Proces pripreme i uparivanja udomitelja i djeteta

master's thesis

• Title (english): The process of preparation and matching a foster parent and the child
• Author: Ivana Brkić
• Mentor: Maja Laklija (mentor)
• Committee member: Maja Laklija (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Milić Babić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Slavica Blažeka Kokorić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Social Work Studies); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-11, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Activities

Abstract

Jedna od najtežih odluka koju donose stručni radnici centra za socijalnu skrb je odluka o izdvajanju djeteta iz biološke obitelji. Međutim, nakon što je donesena ta odluka, pred socijalnim radnicima se i dalje nalazi zahtjevan zadatak. Oni trebaju odlučiti gdje smjestiti dijete. Prije svega, moraju utvrditi oblik skrbi koji je najprikladniji za to dijete. Jedan od oblika skrbi za djecu koja su izdvojena iz bioloških obitelji je udomiteljstvo. Svrha udomiteljstva je osiguravanje skrbi i potpore djetetu u poticajnom i pozitivnom obiteljskom okruženju. Ukoliko je udomiteljstvo najprikladniji oblik skrbi, stručnjak treba utvrditi koja od postojećih udomiteljskih obitelji može najbolje odgovoriti na djetetove potrebe, to jest provodi se postupak uparivanja udomitelja i djeteta. Prilikom procjene potencijalnih udomitelja stručnjaci nastoje prikupiti što je moguće više informacija o njima i njihovoj obitelji koje će im kasnije pomoći prilikom postupka uparivanja. Također, prije realizacije smještaja, potrebno je pripremiti dijete za smještaj u udomiteljsku obitelj te je potrebno pripremiti udomitelja i njegovu obitelj za prihvat konkretnog djeteta. Ključnu ulogu u njihovoj pripremi imaju stručni radnici centra za socijalnu skrb. Na početku rada bit će prikazan postupak procjene potencijalnih udomitelja te postupak odabira najprikladnijeg oblika skrbi za dijete. Zatim će biti opisan postupak uparivanja udomitelja i djeteta u praksi te čimbenici koji utječu na taj postupak. Na kraju rada bit će prikazana priprema djeteta za smještaj u udomiteljsku obitelj te priprema udomitelja i njegove obitelji za prihvat konkretnog djeteta.

Abstract (english)

One of the hardest decisions that professionals in social welfare centres have to make is the decision to remove a child from his/her biological family. However, even after the decision is made, social workers still have a demanding task in front of them, because they have to decide on the placement of the child. First of all, they need to determine which type of care is the most appropriate for the child. Family foster care is one of the types of care for children who were removed from their biological families. The aim of family foster care is to provide a child with care and support in a stimulating and positive family surroundings. If foster care is considered to be the most appropriate type of care, than an expert has to determine which one of the available foster families best suits the child's needs, i.d. match the characteristics of the child and the foster parents. While assessing potential foster parents, experts strive to gather as much information as possible about them and their family which later on helps them in the process of matching. Before the placement is realized it is necessary to prepare the child for the placement as well as to prepare the foster parents and their family for receiving the child. The professionals in a social welfare centre play a key role in the process of preparation. The beginning of this paper depicts the process of assessing potential foster parents along with the process of selecting the optimal type of care for the child. Subsequently, this paper will describe the process of matching the foster
parents and the child in practice, and the factors that influence the aforementioned process. The preparation of the child for the placement in the foster family and the preparation of the foster parents and their family for the reception of the child will be presented at the end of this paper.

• Keywords: odabir izvanobiteljskog smještaja; udomiteljstvo; uparivanje; pripremni proces
• Keywords (english): selection of out-of-home placement; family foster care; matching; preparation process
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:890534
• Study programme: Title: Social Work; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra socijalnog rada (magistar/magistra socijalnog rada)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2021-01-18 14:38:24