Brazilian Child Protection Professionals’ Resilient Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Filho, Sidnei Rinaldo Priolo; Goldfarb, Deborah; Zibetti, Murilo Ricardo; Aznar-Blefari, Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104701

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“…A large-scale study on child welfare workers’ peritraumatic distress found that nearly half of all the participants ( n = 1996) were experiencing mild or severe distress during COVID-19 (Miller, Niu, & Moody, 2020). Another study (Priolo Filho, Goldfarb, Zibetti, & Aznar-Blefari, 2020) concluded that the pandemic created ecological adversities for child protection professionals. Additional support from employers and organizations to practitioners was crucial to fostering their resilient behavior.…”

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Responses to COVID-19 in Major Social Work Journals: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies, Comments, and Editorials

Cheung

2021

Research on Social Work Practice

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Purpose: The main objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest studies on COVID-19related social work issues. Method: This systematic review aimed to collect, review, and synthesize all COVID-19related papers published in 43 major social work journals, a year after the first known case was reported. Results: The final sample ( n = 256) consisted of 85 research articles and 171 in other formats. All the studies involved a total of 46,195 research participants. The majority of papers (75.4%) could be accessed freely online. Service users including families, students, older adults, caregivers, refugees, patients, health care workers, etc. were either researched or discussed. Discussion: Gerontological social work was one of the fields that received ample attention. Papers published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work yielded the highest number of citations. Academics and social workers came up with innovative ways of practicing and researching during the pandemic.

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Responses to COVID-19 in Major Social Work Journals: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies, Comments, and Editorials

Cheung

2021

Research on Social Work Practice

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“…These aspects indicate a lack of governmental action in safeguarding human rights and child protection during the pandemic in Brazil. Indeed, the lack of guidance regarding COVID-19 protocols was one of the key complaints of CPS professionals ( Priolo Filho et al, 2020 ).…”

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One year into COVID-19: What have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses?

Katz¹,

Filho²,

Katz³

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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Background A year has passed since COVID-19 began disrupting systems. Although children are not considered a risk population for the virus, there is accumulating knowledge regarding children's escalating risk for maltreatment during the pandemic. Objective The current study is part of a larger initiative using an international platform to examine child maltreatment (CM) reports and child protective service (CPS) responses in various countries. The first data collection, which included a comparison between eight countries after the pandemic's first wave (March–June 2020), illustrated a worrisome picture regarding children's wellbeing. The current study presents the second wave of data across 12 regions via population data (Australia [New South Wales], Brazil, United States [California, Pennsylvania], Colombia, England, Germany, Israel, Japan, Canada [Ontario, Quebec], South Africa). Method Regional information was gathered, including demographics, economic situation, and CPS responses to COVID-19. A descriptive analysis was conducted to provide an overview of the phenomenon. Results Across all of the countries, COVID-19 had a substantial negative impact on the operation of CPSs and the children and families they serve by disrupting in-person services. One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, new reports of CM varied across the regions. 1 In some, the impact of COVID-19 on CPS was low to moderate, while in others, more significant changes created multiple challenges for CPS services. Conclusions COVID-19 created a barrier for CPS to access and protect children. The dramatic variance between the regions demonstrated how social, economic and structural contexts impact both CM reports and CPS responses.

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“…In some cases, given the changed nature of their work and the constraints faced by practitioners and policymakers alike, these approaches will need to be innovative and may be unprecedented. A better understanding of these circumstances across cultures, countries, and continents is essential to address the impact on children now and in the medium term [ 2 , 3 ].…”

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“…The advent of COVID-19 abruptly thrust the health and safety of children and families into greater risk around the world [1][2][3], with far-reaching consequences for public health, child protection, peace, and justice, globally. While focusing on mitigating the immediate public health and economic impacts of the pandemic, regional and local governments, communities, and families may risk overlooking its acute and long-lasting effects on the rights and well-being of children, in particular, those who are already marginalized [4].…”

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Practitioners’ and Policymakers’ Successes, Challenges, Innovations, and Learning in Promoting Children’s Well-being During COVID-19: Protocol for a Multinational Smartphone App Survey

Davidson¹,

Karadzhov²,

Wilson³

2021

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background The advent of COVID-19 abruptly thrust the health and safety of children and families into greater risk around the world. As regional and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, communities, families, and children grapple with the immediate public health impact of COVID-19, the rights and well-being of children, especially those who are already marginalized, have been overlooked. Those working with children have likely encountered unprecedented challenges and responded in innovative ways in efforts to address the needs and rights of all children. Objective This paper presents a protocol for a large-scale, multinational study using a new smartphone app to capture the real-time experiences and perspectives of practitioners and policymakers supporting children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic around the globe in relation to a children’s human rights 4P framework of protection, provision, prevention, and participation. Methods This protocol describes a mixed methods survey utilizing a custom-built iOS and Android smartphone app called the COVID 4P Log for Children’s Wellbeing, which was developed in close consultation with 17 international key partner organizations. Practitioners and policymakers working with and for children’s well-being across 29 countries and 5 continents were invited to download the app and respond to questions over the course of 8 weeks. The anticipated large amount of qualitative and quantitative response data will be analyzed using content analysis, descriptive statistics, and word frequencies. Results Formal data collection took place from October 2020 until March 2021. Data analysis was completed in July 2021. Conclusions The findings will directly inform the understanding of the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted practitioners’, managers’, and policymakers’ efforts to support children’s well-being in their practices, services, and policies, respectively. Innovative and ambitious in its scope and use of smartphone technology, this project also aims to inform and inspire future multinational research using app-based methodologies—the demand for which is likely to continue to dramatically rise in the COVID-19 era. Mitigating the risks of longitudinal remote data collection will help maximize the acceptability of the app, respondents’ sustained engagement, and data quality. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/31013

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Brazilian Child Protection Professionals’ Resilient Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract: Highlights Resilience during the pandemic is fundamental. COVID-19 created ecological adversities for child protective services workers. Importance and work support directly predict professionals’ resilient behavior.

Cited by 23 publications

References 33 publications

Responses to COVID-19 in Major Social Work Journals: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies, Comments, and Editorials

Responses to COVID-19 in Major Social Work Journals: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies, Comments, and Editorials

One year into COVID-19: What have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses?

Practitioners’ and Policymakers’ Successes, Challenges, Innovations, and Learning in Promoting Children’s Well-being During COVID-19: Protocol for a Multinational Smartphone App Survey

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