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dc.contributor.authorVis, Svein Arild
dc.contributor.authorBerger, Tonje
dc.contributor.authorLauritzen, Camilla
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-26T08:59:33Z
dc.date.available2022-08-26T08:59:33Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-03
dc.description.abstractPurpose Schools can be an arena for age appropriate and objective information about the support families can get from the child protection services (CPS). There is reason to believe that many children have misconceptions about the CPS and are afraid to talk to the social workers who investigates if there is reason to be concerned about a child’s well-being. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of misconceptions about child protection services (CPS) among school children in Norway.<p> <p>Method A questionnaire containing 10 statements that measure children’s misconceptions and attitudes about the CPS was developed and distributed to 215 children aged 11–15 years old (M = 12.2 years). <p>Results The results showed that 10.7% of the sample have a misconception about children being removed from their homes by CPS and that 17% of the sample had a negative perception of the CPS in general. <p>Discussion The child might wrongfully get the impression that it is at risk of being removed from the parents. Participation in assessment and planning may be challenging for a child under such conditions. Therefore, it is important that adults who work with children are aware that these misconceptions are quite common, also among youth. <p>Implications The prevalence of misconceptions about CPS among children in the general population as well as those in contact with CPS indicate a need for age-appropriate information. If such misconceptions are prevented it might be easier for children to reach out for help if they or somebody they know, are subject to abuse or neglect.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVis, Berger, Lauritzen. Norwegian School Children’s Perceptions of the Child Protection Services. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. 2022en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2018138
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10560-022-00822-y
dc.identifier.issn0738-0151
dc.identifier.issn1573-2797
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26433
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.journalChild and Adolescent Social Work Journal
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleNorwegian School Children’s Perceptions of the Child Protection Servicesen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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