Progress report on the development of child abuse prevention, identification, and treatment systems in Eastern Europe

Lewis, Owen; Sargent, John; Chaffin, Mark; Friedrich, William N.; Cunningham, Nicholas; Cantor, Pamela; Coffey, Pamela Sumner; Villani, Susan; Beard, Philip R.; Clifft, Mary Ann; Greenspun, David T.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2002.11.001

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“…While the problem of physical abuse has begun to receive attention in Russia since the fall of the 430 R. Shor Soviet Union, the Russian literature on this subject is very sparse (Dalenberg & Palesh, 2004;Lewis et al, 2004). Parental approach towards physical punishment is one of the risk factors for physical abuse of children.…”

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Physical punishment as perceived by parents in Russia: implications for professionals involved in the care of children

Shor

2006

Early Child Development and Care

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To contribute to a knowledge base about the approach of families in Russia towards implementing physical punishment, a study was conducted with 100 parents in St Petersburg. A majority of the participants indicated that it was legitimate to use some measure of physical punishment. The use of an object as a measure was considered acceptable by one-third of the participants, especially towards children in the age range 5-12. Forty percent of the participants thought that physical punishment should be implemented in a less harsh way towards girls. The most frequently mentioned rationale for its implementation was violation of collectivist-based norms. A majority of the participants expressed disapproval for state intervention in the way parents handle inappropriate behavior of children unless the situation was extreme. They also indicated a medium-to-low level of willingness to seek help from formal sources if their child has a problem. Since physical punishment is considered a risk factor for physical abuse, the findings illuminate the necessity for professionals involved in the care of children to design prevention and intervention programs that could reduce this risk.

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Physical punishment as perceived by parents in Russia: implications for professionals involved in the care of children

Shor

2006

Early Child Development and Care

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“…Thus, such institutional care is associated with severe developmental setbacks and poor health outcomes among OVC across the former Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. Therefore, finding effective strategies to reform the institutional care system, prevent child abuse and neglect in institutions and improve the well-being of institutionalized children is currently on the agenda for many countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (Lewis et al, 2004;Sicher et al, 2000). This paper has two study aims: 1) to critically examine current deinstitutionalization efforts in the countries of the former Soviet Union, focusing primarily on socio-economic factors commonly associated with institutionalization of OVC, and 2) to explore the potential of familylevel economic empowerment strategies to improve the life opportunities and outcomes of OVC and their families.…”

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Reforming child institutional care in the Post-Soviet bloc: The potential role of family-based empowerment strategies

Ismayilova¹,

Ssewamala²,

Huseynli³

2014

Children and Youth Services Review

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“…For example, in Soviet-era Russia and Eastern Europe, the concept of child abuse had little or no official state recognition and correspondingly no specific state response system. After the fall of the Soviet systems, child abuse became officially recognized, popularized in the minds of the public, and different social response systems proliferated (Lewis et al, 2004).…”

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The Changing Focus of Child Maltreatment Research and Practice Within Psychology

Chaffin

2006

Journal of Social Issues

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Professions functionally define a field by the types of behaviors or circumstances to which they direct their attention and efforts. For psychology and mental health professionals concerned with child maltreatment, child sexual abuse has been the dominant interest over the past two decades and has been virtually synonymous with child maltreatment within psychology. This is discrepant from the broader scope of child maltreatment, as seen both in child welfare populations and in the general population. In child welfare, sexual abuse is an important but nonetheless relatively less frequent issue. Child neglect and physical abuse dominate child welfare caseloads, and historically always have. The disconnect between the interests of mental health professionals and child welfare appears to be waning, both in terms of dialogue within psychology and apportioning of research resources. This article examines what this emerging change may mean for practice and research in terms of the changing nature of populations involved, different types and locations of services, different roles and new multidisciplinary alliances.

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Progress report on the development of child abuse prevention, identification, and treatment systems in Eastern Europe

Cited by 11 publications

References 2 publications

Physical punishment as perceived by parents in Russia: implications for professionals involved in the care of children

Physical punishment as perceived by parents in Russia: implications for professionals involved in the care of children

Reforming child institutional care in the Post-Soviet bloc: The potential role of family-based empowerment strategies

The Changing Focus of Child Maltreatment Research and Practice Within Psychology

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