Below are 8 weekly reading questions for each is required a 170- 200 word response. this is a social work topic on global child welfare.
The book that most of these questions are based on is Mapp, S. (2011). Global Child Welfare and Well-Being. New York: Oxford University Press.
Week 2: What are the main ideas of the Convention on the Rights of the Child? Why is it relevant to you as a child welfare professional?
Week 3: Is the mobile phone a good way for migrated mothers and/ or fathers to communicate and take care of their child who was left to stay with relatives in the parents’ country of origin?
Week 4: When is child labor detrimental to the wellbeing of children?
Week 5: What are possible ways to prevent and respond to child trafficking? How can you as child welfare professionals contribute to protect children from child trafficking?
Week 6: What are some of the long-term effects of children’s involvement in armed conflict, particularly in a conflict’s aftermath? How do children try to cope with these effects?
Week 7: Why is inter-country adoption a complex and controversial issue? What implications can you draw from this complex and controversial nature of the issue for global child welfare practice?
Week 8: What are some of the barriers to children’s education, especially for girls? Which role does poverty play in this context?
Week 9: Why is the participation of parents during therapeutic work with children important?