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• Lehetőségek és akadályok a nevelőszülők és pedagógusok közötti együttműködésben

  Nóra Kocsis

  Cintia Csók

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  397

  Parenting refers to the reciprocal relationship between parent and child, which research often examines in terms of the child's progress in school. The present research analyses the characteristics of the interaction between foster parents and school. Our aim is to explore the specific aspects of foster parent involvement and to identify the factors that support and hinder the relationship between teachers and foster parents. The novelty of the research is that it examines the issue from the perspective of foster parents and teachers in Hajdú-Bihar County. The basic questions are: (1) How can the relationship between foster parents and school be characterised? (2) What form does the relationship and cooperation take? (3) What factors influence the partnership? Data collection was based on semi-structured interviews with 15 foster parents and 10 teachers. The results showed that the relationship was typically personal and that teachers' empathic attitudes, considering the specific fostering situations, were supportive factors. However, both parties reported a number of negative experiences, suggesting that cooperation is hampered by various barriers and misconceptions. The research also highlighted that a partnership approach between educational actors (teachers, foster parents) and training in child protection skills are essential for more effective cooperation.

• The importance of social rehabilitation as an effective tool for activation for the parent’s perspective

  Martin Karas

  David Urban

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  130

  If the situation arises when a child's proper upbringing and favourable development are at risk and parents cannot or are not able to solve this situation by themselves, the child is, according to act on social and legal protection of children, considered as endangered (Act No. 359/2009 Coll., on social and legal protection of children).
  It is not easy to determine the degree of risk and it is even harder to choose the suitable support service and involve parents, considering the degree of risk. A true professional makes the family realize that the problem solution is connected with responsibility and the quality care for children (Gjuričová, Š., Kubička, J., 2003).
  During the last five years, several new sorts of support services have been created in order to attempt to provide support tailored to the needs of the aforementioned families (Act. No. 108/2006 Coll., on social services).
  Social rehabilitation is an example of such auxiliary service. It emphasizes the bond between parents and children and brings out family ties in general (Act. No. 108/2006 Coll., on social services).
  The acceptance of social rehabilitation is very difficult for every family. With regard to psychology, families must deal with complicated stressful situations (Bob, P., Vymětal, J., 2005).
  Centre for children of South Bohemian region in Strakonice has been performing social and legal protection for children since 2006. The main target of the Centre for children is mutual communication with families, cooperation and rational problem solution. This would be barely possible without the participation of the family, or at least one of its members.
  Mutual cooperation, empathy, thoughtfulness, helpfulness, sympathy and patience are essential for social work. In order to solve problems efficiently, it is also convenient to know the viewpoint of the family in relation to the provided service. The opinion of the family can reveal many issues.
  Martin Karas is the director of the Centre for children, which focuses on active involvement of family in social rehabilitation. He highlights one of several problems - insufficient and unsystematic support of family from institutions in the process. Insufficient support may prevent children’s return to their biological family in time. In his studies he focuses on an important issue – the active participation of the family in problem solving.
  The aim of this article is to point out that active cooperation with family, especially the opinion of family, is an important criterion of the quality of the partnership. The article contains interviews with participants and former participants of social rehabilitation; several conclusions were made based on these interviews.

• Az emberi méltóságtól való megfosztottság megélése egy szociális intézményben

  Csenge Horváth

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  180

  This case study examines the institutional experience of a user of a temporary shelter for the homeless. The focus of the study is on the clients' perceptions of their own dignity. It aims to provide a perspective on what is worth reflecting on the crisis in social work or what pathways can be seen to move towards a more professional values-based social work. The fundamental purpose and essence of social work is the protection of human dignity, especially for individuals, groups and communities at high risk of exclusion. In this paper, I intend to show how easily services, institutions and professionals can become partners in the violation of dignity, even though their function is to protect it.