Optimization of the model of work with a child with autism and his family in Pestrá, o.p.s.

The topic of my bachelor's thesis is the help of assistance dogs to children with autism and a description of social service which is interconnected with the training of assistance dogs. For fulfilling the aim was chosen an analysis of case reports of selected children with autism who obtained an assistance dog and use the related social service. The output is a description of the importance of complex support for families of children with autism in the form of providing social services in obtaining an assistance dog and further coexistence with it and monitoring the progress of these children. Key components of the Pestrá, o.p.s.'s work model are demonstrated, such as getting familiar with the children and building a good relationship between workers, children and their families and the role of parents in working with children with autism. An important element is the multidisciplinary cooperation of the assistance dog trainer with the social worker who works with the child and his family. For families interested in obtaining an assistance dog for their child with autism, it is possible to use the results of my work to create a handbook that would introduce them to the process that would await them and thus facilitate their decision-making. In this way, it is also possible to popularize information on the..