The global impact of COVID-19 on child protection professionals: A scoping review and thematic analysis.

COVID-19 Child maltreatment (CM) Child protection professionals (CPPs) Resilience Scoping review Thematic analysis

Journal

Child abuse & neglect
ISSN: 1873-7757
Titre abrégé: Child Abuse Negl
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7801702

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
19 Jul 2023
Historique:
received: 26 02 2023
revised: 04 07 2023
accepted: 09 07 2023
medline: 22 7 2023
pubmed: 22 7 2023
entrez: 21 7 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered new risks for child maltreatment (CM) and exacerbated existing challenges for families and children, elevating the importance of child protection professionals (CPPs) while also adding barriers to their work. During the pandemic, many CPPs experienced increased workloads, a disrupted work environment, and personal pandemic-related hardships. However, the scope of how COVID-19 impacted CPPs globally, as well as their adopted coping strategies, have not been well explored. This study addresses these gaps in the research by conducting an international scoping review to explore and analyze these topics. The scoping review was performed in six languages: English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, across 16 databases. Sixteen manuscripts were included in the final thematic analysis of this review. Two main themes were identified: 1) the impact of COVID-19 on CPPs, and 2) the coping and adaptation strategies employed by CPPs during COVID-19. This review revealed and emphasized the importance of CPPs' resilience during COVID-19, underpinned by the theoretical framework of the social ecology of resilience. This study highlights the responsibility of social ecologies and organizational structures to create readiness for a rapid response in times of crisis as well as valuable evidence to inform how CPPs, children, and families may be better supported in the event of a future crisis.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered new risks for child maltreatment (CM) and exacerbated existing challenges for families and children, elevating the importance of child protection professionals (CPPs) while also adding barriers to their work. During the pandemic, many CPPs experienced increased workloads, a disrupted work environment, and personal pandemic-related hardships. However, the scope of how COVID-19 impacted CPPs globally, as well as their adopted coping strategies, have not been well explored.
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
This study addresses these gaps in the research by conducting an international scoping review to explore and analyze these topics.
METHOD METHODS
The scoping review was performed in six languages: English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, across 16 databases. Sixteen manuscripts were included in the final thematic analysis of this review.
RESULTS RESULTS
Two main themes were identified: 1) the impact of COVID-19 on CPPs, and 2) the coping and adaptation strategies employed by CPPs during COVID-19. This review revealed and emphasized the importance of CPPs' resilience during COVID-19, underpinned by the theoretical framework of the social ecology of resilience.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
This study highlights the responsibility of social ecologies and organizational structures to create readiness for a rapid response in times of crisis as well as valuable evidence to inform how CPPs, children, and families may be better supported in the event of a future crisis.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106347 PMID: 37479549
pubmed: 37479549
pii: S0145-2134(23)00335-6
doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106347
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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

106347

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Carmit Katz (C)

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. Electronic address: drckatz@gmail.com.

Talia Glucklich (T)

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.

Afnan Attrash-Najjar (A)

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.

Ma'ayan Jacobson (M)

Haruv Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: maayan@haruv.org.il.

Noa Cohen (N)

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.

Natalia Varela (N)

Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Externado University, Calle 12 No. 1-17 Este, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: natalia.varela@uexternado.edu.co.

Sidnei Rinaldo Priolo-Filho (SR)

Laboratório de Pesquisa, Prevenção e Intervenção em Psicologia Forense - Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, Brazil.

Annie Bérubé (A)

The Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada. Electronic address: annie.berube@uqo.ca.

Olivia D Chang (OD)

School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: ochang@umich.edu.

Delphine Collin-Vézina (D)

The Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Suite 106, Wilson Hall, 3506 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada. Electronic address: delphine.collin-vezina@mcgill.ca.

Ansie Fouché (A)

Department of Social Wellbeing, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, COMPRES Research Entity, Gauteng, South Africa. Electronic address: ansie.fouche@nwu.ac.za.

Sadiyya Haffejee (S)

Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: sadiyyah@uj.ac.za.

Ilan Katz (I)

Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. Electronic address: ilan.katz@unsw.edu.au.

Kathryn Maguire-Jack (K)

School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: kmjack@umich.edu.

Nadia Massarweh (N)

The Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, P.O. Box 124, Baqa-El-Gharbia 3010000, Israel.

Michelle O'Reilly (M)

School of Media, Communication, and Sociology, University of Leicester and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK. Electronic address: mjo14@le.ac.uk.

Ashwini Tiwari (A)

The Institute of Public and Preventive Health, Augusta University, 1120 15th St, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Electronic address: atiwari@augusta.edu.

Elmien Truter (E)

North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, COMPRES Research Entity, Gauteng, South Africa. Electronic address: Elmien.Truter@nwu.ac.za.

Rebeca Veras de Andrade Vieira (RV)

Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil.

Hayley Walker-Williams (H)

North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, COMPRES Research Entity, Gauteng, South Africa. Electronic address: Hayley.williams@nwu.ac.za.

Murilo Ricardo Zibetti (MR)

Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil.

Christine Werkele (C)

The Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W. - MIP 201A, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada. Electronic address: wekerc@mcmaster.ca.

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