Despite the central role culture plays in racial and ethnic disparities in mental health among
ethnic minority and immigrant children and families, existing measures of engagement in …

Background Parent-child interaction (PCI) is considered a critical environmental factor that
affects child development. In the field of child and family intervention, assessment of …

This article presents the development and validation of the child Maltreatment Severity
Questionnaire (MSQ), aiming to contribute to increase the quality and efficiency of …

The way in which laypeople and community professionals define child maltreatment in a
family context is essential in decision-making on its referral and assessment. Despite …

Die Studie richtet den Blick auf angeordnete Abklärungen im Kinderschutz in der
deutschsprachigen Schweiz und untersucht, welches Gewicht einzelne Merkmale von …

Decisions regarding out-of-home placement of children are complicated and of high impact
for children and parents. Previous studies show low agreement between professionals on …

My research focuses on producing customer value in the procurement and selection
practices of foster care places in municipalities and joint municipal authorities. The aim has …

Objectives: The process of reporting child maltreatment may be vulnerable to judgment bias,
which may, in turn, affect the various stages of the child protection system continuum. In this …

Child abuse remains a major issue in South Africa. In many cases, the emergency removal
of a child from his/her family is necessary in order to protect the child from further harm …

Professional decision-making and judgment in general, and in the area of child welfare and
protection in particular, are complex processes. They are often described as a mixture of art …