Psychological care and treatment of abusive parents for the family reunification -A Comparative study between Japan and the United States
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15530462
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical psychology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
TANASE Kazuyo Kyoto Women's University, Dep. of contemporary Society, associate professor, 現代社会学部, 助教授 (30340441)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2004
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
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| Keywords | abusive parents / abused child / family reunification / psychological care / order for care attendance / juvenile court / international information exchange / United States / 親子再統合 / アメリカ |
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| Research Abstract |
In 2003-2004, I observed child abuse case hearings at juvenile court and conducted an interview survey with people involved in those cases in three California counties : Los Angeles, San Francisco and Alameda. In the United States, there are two opposing viewpoints about how to proceed when child abuse is detected. The first asserts that the family must be kept intact. Advocates of this view believe that the optimal child-rearing environment is with the biological parents and endeavor to keep a child with its family. If at all possible, even in the event of child abuse, it is believed that efforts should be made towards keeping the family together. Accordingly, as far as the parent and child are concerned, it is considered optimal for both that a child is placed with a relative after being separated from the parent. On the other hand, those who strongly oppose to the insistence on family preservation asserts that short-term intervention does not bring about major changes in cases where
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children had to be separated from their parents. Even though changes might occur, long-term intervention is required and in the meanwhile, it is important to consider the negative consequences when leaving the children in limbo. Care by relatives is also viewed with skepticism and providing a child with a permanent home as early as possible by means of adoption is considered to be in the child's best interests. Child welfare laws and court proceedings are heavily tinged with the conflict between these two perspectives. It is said that the United States generally has a 20-40% success rate for family reunification, but recurrence of abuse is common. However, considering the fact that the families, who receive services, are generally burdened with problems, such as poverty and abuse that extend through generations, severe dysfunction and pathology are often present and since the services are offered for just over a year, these results are commendable.
In Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Child Guidance Center is the nation's foremost proponent and it is making an attempt at joint parent-child therapy, mothers' groups, fathers' groups and children's groups for family reunification. However, in the absence of a judicial enforcement system, such as in the Unites States, the reality is that the therapy participation rate, approximately 6% of those undergoing temporary protective care, is extremely low. Constructing such a system is an issue that merits future attention. Less
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Research Products
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[Book] 埋葬と亡霊2005
Author(s)
森 茂起編
Total Pages
257
Publisher
世界思想社
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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[Book] 家族のアジエンダ2004
Author(s)
井上眞理子編
Total Pages
254
Publisher
世界思想社
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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