Pedagogiek - Volume 40, Issue 2, 2020

Abstract “You always think it won’t happen to you…” The importance of biological parents in foster care European societies still struggle with the question of how to deal best with, and organise care for, those children who for various reasons need to be placed out of their home. Foster care is currently preferred over institutional care when children are in the care of the state. This evolution towards a manifest choice for foster Read More

Abstract The importance of treating parents in case of imminent out-of-home placement of the child, Child in Healthy System (KINGS) Child in Healthy System (Kind IN Gezond Systeem; KINGS) is a treatment model, developed for children with severe behavioural problems and their parents. The children and their parents are victims of major interpersonal events, such as domestic violence, sexual abuse, neglect and Read More

Abstract High Conflict Divorce as a Complex Family Problem: Why Domestic Violence Screening is Essential High Conflict Divorce form 20% of separations that involve children. These parents continue to litigate child custody and parenting arrangements, and accuse each other of child abuse, intimate partner violence, and mental health problems. The children suffer because of longstanding animosity. In this contributio Read More

Abstract The reliability of children’s testimonies Children’s testimonies about abusive experiences can play a pivotal role in the criminal justice system. This is especially the case when other types of evidence (such as videos, technical traces) are absent. In such cases, it is imperative that children’s testimonies accurately reflect what they have experienced. In the current article, the reliability of children’s statements is disc Read More