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Personalizing Child Protection: The Value of Responsivity Factors

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  • Anne M. E. Bijlsma

    (Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WS Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Claudia E. van der Put

    (Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WS Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Geertjan Overbeek

    (Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WS Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Geert Jan J. M. Stams

    (Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WS Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Mark Assink

    (Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WS Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Personalization is an important strategy for enhancing the effectiveness of treatment that is aimed at reducing the risk of child maltreatment. In recent years, a growing body of research has appeared on how child protection can benefit from the principles of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model, but no attention has yet been paid to the implementation of the responsivity principle in child protection. Put simply, this principle states that treatment must be tailored to individual characteristics of clients to optimize its effectiveness. This study was the first to address how the responsivity principle can be of value in child protection. First, a systematic review of responsivity factors in forensic care was performed. Second, the relevance of applying each factor in child protection was examined through interviews with clinical professionals working in the field, who also provided suggestions on how treatment can be tailored to each of these factors. This resulted in an overview of seven responsivity factors all related to caregiver characteristics: problem denial, motivation to cooperate with treatment, psychological problems, cognitive abilities, cultural background, practical barriers such as financial problems and social support, and barriers to specific treatment types such as group therapy. Implications and recommendations for strengthening clinical practice are discussed.

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  • Anne M. E. Bijlsma & Claudia E. van der Put & Geertjan Overbeek & Geert Jan J. M. Stams & Mark Assink, 2021. "Personalizing Child Protection: The Value of Responsivity Factors," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:10:y:2021:i:6:p:205-:d:566520
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    1. Pronk, S. & van den Berg, G. & Mulder, E.A. & Kuiper, C. & Stams, G.J.J.M. & Popma, A., 2023. "The development of adolescents in a non-residential alternative educational facility, including the prevention of secure residential placement," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).

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