PBB108 Alternative Family Care

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dana Knotová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Navrátilová, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Dana Knotová, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Zajíčková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 C43, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 25/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is divided into two thematic units, each pursuing specific goals. The first unit focuses on substitute family care. The aim is to understand the fundamental issues, become familiar with the various forms of substitute family care (adoption, foster care in its various forms, guardianship, custody, entrusting a child to care, and “host care”), and understand its legislative framework. A further goal is to understand how to mediate different forms of substitute family care, emphasising adoption and foster care. At the same time, the aim is to become familiar with the preparation of adoptive parents and foster carers for their roles. The second unit of the course focuses on the issue of institutional care. The goal is to understand the conditions and rules for placing children in different types of institutions. Additionally, the aim is to become acquainted with the possibilities of aftercare for young adults leaving children's homes. The course also addresses the rehabilitation and mediation of families.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- discuss the basic problems of foster care,
- compare different forms of foster care,
- describe the system of institutional care,
- compare dilemmas of foster care and institutional care,
- analyze current research findings on foster care,
- understand parenting disorders and suggest options for family remediation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Care outside the family in the Czech Republic.
  • 2. Adoptions procedures and implementation.
  • 3. Residential care, fostering unit.
  • 4. Care order. Placement in a home.
  • 5. Aftercare for young adults leaving residential care.
  • 5. Children in foster family, family and social work.
Literature
    required literature
  • ZEZULOVÁ, Dagmar. (2012) Pěstounská péče a adopce. Praha: Portál.
  • BECHYŇOVÁ, Věra and Marta KONVIČKOVÁ. Sanace rodiny. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 151 stran. ISBN 9788073673925. info
  • ŠKOVIERA, Albín. Dilemata náhradní výchovy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2007, 143 s. ISBN 9788073673185. info
    recommended literature
  • Farmer E, Moyers S (2008), Kinship Care: Fostering Effective Family and Friends Placements, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.
  • Winnette, P. (2016) Nesmírný mozek. www.natama.cz
  • VRTBOVSKÁ, Petra. (2010) O ztraceném dítěti a cestě do bezpečí. Praha: Natama, Scan, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86620-20-6
  • Keating, Jenny. "History of Adoption and Fostering in the United Kingdom." Oxford Bibliographies. Oxford University, 28 May 2013. Web. 06 Oct. 2013.
  • MATOUŠEK, Oldřich and Andrea KROFTOVÁ. Mládež a delikvence : [možné příčiny, současná sktruktura, programy prevence kriminality mládeže]. Vyd. 2., aktualiz. Praha: Portál, 2003, 340 s. ISBN 80-7178-771-X. info
  • MATĚJČEK, Zdeněk. Náhradní rodinná péče :průvodce pro odborníky, osvojitele a pěstouny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 183 s. ISBN 80-7178-304-8. info
  • MATOUŠEK, Oldřich. Ústavní péče. 2. rozš. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1999, 159 s. ISBN 80-85850-76-1. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, class discussion, group project, casuistry, excursion. Detailed information will be inserted into the Elf's support. For the completion of the course a load of 100 hours (4 ECTS credits) is calculated: 30 hours - participation in the class 20 hours - reading literature, self-study of study materials in e-learning and systematic preparation for seminars 10 hours - independent solution of case studies 10 hours - preparation of a group assignment 30 hours - preparation for written test.
Assessment methods
Credit. Credit will be awarded for the preparation and presentation of the group project, for the fulfilled attendance (3 absences are allowed), and for passing the credit test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://elf.phil.muni.cz
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026.
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