Safety for children

2021 ◽  
pp. 395-402
Author(s):  
Ragnhild Dybdahl ◽  
Helen Johnsen Christie
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Relative Poverty ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
International Child ◽  
Previous Trauma

Lack of safety poses a major threat to children who are asylum seekers in the post-migration period. Such lack of safety can concern physical safety, including domestic violence, and psychosocial safety, including feeling afraid and isolated. The context of families in reception centres and the resettlement period varies considerably, but relative poverty, perceived unpredictability, and isolation are common. In addition, language and cultural differences and lack of work and meaningful everyday life often pose a challenge, as does previous trauma exposure. One important issue concerns stressors parents face, and their ability to provide safety for their children in times of uncertainty and great adjustment. Addressing the need for safety, this chapter describes a Norwegian pilot project conducted by the Norwegian Directorate for Child, Youth and Family Affairs in 2015–16, which sought to address safety through supporting parents using the International Child Development Programme in asylum centres. This chapter describes the programme and experiences from this pilot project. We discuss safety for children in receptions centres and the resettlement phase, drawing on the pilot project and previous research in high-income countries. In addition, we present a case for the usefulness of knowledge from humanitarian and developmental contexts.

scholarly journals Translational competency

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Yates-Doerr
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Medical Settings ◽  
Obesity Interventions ◽  
Refusal To Treat ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Relational Contexts

This article introduces the notion of ‘translational competency’, a skill of attending to different understandings of health and how these are negotiated between medical settings and everyday life. This skill is especially important for the design of obesity-prevention policies and programs, given the diverse values surrounding both healthy eating and desirable weight. Through its focus on communicative interactions, translational competency entails a refusal to treat cultural differences regarding diet or body size as a problem. Rather, it encourages engagement with the relational contexts out of which health problems develop and transform, taking culture to be a process of negotiation and adaptation. In this article I present an example of the utility of the skill of translational competency taken from research on obesity in Guatemala. I then illustrate how translational competency might be used in the design of obesity interventions.

Emotional Consequences of Participating in Research: How Does a History of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Trauma Exposure Affect Participants’ Experiences?

2020 ◽  
pp. 155626462097961
Author(s):  
Ryan A. Robertson ◽  
M. Shae Nester ◽  
Christina M. Dardis
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Research Participation ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Potential Safety ◽  
Previous Trauma ◽  
History Of ◽  
Asking Questions

Although research into trauma and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is critical to informing evidence-based interventions, IRB committees express caution about the potential safety concerns these questions pose to participants. The present study examined the emotional consequences of participating in research asking questions about trauma and NSSI. A total of 544 participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing trauma exposure, NSSI, and reactions to research participation. Results indicated that trauma exposure was positively related with emotional reactions, and NSSI engagement was associated with higher incidences of trauma. Additionally, those with a history of NSSI reported greater emotional reactions and perceived drawbacks after participation. However, overall, individuals with a history of NSSI still indicated a positive research experience. Implications for how to safely conduct research with participants who have a history of NSSI and previous trauma exposure are discussed.

scholarly journals Navigating the Family Law Provisions: Migrant Women’s Voices

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-145
Author(s):  
Ana Borges Jelinic
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Women's Voices ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Law ◽  
Permanent Residency ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Legal Immigration

This article considers the voices of migrant women engaging with Home Affairs to guarantee permanent residency (PR) in Australia after experiencing domestic violence. Data collected from longitudinal interviews with 20 participants were considered, with two participants’ stories analysed in detail. The research indicates how the legal immigration system is set up in a way that does not listen to women and disadvantages them. Particular issues pointed out include extended timelines, lack of concern for cultural differences and inconsistencies in the process, and how they affect women undermining the goal of the law, which is to protect migrants from sponsors’ violence.

scholarly journals Previous trauma exposure and perinatal depression

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Alves Pereira ◽  
Ana Teresa Pereira ◽  
Tânia Susana Amado Casanova ◽  
Alba Roca
Keyword(s):  
Perinatal Depression ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Previous Trauma

scholarly journals IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S REASONING AND USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY IN LIFELONG LEARNING

Seminar.net ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hallberg ◽  
Henrik Hansson ◽  
Anders G. Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
The Way

This paper explores the reasoning and use of information and communications technology (ICT) in lifelong learning by immigrant women. Data were collected from semi-structured and unstructured interviews. The study was carried out primarily in a school environment, which also makes it possible to draw conclusions about the connection between learning in and outside school environments. Most participants experienced major differences in the use of and access to ICT after moving to their new country. Most women use and access ICT, even if not of their own volition. Providing a summary of some of the benefits and barriers that emerged, our study has shown that it is important to distinguish the way someone reasons about ICT and their actual use of it. No account was taken of cultural differences between the participants’ countries of origin. This study made it possible for the immigrant women to voice their experiences, knowledge, and feelings about their situations in school and in everyday life.

Domestic Violence Pilot Project

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalind Hussong ◽  
Debbie Santivanez-Williams ◽  
Joyce Gonzales ◽  
Phyllis Lee ◽  
Carly Kuerston
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Pilot Project

Bridging Places, Media, and Traditions: Lasse Hallström’s Chronotopes

2019 ◽  
pp. 360-369
Author(s):  
Lynn R. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
American Films ◽  
Points Of View

This chapter investigates the career of Swedish-born director Lasse Hallström, whose international breakthrough came with his 1985 adaptation of Reidar Jönsson’s novel Mitt liv som hund/My Life as a Dog. Not surprisingly, many of his American films have also been adaptations, including his remarkable The Cider House Rules and The Shipping News. This study considers several of Hallström’s adaptations from the points of view of the films’ common ground (the focus on the plight of the unwanted child) and the cultural differences or even clashes they represent. In contrast, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and The Hundred-Foot Journey seem at first to be fairy tales of cultural reconciliation, although they also raise questions about leadership, the culture of everyday life, and adaptation in every sense of the word. Hallström’s adaptations provide us with insights into our own cultures, as well as those of others, while also highlighting the limits of adaptation.

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