Re: intergeneration transmission of child guardianship

[Rob Schilling <rfs@xxxxxxxx>]

Can you clarify you first paragraph?  Not exactly sure what your research is
about.

RS

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"B.O. Vogelvang" wrote:

> Colleagues,
>
> Starting janaury 2001, I will conduct small scale research project on the
> intergenerational transmission of child guardianship and termination of
> parental rights. In other words: As a child, parents were put under child
> guardianship or the grandparent's rights were terminated. Now, as present
> parents, their own children have been put under child guardianship or their
> rights as parents have been terminated.
> Which factors are related to this transmission? Which factors are related to
> breaking this cycle? Methods to be used are literature research (to
> construct a model for transmitting / breaking this cycle) and interviewing
> parents, children and professionals to validate the model. After validating
> the model, a large-scale prospective study will be set up. The research is
> funded by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and is part of a research program to
> determine and  improve the quality and effectiveness of child guardianship /
> supervision measures.
>
> I have three questions concerning the small-scale project:
>
> 1.  I am looking for research / literature on the intergenerational
> transmission of child guardianship.  Of course, literature on
> intergenerational transmission of child abuse and neglect is abundant, but I
> find it extremely difficult to find articles related to transmission of
> child guardianship and termination of parental rights as a consequence of
> substantiated child abuse and neglect cases.  I would appreciate
> suggestions.
> 2. Factors related to intergenerational transmission of child guardianship /
> termination of parential rights are probably not only to be found in parent,
> child, family and neighborhood / network functioning, but also in the
> characteristics of services related to child protection themselves, and in
> the dynamics between families and these services. I would appreciate
> literature suggestions.
> 3. I would very much appreciate suggestions for semi-structured interviews
> to be held with parents and children to investigate their history/memories,
> feelings and attributions regarding the transmission of 1) child abuse and
> neglect en b) child guardianship and termination of parental rights as a
> consequence of this.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> sincerely,
>
> Bas Vogelvang. Ph.D.
>
> Van Montfoort Youth Care Consultancy and Research
> Woerden
> The Netherlands