Diagnostika dětí s mentálním postižením (regionální studie)

Abstract

The topic of this diploma work involves investigation of services provided in educational counseling institutions and evaluation of assessment methods used for pre-school and school aged children. The aim is to investigate and describe the assessment process, utilized assessment tools and methods and also to evaluate the quality of services provided by counseling institutions in the region of Jičín city. Diagnostika dětí s mentálním postižením The research methods used for the investigation and gathering data are questionnaires (for counsellors and parents of children with mental disability), observation in institutions and evaluation of documents used in these institutions. The theoretical part is focused on definition of mental disablement, its classification and causes of mental retardion. The specifics of children with mental disability in the pre-school and school age are highlighted here as well. Description of individual types of educational counseling institutions of children with mental disablement is provided in detail. This part describes also particular methods and tools for assessment of mental disorders. The practical part includes detailed infomation and results from the investigation of the assessment process of children with mental disablement in individual counseling institutions in the...

The diploma thesis focuses on one of the most difficult factors of human life: facing a fatal situation, such as a personal loss and/or serious psychic problems. These situations fall into category of existential trauma. Firstly, the thesis deals with the existential trauma from a theoretical point of view. Examples of different types of crises and appropriate therapies are given. Most of them are well-known and documented, therefore more space have been given to two not such widespread approaches. Namely, The In-depth Aberactive Psychotherapy and The Return along the Trace of Time. The second part of the thesis is practical, consisting of five case studies. In the form of dialogue, the trauma of individual persons is introduced, followed by the description of particular solutions. First two clients have not undergone any therapy, the second two have solved their situation with the help of the two methods mentioned above. The last chapter of the thesis contains the comparison, summary and evaluation of all cases.