Tuesday 15 October 2013

Case n. 3 (The possibility of institutionalizing the son to a day care centre for the mentally handicapped)



Case n. 3 (The possibility of institutionalizing the son to a day care centre for the mentally handicapped)


A mother of a minor child came without a notice to appear to the Municipal Authority of Jihlava, the Department of Social Care to ask you about following information.

According to her notification, her son is 12 years old, he is mentally handicapped. She provides him all day care (receiving care allowance for the 3rd degree of dependence) except for four hours in the morning, when the boy attends Primary special school in Jihlava in Březinova street. Two years ago, she divorced her son’s father, and based on the judgment of the District Court in Jihlava ref. P 175/2009-48 of 29th September 2009, which entered into force 3rd July 2006, the minor son was entrusted to her care and his father was obliged to contribute to his maintenance with the amount of 2,200 CZK a month. Father has paid the alimony properly, and has met the son in the minimum extent – for birthdays and Christmas. After the divorce, she moved with her son to a flat 1 + 1, currently she can not cope with caring for her son, whose state of health has worsen in the last year. She would need a larger scale of help with the care of her son during the day. Her mother regularly visits her at the weekend and helps with the care of her grandson.

The woman is a permanent resident at Jihlava, Tolstého 12.

Task:
Focus on the possibility of institutionalizing the son to a day care centre for the mentally handicapped.

Key words and phrases to be solved:
-          The Municipal Authority of Jihlava
-          The mother of a minor child
-          12-year-old son
-          All-day-care
-          Care allowance for the 3rd degree of dependence
-          Four hours in the morning, he attends Primary special school in Jihlava
-          She divorced the father of her child
-          The son was entrusted to the custody of his mother
-          The father was obliged to contribute to his maintenance with the amount of CZK 2,200
-          The father has paid the alimony properly
-          The father meets the son in the minimum extent
-          She moved with her son to a flat 1 + 1
-          Currently she can not cope with the care of the son
-          Son’s health condition has worsened in the last year
-          During the day, she would need on a larger scale of help with the care of son
-          At the weekend, they are regularly visited by her mother
-          The grandmother helps with the  care of her grandson

Solution:
Mother, as the boy’s guardian has the opportunity to express the interest in institutionalizing in a day care centre for the mentally disabled. The choice of the facility is not tied to the place of residence or the number of applications for admission. Suitable day care centres can be found, e.g. in the register of social services, which is publicly available on the Internet. She should primarily focus on contacting Day and Week Care Centre in Jihlava. Those interested in services of the day care centre for the mentally disabled have the right to be acquainted with the device and can visit the institution personally.

After expressing the interest for admission to day care, it is necessary to substantiate the actual medical findings and (according to the decision of the applicant) the amount of income. A social worker from day care centre makes an inquiry by the interested in social service and if it has spare capacity, they can begin to negotiate the conditions for admission to the facility.

The contract includes specification of the participants concluding it – a service provider and a user, a type of services to be provided, to what extent and where, the amount of payment for the service, date, when the contract shall enter into force, on what conditions the participants may withdraw from the contract, if the contract is concluded for a definite or indefinite period, and the number of copies to be issued. The conclusion states when and where it was concluded and the signatures of the participants.

If there wasn’t a spare capacity in the day care centre, the woman’s son will be placed on the waiting list. After vacating a place, the day care centre will realize, whether the mother is still interested in providing services to her son. An actual social survey will be made and they might begin to negotiate the terms of the contract.

The applicant for the services is requested in writing through his/her legal representative one week before the arrival and is acquainted with the information, which documents have to be brought to the facility (e.g. birth certificate, health insurance card), and which might be brought (e.g. photos, TV in the room). Day care centres are fully equipped according to user’s needs.

Key words and phrases to be solved:
-          Show interest in institutionalizing in the day care centre for mentally disabled
-          Choice of equipment is not tied to permanent residence or limited number of applications
-          The Registry of Social Services
-          The applicant for the service has the right to be acquainted with the offer of services in the facility
-          Current medical findings
-          Social survey by those interested in social service
-          Make a contract for the provision of services
-          The contract contains a definition of participants concluding it – providers and users of services
-          The scope of the service
-          The place and time range of the supplied service
-          The amount of payment for the supplied service
-          When the contract enters into force
-          Conditions under which the participants may withdraw from the contract
-          Contract on fixed and indefinite period
-          Place and date of signing and signatures of the participants
-          If there is no free capacity in the device, the applicant is placed on the waiting list
-          Detection whether the interest of the service stands
-          The applicant is requested in writing before the arrival
-          Day care centres for mentally handicapped are fully equipped according to the needs of service users

The case is based on the following legislation:
Material:
The Social Services Act (108/2006 Coll., As amended)
Decree implementing the Law on Social Services (505/2006 Coll., As amended)
Decree on the tab of the social system (424/2011 Coll.)

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