Child maltreatment in residential care : history, research, and current practice

• Publisher: Parris, Sheri R., Rus, Adrian V., Springer Verlag, Stativa, Ecaterina
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 533
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This data-rich volume reviews short- and long-term consequences of residential or institutional care for children across the globe as well as approaches to reducing maltreatment. Up-to-date findings from a wide range of developing and developed countries identify forms of abuse and neglect associated with institutionalization and their effects on development and pathology in younger children, adolescents, and alumni. The sections on intervention strategies highlight the often-conflicting objectives facing professionals and policymakers balancing the interests of children, families, and facilities. But despite many national and regional variations, two themes stand out: the universal right of children to live in safety, and the ongoing need for professionals and community to ensure this safety.

Included among the topics:

• Maltreatment and living conditions in long-term residential institutions for children
  
• Outcomes from institutional rearing
• Recommendations to improve institutional living
• Historical, political, socio-economic, and cultural influences on Child Welfare Systems
• Latin American and the Caribbean, African, Asian, Middle-Eastern, Western and Eastern European countries and the United States of America are presented.

Child Maltreatment in Residential Care will inform psychology professionals interested in the role of residential care in the lives of children, and possibilities for improved outcomes. It will also interest social workers and mental health practitioners and researchers seeking evidence-based interventions for families adopting children from residential care.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
An Introduction to Maltreatment of Institutionalized Children (Adrian V. Rus, Sheri R. Parris, Ecaterina Stativa, Anca Bejenaru, Rebecca D. Webster, Jeremy Wente et al.)....Pages 1-25
Institutional Neglect in Romania’s Long-Term Residential Centers in the 1990s from the Perspective of Children’s Rights (Ecaterina Stativa, Adrian V. Rus, Sheri R. Parris, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, Oana Clocotici)....Pages 27-60
Punishment, Peer Exploitation, and Sexual Abuse in Long-Term Romanian Residential Centers: Findings from a Nationally Representative Sample of Institutionalized Children (Adrian V. Rus, Ecaterina Stativa, Sheri R. Parris, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, Max E. Butterfield, Wesley C. Lee et al.)....Pages 61-86
Academic Achievement of Romanian Institutionalized Children: A Social–Ecological Approach (Adrian V. Rus, Ecaterina Stativa, Sheri R. Parris, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, Florin Tibu, Reggies Wenyika et al.)....Pages 87-110
The Prevalence of Stunting Among the Romanian Institutionalized Children Placed in Long-Term Institutional Settings in the 1990s (Ecaterina Stativa, Adrian V. Rus, Sheri R. Parris, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, Bogdan Simion, Reggies Wenyika)....Pages 111-128
Psychopathology Following Severe Deprivation: History, Research, and Implications of the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (Kathryn L. Humphreys, Nathan A. Fox, Charles A. Nelson, Charles H. Zeanah)....Pages 129-148
Poly-victimization and Mental Health Problems Among Adolescents in Residential Facilities in Spain (Anna Segura, Noemí Pereda, Georgina Guilera, Soledad Álvarez-Lister)....Pages 149-168
Child Sexual Abuse in Religiously Affiliated and Secular Institutions in Germany (Miriam Rassenhofer, Nina Spröber-Kolb, Paul L. Plener, Michael Kölch, Jörg M. Fegert)....Pages 169-177
Research on Child Sexual Abuse in Institutions in German-Speaking Countries: A Summary (Nina Spröber-Kolb, Miriam Rassenhofer, Marc Allroggen, Paul L. Plener, Michael Kölch, Jörg M. Fegert)....Pages 179-197
Family Environment in Institutions for Young Children in Russia: Mental Health and Development Versus Medical Care (Maria Solodunova, Oleg Palmov, Rifkat J. Muhamedrahimov)....Pages 199-218
Institutional Care in Ukraine: Historical Underpinnings and Developmental Consequences (Nataliya A. Dobrova-Krol, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn)....Pages 219-240
Divergent Developmental Pathways of Children and Adolescents Reared in Long-Term Residential Protective Care in Turkey (Nese Erol, Zeynep Simsek, Abdullah Oskay, Kerim Münir)....Pages 241-267
Experiences of Victimization by Peers and Staff in Residential Care for Children at Risk in Israel from an Ecological Perspective (Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz)....Pages 269-299
Structural Neglect in Orphanages: Physical Growth, Cognition, and Daily Life of Young Institutionalized Children in India (Femmie Juffer, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg)....Pages 301-321
Child Maltreatment and Prevention Practices in Chinese Orphanages (Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages 323-336
Child Abuse and Neglect in Charitable Children’s Institutions in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya: A Challenge of Context (Paula Braitstein, Samuel Ayaya, David Ayuku, Allison DeLong, Lukoye Atwoli)....Pages 337-356
Interaction Competencies with Children (ICC): An Approach for Preventing Violence, Abuse, and Neglect in Institutional Care in Sub-Saharan Africa (Tobias Hecker, Getrude Mkinga, Joseph Ssenyonga, Katharin Hermenau)....Pages 357-378
Why Institutions Matter: Empirical Data from Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries Indicate the Critical Role of Institutions for Orphans (Christine L. Gray, Sumedha Ariely, Brian W. Pence, Kathryn Whetten)....Pages 379-400
Institutional Care Environments for Infants and Young Children in Latin America and the Caribbean (Afton R. Kirk, Christina J. Groark, Robert B. McCall)....Pages 401-418
Experiences and Outcomes of Adults Who Endured Maltreatment as Children in Care in Australia in the Twentieth Century (Elizabeth Fernandez, Jung-Sook Lee)....Pages 419-460
Congregate Care Settings in the United States (Rebecca D. Webster, Jeremy Wente, Sheri R. Parris, Adrian V. Rus)....Pages 461-475
Best Practices for Residential/Institutional/Group Care of Children: A Harm Reduction Framework (Victor Groza, Kelley McCreery Bunkers)....Pages 477-492
Interventions Designed for Children with Histories of Institutionalization and Placed in Foster or Adoptive Families (Maureen Riley-Behringer, Victor Groza)....Pages 493-508
Child Maltreatment in Residential Centers: Summing Up (Adrian V. Rus, Sheri R. Parris, Ecaterina Stativa, Cosmin O. Popa)....Pages 509-515
Back Matter ....Pages 517-527

✦ Subjects

Children -- Institutional care;Child abuse;POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security;POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare