The needs of homeless children living in shelters and hostels in the Czech Republic have been not sufficiently explored yet. The paper therefore aims to analyse and describe the needs of homeless children living in shelters and hostels in the Czech Republic, thus creating a basis for social work with homeless children and their families. As part of a qualitative research strategy carried out through interviews with parents, children and their social workers, five categories of homeless children's needs (based on Matějček's theory) were identified and described in detail based on a data analysis using Charmaz's Grounded Theory; these categories were the need for stimulation, the need for a meaningful world, the need for love and emotional safety, the need for identity and finding one's own place in society and the need for a life perspective and open future. Based on the identified needs, implications for social work with families were identified, strengthening a sensitive approach of helping professions to the needs of homeless children.

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捷克共和国无家可归儿童的需求

尚未充分探讨捷克共和国居住在庇护所和旅馆中的无家可归儿童的需求。因此，本文旨在分析和描述居住在捷克共和国庇护所和旅馆中的无家可归儿童的需求，从而为与无家可归儿童及其家人开展社会工作奠定基础。作为定性研究策略的一部分，通过与父母，孩子及其社工进行访谈，基于Charmaz的扎根理论进行的数据分析确定并详细描述了五类无家可归儿童的需求（基于Matějček的理论）; 这些类别是：刺激的需要，对有意义的世界的需要，对爱情和情感安全的需要，对身份的认同和寻找人的需要。自身在社会中的地位以及对生活观点和开放未来的需求。根据确定的需求，确定了对与家庭进行社会工作的影响，从而加强了一种敏感的方法来帮助职业满足无家可归儿童的需求。