This diploma thesis deals with communication skills of people with moderate mental disabilities in institutional care. The theoretical framework is divided into three chapters. The first chapter focuses on adults with moderate mental disabilities. First, it defines and characterizes adulthood, further defines and classifies mental disability and lastly characterizes adult individuals with mental disabilities. The next chapter is devoted to communication, which is defined along with communication skills. This chapter also describes symptomatic speech disorders of people with mental disabilities and individual language levels and the impact of mental disability on them in detail. The last chapter of the theoretical part approaches the support of people with mental disabilities in the framework of social services. First of all, it focuses on the history of social services for people with mental disabilities, then on the legislative consolidation of social services. In conclusion, this chapter describes some types and forms of social services. The practical part contains the elaboration of a qualitative research which was conducted on people with moderate mental disabilities in institutional care. The main objective of the research was to analyze communication skills of people with moderate mental...

Diploma thesis "Free Time Activities of Adults with Mental Disability in Prague - the Possibility of Support in the Planning and Implementation" was written with the general objective to point out this issue in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part is aimed at introduction into areas, which are closely related with this issue. It deals with free time in general, characteristics of mental retardation and the adulthood of a person with intellectual disability. The final chapter, which deals specifically with leisure of people with intellectual disabilities, is based primarily on foreign studies and experience. The practical part consists of two investigations. The first was focused on finding organizations providing support to people with intellectual disabilities in leisure time and on precise determination of their activities (through interviews). A directory has been created with a list of offered individual support and group activities. In the second 18 interviews were conducted with adults with intellectual disability living in the current environment to determine how they think of their free time. Common characteristic of free time most of the respondents were: the popularity of group activities designed for adults with mental disabilities, as well as an interest in common activities with...

This thesis deals with leisure activities that have an impact on leisure and quality of life of persons with severe mental disabilities. The work is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part focuses on the characteristics of people with intellectual disabilities, their social integration, the concept of quality of life and leisure activities for the full use of their free time. The practical part is devoted to leisure activities that are provided to clients with severe mental disabilities in Liberec DH. In this part the processing of his observations in the context of the research. In conclusion evaluates the fulfillment of the objectives of this thesis.

The diploma thesis I touch, taste, smell, hear, see, create! deals with the significance of sensibility in reaching visual literacy in mentally impaired pupils. The theoretical part, based on special literature, devotes the first chapter to mental impairment definitions, education of people and characteristics of individual stages of mental impairment. The second chapter deals with the school subject visual arts education itself and its anchoring in the FEP (The Framework Educational Programme), school visual arts education curriculum at special school in Vrchlabí, specific features of graphic activity in children with mental impairment and visual literacy. The third chapter classifies sensual perception and describes the specifics of each sense individually in a mentally impaired pupil. The introduction of the practical part deals with the characteristics of the special primary school, an interview with a head teacher and the characteristics of individual children. The practical part is based on a proposal of a creative project of special education for mentally impaired pupils. Each didactic line is devoted to a particular development of senses: eyesight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. This creative project was tested at Special Primary School in Vrchlabí with four selected pupils aged from 10...

Det finns fortfarande viss okunskap kring psykisk funktionsnedsättning i samhället. Att utöva föräldraskap samtidigt som man har en psykisk funktionsnedsättning kan vara komplicerat. Syftet med min uppsats är att belysa föräldraperspektivet hos föräldrar med psykisk funktionsnedsättning, hur de upplever omgivningens bemötande och den egna föräldrarollen. I uppsatsen försöker jag även få svar på vad som kan göras för att stötta dessa föräldrar. Min uppsats är en kvalitativ studie som bygger på fyra semistrukturerade intervjuer med föräldrar som har ADHD. I mitt resultat lyfter jag fram sex teman; egen upplevelse av att ha ADHD, upplevelsen av eget föräldraskap, erfarenheter av bemötande, konsekvenser, förutfattade meningar och förslag på förändringar. Några av slutsatserna som framkommit i min studie är att det visat sig finnas vissa könsskillnader både i hur stigma upplevs, i vilka sammanhang man upplever stigma och vad man anser vara hjälpsamt stöd. Det har även framkommit att det inte enbart är de som har en psykisk funktionsnedsättning som kan drabbas av negativa konsekvenser till följd av stigma utan även deras barn. Alla intervjupersoner i denna studie anser att det behövs mer kunskap om psykisk funktionsnedsättning. / There is still some ignorance about mental disability in society. Practicing parenthood while having a mental disability can be complicated. The purpose of my thesis is to shed light on the parental perspective of parents with mental disabilities, how they experience the treatment of the environment and their own parental role. In the essay, I also try to get answers to what can be done to support these parents. My thesis is a qualitative study based on four semi-structured interviews with parents who have ADHD. In my results, I highlight six themes: own experience of having ADHD, experience of own parenthood, experiences of treatment, consequences, preconceived notions, and suggestions for changes. Some of the conclusions that emerged in my study are that there have been some gender differences both in how stigma is experienced, in what contexts you experience stigma and what you consider to be helpful support. It has also emerged that it is not only those with a mental disability who can suffer negative consequences because of stigma, but also their children. All interviewees in this study believe that more knowledge about mental disability is needed.

Thesis(M.A.( Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2020 / The growing number of young people in schools presenting with mental illness is increasingly becoming a disconcerting issue locally and globally. This qualitative study sought to explore the perceptions of mental illness by learners drawn from four secondary schools in Ga-Dikgale rural community (Limpopo Province). Twenty-seven learners (males = 14; females = 13) were selected through purposive sampling and requested to participate in the study. Semi-structured individual interviews and focus group discussions (n = 2) were conducted. The following three themes emerged from the data: a) Knowledge of mental illness, its causes and symptoms b) Knowledge on the management and types of interventions needed for mental illness c) Challenges associated with mentally ill people. The themes and sub-themes emerging suggested deep seated Afrocentric cultural perceptions which tended to shape learners’ views and understanding of mental illness. Some paradoxical explanations with regard to mental illness also emerged. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that mental health literacy campaigns be conducted in schools / VLIR-UOS

В первой главе представлены характеристики потребителей программы сопровождаемого проживания; описана организация программы сопровождаемого проживания для детей с ментальными нарушениями; проблемы внедрения программы сопровождаемого проживания в учреждениях социального обслуживания. Во второй главе выявлено отношение сотрудников и детей-инвалидов к внедрению программы сопровождаемого проживания на базе их учреждения, а так же их желании стать наставником у ребенка- инвалида при реализации программы сопровождаемого проживания и желании пройти обучение, по внедрению программы сопровождаемое проживание. Проведена оценка уровня самообслуживания у детей-инвалидов и уровня обладания бытовыми навыками для самостоятельного проживания; проведены интервью с сотрудниками детского дома и с получателями социальных услуг, детьми-инвалидами. / The first chapter presents the characteristics of consumers of the assisted living program; describes the organization of the assisted living program for children with mental disabilities; problems of implementing the assisted living program in social service institutions. The second chapter reveals the attitude of employees and children with disabilities to the implementation of the assisted living program at their institution, as well as their desire to become a mentor to a disabled child during the implementation of the assisted living program and their desire to undergo training on the implementation of the assisted living program. The assessment of the level of self-service among children with disabilities and the level of possession of household skills for independent living was carried out; interviews were conducted with employees of the orphanage and with recipients of social services, children with disabilities.

Выпускная квалификационная работа состоит из введения, двух глав, библиографического списка, приложений. Во введении обоснована актуальность выбранной темы, поставлены цель и задачи исследования. В первой главе представлены особенности технологии сопровождаемого проживания лиц с ментальной инвалидностью как инновационной технологии социального обслуживания. Для этого в главе охарактеризованы основные теоретические подходы для исследования сопровождаемого проживания, описаны основные механизмы нормативно-правового регулирования сопровождаемого проживания в федеральном и региональном законодательстве. Во второй главе проанализирован опыт применения технологии сопровождаемого проживания в России и за рубежом. Во второй части второй главы по материалам самостоятельного эмпирического исследования выявлены факторы реализации сопровождаемого проживания в Свердловской области. В заключении приведены основные выводы, полученные в результате теоретического и эмпирического исследования. Общий объем работы составляет 111 страниц. / The final qualifying work consists of an introduction, two chapters, a bibliography, annexes. The introduction substantiates the relevance of the chosen topic, sets the goal and objectives of the study. The first chapter presents the features of the technology of accompanied living of persons with mental disabilities as an innovative technology of social services. To this end, the chapter describes the main theoretical approaches to the study of accompanied residence, describes the main mechanisms of legal regulation of accompanied residence in federal and regional legislation. The second chapter analyzes the experience of using the technology of accompanied residence in Russia and abroad. In the second part of the second chapter, based on the materials of an independent empirical study, the factors of the implementation of accompanied residence in the Sverdlovsk region are revealed. In the conclusion, the main conclusions obtained as a result of theoretical and empirical research are presented. The total volume of work is 111 pages.

Titel: Socialt arbete i en digital tidsålder för personer med psykisk funktionsnedsättning – En undersökning ur socialarbetarnas perspektiv om digitaliseringens effekter. Bakgrund: Sveriges vision är att år 2025 vara bäst i världen på att använda digitaliseringens möjligheter för att uppnå demokratisering och tillgänglighet i samhället. Samtidigt lyfter Socialstyrelsen risker med den digitala utvecklingen av sociala tjänster för personer med psykiska funktionsnedsättningar.  Syfte: Studien ämnar undersöka socialarbetares upplevelse och perspektiv på digitaliserade sociala tjänster för personer med psykiska funktionsnedsättningar.  Metod: En kvalitativ studie genomfördes där data samlades in via nio semistrukturerade intervjuer med yrkesverksamma socialarbetare i sydvästra Sverige. Det insamlade materialet analyserades genom tematisk analys och tolkades utifrån teorin om det dramaturgiska perspektivet, teorin om symbolisk interaktionism samt tidigare forskning. Denna analys och tolkning användes för att ge svar på studiens två frågeställningar: hur upplever socialarbetarna att deras arbete påverkas av digitaliseringen? Och hur upplever socialarbetarna att digitaliseringen påverkar det sociala arbetet med målgruppen?  Resultat: Undersökningen visade att digitaliseringen av sociala tjänster bidrar till självbestämmande, sänkt tröskel i en första kontakt samt enklare kontaktvägar för personer med psykiska funktionsnedsättningar. Det framkom även att socialarbetarna upplever utvecklingen av digitaliserade arbetssätt som positiv. Hinder som studien visade på med digitaliseringen av det sociala arbetet var klienternas tillgång till digital utrustning och kunskap om digitala verktyg, brist på digitalsupport samt att de digitala verktygen och metoderna inte är anpassade för målgruppen.  Slutsats: Det sociala arbetet för personer med psykiska funktionsnedsättningar behöver individanpassas för att följa den svenska lagstiftningen. För att försäkra att digitaliseringen bidrar till tillgänglighet, delaktighet och självständighet krävs även digital support samt att de digitala verktygen utvecklas med brukarinflytande på ett användarvänligt sätt. / Title: Social work in a digital age for individuals with mental disabilities – an investigation from social workers' perspective on the effects of digitalization. Background: Sweden's vision is to be the best in the world at utilizing the opportunities of digitalization by 2025 to achieve democratization and accessibility in society. At the same time, the national board of health and welfare highlights the risks of digital development of social services for individuals with mental disabilities.   Purpose: The study aims to investigate social workers' experiences and perspectives on digitalized social services for individuals with mental disabilities.   Method: A qualitative study was conducted, collecting data through nine semi structured interviews with professional social workers in south-western Sweden. The collected material was analysed using thematic analysis and interpreted from the dramaturgical perspective theory, symbolic interactionism theory, and previous research. This analysis and interpretation were used to answer the study's two research questions: How do social workers perceive that their work is affected by the digitalization? And how do social workers perceive that digitalization affects social work with the target group? Results: The research revealed that the digitalization of social services contributes to self-determination, lowers the threshold for an initial contact and provides easier contact methods for individuals with mental disabilities. It was also found that social workers experience the development of digitalized working methods positively. The study identified barriers such as the clients' access to digital equipment, knowledge of digital tools, lack of digital support and that the digital tools and methods are not adapted to the target group. Conclusion: The social work for people with mental disabilities needs to be individually adapted to comply with Swedish legislation. To ensure that the digitization contributes to accessibility, participation and independence, digital support is also required. It’s also of importance that the digital tools are developed with the targeted group in mind and in a user-friendly way.

Master thesis has theoretical and empirical nature. Its aim is to verify the use and effectiveness of selected methods of working with people with intellectual disabilities in CDS for adults. The theoretical part is devoted to three basic themes. The first issue is devoted generally to persons with MP: MP definition, etiology, classification. Briefly analyzes the life situation of people with MP and their families. The second part focuses on social services to designated persons with MP, especially at day service centers for adults, outlining the personality and noted social worker and current legislation related to that. There is also a subsection dealing with the specifics of working with people with intellectual disabilities. The second part of the educational requirements for closed environments. In the third part present the outline of the four communication approaches. In the practical section describing the application of action research using different approaches in day services for adults with mental disabilities in the center Rolnicka Soběslav.