Music Therapy and Child Welfare: Attending to Underrepresented Stories
This editorial introduces the Voices Special Issue on Music Therapy and Child Welfare.
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A Reflexive Music Therapy Clinical Introspection in Working with Foster Care Youth
This article is a clinical introspection to the research, theory, and practice in working with youth who have experienced foster care and/or adoption. It is part of the Voices Special Issue on Music Therapy Child Welfare.
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Music therapy: Building Bridges Between a Participatory Approach and Trauma-informed Care in a Child Welfare Setting
Despite a growing interest in music therapy within child welfare practice, music therapy practices within these contexts are still under-researched in Norway. The present study takes a collaborative community music therapy practice as its point of departure.
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Career Development of Young People in Government Care: A Comprehensive Review
In this systematic literature review, the authors explore the career development experiences of children and youth in care and their experiences following emancipation from care into independent living.
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Both Victim and ‘Perpetrator’: Finding a Voice before Inquiries into Historical Abuse in Out-of-Home Care
Inquiries into historical institutional abuse have only recently come to be viewed through the lens of transitional justice. This article argues that their distinctive victim-focused approach disguises a reality that institutions in which violence was endemic blurred the line between victims and ‘perpetrators.’
Promoting family school-readiness for child-welfare involved preschoolers and their caregivers: Case examples
To illustrate design and implementation of the Strategies for Enhancing Early Developmental Success (SEEDS) Preschool Program, aimed at promoting school readiness in families connected to the child welfare system, the current paper uses parent- and teacher-reported data to summarize the progress of three participating families with diverse histories and presenting issues.
The severity, consequences and risk factors of child abuse in China – An empirical Study of 5836 children in China's mid-western regions
Based on empirical studies of 5836 children in six provinces of China's Mid-Western regions, this paper contributes to existing knowledge by analyzing the severity, consequences and risk factors of child abuse.
Building an Effective Child Protection System in India: Integrating a Rights-Based Perspective in Social Work Education Within a Strategy of Developing Professional Association
In this paper, the urgent need to strengthen the child protection system in India is presented in the context of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme and relevant juvenile justice legislation.
How can group-based savings programs provide support for vulnerable families and their children?
This poster presents the findings of an assessment of two Family Care projects in Uganda that implemented savings groups as part of integrated family and economic strengthening interventions with families at-risk of a child separating.
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The Effects of Armed Conflict on Children
In this Technical Report, the authors review the available knowledge on the effects of armed conflict on children and support the recommendations in the accompanying Policy Statement on children and armed conflict.
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