SAFE: What Can Be Done to Protect Children From Effects of Maltreatment?

Abstract

This study aims to explain the essential elements of effective prevention and intervention services based on the findings compiled from the current literature on child maltreatment programs. This review, presented within the SAFE framework, mainly aims at security forces, social workers, and counselors who give psychological or forensic support services. Among a total of four, the first step of SAFE is about the main path of preventing maltreatment. The remaining three steps are devoted to introducing the qualities for intervention with maltreated children. Adopting a comprehensive approach covering factors that constitute child maltreatment and its multi-level effects has a high potential to increase the quality of the protection and support service and the benefits they produce. We believe that efforts to provide a comprehensive and systematic literature review that aim to support qualified public support service for maltreated children will improve service providers' and society's potential to stop child maltreatment.

Keywords

• Child Maltreatment
• Child Abuse
• Child Neglect
• Intervention
• Child Protection and Support Services

GÜVENDE: Çocuğu Kötü Muamelenin Etkilerinden Korumak İçin Neler Yapılabilir?

Abstract

Bu çalışma, çocuğa kötü muameleye dair güncel alan yazından derlenen bulgulardan yola çıkarak etkin önleme ve müdahale hizmetlerinin kapsaması gereken unsurları açıklamayı hedeflemektedir. GÜVENDE olarak adlandırılan bir çerçevede sunulan bu derleme çalışmasının temel hedefi, çocuğa adli, sosyal ve psikolojik destek hizmetleri yürütenleri çocuğa kötü muamelenin önlenmesi ve müdahalesi hakkında bilgilendirmektir. Dört temel unsur içeren GÜVENDE’de ilk olarak kötü muameleyi önlemenin temel yolu tanıtılmaktadır. Son üç unsur ise kötü muamele gören çocuğa etkin müdahalenin niteliklerini tanıtmaya ayrılmıştır. Çocuğa kötü muameleyi oluşturan etkenlere ve onun oluşturduğu çok düzeyli etkilere dair kapsamlı bir bakış açısının benimsenmesinin, koruma ve destek hizmetinin niteliğini ve ürettikleri yararı artırma potansiyeli yüksektir. Kötü muameleye uğrayan çocuğa kamusal destek hizmeti verenlerin nitelikli müdahalesini destekleme amacını güden kapsayıcı ve sistematik bilgi sunma çabalarının, sadece destek hizmeti sağlayıcılarını değil toplumun da çocuğa yapılan kötü muameleyi durdurma potansiyelini artıracağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Çocuğa Kötü Muamele
• Çocuk İstismarı
• Çocuk İhmali
• Müdahale
• Çocuk Koruma ve Destek Hizmetleri

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