Parenting Support in the Context of Natural Disaster

2017 ◽  
pp. 272-283
Author(s):  
Vanessa E. Cobham ◽  
Brett McDermott ◽  
Matthew R. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Parenting Intervention ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Triple P ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parenting Support ◽  
Child Relationship

Natural disasters have become more frequent with climate change. Postdisaster, children and adolescents represent a particularly vulnerable group. Parents have a vital role in influencing how their children make sense of and respond to any potentially traumatic event. Supporting parents is particularly critical postdisaster, as parents will typically have been affected also, with implications for their parenting and the parent–child relationship. To date, only one postdisaster parenting intervention has been described and evaluated. A new, universal parenting intervention—Disaster Recovery Triple P (DRTP)—is introduced and efficacy data presented. Implementation issues to be considered in making a parenting intervention such as DRTP work in a postdisaster context are discussed.

Climate change, natural disasters and displacement: a multi-track approach to filling the protection gaps

2010 ◽  
Vol 92 (879) ◽  
pp. 713-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikram Kolmannskog ◽  
Lisetta Trebbi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Dynamic Interpretation

AbstractMillions are displaced by climate-related disasters each year, and this trend is set to increase as climate change accelerates. It raises important questions about how well existing instruments actually protect people driven from their homes by climate change and natural disasters. This article first examines current protection instruments and points out gaps in them. There follows an exploration of various proposals for filling those protection gaps, with the focus on cross-border natural-disaster-induced displacement. A multi-track approach is recommended, including context-oriented and dynamic interpretation of existing law, and creation of new law. Adhering to the principle of non-refoulement, and focusing on whether return is possible, permissible, or reasonable, could be a realistic way to begin developing protection regimes for victims of natural-disaster-induced displacement.

scholarly journals A Brief Parenting Intervention to Enhance the Parent–Child Relationship in Hong Kong: Harmony@Home

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 603-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia S. Fabrizio ◽  
Tai Hing Lam ◽  
Malia R. Hirschmann ◽  
Sunita M. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Parenting Intervention ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

scholarly journals Process evaluation of the implementation of a parenting programme for Somali-born parents living in Sweden

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatumo Osman ◽  
Ulla-Karin Schön ◽  
Marie Klingberg-Allvin ◽  
Renée Flacking ◽  
Malin Tistad
Keyword(s):  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parenting Programme ◽  
Parenting Support ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Support Programmes ◽  
Parent Child

Abstract Background: Forced migration has been shown to have a negative impact on family dynamics, parenting and the parent-child relationship. Parental support programmes aim to strengthen family functioning and the parent-child relationship and to promote the mental health of children and parents. However, there is a lack of knowledge on how parenting support programmes can be implemented for newly arrived immigrant parents. This process evaluation, therefore, describes the implementation of a successful parenting programme for immigrant parents from Somalia and identifies key components in the implementation process.Method: This process evaluation considered context, implementation and mechanism of impact, in accordance with the Medical Research Councils guidance. Data were collected through focus group discussions, a questionnaire, attendance lists, field and reflection notes, and observations of the sessions. The data were then analysed using content analysis and descriptive statistics. Results: The findings showed that of the 60 parents who were invited to the parenting programme, 58 participated in the sessions. The study showed that involving key individuals in the early stage of the implementation facilitated reaching the Somali-born parents in the parenting programme. To retain the participants in the programme, parents were offered free transportation. The programme was implemented and delivered as intended. A majority of the parents were satisfied with the programme, and they reported increased knowledge about children’s rights and the support they might seek from social services. Conclusions: This study illustrates how a parenting support programme can be implemented for Somali-born parents and provides guidance on how to engage and attract immigrant parents to participate in parenting support programmes.

Measuring Child, Parent, and Family Outcomes at Individual and Population Levels

2017 ◽  
pp. 395-404
Author(s):  
Alina Morawska ◽  
Matthew R. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Parenting Intervention ◽  
Triple P ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Individual Child ◽  
Parenting Support ◽  
Family Outcomes ◽  
The Common ◽  
Over Time

The hallmark of evidence-based approaches to parenting support is the systematic, comprehensive, and continuing measurement of outcomes, over time, across individuals and groups. The chapter beings by describing the typical targets of parenting intervention (e.g., child behavior and adjustment; parenting behavior and self-efficacy) as well as less frequently assessed, more distal, intervention targets (e.g., parent adjustment, couple relationships). The common types of assessments and best practice approaches to assessment are described. In particular, approaches to measuring individual child, parenting, and family outcomes, as well as approaches to measuring population-level outcomes are detailed. Finally, commonly used approaches to assess the effects of Triple P are outlined.

scholarly journals Supporting Positive Parenting and Promoting Healthy Living through Family Cooking Classes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4709
Author(s):  
Mette Kirstine Tørslev ◽  
Dicte Bjarup Thøgersen ◽  
Ane Høstgaard Bonde ◽  
Paul Bloch ◽  
Annemarie Varming
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parenting Support ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Cooking Classes ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Background: The family is an important setting in the promotion of child health. The parent–child relationship affects the social and health development of children, and children’s healthy behaviors are associated with positive parenting strategies. The parent–child relationship is bi-directional and the connection between parenting and child health is complex. However, few parenting interventions work with parents and children together, and more knowledge is needed on how to develop and implement interventions promoting healthy parent–child relationships. Focusing on a family cooking class program, this study addresses how community initiatives engaging parents and children together can contribute to integrating parenting support with local health promotion. Methods: Participant-driven photo-elicited interviews (nine families), focus group evaluations (nine parents/14 children) and observations during cooking classes (10 classes) were applied to analyze the tools and mechanisms that can support positive parenting. Results: The study found that visual, practical and sensory learning techniques, applied in a context-sensitive learning environment that ensured guidance, safety and a friendly social atmosphere, contributed to positive parent–child interaction and bonding. Conclusion: The cooking program facilitated parenting practices that support child involvement and autonomy. Thus, the program constituted an effective intervention to strengthen parent–child relationships and positive parenting.

scholarly journals Advers Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Natural Disasters

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Tamaz Patarkalashvil ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change ◽  
Warming Process

Reserved areas play vital role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating threats to climate change at local and world levels. Climate change that is already observed in many parts of the planet is the biggest and most horrible perspective facing our planet in near future. Adverse climate change processes are observed in Georgia too. In last decades biodiversity loss and increased natural disasters frequently take place. Scientists warn that if we will not be able to stop warming process at 1.50C we cannot be able to avoid unpredictable and irreversible consequences. Ecologists agree that enlargement of the existed reserved areas and creation of new ones will help to preserve biodiversity and mitigate climate change. They propose to enlarge the existed reserved areas up to 30% by 2030 and designate 20% of territory under strict monitoring [1]. At the same time we are sure that most of the local governments will not be happy by implementation of this idea and we believe that it must be supported and monitored by international nongovernmental organizations.

Gender and Disaster: The Impact of Natural Disasters on Violence Against Women in Nepal

2021 ◽  
pp. 002190962110624
Author(s):  
Tamsin Bradley ◽  
Zara Martin ◽  
Bishnu Raj Upreti ◽  
Bashnu Subedu ◽  
Sumeera Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Gendered Violence ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Climate Disasters

In April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Gorkha district of Nepal. This was followed in May by a second earthquake. Nepal experienced another natural disaster in 2017. Floods affected large swathes of the country from east to west. Using both qualitative and quantitative data, this article examines the impact of these climate disasters on violence against women. In doing so, it adds to a small but growing and fundamentally important body of literature that explores the intersections of gendered violence and natural disaster. It is well-established that 35% of women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual violence. What we know much less about is how other events impact on these figures. Given the growing intensity of climate change and the reality that adverse impacts are here to stay, understanding the detrimental legacy of natural disasters is now more urgent than ever.

scholarly journals Fiscal Rules for Natural Disaster- and Climate Change-Prone Small States

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3135
Author(s):  
Ryota Nakatani
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Fiscal Sustainability ◽  
Fiscal Rules ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Small States ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Fiscal Rule

How should small states formulate a countercyclical fiscal policy to achieve economic stability and fiscal sustainability when they are prone to natural disasters, climate change, commodity price changes, and uncertain donor grants? We study how natural disasters and climate change affect long-term debt dynamics, and we propose cutting-edge fiscal policy rules. We find the primacy of a recurrent expenditure rule based on non-resource and non-grant revenue, interdependently determined by government debt and budget balance targets with expected disaster shocks. This innovative fiscal rule is classified as a natural disaster-resilient fiscal rule, which comprises a plethora of new advantages compared to existing fiscal rules. This new type of fiscal rule can be called as the third-generation fiscal rule. It encompasses natural disasters and climate change, uses budget data only, avoids the need for escape clauses, and operates on a timely basis. Our rule-based fiscal policy framework is practically applicable for many developing countries facing an increasing frequency and impact of devastating natural hazards, and climatic change.

scholarly journals Success of Post-Natural Disaster Reconstruction Projects–Significance of Community Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Kamran Shafique
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
View Point ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Implementation Phase

Climate change induced by rapid urbanization resulting in increased frequency and severity of natural disasters. Losses due to natural disasters are continuously rising, thus requirement of post-natural disaster reconstruction (PDR) is also increasing. PDR projects involve piles of resources and efforts; therefore, it is becoming more important to ensure success and sustainability of PDR projects. Usually PDR projects involve interests of a large number of stakeholders and each stakeholder perceives success of project through its own perspective. The purpose of this research study is twofold; firstly, it aims at substantiating the significance of affected community, as most important stakeholder in PDR project. Secondly, it aims at revealing the importance of affected community view point and its consideration for success and adoptability of a PDR project. Through rigorous literature review and case study method, this paper has critically analysed two typical post natural disaster reconstruction projects, one each from Pakistan & Sri Lanka. This research study has concluded that affected community is an important stakeholder and consideration of their viewpoint and involving them in decision making process, especially in planning and implementation phase is very important for success and sustainability of a PDR projects. Despite employing huge financial and other resources, disregarding and disengagement of community could lead a project to the failure. These findings also helped to outline a few recommendations for the practitioners to ensure success of PDR projects.

The facilities manager preparing for climate change related disaster

Facilities ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (11/12) ◽  
pp. 502-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive M.J. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Planning ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current Climate ◽  
Weather Events

PurposeClimate change is predicted to have a significant effect on the frequency of extreme weather events and the occurrence of natural disasters. There is a need for facilities managers to mitigate against potential disruption and prepare for future events. Current practice, however, as illustrated by the literature shows that little risk assessment is currently undertaken with few organisations preparing integrated disaster management plans or business continuity plans to help them meet the challenge. This paper aims to describe the current climate change predictions and the likely consequences for building assets in the face of extreme weather events.Design/methodology/approachThe paper was based on literature review of current climate change data and published research and guidance for facilities managers in preparing risk assessment and disaster plans.FindingsThe research reveals that there exists a divergence between current scientific data relating to potential effects of climate change on the built environment and the level of disaster planning and organisational resilience to extreme weather events.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper provides an overview of the recent changes in disaster occurrence and the potential for increasing climate‐related crisis and disasters which have potential to significantly compromise the ongoing use of an organisation's facilities. The paper concludes that facilities managers need to be proactive in their risk assessment and disaster planning.Practical implicationsThe paper highlights the potential for increased climate change‐related natural disasters. Property assets are likely to be significantly impacted and as a consequence facilities disaster plans should address the issue of natural disaster preparedness. Current literature reveals a limited level of disaster planning is occurring.Originality/valueThe paper provides an important link between current climate change predictions, the increasing levels of natural disasters resulting from climate change and the potential for significant disruption to business facilities. The paper builds on earlier research highlighting the potential for climate‐related natural disaster.

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