Pub Date : 2025-05-25DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100177
Allegra Harrison
The Essex Solution Focused Centre (ESFC) was tasked with providing a wraparound Solution Focused (SF) training and support provision to a cohort of Newly Qualified social workers in Essex County Council Children's Social Care, UK. The project was led by experienced social work practitioner and solution focused trainer Allegra Harrison, who designed and implemented a robust programme in which weekly SF training and support was provided throughout the year to 20 Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW's) in frontline social care teams across Essex. Ongoing Solution Focused Supervision training and support was also provided to their Practice Educators and Team Managers. Ongoing review and evaluation of the SF provision was also implemented to ensure it was meeting the needs of the service, as well as to measure its impact on NQSW's practice and on the service as a whole. In this article we are given a tour of how this project came to be, what it looked like, how it was evaluated, the difference it made, and ponders the question of what it might lead to.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-25DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100185
Hannah McDowell , Julia Yates , Abbey Radford , Sarah Zak , Suzanne K. Robinson , Megan Cooney , Ashley Stewart-Tufescu , Tracie O. Afifi
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Pub Date : 2025-05-24DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100186
Sipho Sibanda , Poppy Masinga
Background
School based violence in South Africa has severe consequences for learners, families, educators, and the entire community. Being aware of the complex causes of violence in schools enables social workers and other service providers to respond effectively through well targeted interventions and services.
Objectives
The article explores the causes of school-based violence in South Africa from a bio-ecological systems perspective.
Participants
and setting: The study was conducted at nine high schools in South Africa. 47 grade 9 and 10 learners and 30 educators participated in the study.
Methods
Using a qualitative case-study design, data was collected from learners and educators through focus group discussions and analysed using thematic analysis. Measures were put in place to ensure the quality of data.
Findings
The findings indicate that school-based violence is caused by several intersecting factors which include individual-factors such as learner indiscipline; family-related factors such as poverty; inter-personal factors such as peer pressure and status; provocation and revenge; gambling; community-related factors such as the prevalence of gangsterism; alcohol and drugs in communities; school-related factors such as the unprofessional behaviour of educators; and structural factors such as racism and prejudice.
Conclusions
Violence in South African schools should be declared a child protection issue caused by multiple interacting individual, family, group, community, and socio-economic historical factors. The design of a comprehensive school-based violence prevention programme guided by the bio-ecological systems perspective is recommended to address the complex causes of school-based violence as a way of safeguarding the rights and wellbeing of school-going children.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100178
Robert M. Ortega , Olivia D. Chang , Mary B. Ortega , Lynn Teriberry , Richetta VanSickle , Kathleen Coulborn Faller
Cultural humility challenges us to broaden our cultural perspectives and frames of reference – to be prepared and motivated to see what we do not see. In this paper, we offer a commentary that lifts the voices of maltreated children based on years of listening to children and their families tell their stories. These stories provide recurring themes and reveal the keys to their protection. These insights are framed as pillars of resilience and uphold the foundation of our call to protect children, namely, safety, trust, support, and hope. A cultural humility perspective suggests that these pillars are restored or established and maintained in variable ways predicated on the unique experiences of each child. Our primary work with maltreated children is to identify breaches in these pillars; and for all children, we are challenged to restore and maintain these pillars if our goal is to protect them.
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Child protection workers (CPWs) are frequently exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTE) at work. These events have many psychological and organizational consequences. Without adequate intervention, these effects can persist and worsen over time. Social support is known to be a determining factor in the recovery of individuals exposed to a PTE, particularly support from colleagues in the work setting. However, little is known about how this support from colleagues manifests itself after a PTE or how it is perceived by the individual involved.
Objective
The current study sought to explore the support offered by colleagues after a PTE and identify supportive actions perceived as either positive or negative by the victims.
Method
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 CPWs in the Montreal area of Canada, all of whom had been exposed to a PTE within the previous 0–30 days. The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results
Supportive actions reported by participants fell into four categories: emotional, instrumental, informational or evaluation support. Regardless of whether participants received one or multiple types of support, emotional support emerged as the most appreciated according to the participants’ experiences. Positive support offered by colleagues aligned with the key principles of early post-traumatic intervention, while negative support was mainly explained by a lack of organizational resources and a work-culture that trivialized violence.
Conclusion
The study suggests that organizations should prioritize approaches that recognize and validate emotions before introducing other types of support.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-21DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100181
Lesley-anne Ey , Neil Tippett , Elspeth McInnes , Lewis Cockram , Anissa Ostovar-Ravare
Background
Schools are often at the forefront of needing to identify and respond to harmful sexual behavior (HSB). However, there is limited understanding about what training and resources Australian teachers receive on HSB or what they need.
Objective
To explore Catholic Education staff's preparedness and their training and resource needs for identifying and responding to HSB in education settings.
Participants
and Setting: Seventy-four Catholic education staff answered an online survey, and a further 14 Catholic education pastoral care and leadership staff engaged in single.
Method
Online survey and single interviews.
Findings
Overall, participants felt most prepared to identify HSB and provide an immediate response to HSB, while they felt least prepared to respond to the parental community and to the families of children affected by HSB. Notably, teachers felt the least prepared to provide ongoing support to children affected by HSB and to respond to families and the parental community in matters concerning HSB. Participants called for training and resources to better support education staff in identifying and responding to HSB.
Conclusion
This research has demonstrated that Catholic Education staff feel better prepared in identifying and responding to several elements of HSB than previous research with teachers has indicated, however they still feel inadequate in ongoing responses to children affected by HSB and in responding to parents.
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There has been little evidence on how public perceptions of child domestic work influence work conditions, employment and living arrangements for young workers.
Objective
This study in urban Myanmar explores public views and attitudes on child domestic work to consider the implicit and explicit work arrangements between households and child domestic workers.
Participants and Setting
We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 1072 adult participants from Yangon and Mandalay urban townships.
Methods
We analysed attitudes estimates toward child domestic work among different subgroups. We conducted bivariable and multivariable regressions to examine factors associated with perceptions about responsibilities of host households towards child domestic workers in urban Myanmar.
Results
Sixty per cent of study participants reported knowing households with child domestic workers. When asked about working conditions, most participants stated that they themselves endorsed aspects of safe, decent work and young workers’ engagement in education and training, but suggested that community beliefs are much less liberal. Many participants believed that child domestic workers are subjected to harmful conditions, including that these children are not likely to participate in educational activities, receive holiday breaks, or have their safety and well-being prioritized. These beliefs were associated with: older age (≥30 years), being female, belonging to the host household, having awareness of child domestic work, having higher education, and having a lower household income.
Conclusion
Our findings underscore the need to promote child-centred work and private work arrangements, combined with interventions that foster the safety, well-being and promising futures for youth in domestic work situations.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-19DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100182
Sipho Sibanda
Background
Children placed in alternative care have a right to be reunified with their families when the reasons that led to their removal have been addressed. Social workers are instrumental in providing a wide range of services to children and families. It is imperative to have best practice interventions that guide the implementation of family reunification services. In the absence of points of reference, social workers will experience challenges in rendering effective family reunification services.
Objectives
This article explores best practices for rendering family reunification services to children in alternative care placements.
Participants and setting
Social workers employed by five child protection organisations in South Africa participated in the study. 15 interviews were conducted, 183 questionnaires were completed.
Methods
An exploratory sequential mixed methods design was employed in the study. Data was analysed using Cresswell's model of thematic data analysis and a statistical package for social sciences.
Findings
The paper analyses seven narratives of successful family reunification services to deduce elements that seem to lead to the success of family reunification. These elements are; parents' willingness to change their circumstances, communication between all role players, and support from the social worker. Indicators for progress towards successful family reunification drawn from these cases are; maintaining regular contact with the child, contributing towards the maintenance of the child, good relationships between biological and foster parents, and biological parents’ involvement in programmes organised by social workers.
Conclusions
The article concludes that social workers working in family reunification services should adopt these best practices.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100179
Sidnei Priolo Filho , Luciana C. Assini-Meytin , Natalia Kerche Alvaides , Andreza Porto Lourenço , Renan Hoinski , Matheus Carrascoso , Ana Rebeca Benevides , Silvio José Benelli , Tiago Gagliano , Sabrina Mazo D'Affonseca
Brazil, one of the largest countries in the Global South, has significantly grown in protecting the rights of children and adolescents, but it still faces significant challenges. This article describes the current child protection system and the systems that affect children and families, and it highlights priorities and challenges in the child protection context in Brazil. Historically, child protection in Brazil was marked by the exclusion and marginalization of children and adolescents, with public policies focused on the punishment and institutionalization of children and adolescents. Brazil's 1988 Constitution and the 1990 Child and Adolescent Statute were legal milestones that transformed children into rights holders, changing the public's perspective on what constituted children's rights and the mechanisms that secured them. In Brazil, this is referred to as the Integral Protection doctrine. The current Brazilian child protection system includes various agencies and services, such as the Unified Health System and the Conselho Tutelar, which play crucial roles in protecting and reporting cases of violence. In the past 20 years, legislation expanded the definitions of child maltreatment and established specialized procedures for assisting child victims. However, challenges persist, such as insufficient funding and unequal distribution of professionals, as well as difficulties in protecting children with disabilities. In this sense, future strategies should focus on educating and training involved professionals and improving the protection network and accessibility to services, especially in remote areas. Strengthening citizenship and effectively implementing public policies are essential to ensure Brazil's comprehensive protection of children and adolescents.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-14DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100169
Sanmya Salomão, Ana Catarina Canário, Orlanda Cruz
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