The “Centre for Child Protection” of the Gregorian University/Rome. First experiences, results and reflections in setting up a global e-learning-program for the prevention of sexual abuse of minors

Resumen: El Centro para la Protección Infantil ha sido fundado en cooperación con el Instituto de Psicología de la Universidad Gregoriana (Roma, Italia), el Departamento para la Psiquiatría/Psicoterapia Infantil y Adolescente del Hospital de la Universidad de Ulm (Alemania) y la Arquidiócesis de Múnich (Alemania). Su tarea principal es la creación de un centro global de entrenamiento e-learning para profesiones de pastoral que respondan al abuso sexual de los menores, tomando en consideración asuntos multilingüísticos e interculturales. Dentro de tres años el Centro desarrollado e implementado un programa e-learning en cuatro lenguas. Ocho socios del proyecto internacional asumen un papel en el reclutamiento de participantes y en la evaluación en curso del programa. En esta fase, personas-test son incluidas en el desarrollo y la evaluación del programa, como parte de la formación (en curso) de sacerdotes y de otros coagentes de pastoral

Pension system's reform in Spain: a dynamic analysis of the effects in Welfare

100 p. : graf.

Legal Aspects of the Use of Child Images in OERs

Considers the legal issues which arise in relation to the taking of or possession of images still and moving) of children for use in an Open Education Resource. JLL

Effects of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in Germany on European Electricity Exchange and Welfare

28 p.

Income tax progressivity, growth, income inequality and welfare

This paper analyzes the effects of personal income tax progressivity on long-run economic growth, income inequality and social welfare. The quantitative implications of income tax progressivity increments are illustrated for the US economy under three main headings: individual effects (reduced labor supply and savings, and increased dispersion of tax rates); aggregate effects (lower GDP growth and lower income inequality); and welfare effects (lower dispersion of consumption across individuals and higher leisure levels, but also lower growth of future consumption). The social discount factor proves to be crucial for this third effect: a higher valuation of future generations' well-being requires a lower level of progressivity. Additionally, if tax revenues are used to provide a public good rather than just being discarded, a higher private valuation of such public goods will also call for a lower level of progressivity.

A criança hospitalizada, seus direitos e as relações interpessoais no cuidado e tratamento: caminhos e descaminhos

O estudo objetivou compreender como se processa o respeito aos direitos da criança hospitalizada e sua família, pelo hospital e pelos profissionais de saúde. Procurou-se analisar as relações existentes entre os profissionais de saúde, a criança e sua família, no interior do hospital; como os profissionais percebem os direitos dessas crianças e de sua família, e como a própria família compreende os direitos dos seus filhos. Para isso, utilizou-se pesquisa qualitativa com enfoque etnográfico, tendo como técnicas a observação participante e entrevistas semiestruturadas Foram realizadas sete entrevistas com acompanhantes e onze com os profissionais de saúde, de um hospital pediátrico da cidade de Fortaleza CE, no ano de 2005 e 2006. A análise dos dados aconteceu após um processo de múltiplas leituras e estes foram interpretados com o referencial relativo aos temas elaborados. Surgiram quatro temáticas a partir da análise do material: a descoberta da doença na criança; a trajetória da criança hospitalizada; o conhecimento dos profissionais de saúde sobre os direitos da criança hospitalizada e as condições materiais de trabalho do profissional como um obstáculo na consecução desses direitos. Nas diversas conclusões, destacam-se: os múltiplos projetos de humanização existentes no hospital; a preocupação em manter um espaço destinado para a criança brincar; a criação de um espaço de higiene e alimentação para o acompanhante; o ambulatório da Cirurgia sem Medo, preparando a criança e família para a cirurgia, bem como a criação da fila única; a ampliação do horário de visita; a comunicação, muitas vezes deficiente, entre profissionais e acompanhantes; a pouca ou nenhuma orientação sobre normas e rotinas do hospital e sobre os direitos da criança e família no meio hospitalar; o limitado conhecimento sobre os direitos da criança hospitalizada, por alguns profissionais, desconhecendo os documentos importantes na área; e, finalmente, a falta de materiais de trabalho essenciais para a recuperação e bem-estar da criança hospitalizada como empecilhos a um cuidado pleno e de boa qualidade.

A relação família-creche no programa Primeira Infância Completa

O tema central da presente dissertação está focalizado na relação família-creche. Este estudo possui, como objetivo principal, analisar como essa relação foi compreendida em três creches públicas cariocas que desenvolveram as atividades do programa Primeira Infância Completa (PIC). Tal programa fez parte das políticas públicas educacionais do município do Rio de Janeiro de 2009 a 2013. Foi direcionado a crianças de até 3 (três) anos de idade que não obtiveram matrícula regular nas creches. As atividades do PIC aconteciam aos sábados com crianças e, para as famílias, eram desenvolvidos os encontros da Escola de Pais. A pesquisa analisa os documentos oficiais (decretos, portarias, resoluções, relatórios, projetos, outras publicações internas) de criação e ampliação do programa, incluindo aqueles referentes às consultorias da UNESCO realizadas em 2012. Foi desenvolvido um levantamento bibliográfico sobre os temas família e a relação família-creche, nas bibliotecas eletrônicas SciELO e Google Acadêmico, com artigos publicados entre 2005 e 2014. A investigação empírica se deu no diálogo com alguns atores do programa, participantes das três creches municipais, totalizando 122 sujeitos, entre gestoras, professoras, agentes auxiliares de creche e familiares. As estratégias metodológicas utilizadas foram entrevistas, grupos focais e oficinas Os dados da segunda consultoria da UNESCO serviram de base para a construção das questões centrais desta pesquisa. Os resultados nos apontam que, para os sujeitos que participaram do programa, os propósitos do mesmo nem sempre foram claros. Embora tenha acontecido no espaço físico das creches (portanto, da Educação), com uma intenção intersetorial, seus objetivos tinham um forte cunho assistencial, caracterizando-o como uma modalidade alternativa de atividades para crianças e familiares. As famílias viam no programa o caminho para a conquista da vaga semanal para as suas crianças e, quando isso não acontecia, ficavam frustrados e deixavam de participar. O esforço das gestoras para a realização do programa foi sua marca de qualidade. A experiência do PIC deixou de legado para as instituições novas formas de pensar a proposta pedagógica e de lidar com as famílias, crianças e funcionários na jornada semanal

Alleviating poverty in peri-urban Ethiopia by improving the health, welfare and management of donkeys: "Promoting peri-urban livelihoods through better donkey welfare".

Proceedings of a workshop held at Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. October 2000

I am a Child. Hypothesis on Spectator Pedagogy

The paper consists of series of suggestions and historical references on the basis of which it would become possible to think and practice „spectator pedagogy” in performing arts. Contemporary performance practices can claim for new kind of political relevance by focusing on the way spectator´s corporeal experience changes during and through theatrical situation. Naive body produced by a performance is also most susceptible for thoroughgoing political and ecological change. This is the first outline by its author on this topic.

Principles and prejudice: The erosion of fairness in admissibility determinations relating to historic child sexual abuse trials in Ireland

This thesis interrogates the construction of fairness to the accused in historic child sexual abuse trials in Ireland. The protection of fairness is a requirement of any trial that claims to adhere to the rule of law. Historic child sexual abuse trials, in which the charges relate to events that are alleged to have taken place decades previously, present serious challenges to the ability of the trial process to safeguard fairness. They are a litmus test of the courts’ commitment to fairness. The thesis finds that in historic abuse trials fairness to the accused has been significantly eroded and that therefore the Irish Courts have failed to respect the core of the rule of law in these most serious of prosecutions. The thesis scrutinises two bodies of case law, both of which deal with the issue of whether evidence should reach the jury. First, it examines the decisions on applications brought by defendants seeking to prohibit their trial. The courts hearing prohibition applications face a dilemma: how to ensure the defendant is not put at risk of an unfair trial, while at the same time recognising that delay in reporting is a defining feature of these cases. The thesis traces the development of the prohibition case law and tracks the shifting interpretations given to fairness by the courts. Second, the thesis examines what fairness means in the superior courts’ decisions regarding the admissibility of the following kinds of evidence, each of which presents particular challenges to the ability of the trial to safeguard fairness: evidence of multiple complainants; evidence of recovered memories and evidence of complainants’ therapeutic records. The thesis finds that in both bodies of case law the Irish courts have hollowed out the meaning of fairness. It makes proposals on how fairness might be placed at the heart of courts’ decisions on admissibility in historic abuse trials. The thesis concludes that the erosion of fairness in historic abuse trials is indicative of a move away from the liberal model of criminal justice. It cautions that unless fairness is prioritised in historic child sexual abuse trials the legitimacy of these trials and that of all Irish criminal trials will be contestable.

Practice links [Issue 33, April 2009]

Practice Links is a free e-publication for practitioners working in Irish social services, voluntary and nongovernmental sectors. Practice Links was created to enable practitioners to keep up-to-date with new publications, electronic resources and conference opportunities. Issue 33 features the Biennial child protection and welfare social work conference.

Parents' experiences of child growth and development concerns: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Background: Assessing child growth and development is complex. Delayed identification of growth or developmental problems until school entry has health, educational and social consequences for children and families. Health care professionals (HCPs), including Public Health Nurses work with parents to elicit and attend to their growth and development concerns. It is known that parents have concerns about their children’s growth and development which are not expressed in a timely manner. Measuring parental concern has not been fully effective to date and little is known about parents’ experiences of expressing concerns. Aim: To understand how parents make sense of child growth or development concerns. Method: The study was qualitative using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). A purposeful sample of 15 parents of pre-school children referred by their PHN to second tier services was used. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews. NVivo version 10 was used for data management purposes and IPA for analysis. Findings: Findings yielded two contextual themes which captured how parents described The Concern – ‘telling it as it is’ and their experiences of being Referred on. Four superordinate themes were found which encapsulated the Uncertainty – ‘a little bit not sure’ of parents as they made sense of the child’s growth and development problems. They were influenced by Parental Knowledge – ‘being and getting in the know’ which aided their sense-making before being prompted by Triggers to action. Parents then described Getting the child’s problem checked out as they went to express their concerns to HCPs. Conclusion and Implications: Parental expression of concerns about their child is a complex process that may not be readily understood by HCPs. A key implication of findings is to reappraise how parental concern is elicited and attended to in order to promote early referral and intervention of children who may have growth and development problems.