Globalization and its impact of Caribbean Child Welfare Flashcards
Globalization
Globalization encourages nations, business and individuals to become integrated into the global market.
Three principal drivers of globalisation
Transport, technology, capitalism
Advantages the caribbean has in regard to gobalization
the Region is democratic;
Region is highly educated
English speaking
An increasingly liberalised trade environment
Weaknesses of Globalisation in Caribbean
a small resource base both in terms of skills and natural resources
limited institutional capability within both the public and private sectors
small domestic markets inhibiting the realisation of scale economies
proneness to natural disasters; environmental fragility;
high export dependence and high import dependence including, in particular, dependence on imported energy
CPFSA
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), formed out of a merger of the Child Development Agency and the Office of Children’s Registry
The CPFSA delivers the following programmes and services:
Intake, Investigation & Court Services
Overseas Investigations
Residential Service
Counselling Services
Living in Family Environments (L.I.F.E.) Programme
Primary Prevention Programmes
Police Lock-up Surveillance
The Child Care and Protection Act covers three groups of children’s rights:
PROTECTION RIGHTS: Rights that protect children from all types of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
PROVISION RIGHTS: Rights that guarantee the basic things that children need for their survival, growth and development.
PARTICIPATION RIGHTS: Rights that ensure children’s views are considered when making decisions that affect them and that opportunities are provided for them to share their views.
Strategies
CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM
Strengthen key components of the child protection system and coordination of the sector, including the creation of community-based child protection committees and strengthening of inter-agency referral mechanisms.
Strategies
PSYCHO-SOCIAL SERVICES
Improve the quality and delivery of psychosocial services and community-based interventions for particularly vulnerable children, including mental health services for children in the care of the state, mechanisms to protect children in emergencies and early response services for child sexual abuse.
Violence Prevention Strategies (WHO)
Developing safe, stable and nurturing relationships between children and their parents and caregivers;
Developing life skills in children and adolescents;
Reducing the availability and harmful use of alcohol;
Violence Prevention Strategies (WHO)
Reducing access to guns, knives and pesticides;
Promoting gender equality to prevent violence against women;
Changing cultural and social norms that support violence;
Victim identification, care and support programmes.
initiatives that address the issue of violence against children whether directly or indirectly are:
Ananda Alert System
Multi-Agency Diversion Team
Public Awareness Campaign
Promoting Children’s Rights in the Media
Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP)
Is violence the greatest issue with Child welfare in Jamaica?
Identify current strategies in Jamaica to address violence and children. How are they doing?
What strategies do international partners propose? What is the role of the Social Worker here?
