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Corporal punishment and reporting to child protection authorities: an empirical study of population attitudes in five European countries
- Authors:
- BURNS Kenneth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 120, 2021, p.105749.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study, which draws upon representative survey data of the populations of Austria (n = 1000), Estonia (n = 1069), Ireland (n = 1000), Norway (n = 1002) and Spain (n = 1000), compares population attitudes towards corporal punishment (CP) and whether citizens would report corporal punishment to the child protection authorities. We found significant cross-country differences in attitudes towards CP, but only small differences between countries in attitudes towards reporting it. The most interesting and puzzling finding was the mismatch between attitudes towards CP and attitudes towards reporting it: almost one third of individuals who reject CP would not report it, and a quarter of those accepting CP would report it. We discuss whether the observed mismatches are due to perceptions that the CP we described does not meet a threshold to require state intervention, and whether knowledge about bans of CP and/or moral obligations to report CP has impact. Furthermore, we discuss the role of populations’ confidence in the state and populations’ trust in the ability and competency of the child protection authorities to improve a child’s life. (Edited publisher abstract)
Participatory discourse: engagement in the context of child protection assessment practices from the perspectives of child protection workers, parents and children
- Authors:
- ARBEITER Ere, TOROS Karmen
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 74, 2017, pp.17-27.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Objective: This article describes empirical results of the views of child protection workers, parents and children along different dimensions including interpretation of engagement, approaches with families in the engagement process, collaboration and relationship, barriers and factors promoting engagement. Method: A qualitative study was undertaken of a sample of eleven child protection workers, eleven parents and eleven children in one county in South-Estonia. The study explored the participants' experiences and perspectives of the engagement, within the context of assessment in child protection practice, through in-depth semi-structured interviews. Results: Results indicate that child protection workers demonstrate an over-reliance on expert- and deficit-based approaches, indicating a requirement for a focus on traditional social work assessment, concentrating on problems, and more investigative, coercive, and judgement-focused approaches. Both workers and parents valued the quality of relationships, emphasising trust, dialogue and support as important elements of engagement. According to children, they were not always considered as a subject in the assessment process, including their needs as the primary focus; children expressed the wish to be more heard and understood, with their opinions being taken into account. Conclusions: Findings propose that child protection workers are ‘stuck in the past’, in traditional deficit-based discourse, however families prefer ‘modern’, strengths-based perspectives. (Publisher abstract)
Child-centered approach in the context of the assessment of children in need: reflections of child protection workers in Estonia
- Authors:
- TOROS Karmen, TIKO Anne, SAIA Koidu
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 35(6), 2013, pp.1015-1022.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This small-scale study conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with twenty child protection workers in Estonia, to explore the child-centered approach in assessment practices. Results indicate that child-centered approach in the child protection workers' practice is characterized, firstly, by doing work for the child, and less by working with the child, including the fact that some practitioners are somewhat unclear about the meaning of child-centered principle. Majority of the participants underscored the importance of child involvement and partnership in the decision-making process, nevertheless, their case reflections showed that most of them did not include the child in the assessment. Findings highlight several challenges in Estonian child protection system and suggest a need to find ways to support child protection workers' competence and confidence to conduct comprehensive assessments based on the child-centered approach, including the child in the assessment process. (Edited publisher abstract)