Less is known about risk and protective factors of social workers who work in the complex child protection system to address others' suffering, wishes, needs and hopes. Starting from a brief literature review, this article presents the findings of quantitative research conducted in the Italian ...
Three themes in particular are discussed—the balancing of risk, protective and resilience factors; the use of family history and the child's wider circumstances; and 'known' and 'unknown' unknowns ('missing information'). These findings are considered in relation to the potential use of ...
While many studies focus on the links between multiple risk factors and negative outcomes such as child maltreatment, less is known about the influence of protective factors in the face of risks. The theoretical base of this study was a social ecological model of interactive influences including in...
Therefore, in this research, 27 participants were included in the study using purposefull sampling until data saturation was reached. There are no general rules or direct guidelines for determining the number of participants in qualitative studies, but several factors such as the nature of the ...
Over the past 30 years, prevention science in the adolescent health field has moved from interventions focused on preventing single problem behaviors to efforts employing a dual approach, addressing risk factors that predict problems while simultaneously nurturing protective factors and promoting positive ...
Removal is different from placement. If you have been asked to place your child with family or other types of kin, your child has not been removed; you have voluntarily placed your child in another home while you work some type of service or control some different factors. ...
This study shows that maltreated children with ID face more adverse associated factors, which child protective service interventions must address. Introduction Appearing in childhood or adolescence, intellectual disabilities (ID) are incapacities characterized by significant limitations in terms both of ...
In addition, the regression analysis indicated the relevance of each factor of Efficacy Personality in the factors of Teachers’ Occupational Health. The variance of Self-efficacy is the most explained by the dimensions of Efficacy Personality (40.2%), with positive relationships. The structural ...
It is based on what is now well evidenced about child protection and welfare literature in relation to risk, relationships, family support, supervision, and professional development. Using Ireland as a case example for illustration and application, we introduce an emerging framework based on a ...
How can you imagine the effect on the brain in more concrete terms? Föcker: Numerous studies indicate that physical activity and exercise promote the development of various brain regions via an increased release of neuronal growth factors. This leads to improved cell proliferation, i...