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Promoting science to the benefit of practice: A professional biography of Walter Hellinckx
Maes, B.; Grietens, H. and Ghesquiere, P.

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Occupational burnout among child welfare workers: A work-setting comparison
Romi, S.; Savicki, V.; Grupper, E. and Caspi, R.

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Burnout in three groups of child welfare workers was studied: child and youth care workers in community settings (n = 139), residential workers (n = 190), and teachers (n = 51). The research hypotheses are: (1) the groups differ in their personal characteristics, perception of work environment, attitudes toward coping, and burnout. (2) different patterns of relationships exist between the main variables of the study for each group.(3) Different patterns of contributors to burnout will appear in the community, residential, and teacher settings. Results supported the hypotheses showing significant differences between the three groups in the characteristics of the workers, work environment, levels of burnout and in the patterns of contributors to burnout, with community workers showing that an environmental climate related to empowerment was linked to a greater sense of accomplishment at work. Implications for educators, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners are discussed.

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Child abuse in Cyprus: Reality or fiction?
Georgiades, S.D.

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Objectives: No previous empirical study concerned itself with the nature and magnitude of child abuse and neglect in Cyprus. Methods: To answer these questions, a telephone interview is conducted with 120 Greek-Cypriot adults, randomly selected from the Nicosia telephone directory (a .81 response rate). Results: Child abuse is far greater than what is investigated by the Cyprus Department of Social Welfare. About one fifth of respondents report physical and emotional abuse as children, three percent report sex" abuse, and no one reports child neglect. Boys are at higher risk for physical and emotional abuse, and equally at risk as girls for sexual abuse. Moreover, over three fourths of the sample feels that there is large to very large deficiency of public education about child abuse issues in Cyprus. Conclusions: The findings are situated within an international context, and study limitations, and numerous practice and research implications are concluded.

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Incidence, prevalence and trauma associated with exposure to violence in Romanian institutionalized children
Gavrilovici, O. and Groza, V.

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While violence against children is a world wide problem, much less is known about it in the former communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe. This study examines violence among a group of the most at-risk children, children institutionalized in Romania. Survey data were collected on 448 children from 6 institutions located in rural, urban and semi-urban settings. Results suggest that many children are exposed to violence in the institutions and report trauma. Sexual abuse is highly reported by both males and females. While the study cannot determine cause and effect, it outlines policy and practice implications for improving the life of the most at risk children.

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Use and views of physical restraint in select residential treatment programs
Lee, B.R.; McMillen, J.C. and Fedoravicius, N.

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The safe and appropriate application of restraint in residential programs is a challenge in countries throughout the world. Efforts to minimize or regulate restraint use are often emphasized. However, little is known about restraint practice or prevention across youth residential programs. This study examined variation in restraint rate and type, stakeholders' views, and restraint reduction efforts in these programs. Using incident report records and qualitative stakeholder interviews from nine agencies, we found substantial variation on every dimension of restraint use. While stakeholders valued restraints for maintaining safety, strategies to minimize this tool were recommended.

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Using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to measure the behavior and emotional health of children in schools in the United Kingdom
Hobbs, T.; Little, M. and Kaoukji, D. 

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This article describes the application of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as a tool for understanding the nature and prevalence of mental health disorders in schools within a local authority in the UK. Teachers from 24 primary schools completed the SDQ on behalf of 1,204 children. Illustrative data are presented to highlight its relevance to policy-makers and schools. The article discusses the ways in which the data may be used to improve mental health and school performance by considering where resources are best allocated, by challenging expected patterns of mental health and by using data to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of strategies and services to improve mental health.