AbstrakPrevious studies have proved that therapeutic rehabilitation is an effective intervention for reducing recidivism among delinquent children. The programme involves attempts to bring about behavioural changes by facilitating personal development through improved skills, social relationships, social perceptions, etc. This paper, however, focuses only on one of the main characteristics of the therapeutic rehabilitation which is the restorative programme. Ten pregnant teenagers who are currently enrolled in the rehabilitation and protection programme in the Garden of the Princess, Cheras (Taman Seri Puteri, Cheras) involved voluntarily in the study. To gain the primary data, the researcher performed series of indepth interviews with the ten respondents. Using the interview protocol, the researchers assessing the implementation of the programme based on three main features of restorative practices; the inculcation of responsibility, facilitation of competence skill and the practice of communities reconciliation. The study found that the institution failed to implement the components of the effective restorative programme. The existing programme is generic in its characteristic; not specialised and notpeculiar to the needs of the pregnant teens. As the intervention to the problem, few suggestions are proposed for improving and enhancing the quality of existing programmes of the institution.
____________________________________________________________________Brofenbrenner's theory on Human Ecology postulates that a human interaction with their environment produces certain types of behaviours. This paper examines the effect of social ecology, in particular the family ecology, on girls' sexual misconduct which later contributed to them being pregnant out of wedlock. The data were from two qualitative studies that involved 15 juvenile girls, who were under the care of two state institutions -the Taman Seri Puteri and, the Henry Gurney School. Findings from both studies supported the theory's premise, which is, unfavourable conditions of family environment is detrimental to its members behaviours, in particular children. The studies found that family ecology, such as poverty, parent's abandonment and violence in the family, depressing parent's marital relationship, broken family, and ineffective parents-child communication lead to child involvement in premature sexual behaviour, and later bruising their development when the misconduct contributed to their pregnancy. The findings have significant implication on the National Child Protection Policy. The existing policy needs to take into account the importance of a family-based intervention program to response to the social ill.
Terapi Tingkah Laku Kognitif (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy atau CBT) adalah satu komponen penting dalam pemulihan remaja yang terlibat dengan salah laku seks. CBT menstruktur semula kapasiti pemikiran mereka bagi mengawal tingkah laku antisosial mereka. Satu kajian kualitatif mendalam telah dilakukan di sebuah institusi awam kanak-kanak perempuan untuk meneliti praktis CBT. Seramai sepuluh orang remaja hamil luar nikah telah ditemu bual secara mendalam mengenai praktis CBT di dalam program pemulihan yang mereka ikuti. Kajian ini mendapati praktis CBT hanya terfokus kepada aktiviti berbentuk keagamaan, cenderung kepada program vokasional, ketiadaan program penambahan pengetahuan am, ketiadaan khidmat pakar terapi untuk melaksanakan prosedur CBT dan ketiadaan set protokol terapi rawatan.Dapatandapatan berkenaan kemudiannya mendorong kajian ini mencadangkan beberapa intervensi yang boleh membantu meningkatkan praktis CBT untuk pemulihan remaja yang terlibat dengan salah laku seks.
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