Overview
Presents the results of researches conducted with children and youth at risk for over 20 years in Brazil
Builds upon the Bioecological Theory of Human Development to propose theoretical and methodological approaches developed especially for the countries of the Global South
Discusses the results of evidence-based interventions, showing its effectiveness in specific cultural contexts
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Contexts of Violence
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Risk and Protective Factors
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Vulnerability in Mother-Infant Relations
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Institutional Care
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Keywords
- Children at risk
- Youth at risk
- Children in poverty
- Children and youth in need
- Children and youth rights
- Children for adoption
- Social vulnerability
- Resilience
- Bioecological Theory of Human Development
- Family violence
- Violence at school
- Dating violence
- Sexual violence against children
- Drug trafficking
- Foster care
- Social stigma
- Psychology of Global South
- childhood studies
- maternal and child health
About this book
Departing from these original theoretical and methodological approaches, the book also presents the results of evidence-based interventions, showing its effectiveness in specific contexts. All of this makes Vulnerable Children and Youth in Brazil – Innovative Approaches from the Psychology of Social Development a valuable tool for psychologists, educators, social scientists and public health professionals studying or working with children and youth at risk in different parts of the world, contributing to the understanding of human development in cultural context.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Silvia H. Koller is a professor of the Psychology Institute of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where she directs the Center for Studies of At-Risk Children, Youth and Families (CEP-Rua). She holds a PhD in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul and her research focuses on broad questions of development and social cognition, including risk and resilience among impoverished and homeless children and adolescents, children’s rights, violence, prejudice, and positive psychology. Dr. Koller has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and 40 chapters in edited volumes in national, regional, and international outlets on these topics. She also edited more than 10 books in Brazil. She leads an active research group that has conducted numerous empirical studies and developed and/or evaluated programs that focus on promoting social justice; preventing and treating emotional, sexual and physical abuse and outcomes; training teachers and professionals who work with at-risk populations, and fostering economic and international development. Dr. Koller has received funding from the Kellogg Foundation, World Childhood Foundation (WCF), World Bank, and Brazilian agencies. Through these activities, Dr. Koller has established a major network of contacts and research collaborations throughout the five continents.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Vulnerable Children and Youth in Brazil
Book Subtitle: Innovative Approaches from the Psychology of Social Development
Editors: Débora Dalbosco Dell'Aglio, Silvia Helena Koller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65033-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65032-6Published: 03 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87931-4Published: 29 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65033-3Published: 20 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 282
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Developmental Psychology, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Maternal and Child Health