Professional experiences of on-call specialists in the field of violations of children’s rights

The article analyses the content of the activity of child rights protection on-call specialists, their experiences related to the representation of the child and his/her interests. In Lithuania, this position is new and it emerged after the reform of the child rights protection system, which was ca...

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Main Authors: Daiva Malinauskienė, Aistė Igorytė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2020-12-01
Series:Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/26489
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description The article analyses the content of the activity of child rights protection on-call specialists, their experiences related to the representation of the child and his/her interests. In Lithuania, this position is new and it emerged after the reform of the child rights protection system, which was caused by the increase in cases of violence against children, which resulted in their death several times. The activity of on-call specialists is focused on making quick decisions in response to reports of violations of children’s rights in the family and society. Qualitative research revealed the experience of on-call specialists in relation to the assessments of violations of children’s rights in daily activities and the reactions of parents/ guardians to the assistance provided by on-call specialists.
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spelling doaj-art-aa765e9d6e5f40bbba1f432979be7adb2025-08-20T02:44:59ZengVilnius University PressSocial Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach2424-38762020-12-0110110.21277/sw.v1i10.529Professional experiences of on-call specialists in the field of violations of children’s rightsDaiva Malinauskienė0Aistė Igorytė1Šiauliai University, LithuaniaŠiauliai University, Lithuania The article analyses the content of the activity of child rights protection on-call specialists, their experiences related to the representation of the child and his/her interests. In Lithuania, this position is new and it emerged after the reform of the child rights protection system, which was caused by the increase in cases of violence against children, which resulted in their death several times. The activity of on-call specialists is focused on making quick decisions in response to reports of violations of children’s rights in the family and society. Qualitative research revealed the experience of on-call specialists in relation to the assessments of violations of children’s rights in daily activities and the reactions of parents/ guardians to the assistance provided by on-call specialists. https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/26489on-call specialistsprofessional experiencesviolations of children’s rights
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Professional experiences of on-call specialists in the field of violations of children’s rights
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professional experiences
violations of children’s rights
title Professional experiences of on-call specialists in the field of violations of children’s rights
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title_fullStr Professional experiences of on-call specialists in the field of violations of children’s rights
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violations of children’s rights
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