Child Protection System and Services Provided for Abused and Neglected Children in Romania

Dr. Ana Muntean

West University of Timisoara, Social Work Department

Ana Muntean is a professor of Developmental Psychology in the Social Work Department of the West University of Timisoara. She is the Founding President (1995) of the Society for Children and Parents (SCOP). Ana Muntean is the Founding Editor of the journal “Today’s Children – Tomorrow’s Parents” (TCTP: www.tctp.cicop.ro) and was among the founders of the National Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (SN-CAN).

In 1996, under the auspices of ISPCAN, and with the participation of immediate ISPCAN past president Kari Killen PhD, Ana Muntean organized the first conference in Romania focusing on child abuse and neglect prevention, under the title of “Today’s Children are Tomorrow’s Parents”. Between 1999 and 2001, in partnership with Paris V University, she co-ordinated a Tempus JEP project through which a postgraduate training program focused on preventing child abuse and neglect was set up. In 2003, Ana Muntean was the co-director of a NATO Advanced Study project on the theme: Prevention and Intervention in Child Maltreatment: Development and Assessment of Programs. Since 2005, Ana Muntean has been the Founding Director of a Research Centre for the study of child-parent interaction (CICOP) within the West University of Timisoara.

During the period 2006-2008 she was the Romanian consultant within a project initiated by the Council of Europe concerning violence against the child. In 2007 Ana Muntean organized in Timisoara the Second International Forum on the topic: “Psychological Security; Trauma and Resiliency”, under the auspices of the Paris VII University and West University in Timisoara.

Ana Muntean is currently the co-ordinator of a Romanian national research project on adoption.

Abstract

Donald W. Winnicott asserted that the child represents the future of any society. Within any human group the acknowledgement of this statement places the child in the centre of attention. Consequently, and in accordance with... [ view full abstract ]

Session

KN-2 » Plenary Session (09:00 - Monday, 28th September, Grand Ballroom)