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Cross cultural transferability in child protection: challenges and opportunities
Author(s) -
Lidchi Victoria Gabrielle
Publication year - 2003
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.802
Subject(s) - child protection , neglect , transferability , multidisciplinary approach , context (archaeology) , public relations , capacity building , child abuse , political science , sociology , business , engineering ethics , economic growth , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , economics , engineering , law , environmental health , nursing , geography , archaeology , human capital
The paper uses the experience of working in Bolivia in the eld of child protection to discuss the usage of international contributions and cooperation in the implementation of child protection measures. The challenges and opportunities involved in the implementation of child protection policy and practice in Bolivia are discussed in the context of the realities faced in many countries of South America. The paper describes how a systemic approach was used to provoke change, to maximize the effectiveness of what resources and capabilities already existed and to promote continuing improvement in multidisciplinary cooperation. Where resources are not available for an integrated multisectorial approach dedicated to child abuse and neglect (CAN), leadership and capacity‐building in this way may be used to enable practitioners to transform the challenges of implementation into opportunities for learning and better practice. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.