THE SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF CHILDREN FROM HOMELESS SHELTERS: AN AREA OF APPLICATION OF CRITICAL REFLEXIVITY IN SOCIAL WORK

Kateřina Glumbíková (), Alice Gojová (), Soňa Vávrová () and Barbora Gřundělová ()
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Kateřina Glumbíková: Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ostrava
Alice Gojová: Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ostrava
Soňa Vávrová: Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ostrava
Barbora Gřundělová: Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ostrava

CBU International Conference Proceedings, 2018, vol. 6, issue 0, 568-573

Abstract: On a global scale, the number of families with homeless children is growing. Foreign research shows that homelessness is linked to social adjustment problems. In the Czech Republic there are no surveys on social adjustment in the homeless children population. This article presents partial data from a research survey focused on the situation of homeless mothers with children residing in shelters. The article aims to find out how mothers residing with their children in homeless shelters in the city of Ostrava interpret the social adjustment of their children. The research strategy is qualitative, based on a participatory approach (cooperation with two peer researchers). 33 interviews and 6 focus groups were implemented as part of the research. The research findings also point to a close link between the situation of homelessness and social adjustment of homeless children in the Czech environment, namely as a result of the necessity of socialization in a specific environment with negative consequences on the parenting style and success in school of the children combined with their experience of domestic violence. The research findings imply in practice the need to apply the concept of critical reflexivity in social work with children from homeless shelters.

Keywords: homelessnesschildren; shelter; social adjustment; critical reflexivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.12955/cbup.v6.1215

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