Razvoj udomiteljstva u procesu deinstitucionalizacije i transformacije ustanova socijalne skrbi - primjer Centra za pružanje usluga u zajednici Izvor Selce

master's thesis

• Title (english): Development of foster care in the process of deinstitutionalization and transformation of social welfare institutions – example of the Center for providing services in the community Izvor Selce
• Author: Monika Belavić
• Mentor: Ivana Borić (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Borić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Andrea Ćosić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Gabrijela Ratkajec Gašević (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-18, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education/Rehabilitation Sciences

Abstract

Proces deinstitucionalizacije u Republici Hrvatskoj započinje kasnih devedesetih godina prošlog stoljeća te je istaknut kao prioritet u svim strateškim dokumentima, a podijeljen u tri paralelna procesa: proces deinstitucionalizacije, transformacije te prevencije institucionalizacije i razvoja izvaninstitucionalnih usluga u zajednici. Manjkavosti institucionalnog smještaja kao i dobrobiti izvaninstitucionalnih usluga, a osobito udomiteljstva, prepoznao je Centar za pružanje usluga u zajednici Izvor Selce (CPUZ Izvor Selce) koji je 2011. godine krenuo u proces deinstitucionalizacije te 2015. godine postao prva samostalno transformirana ustanova za djecu i mlađe punoljetne osobe bez odgovarajuće roditeljske skrbi na razini Republike Hrvatske. Prvi dio ovoga rada opisuje razvoj skrbi o djeci kroz povijest te razloge izdvajanja djece iz obitelji. Opisuju se karakteristike, nedostatci i posljedice institucionalnog smještaja za dijete, nakon čega se pojašnjava proces deinstitucionalizacije i transformacije ustanova socijalne skrbi. Izvaninstitucionalni smještaj, s fokusom na udomiteljstvo, opisuje se i zagovara kao adekvatniji oblik skrbi za djecu, uz što je prikazana važnost podrške pružanju ove usluge. CPUZ Izvor Selce je prikazan kao model dobre prakse u načinu preobrazbe ustanove te razvoja oblika podrške udomiteljima. Drugi dio rada daje prikaz kvalitativnog istraživanja čiji je cilj bio istražiti razvoj oblika podrške udomiteljima u procesu deinstitucionalizacije i transformacije Centra Izvor Selce iz perspektive stručnjaka i udomitelja. Podaci su prikupljeni metodom fokus grupe, čiji su sudionici bili stručnjaci zaposleni u CPUZ-u Izvor Selce koji rade na poslovima udomiteljstva te metodom upitnika s otvorenim pitanjima na uzorku udomitelja s područja Primorsko-goranske županije. Rezultati obrađeni tematskom analizom daju uvid u iskustvo stručnjaka s provedbom procesa deinstitucionalizacije s naglaskom na razvoj usluge podrške udomiteljstvu. Identificirane su različite prednosti udomiteljstva djece, naspram institucionalnog smještaja iz perspektive stručnjaka i udomitelja, uz što je utvrđeno kako sudionici prepoznaju brojne mogućnosti unapređenja daljnjeg razvoja udomiteljstva na području RH.

Abstract (english)

The deinstitutionalization process in the Republic of Croatia began in the late 1990s and has been highlighted as a priority in all strategic documents, divided into three parallel processes: the deinstitutionalization process, transformation, and prevention of institutionalization, and the development of community-based non-institutional services. The shortcomings of institutional care, as well as the benefits of non-institutional services, particularly foster care, were recognized by the Center for providing services in the community Izvor Selce (CPSC Izvor Selce), which embarked on the deinstitutionalization process in 2011. In 2015, it became the first independently transformed institution for children and young adults without appropriate parental care in the Republic of Croatia. The first part of this paper describes the historical development of child care and the reasons for removing children from families. It outlines the characteristics, deficiencies, and consequences of institutional care for children, followed by an explanation of the deinstitutionalization and transformation process of social welfare institutions. Non-institutional care, with emphasis on the foster care, is described and advocated as a more suitable form of care for children, highlighting the importance of supporting this service. CPSC Izvor Selce is presented as a model of good practice in the transformation of the institution and the development of different types of support for foster families. The second part of the paper presents a qualitative research study aimed at exploring the development of support services for foster families in the deinstitutionalization and transformation process of the CPSC Izvor Selce from the experts and foster parents perspective. Data was collected through focus groups with professionals at the CPSC Izvor Selce working in foster care and questionnaires with open-ended questions given to foster parents in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The results, analyzed using thematic analysis, provide insights into the professionals experiences in implementing the deinstitutionalization process with a focus on the development of foster care support services. Various advantages of foster care for children compared to institutional care from the perspective of experts and foster parents were identified, along with suggestions for further improvement and development of foster care in the Republic of Croatia.

• Keywords: djeca bez odgovarajuće roditeljske skrbi; deinstitucionalizacija; podrška udomiteljima; Centar za pružanje usluga u zajednici Izvor Selce; kvalitativno istraživanje
• Keywords (english): children without appropriate parental care; deinstitutionalization; foster parents support; Center for providing services in the community Izvor Selce; qualitative research
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:653270
• Study programme: Title: University graduate study of Social Pedagogy; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni magistar/magistra socijalne pedagogije (sveučilišni magistar/magistra socijalne pedagogije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-10-19 07:34:07