Naslov
Behavior and Emotional Problems of Children in Out-of-Home Placement in Croatia

Autori
Ajduković, Marina ; Sladović Franz, Branka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Childhoods 2005. Children and Youth in Emerging and Transfoming Societies. Abstract Book / - Oslo, 2005, 400-400

Skup
Childhoods 2005. Children and Youth in Emerging and Transfoming Societies

Mjesto i datum
Oslo, Norveška, 29.06.2005. - 03.07.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
residential care; children; behavioral and emotional problems

Sažetak
In Croatia the dominant form of care for children placed outside families is still institutional care. From the beginning of 1990's efforts are undertaken to reduce the number of children in institutions and to stimulate foster family placement and other forms of alternative care for children. In cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare the Department of Social Work the project Possibilities of improving care for children in children's homes and foster families was conducted. The goal of the project was to determine the psychosocial needs of children removed from families. The participants were children and youth aged 10 to 16 years of both sex. The sample included a total of 762 children from children's homes (263), family-type homes (187), foster families (112) and 200 children living with their primary families. Problems of behavior and emotions of children were tapped by the Child Behavior Checklist and Youth Self-Report. Children living in children's homes manifest significantly more problems of behavior and emotions compared to all other groups of children. The most vulnerable groups among the children in care regardless of where they are placed are girls, children often changing placement, children without sufficient social support and children who experience their everyday living as stressful.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Socijalne djelatnosti

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