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Recent policy reforms have substantially changed state responses to child abuse in Aotearoa New Zealand (ANZ). These reforms draw on two related discourses: vulnerability and social investment. Shaped by a neoliberal political context, these discourses influence constructions of children and parents. Children are constituted in individualistic ways; as vulnerable victims requiring intervention to optimise future functioning, dichotomised against their irresponsible and invulnerable parents. This has different consequences for children in and outside of the permanent foster…
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Adoption breakdown is not a new phenomenon, and research into adoption breakdown has existed for some decades now. However, in recent years, the existence of adoptive placements ending prematurely due to serious difficulties in the family’s life together has attracted increased attention by researchers, policy makers, and practitioners. In particular, the nature, incidence, and characteristics of the breakdown experience are the subjects of interdisciplinary research activity around the world. The multiple reasons why this occurs are considered in this article that also serves as…
Positive Powerful Parents (PPP) is an Australian self advocacy group run by and for parents with an intellectual disability. PPP started because of the numbers of parents with an intellectual disability who do not get the support they need to keep their children. PPP are currently running the Hand In Hand project. Hand In Hand seeks to educate government and the community about the needs of families where a parent has an intellectual disability. This report describes the activities of the Hand In Hand Parent Meeting in Melbourne on the 19th of September 2018.
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This report is the culmination of a series of research activities resulting from a larger collaboration between the FrameWorks Institute, UNICEF, the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University and the Africa Early Childhood Network, with funding from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, that aims to deepen knowledge about children’s early development among members of the Kenyan public and those who work in the early childhood development (ECD) field. In this Message Brief, the authors recommend a set of communications strategies and tools that translates the neuroscience of ECD to…
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Following the provisions of the 2016 Immigration Act to permit the transfer of unaccompanied children the Scottish Government, COSLA, and local authorities have entered into negotiations with the Home Office to facilitate the arrival of children and young people to Scotland. The present research sought to explore the capacity, experience and understanding of local authorities to provide a support system that can best ensure the wellbeing of children, as it has been suggested that outside of the large urban authorities there is limited experience of working with separated children…
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Purpose:
A rich and heterogeneous body of knowledge about adoption breakdown has accumulated in recent years. The goal of this article from the Special Issue on Adoption Breakdown of the journal of Research on Social Work Practice is to review the existing research literature on the topic.
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A comprehensive review of journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports addressing the issue of adoption breakdown was conducted.
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Terminological and methodological difficulties are discussed before the main findings about the…
Abstract: Children's family structures are increasingly diverse and changing, and family structure and stability have implications for child developmental outcomes. These increasing distinct structures include households where children reside with grandparents or foster parents. Gaps exist in the knowledge base regarding whether these children report differing degrees of family connectedness and life satisfaction (LS) compared with children residing with one or both parents. This study examines family structures and children's perceptions regarding family connectedness…
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Despite the desire and motivation to earn a college degree, only a small portion of young adults who have experienced homelessness or in foster care succeed in achieving this goal. Some of the very familiar challenges encountered throughout childhood– the lack of a stable home, financial resources to cover basic needs, inadequate academic preparation and stability, and the lack of a support system - often persist into young adulthood making the transition to college especially difficult. This qualitative study examines the academic pathways of 33 college students with a history or…
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Relational Child and Youth Care is articulated through twenty-five characteristics which are organized in a three-part framework of ways of being, interpreting, and doing. These characteristics seek to express Child and Youth Care practice in the life-space and in the moment of interaction between the practitioner and the young person, family, or community. This revision comes after nearly fifteen years from the first expression of the characteristics and is based on extensive feedback and observations from around the world. It includes a focus on inclusive practice related to…
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This paper deals with the design and development procedures involved in child protection practices in India. To design the logical structure of the database which is the caricature of this verification system, entity relationship diagrams have been used and implemented. The development procedure uses open-source database connectivity with the sole motive of creating a verification system which is open, robust, secure, and encrypted and contains integrity as well as referential constraints. The data background search (DBS) database has been designed and developed with the primary…