Naslov
Child participation in Institutional Treatmen for Children with Emotional and Behavioural Problems

Autori
Borić, Ivana ; Koller-Trbović, Nivex ; Mirosavljević, Anja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
XIV. EUSARF Shaping the Future, European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents

Mjesto i datum
Oviedo, Španjolska, 13.09.2016. - 16.09.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
child participation, institutional treatment

Sažetak
The awareness on the importance of child participation in various aspects of child’s life has risen during the last decade among the academics and professionals in Croatia. The child participation became widely recognised within many national laws (e.g. Family Law Act, Law on Education in Primary and Secondary Schools, Child Ombudsman Law, Social Welfare Act, Foster Care Law, The Youth Councils Law, etc.) and policies as well. The National Strategy for Child Right in Republic of Croatia 2014 - 2020, specifically recognizes child participation as one of its four strategic goals (Enabling active participation of children), as well as specific measures within all other strategic goals. Since 1999, there have been several researches on the rights of the child, including participatory rights. Data from research conducted in 1999 (Žižak and Koller-Trbović), showed that most of the children believed that adults do not listen to them and that they don't have opportunity to express their views. Later researches showed no improvement in that sense. Child perspective and participation has become prominent in public discourse but not so present in everyday practise, especially when it comes to children in alternative care. Main aim of this research is to gain insight in level and forms of child participation in institutional treatment with special focus on children with emotional and behavioural problems due to increased risk of low level of participation. Research will be conducted in 10 correctional institutions in Croatia, using questionnaires and focus group discussion to investigate children's and professionals' perspective. Research questions will focus on context and forms of participation in institutional care, specific characteristics of children with emotional and behaviour disorders and their potential and willingness to participate and role of professionals in realization of participatory rights.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijske znanosti

POVEZANOST RADA