The standards for quality as the way to apply the active aging principles to the social services pracitce. An example of community care service.

KUBALČÍKOVÁ, Kateřina. The standards for quality as the way to apply the active aging principles to the social services pracitce. An example of community care service. In Active Ageing - A multidisciplinary challenge. International Conference on Gerontological Social Work. The West University of Timisoara. Faculty of Sociology and Psychology. Department of Social Work. Timisora, 19.-20.11.2010. 2010.

Basic information

• Original name: The standards for quality as the way to apply the active aging principles to the social services pracitce. An example of community care service.
• Name in Czech: Standardy kvality jako cesta k uplatnění principů aktivního stárnutí v sociálních službách. Příklad pečovatelské služby
• Authors: KUBALČÍKOVÁ, Kateřina.
• Edition: Active Ageing - A multidisciplinary challenge. International Conference on Gerontological Social Work. The West University of Timisoara. Faculty of Sociology and Psychology. Department of Social Work. Timisora, 19.-20.11.2010. 2010.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50600 5.6 Political science
• Country of publisher: Romania
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords (in Czech): sociální služby; standardy kvality; aktivní stárnutí; participace uživatele; uschopňování
• Keywords in English: social service; quality standards; active ageing; user's participation; empowerment

Abstract

This text is focused on the social services for the elderly providing, in the concrete on the quality standards that could be an important instrument to apply the principles of active ageing to the practice. In the first part of text is briefly presented up-to-date demographical situation of Czech population as well as current country's expenditure on social care of the aged and social services providing. In the second part are mentioned a basic national documents where the basics and principles of active ageing are expressed. In the next part is explain the concept of Czech Standards of quality in social services as well as are described the definitions of particular standards and their implementation to the practice. Before anything else are described standards of quality aimed to support the users' participation on decision-making process and the users' rights and empowerment. In the last part of the text are discussed the research result of longitudinal case study of community care service organization. Here are presented the opportunities and risks of changing the users role in the social service practice from the view of local authorities, management and front-line workers as well as this community care service’s users.

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