Essays about: "“best interest of the child”"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 45 essays containing the words “best interest of the child”.

  1. 21. A child belongs to the whole community.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Lovisa Strömberg; Josefin Svensson; [2015-01-22]
    Keywords : Institutional care; family-based care; orphans and convention of the rights of the child.;

    Abstract : This qualitative study has taken place in Burundi. Burundi suffers from years of violence and diseases like HIV/AIDS. Many parents have passed away or are not capable to take care of their children, which are leading to a lot of Orphans and other Vulnerable Children (OVC). READ MORE

  2. 22. Please state your age - An evaluation of the age assessment of unaccompanied minors seeking international protection in Sweden and whether such practice is in compliance with international and regional obligations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Nina Hansson; [2015]
    Keywords : Benefit of the doubt; Unaccompanied minors; Migration law; Age assessment; Åldersbedömning; medical examination; Best interest of the child; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Det är vanligt förekommande att stater utför åldersbedömningar av ensamkommande barn när de ansökt om internationellt skydd. Då Sverige är den medlemstat som tar emot flest ensamkommande flyktingbarn i Europa är det särskilt vanligt att åldersutredningar behöver utföras varvid det ämnar sig att närmare granska Sveriges tillvägagångssätt för en sådan åldersbedömning. READ MORE

  3. 23. SEPARATED AND UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN PLACED IN CARE - Perspectives and experiences of Professionals working in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Eloisa Nair Lopes da Costa; [2014-01-03]
    Keywords : Separated and unaccompanied children; care placements; best interest of the child; integration; social inclusion;

    Abstract : According to the United Nations Refugee Agency nearly half of the thirty four million people registered as refugees are children. In 2012, Sweden received 2915 separated and unaccompanied asylum seeking children, the highest number ever registered in the Country; and by the end of August 2013, there were already 1958 new applications. READ MORE

  4. 24. Securing the child´s best interest for unaccompanied minors living in group homes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sandra Lennartsson; [2014]
    Keywords : The child´s best interest; policy implementation; street-level bureaucrats; unaccompanied minor asylum seekers; group home personnel; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the part of the policy process called implementation. Theorists like Lipsky (1980) and Rice (2012) assign the street-level bureaucrats a major role in this process. The street-level bureaucrats of object in this study are personnel on group homes for unaccompanied minors. READ MORE

  5. 25. Juggling with dilemmas when promoting public health : Nurses´ and physicians´ motivating strategies towards vaccine hesitant parents

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Linda Ivarsson Markus; [2014]
    Keywords : bioethics; herd immunity; public health; immunization programs; bioetik; flockimmunitet; folkhälsa; vaccinationsprogram;

    Abstract : Background: To achieve control of a vaccine preventable communicable disease, it is of importance to establish high enough coverage to reach the threshold for herd immunity.  Preventive public health interventions, such as vaccination programmes, create dilemmas between societal versus individual benefits of the programme. READ MORE