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The purpose of this paper is to validate measures of professional self-efficacy for detecting and responding to child abuse and neglect presentations, and then evaluate a clinical training programme for health professionals in a tertiary-level hospital in Vietnam.
Design/methodology/approach
A prospective, cohort design was used and professional self-efficacy was measured immediately prior to, and shortly after, training 116 nurses and doctors in emergency settings. Longer-term follow-up was measured six months later.
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From a social work perspective, this literature review aims at guiding the development of foster care in Vietnam by discussing current research about foster care from different countries. The literature presents major differences between foster care systems in social democratic states such as Scandinavian countries and liberal welfare regimes such as Canada and the UK. Rehabilitation and family reunion is the number one priority in Sweden while the principle of permanency guides all policy-making in the UK. As a result, in the UK national adoptions are preferred which does not…
As part of phase one of the development of the Martin James Foundation's Asia Care Network, comprehensive studies of the care system in each country were conducted to highlight the need for developing alternative care systems across South-East Asia. This case study highlights relevant data from Vietnam.
According to the case study, the Vietnamese government has collaborated with multiple international charities and…
Largely as a result of being cut off from the protection and care of their families, communities, and friends, children in institutions are increasingly vulnerable to HIV. In institutions, services to educate children on HIV/AIDS prevention, as well as appropriate treatments for children already infected, tend to be limited in scope and access. Many children are not even informed of their HIV status.
This assessment aims to map the vulnerability of children in three types of institutions, to identify critical needs, and to design practical, rapid, and easy-to-implement solutions that…
The primary objective of this study was to provide an overview of institutional and alternative care for Children in Need of Special Protection. In line with the United Nations guidelines to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the study was designed to assist and encourage the government of Viet Nam to develop policies and programs and to channel more resources to support family and community-based care.