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Obstacles for child participation in care and protection cases : why Norwegian social workers find it difficult

Vis, Svein Arild; Holtan, Amy; Nigel, Thomas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)

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Although some attempts are being made to increase children's participation in Norwegian child protection cases, much needs to be done in order to comply with the participation principle in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This paper reports on a study of factors that are likely to predict if social workers will attempt to give children an effective voice in decision making processes. 53 child protection case managers and 33 social work students participated in a questionnaire survey in which they were asked to agree or disagree with 20 statements about child participation. Statistical factor analysis was used in order to identify underlying factors in the dataset. The results suggest three main reasons for children not being allowed to participate: communication difficulties (communication factor); because child participation was not deemed necessary (participation advocacy factor); or that participation was considered inappropriate because it might be harmful (protectionism factor). This research suggests that, if we are to improve participation within the child protection system, formal regulations and guidelines need to be accompanied by a greater attention to development of social work skills in working with children through participatory processes

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http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4226

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Predictors of Workforce Attitudes to Including a Child Perspective in the Treatment of Mentally Ill Parents

Lauritzen, Camilla; Reedtz, Charlotte; Martinussen, Monica; vanDoesum, Karin (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2012)

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Children of parents with a mental illness are at risk of developing mental health problems themselves (Beardslee, Versage & Gladstone, 1998; Hosman, van Doesum, & van Santvoort, 2009; Reupert & Maybery, 2007). In order to prevent children of mentally ill parents from developing serious problems, it is therefore beneficial to include a child perspective in the treatment of mentally ill parents by identifying the children of patients, and supporting patients in their parenting role. Norwegian authorities have in 2010 made several changes to existing health legislation (the Health Personnel Act) in order to increase early identification of children who have parents with a mental illness including making it mandatory to assess whether or not patients have children. Negative attitudes to including a child perspective in adult mental health care is regarded as an important barrier in the work of establishing routines to identify and support children of mentally ill parents, and the key to achieving change may be the professionals in the workforce.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4130

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Psychosocial factors associated with becoming a young father in Finland: a nationwide longitudinal study

Lehti, Venla; Sourander, Andre; Sillanmaki, Lauri; Helenius, Hans; Tamminen, Tuula; Kumpulainen, Kirsti; Almqvist, Fredrik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)

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Little is known about the characteristics of boys who become fathers at young age. Some studies have suggested that antisocial adolescents are more likely to be young fathers. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of psychosocial factors in childhood with becoming a young father, and to assess if they are independent of criminal behavior in adolescence. The baseline assessment in 1989 included 2,946 boys born in 1981. Information about psychiatric symptoms at age eight was collected with Rutter questionnaires from parents and teachers and with the Child Depression Inventory from the children themselves. Data on criminal offenses at age 16–20 was collected from a police register. Register-based follow-up data on becoming a father under the age of 22 was available for 2,721 boys. The factors measured at age eight, which were associated with becoming a young father independently of adolescent criminality, were conduct problems, being born to a young father and having a mother with a low educational level. Having repeatedly committed criminal offences in adolescence was associated with becoming a young father independently of psychosocial factors in childhood. Antisocial tendencies both in childhood and adolescence are associated with becoming a young father. They should be taken into consideration when designing preventive or supportive interventions.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4901

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The strengths and difficulties Questionnaire as a screening instrument for Norwegian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, application of UK scoring algorithms

Brøndbo, Per Håkan; Mathiassen, Børge Idar; Martinussen, Monica; Heiervang, Einar; Eriksen, Mads; Moe, Therese Fjeldmo; Guri, Sæther; Kvernmo, Siv (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)

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Abstract:	The use of screening instruments can reduce waiting lists and increase treatment capacity. The aim of this study was to examine the usefulness of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) with the original UK scoring algorithms, when used as a screening instrument to detect mental health disorders among patients in the Norwegian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) North Study. A total of 286 outpatients, aged 5 to 18 years, from the CAMHS North Study were assigned diagnoses based on a Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA). The main diagnostic groups (emotional, hyperactivity, conduct and other disorders) were then compared to the SDQ scoring algorithms using two dichotomisation levels: ‘possible’ and ‘probable’ levels. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic odds ratio (ORD) were calculated. Sensitivity for the diagnostic categories included was 0.47-0.85 (’probable’ dichotomisation level) and 0.81- 1.00 (’possible’ dichotomisation level). Specificity was 0.52-0.87 (’probable’ level) and 0.24-0.58 (’possible’ level). The discriminative ability, as measured by ORD, was in the interval for potentially useful tests for hyperactivity disorders and conduct disorders when dichotomised on the ‘possible’ level. The usefulness of the SDQ UK-based scoring algorithms in detecting mental health disorders among patients in the CAMHS North Study is only partly supported in the present study. They seem best suited to identify children and adolescents who do not require further psychiatric evaluation, although this as well is problematic from a clinical point of view.
Description:	This paper is part of Per Håkon Brøndbo's doctoral thesis. Available in Munin at http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4521
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3917

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