scholarly journals Assessing Independent Life Skills of Youth in Child Protection: A MultiInformant Approach

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Laura García-Alba ◽  
Álvaro Postigo ◽  
Federica Gullo ◽  
José Muñiz ◽  
Jorge F. Del Valle
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Independent Life

scholarly journals Resources for Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Children in Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-132
Author(s):  
Yasmeen Anwar ◽  
Fahad Abbasi ◽  
Abdullah Hafeez ◽  
Siham Sikander ◽  
Assad Hafeez
Keyword(s):  
Child Labor ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Caregiver Support ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Available Resources

Violence against children (VAC) is a serious problem with many millions of children being affected globally with serious health, social, and economic consequences. WHO has published an evidence-based framework (INSPIRE: Seven strategies to end Violence against Children), suggesting that prevention and effective response to VAC can be achieved through strategies directed at changing and modulating certain determinants. INSPIRE identifies 1) implementation of laws, 2) changing norms & values, 3) safe environments, 4) parent and caregiver support, 5) income and economic strengthening, 6) response and support services, and 7) education & life skills as areas where efforts can yield maximum impact. Our objective was to review the literature on available resources in the capital of Pakistan (Islamabad Capital City) to establish current state of affairs in terms of prevention and response to VAC. Resources for prevention and response to VAC according to the INSPIRE framework are discussed. We have found that laws are mostly ambiguous, implementation is rare; norms promote early and arranged marriages for girls, allow corporal punishment and child labor, shun all dialogue around sex and sexuality, and overtly prefer male offspring; many children live and work on the street; no large-scale programmes for parent and caregiver support to improve prevention and response to VAC were found; some income support programmes exist but they are unlikely to be organized or integrated with other services; some response and support services were found from both the public and private sectors, yet their effectiveness has not been established; life skill programmes are announced but even among the expensive private schools, only a few teach life skills. Although estimated to be high, there is no official data available on VAC, therefore the quantum of the problem cannot be ascertained. All relevant sectors will have to collaborate to bring about meaningful progress in child protection, prevention of VAC, and wellbeing of children. Preventive interventions and trauma-informed care by the health-sector are urgent needs. Formation of a central body for children’s affairs can ensure exclusive budget allocation to address child-specific issues, co-operation and collaboration from all concerned, and community and stakeholder participation. A comprehensive information system, effective large-scale interventions, and context-specific research are required to improve the state of available resources.

scholarly journals Readiness for Independent Life in Children from Orphan Organizations: Approaches to Assessment and Promotion

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 176-188
Author(s):  
I.A. Bobyleva
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Complex Preparation ◽  
Independent Life ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
And Training

Low readiness for independent living is what underlies the problems of social adaptation in children and adolescents from orphan organizations. This review explores how scientists and practitioners interpret this very concept of readiness for independent living. It is shown that the external determinants of readiness for independence in orphans are associated with the specifics of their growing up and fall within the research field of social adaptation of orphanage graduates. The paper describes the internal determinants of readiness for independent living as stable sociopsychological features that are essential prerequisites for success in independent living. The sets of allocated characteristics are revealed depending on the key system-forming concept: independence, resilience, life skills, competencies, self-determination. The paper analyzes the influence of the chosen approach on the content of training activities aimed at promoting readiness for independent living and on its assessment. The multidimensional character of the factors related to readiness for independent living requires complex preparation and training. The paper concludes with some suggestions concerning the modernization of such training for adolescents from orphan organizations.

Towards better child protection programmes: a qualitative evaluation of Youth Disseminating Life Skills Programme

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-338
Author(s):  
MR Krespi ◽  
C Acarturk ◽  
I Akduman-Akin ◽  
F Sahin Dagli ◽  
T Dagli
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation

Life Skills Training

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-163
Author(s):  
Richard I. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Life Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Life Skills Training

Working With the Courts in Child Protection

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Nusbaum Feller ◽  
Howard A. Davidson ◽  
Mark Hardin ◽  
Robert M. Horowitz
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection

Empirical Analysis of Clinical Evaluations on Children Involved in the Child Protection System: The Role of Age and Gender

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Felix ◽  
Anjali T. Naik-Polan ◽  
Christine Sloss ◽  
Lashaunda Poindexter ◽  
Karen S. Budd
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Clinical Evaluations ◽  
And Gender
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