International Social Work
Volume 58, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 717-731

Community-based child protection with Palestinian refugees in South Lebanon: Engendering hope and safety (Article)

O’Leary P.* , Hutchinson A. , Squire J.
  • a Menzies Health Institute (Queensland) and School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University, Australia
  • b Tilda Goldberg Centre, University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
  • c Foundation Terre des hommes Lausanne, Switzerland, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Abstract

Engendering hope with refugee children is an important role of those working in child protection. This article reports on one part of an evaluation of a community-based child protection project working with Palestinian refugees in southern Lebanon. Validated tools were used to measure levels of hope in 222 children and young people before and after social work intervention. Results were compared to a smaller group of similar children who received no intervention. Children who received social work intervention were shown to have significant improvement in hope. Results highlight the need for early intervention and in some cases intensive contact. © 2015, © The Author(s) 2015.

Author Keywords

Measurement Palestinian refugees child protection Refugees humanitarian aid social work humanitarian aid case management Hope

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84940671709&doi=10.1177%2f0020872815584427&partnerID=40&md5=2b60acc4c9724206939c111a7876d81e
DOI: 10.1177/0020872815584427
ISSN: 00208728
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English