Număr de credite: 6

Cod: AMR 7121 

Predare: curs 2h, seminar 1h

Limba de predare: engleză

Tip: curs opțional, semestrul 2, 4 Masterat European în Drepturile Copiilor

Course

1.Introductory class

2. Conceptualize, define, and operationalize “family conflict” within a biopsychosocial and child right’s framework 

3. Children’s Exposure to Family Conflict and Violence: Current Trends

4. Child and Youth Vulnerability within the Family & Community Context

5. Child and Family Risk and Protective Factors

6. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): A Framework for Research & Practice

7. Family Systems Perspectives for Understanding Family Conflict & Violence

8. Ending Violence Against Children: A Global Movement with Local Perspectives

9. Trauma Informed Case Management

10. Crisis Intervention and Case Planning

11. Participatory & Empowerment Approaches to Child and Family Engagement & Intervention

12. Prevention: Family & Parent Education and Advocacy

13. Ethical Dilemmas and Organizational Challenges: Advocacy and Self-Care of the Social Worker

14. Curs final. Recapitulare

Seminar

S1 – Introductory meeting

S2 – Conceptualize, define, and operationalize “family conflict” within a biopsychosocial and child right’s framework 

S3 – Children’s Exposure to Family Conflict and Violence: Current Trends

S4 – Child and Youth Vulnerability within the Family & Community Context

S5 – Child and Family Risk and Protective Factors

S6 – Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): A Framework for Research & Practice

S7 – Family Systems Perspectives for Understanding Family Conflict & Violence

S8 – Ending Violence Against Children: A Global Movement with Local Perspectives

S9 – Trauma Informed Case Management

S10 – Crisis Intervention and Case Planning

S11 – Participatory & Empowerment Approaches to Child and Family Engagement & Intervention

S12 – Prevention: Family & Parent Education and Advocacy

S13 – Ethical Dilemmas and Organizational Challenges: Advocacy and Self-Care of the Social Worker

S14 – Seminar final, clarificarea punctajelor

Bibliography

Week 2:

Whalen, C. (2022). Chapter 30: Article 19 – The right to protection from all forms of violence. In Z. Vaghri, J. Zermatten, G. Lansdown, & R. Ruggiero. (Eds.), Monitoring state compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children’s Well-Being Indicators and Research, 25 (pp. 293-302). Springer (Open Access). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84647-3_2

Child Rights International Network (CRIN). (2018). CRC Article 19: Protection from abuse & neglect. https://archive.crin.org/en/home/rights/convention/articles/article-19-protection-abuse-and-neglect.html

Remery, C. & Schippers, J. (2019). Work-family conflict in the European Union: The impact of Organizational and public facilities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 4419. doi:10.3390/ijerph16224419

UNICEF. (2024, November 4). Ten facts about violence against children. https://data.unicef.org/resources/ten-facts-about-violence-against-children/

United Nations. (n.d.). SDGs and violence against children. https://sdgs.un.org/topics/violence-against-children

Statistica. (2025). Number of domestic crimes committed against women in Romania from 2018 to 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491043/domestic-violence-crimes-in-romania/

Week 3:

European Parliament. (2024). Violence against children in the European Union: Current situation. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2024/762472/EPRS_IDA(2024)762472_EN.pdf 

Wes, M. & Chilera, C. (2023, December 14). Hidden in plain sight: The case of gender-based violence in Romania. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinpeople/hidden-plain-sight-case-gender-based-violence-romania

European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). (2016). Combatting violence against women: Romania. https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2016.5491_mh0416665enn_pdfweb_20170215100610.pdf

Rotaru, S. (2024). Fighting domestic violence in Romania. Legal provisions and resources. Atrium Romanian Law Office. https://theromanianlawyers.com/fighting-domestic-violence-in-romania-legal-provisions-and-resources/

Domestic Violence in Romania (Podcast). Atrium Romania Law Office.

European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). (2024). Gender Equality Index. https://eige.europa.eu/

Kyuchukov, H. (2011). “Roma Girls: Between Traditional Values and Educational Aspirations.” Intercultural Education 22(1): 97–104. doi: 10.108(0/14675986.2011.549648.

Hotchkiss, D.R., Godha, D., Gage, A.J. & Cappa, C. (2016). Risk Factors Associated with the Practice of Child Marriage among Roma Girls in Serbia. BMC International Health and Human Rights 16(1). doi: 10.1186/s12914-016-0081-3. 

Week 4:

Vaghri, Z. (2022). Chapter 4: Article 6 – The right to life, survival, and development. In Z. Vaghri, J. Zermatten, G. Lansdown, & R. Ruggiero. (Eds.), Monitoring state compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children’s Well-Being Indicators and Research, 25 (pp. 31-40). Springer (Open Access). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84647-3_2

Nadan, Y., & Korbin, J. (2018). Cultural Context, Intersectionality, and Child Vulnerability. Childhood Vulnerability Journal, 1(1-3), 5-14.

Eurostat. (2024, June 19). Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Children_at_risk_of_poverty_or_social_exclusion#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20the%20proportion%20of,and%20Greece%20reported%20stable%20figures.

Stalker, K & McArthur, K. (2012). Child abuse, child protection, and disabled children: a review of recent research. Child Abuse Review, 21(1), 24-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.1154

Roth, M. & Toma, S. (2014). The plight of Romanian social protection: addressing the vulnerabilities and well-being in Romanian Roma families. The International Journal of Human Rights, 18:6, 714-734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2014.944813

Molnar, L. (2023). The imperative need for criminological research on the European Roma: A narrative review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 24(2), 1016–1031. DOI: 10.1177/15248380211048448

Week 5:

Wood, C. & Orpinas, P. (2021). Victimization of children with disabilities: coping strategies and protective factors. Disability & Society, 36(9), 1469-1488 https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1802578

Gómez-Leal, R., Megías-Robles, A., Gutiérrez-Cobo, M. J., Cabello, R., & Fernández-Berrocal, P. (2020). Personal Risk and Protective Factors Involved in Aggressive Behavior. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(3-4), NP1489-NP1515. DOI: 10.1177/0886260520926322.

 Bethell, C., Jones, J., Gombojav, N., Linkenbach, J., & Sege, R. (2019). Positive childhood experiences and adult mental health and relational health in a statewide sample. JAMA Pediatr., 173(11), e193007. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3007

New Jersey Department of Child and Family Services. (n.d.). Identifying positive childhood experiences. https://www.nj.gov/dcf/IdentifyingPCEs_Flyer_English.pdf

Week 6:

Sawyer, K., Kempe, S., Carwana, M. & Racine, N. (2024). Global and inclusive considerations for the future of ACEs research. Child Protection and Practice, 3, 100054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.2024.100054

World Health Organization (WHO). (2020). Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ). https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/adverse-childhood-experiences-international-questionnaire-(ace-iq)

Burenzaya, N. (2021). Finding resilience: Ho childhood trauma impacts future health outcomes. Child Hub. https://www.childhub.org/en/child-protection-multimedia-resources/finding-resilience-how-childhood-trauma-impacts-future-health-outcomes

UN Girls Education Initiative (ACES Infographic)

Terre des Hommes. (2021). Towards psychosocial resilience and well-being. Child Hub. https://www.childhub.org/en/child-protection-online-library/towards-psychosocial-resilience-and-well-being

Week 7:

Whalen, C. (2022). Chapter 14. Article 9 – The Right Not to Be Separated from Parents. In: Vaghri, Z., Zermatten, J., Lansdown, G., Ruggiero, R. (eds) Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84647-3_14

Whalen, C. (2022). Chapter 15. Article10: The right to be family reunification. In: Vaghri, Z., Zermatten, J., Lansdown, G., Ruggiero, R. (eds) Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84647-3_14

Morris, K., White, S., Doherty, P., & Warwick, L. (2017). Out of time: Theorizing family in social work practice. Child and Family Social Work, 22, 51-60. doi:10.1111/cfs.12257

Van Hook, M. P. (2014). Social work practice with families: A resiliency –based approach(2^nded.). Lyceum. Chapter 11 Bowen Family Systems (Pages 295-304

Bitter, J. R. (2014). Theory and practice of family therapy and counseling (2^nd ed.). Brooks/ Cole/ Cengage. Chapter 10 Structural Family Therapy (Pages 233- 256)

Wang, X., Lee, M. Y., & Quinn, C. R. (2022). Intergenerational transmission of trauma: unpacking the effects of parental adverse childhood experiences. Journal of Family Studies, 29(4), 1687–1703. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2022.2073903

Chokshi, B., Pukatch, C., Ramsey, N., Dzienny, A.,  Smiley, Y. (2023). The Generational Trauma Card: A tool to educate on intergenerational trauma transmission, Journal of Loss and Trauma, 28(5), 464-471, https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2022.2091315

Nichol, M. R., Curley, L. J., & Sime, P. J. (2025). The intergenerational transmission of trauma, adverse childhood experiences and adverse family experiences: A qualitative exploration of sibling resilience. Behavioral Sciences, 15(2), 161. https:// doi.org/10.3390/bs15020161

Week 8:

World Health Organization (WHO) & Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. (2016). INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241565356

Child Hub. (2019). INSPIRE Good Practice: Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention. https://www.childhub.org/en/child-protection-multimedia-resources/inspire-good-practice-cardiff-model-violence-prevention

Borș-Georgescu, de O. (2022). Proiecte de prevenire a violenței școlare conduse de tineri: Ghid pentru facilitatori. https://www.childhub.org/sites/default/files/attachments/Ghid%20pentru%20facilitatori_%E2%80%9DProiecte%20de%20prevenire%20a%20violen%C8%9Bei%20%C8%99colare%2C%20conduse%20de%20tineri%E2%80%9D.pdf

Grand Challenges for Social Work. (2018). Stop family violence: Fact sheet #3. https://grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/GC-one-pager-family-violence-final.pdf

Cuesta‐García, A., Fernández‐Lansac, V., & Crespo, M. (2023). Barriers to access intimate partner violence services in female Romanian immigrants in Spain: A Delphi study. Journal of Community Psychology, 51, 297–318. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22904

Week 9:

Ruggiero, R. (2022). Chapter 3: Article 3 – The best interest of the child. In Z. Vaghri, J. Zermatten, G. Lansdown, & R. Ruggiero. (Eds.), Monitoring state compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children’s Well-Being Indicators and Research, 25 (pp. 21-29). Springer (Open Access). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84647-3_2

Vikander, M., & Källström, Å. (2024). What children exposed to domestic violence value when meeting social workers: A practice-oriented systematic research review. Child & Family Social Work, 29(1), 287–298. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13073

CESVI. (2021). Resilience-focused case management: A manual for frontline workers. https://www.cesvi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cesvi_Resilience-focuse_Case_Management_Manual.pdf

Week 10:

Hopson, L. M. & Kim, J. S. (2004) A solution-focused approach to crisis intervention with adolescents. Journal of Evidence – Based Social Work, 1(2-3), 93-110, https://doi.org/10.1300/J394v01n02_07

Gireesan, A., Deb, S., Hernandez, E. J. (2023). Family-based intervention for children in crisis. In Sibnath Deb & Brian A Gerrard (Ed.). School-Based Family Counseling for Crisis and Disaster (p.166-179). 10.4324/9781003201977-11

Buchholz Holland, C. D. (2023). Using solution-focused brief therapy with students who have experienced trauma. In Sibnath Deb & Brian A Gerrard (Ed.). School-Based Family Counseling for Crisis and Disaster (p.166-179). 10.4324/9781003201977-11

National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0800500333

Hotlines in Romania

Week 11:

Romanian Law No. 295 (27 November 2024) Supplementing Law no. 272/2004 on the protection and promotion of the rights of the child (decision-making process and consultation with children).

https://www.childhub.org/sites/default/files/library/attachments/93_177_RO_original.pdf

https://www.childhub.org/sites/default/files/library/attachments/92_177_en_original.pdf

Landsdown, G. (2022). Chapter 5: Article 12 – The right to be heard. In Z. Vaghri, J. Zermatten, G. Lansdown, & R. Ruggiero. (Eds.), Monitoring state compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children’s Well-Being Indicators and Research, 25 (pp. 41-48). Springer (Open Access). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84647-3_2

Olsen, R. K. (2023). Key factors for child participation – an empowerment model for active inclusion in participatory processes. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1247483.

doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1247483

Shaibe, J. & Shemer, O. (2024). The outsider within: The agentic practices of Family Group Conference coordinators in the context of families with children at risk. Child and Family Social Work, 29(2), 560-570. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13114

Alfandari, R., Taylor, B. J., Enosh, G., Killick, C., McCafferty, P., Mullineux, J., … Whittaker, A. (2022). Group decision-making theories for child and family social work. European Journal of Social Work, 26(2), 204–217. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2021.2016651

Samson, M. (2020). Family Group Conferencing: Care and control. New Vistas, 6(2). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346477246_Can_the_Family_Group_Conferencing_FGC_model_alleviate_tensions_between_social_worker’s_dual_responsibility_of_Child_Protection_and_family_support_A_Systematic_Review

Johansen, S. (2020). Therapeutic features of the family group conference model when applied for long-term social assistance recipients. Journal of Family Social Work. 23(3), 277-292. https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2019.1709245

Week 12:

Villardón-Gallego, L., García-Cid, A., Estévez, A., & García-Carrión, R. (2023). Early educational interventions to prevent gender-based violence: A systematic review. Healthcare, 11, 142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ healthcare11010142

The Knowledge Network for Innovations in Learning and Teaching (KNILT). (2021).

Teaching children affected by family violence. https://knilt.arcc.albany.edu/Teaching_Children_Affected_by_Family_Violence 

Week 13:

Vang, M. L., Gleeson, C., Hansen, M., & Shevlin, M. (2020). Covariates of burnout and secondary traumatisation in professionals working with child survivors of Trauma: A research synthesis. The British Journal of Social Work, 50(7), 1981–2001. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz117

Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP). (2018). Strengthening families: A protective factor framework – Taking care of yourself. https://cssp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Taking-Care-of-Yourself-Self-Care-for-Child-Welfare-Workers.pdf

Pharris, A. B., Munoz, R. T., & Hellman, C. M. (2022). Hope and resilience as protective factors linked to lower burnout among child welfare workers. Children and Youth Services Review, 136, 106424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106424 

Nilsen, K. H., Lauritzen, C., Vis, S. A., & Iversen, A. (2023). Factors affecting child welfare and protection workers’ intention to quit: a cross-sectional study from Norway. Human Resources for Health, 21(43) 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-023-00829-1

Ondrejková, N., & Halamová, J. (2022). Prevalence of compassion fatigue among helping professions and relationship to compassion for others, self-compassion and self-criticism. Health & social care in the community, 30(5), 1680–1694. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13741

Stamm, B. H. (2009). Professional Quality of Life: Compassion satisfaction & fatigue version 5 (ProQOL). https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/compassion-satisfaction-and-fatigue-stamm-2009.pdf

Cameron, M. & Bradley, L. (2022). Building resilience for child welfare professionals. National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) & Florida State University, College of Social Work, Florida Institute for Child Welfare. https://ncwwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Building-Resilience-for-Child-Welfare-Professionals-PPT.pdf

40% Written exam during the examination period 

10% Active participation  

20% Reflection child rights, the Sustainable Development Goals and the current state of child and family well-being (Romania, Europe, &/or globally) 

30% Case study– small group work 

General objective of the discipline: Capacitate students with values, knowledge, and skills for effective social work practice (engagement, assessment, & intervention) with children and families affected by conflict and violence within the biological and/or extended family

Specific objective of the discipline:

• Conceptualize, define, and operationalize family conflict and violence within an ecological framework
•  Discuss the different forms of “conflict” and the relationships to violence and trauma
•  Describe the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), behavior, and neuro-biological responses.
•  Describe protective and promotive factors and the relationship to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in children and caregivers
•  Identify ethical dilemmas and self-care strategies for child protection social workers
• Apply children’s rights and the 3 Ps to assessment and intervention planning with children and families affected by conflict and violence