Kontakt 2008, 10(1):159-162 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2008.022

Social support provided for handicapped pupils in their switch from school environment to occupational environmentHealth and Social Sciences

Vladimíra Nechvátalová

Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra praxe a supervize

Agencies for supported employment observe clients with mental involvements with a complex of services focused on supporting pupils with special means during the switch from school environment to occupational environment. In the present article, the author tries to describe factors affecting the choice of the occupation in pupils with health involvements and to analyze factors affecting successful activities of the pupils and the working site within the framework of the school practice. Based on an analysis performed, she established the optimum type of supporting pupils with health involvements during the switch to the new environment. A qualitative approach was chosen with respect to characteristics and target of the research: a case study of pupils of a practical school of education branch 78-62-C/001 "One-year practical school". Within the framework of the case study, dialogues were implemented with the users of services, class teachers of pupils, representatives of employers, co-workers, employment advisors and employment assistants. The data acquired in dialogues supplement those obtained with the help of the data contents analysis in the client file. So called verbatim was produced from the data acquired in dialogues. The records were equipped with digital codes based on the order of their implementation. The data acquired were divided into a lower number of units and these were grouped into associated categories (clustering). The research validity was provided with the help of the technique of triangulation of methods and sources. The effect of the investigator was controlled with the help of a long-term presence of the scientists at the site of research and of his/her incorporation into the environment and it was simultaneously treated by informing respondents of the investigator intentions.

Keywords: client with mental handicap; transit programme; social consultancy; social and professional rehabilitation

Received: March 10, 2008; Accepted: April 30, 2008; Prepublished online: June 27, 2008; Published: July 27, 2008  Show citation