Seven faces of childhoods by victims of trafficking

Maria Roth

Babes Bolyai University

Maria Roth is a professor in Social Work, and a clinical psychologist for children; Before entering the academic field she has worked 13 years with children as a speech therapist, a school psychologist and clinical psychologist in special schools, orphanages and hospitals. These experiences have marked her professional career and oriented her to child welfare. She is one of the founders of the social work studies in Romania, working in the Social Work department since 1991. She published several books and articles in the area of child well-being, prevention of violence in schools and families, and the changes in the Romanian child welfare system. She is teaching students at bachelor, master and doctoral level and develops research in the area of Child welfare; Domestic violence; Program and service evaluation; Social exclusion. Her constant research area is Child Welfare and Adverse childhood experiences. Recent research projects focus on Social dimensions of school success, Service standards in protecting Romanian children from abuse and neglect; Children’s rights and Youth’s transition to young adulthood and Risks and resiliencies in Roma childhood.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this paper is to capture the heterogeneity of childhoods of the victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, based on victimology perspective. The topic is relevant for developing better targeted... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Eva Laszlo (Babes Bolyai University)
  2. Maria Roth (Babes Bolyai University)

Topic Area

Child Trafficking (CT)

Session

Daily » Poster Sessions (14:00 - Wednesday, 4th October, King Willem Alexander Foyer)

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