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Choosing between child protection programmes
Author(s) -
Briggs Freda,
Hawkins Russell M. F.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
child abuse review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-0852
pISSN - 0952-9136
DOI - 10.1002/car.2380030406
Subject(s) - child protection , christian ministry , empowerment , curriculum , medical education , psychology , pedagogy , political science , medicine , nursing , law
In 1985, Victorian police (Melbourne, Australia) adopted „Protective Behaviours” and promoted it nationwide as a school‐based child protection programme. New Zealand police examined and rejected this „empowerment” model and, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education, created their own stage‐by‐stage school curriculum for children of 5 years upwards. Three hundred and seventy‐eight Australian and New Zealand children were interviewed before and after using the programmes, with a 12‐month interval to assess retention rates. The New Zealand method was more effective in increasing children's safety knowledge. In both countries, success related to the factors of social class, level of teacher commitment and parent participation in the programme. Descriptions of the two types of programmes are presented to help informed choice regarding child protection programmes.