Child Welfare Decision Making in Context Part 2 - In the best interest of the child: A comparative study between students and professionals' decision-making process in the child protection system

Vânia S. Pinto

InED, REES Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford

Degree in Psychological Sciences and a Master degree in Clinical Psychology, at ISPA - University Institute, in Portugal. Postgraduate programmes on “Protection of Minors”, at the Faculty of Law - University of Coimbra, and on “Data Analysis in the Social Science”, in ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, both in Portugal. DPhil Candidate in Education at the Rees Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford, with research in the field of placement success. Collaborator researcher at InEd-Center for Research and Innovation in Education, School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. Main areas of research: child protection systems, foster care, indicators of placement success.

Abstract

In comparison with other European countries, Portugal is one of the countries that least removes children and young people from their biological family, however when the removal takes place most of the children and young... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Vânia S. Pinto (InED, REES Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford)
  2. João Carvalho (UMinho, InED, UNICES-Instituto Universitário da Maia)
  3. Paulo Delgado (InED, Escola Superior de Educação do Porto / CIEC, Universidade do Minho)
  4. John Fluke (Kempe Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine)

Topic Area

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Session

Symposia19 » Session 3-Child Protection Systems (16:15 - Tuesday, 3rd October, Europe 2 Room)

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