Proposals to expand public support for “home care for children” and “child rearing by parents”: Focusing on the revision of the Child Welfare Act

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-36
Author(s):  
Young In Jang
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Child Rearing

Female genital mutilation: Challenges for child welfare in an Australian context

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Ian Patrick ◽  
Anne Markiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Australian Context ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Female Genital

This article addresses the challenges facing the child welfare system in general, and child protection practice in particular, in responding to female genital mutilation (FGM) in an Australian context. Policy and programmatic responses to FGM are analysed to identify how child welfare concerns may be addressed in a culturally sensitive manner. PGM is depicted as a multi-dimensional phenomenon, related to a complex of inter-connected cultural, social, economic, religious, gender and migration issues. An appropriate response is one that acknowledges these antecedents through the utilisation of a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach. Legal and child protection responses to FGM are inadequate if operating in isolation and are most effective as adjuncts to community development strategies that are aimed at education, information dissemination and consciousness raising among affected communities. More work needs to be undertaken to develop frameworks for practitioners in a cross-cultural context, particularly in the light of continued settlement within Australia of migrant and refugee communities from countries with different child-rearing practices and beliefs.

Pedagogical Objective and the Role of Social Institutions of Novonikolaevsk in the Child-rearing in the Early 19th Century

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Makhabat Toleubaevna Zhumadilova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
Welfare Institutions ◽  
The 19Th Century

Introduction. Considering the current situation of reforming child welfare institutions, historical and pedagogical view of their formation and development is essential. As a result, socio-historic research mission of pattern, objective, and the content of the work of child welfare institutions has been updated. The purpose of the study is to learn what pedagogical objectives were set for social institutions in the first quarter of the 19th century when they are just beginning to be created; to determine the conditions for using the historical experience of social institutions at an early stage. Methodology and research methods. As theoretical bases for the study of historical and pedagogical analysis, dedicated to educational practice and social protection of children, pre-revolutionary research (V. O. Klyuchevsky, V. I. Guerrier, A. I. Herzen, etc.) as well as late ones (L. V. Badya, M. V. Poddubny, M. V. Firsov, T. S. Dorokhova, Z. I. Lavrentieva) were used. The research method is the analysis of archival materials based on public organizations, reports, memos, and resolutions. In conclusion the author infers about the use of advanced pedagogical experience in the work of child welfare institutions in the first quarter of the 19th century which can be used in our days.

scholarly journals Understanding out of Home Care Rates in Northern Ireland: A Thematic Analysis of Mixed Methods Case Studies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Will Mason ◽  
Kate Morris ◽  
Brid Featherstone ◽  
Lisa Bunting ◽  
Gavin Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Children In Care

Abstract Research exploring inequalities in UK child welfare interventions has produced counter-intuitive findings with respect to Northern Ireland (NI). Despite experiencing the highest levels of deprivation, NI also displays the lowest rates of children in care of all the UK nations. With reference to wider evidence in the field of child welfare inequalities, this article details the findings of two exploratory mixed methods case studies, located within NI Health and Social Care Trusts. Drawing on the narratives offered by child and family social workers, a series of possible explanations for NI’s significantly lower out of home care rates are considered. We suggest the operation of intersecting factors at multiple levels, including social work systems and practices, early help systems and structures, communities and families. These findings extend understandings of NI’s out of home care rates whilst raising broader questions for social work research and practice.

Parenting Attitudes and Public Support for Political Authoritarianism in Latin America

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 570-587
Author(s):  
Dinorah Azpuru ◽  
Mary Fran T Malone
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Military Coup ◽  
Parenting Attitudes ◽  
Authoritarian Parenting ◽  
Latin American Region ◽  
Support For Democracy ◽  
Democratic Rule ◽  
Psychological Measure

Abstract Despite nearly three decades of democratic rule throughout the Latin American region, public support for authoritarian norms has persisted. These “pockets of authoritarianism” can bolster support for policies and practices that weaken democratic governance, such as allowing authorities to abuse power. We examine why some Latin Americans endorse nondemocratic governance options by testing the predictive power of a psychological measure of authoritarianism, operationalized as support for particular child-rearing practices. We find that this psychological variable explains support for several nondemocratic governance options in the region: presidential limits on the opposition, iron-fist policies, torture of suspected criminals, and a military coup. Authoritarian parenting attitudes are also correlated with perceptions that political minorities threaten the country and lower support for democracy.

scholarly journals Children in out-of-home care in Australia: International comparisons

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Tilbury ◽  
June Thoburn
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Children In Care

As governments increasingly search globally for strategies to improve child welfare outcomes, it is vital to consider how policies and programs developed in other countries are likely to suit local conditions. Routinely collected child welfare administrative data can provide contextual information for cross-national comparisons. This article examines out-of-home care in Australia compared to other developed countries, and explores possible explanations for differences in patterns and trends. In doing so, it also examines the similarities and differences between NSW, Victoria and Queensland. It is argued that a sound understanding of how out-of-home care is used, the profile of children in care and the influences on data can assist policy makers to match proposed solutions to clearly understood current problems. The imperative is to plan and implement policies and programs that locate out-of-home care within a range of child welfare services that meet the diverse needs of children and families within local contexts.

Mental health outcomes among child welfare investigated children: In-home versus out-of-home care

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 106-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Conn ◽  
Moira A. Szilagyi ◽  
Sandra H. Jee ◽  
Aaron K. Blumkin ◽  
Peter G. Szilagyi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Out Of Home Care

Child Welfare: Overview

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Pecora
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Welfare Program ◽  
Out Of Home Care

The mission of child welfare is multifaceted and includes: (a) responding to the needs of children reported to public child-protection agencies as being abused, neglected, or at risk of child maltreatment; (b) providing children placed in out-of-home care with developmentally appropriate services; and (c) helping children find permanent homes in the least-restrictive living situations possible; and (d) providing “post-permanency” services to children so they do not return to foster care. This section describes the mission, scope, and selected issues of major child-welfare-program areas.

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