and used in a functional way at work. The research design that was adopted was the exploratory, qualitative, heading in three different and complementary work areas: bibliographic research on the subject of social control, given the need to understand and reduce the polysemy effect around such a notion; analysis of data on municipal management councils of social assistance, built by MUNIC Research (2001-2013), the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) as well as by the Census SUAS (2011/2012) of the Ministry of Social Development and fight against Hunger (MDS); and the collection, processing and analysis of empirical data from the experiences of the management councils of the referred Territory. The public prioritised in the field research was the group of civil society representatives, effective and substitute, regardless of the position occupied on the council. It was conducted 8 interviews in total, including professional connected to the Bipartite ‘Intermanaging’ Commission and the executive secretary of the municipal council. Still, semi-structured questionnaires were applied, transferred electronically to all municipalities in two models: one directed to the Council itself, with a total of five answers, and, the second, to the members, obtaining 12 responses, in an estimated universe of 112 holders. As for the results, it can be said that the control in the Territory is in the process of re-construction, a fact confirmed by the speeches and documents (laws, bylaws and minutes).

The diploma thesis focuses on the current situation in volunteering within the network of social services in Tábor, and on the elaboration of a volunteering development proposal based on the collected data. The theoretical part of the thesis gives an explanation of the concept of volunteering, its history, its situation in the Czech Republic and abroad, legislative background of volunteering and the most frequent spheres of volunteering activities. One of the spheres where volunteering plays an important role is the network of social services and social care, which was also surveyed within the theoretical part of the thesis. To describe the complexity of the investigated issue in a broader context, we included explanations of concepts connected with organized civil society as well as the reasons for the existence of the non-profit sector. The interrelations of all the concepts mentioned above are reflected in the process of planning social services within the community, which is also described in the thesis. Based on the secondary analysis of the Community Plan of Social Services of the City of Tábor 2011 ? 2013 (further on referred to as community plan) and on the websites of individual organizations engaged in social services, the practical part determines the research sample as well as the set of questions for the interview. The research results have been obtained on the basis of qualitative research strategy, using the method of questioning and the technique of semi-standardized interview. The questions concerning the problems of volunteering, its promotion in Tábor and the involvement of volunteers in the particular organization were answered by the representatives coming from all 25 non-profit organizations which are active in the sphere of social services in Tábor; all of them participate in the community plan. Some of the questions were aimed at the problems of volunteering in the community plan. The respondents were encouraged to express their proposals, ideas and recommendations related to volunteering development. The results indicated that more than a half of the organizations with an involvement in the community plan activities cooperate with volunteers. The reasons why other organizations do not work with volunteers are either of legislative or personnel character. The research also shows that it is necessary to pay special attention to volunteering promotion across all age categories of Tábor residents and observe new trends in volunteering, such as various forms of corporate volunteering or virtual volunteering. The collected data and their evaluation made it possible for the author to propose several steps which could lead to the improvement of the current state, especially if the data are used in the process of community planning. The results of the thesis will be used for meeting the objectives of the community plan and by individual organizations providing social services in Tábor. At the same time they can inspire the residents of Tábor to take an active part in volunteering.

Sexuality protocol regulates rights and obligations of social services providers, their employees and users. The aim of the diploma thesis was to confirm or disprove an existence of sexuality protocols or documents with an identical meaning in chosen social service facilities in the South Bohemian Region, to analyze found documents and to realize interviews with selected social workers. The diploma thesis contains a theoretical and research parts. In the theoretical part the author deals with a definition of a human sexuality, sexual norms and functions, as well as a person with a disability in terms of his rights for the sexuality, characteristics of their development and ultimately social services in the context of a fulfilment of human rights of the person with a disability to experience his sexuality. The research of the diploma thesis consisted of a preliminary research and the research itself. The preliminary research was realized as a public inquiry investigation. The researched was designed with a regard to the infrequent and unexplored topic, a qualitative form with an application of methods of content analysis of documents and interviews, more precisely using a technique of depth semi-structured interviews. Based on the performed research 4 sexuality protocols or documents of the identical meaning were analyzed in the target group of the social services providers. The analysis showed a diverse representation of coherent themes in the found protocols in comparison with a model sexuality protocol, which has been described in the professional literature. Further the author shows considerable differences in an internal structure of the coherent themes in the documents themselves which leads to a distorted reporting, particularly in a field of the parenthood for people with mental and multiple disabilities. Based on the analysis of the model document, the author proposes a fixed structure of the various protocol topics for an objective and balanced form of the protocols. The experience of the social workers with the sexuality protocol can be summarized in three basic lines: an indispensable cooperation of the management and direct care workers in developing the sexuality protocol, a sense of the securing in the work with a sexuality of the users as a benefit of the protocol for the employees and a change of an approach to the users in terms the organization and employees.

In the today?s time of the social services transformation it comes to the strengthening of the role of the municipality, as the basic civil community, which can react on the actual social needs of its inhabitants most effectively. This trend signals inter alia, the law concerning social services. The content shows that the municipalities, as the smallest territorially self-governing units, should accomplish the activity focusing on the active inquiry making of the needs of the social services within the inhabitants. The probed social needs afterwards create the basic information for the effective social services plan for the specific location. The social services plan processed on the basis of actually checked out social needs create elementary manager tool for controlling the social services which goal is the ensure of the availability and the quality of the social services with the effective finance spending.

Abstract Social services for people with autism This diploma thesis is focused on the issues of social services for people with autism. I have concentrated my research on people looking after the people with autism. In the theoretical part I deal with the explanation of the term autism, division of autism, I describe specific work with people with autism, some kinds of therapies, social services for people with autism and some organizations working with people with autism. In the practical part of the work there are written and evaluated interviews with the respondents. Collecting information was done by the qualitative form, via the method of asking. As the method of colleticting data the half-standarised interview was used. The group for the research was formed by the people looking after the people with autism. I spoke with eight caretakers in total, they were always parents of the children with autism. The choice was done by the method of snowball. Each interview was elaborated into eight case studies. The results of the interviews were transformed into tables and summerized in a discussion. The aim of the diploma thesis was to map possibilities of social services for people with autism and if they have possibility to use these services. Other aim was to find out which services are used the most by these people and if they suit them. Then I investigated if these services are accessible financially, by quantity and quality and if they copy the requirements of a family and individual needs of the people with autism. The interviews with the respondents show that the families living in Prague have the possibility to use social services for the people with autism. The respondents living in smaller towns have more difficult access to these services and very often they do not have the possibility of any choice. This work could contribute to quality improvement of providing social services to the people with autism. In my opinion, it is necessary to educate non-professional and professional public in this issue. This is the way to provide better services reflecting the needs of the people with autism. Key words: autism, social services, social relations, communication