NCJ Number
50570
Editor(s)
J C WESTMAN
Date Published
1976
Length
243 pages
Annotation
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS DISCUSSED CHILD-REARING ALTERNATIVES, RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN, CHILD CUSTODY, CHILD ADVOCACY, AND CHILD ABUSE, FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF LAW, MEDICINE, EDUCATION, AND SOCIOLOGY.
Abstract
THE DISCUSSIONS ARE DIVIDED INTO CATEGORIES INCLUDING THE STATUS OF CHILDREN, THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN, LEGAL ISSUES IN CHILD ADVOCACY, AND APPLICATIONS OF CHILD ADVOCACY. THE PROCEEDINGS BEGIN WITH A REVIEW OF THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN. THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WERE APPROACHED FROM THE POINTS OF VIEW OF CRITICAL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, NECESSARY VALUES, COPING SKILLS, AND OPTIMAL CHILD-REARING ENVIRONMENTS. FOLLOWING AN EXPOSITION OF THE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN RELATING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN TO CHILD-REARING PRACTICES, SOCIAL INTERVENTION IN PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND THE SOCIAL CONTROL OF BEHAVIOR, THE CONFERENCE CONCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION OF CHILD ADVOCACY PRINCIPLES TO MEDICINE, MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION, THE LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY. FOR SELECTED READINGS, SEE NCJ 50571-50577. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--DAG)