The work of foster carers

The topic of this thesis is "The work of temporary foster parents care". It explains what the temporary foster care is. It puts it into the context of others alternative family cares. It approaches the mediation process and the involvement of various social organizations, especially after OSPOD. Using researches conducted in the Czech Republic it shows what people mostly engaged in this form of alternative care. Acquainted with it, what steps had to pass before they were included in the register of applicant. It describes each phase of temporary foster work, from the preparation, anticipation child care, after a difficult period - sending child to the aftercare or back to the family and dealing with it. It also examines the motivations of temporary foster parents, reasons for this service decisions, and why perform it. Also there is included a case report of a married couple foster temporary foster care, where are all the stages shown. This work can serve as an information brochure and for applicants of the temporary foster care. Temporary foster care is related to the trend of deinstitutionalization of social services. It is one of the fundamental changes brought by the amendment to the New Civil Code. Keywords: Temporary foster care, foster care, early foster care, the trend of..