Development of an ecosystemic and participatory tool for the analysis of children’s need in the context of child neglect: The experience of Place aux parents
Child neglect is a well-recognized problem that has important negative consequences on children’s development. Despite numerous studies on the subject, measuring changes in the response those children receive to their needs is still challenging. We present a tool that could offer a portrait of families’ situation and evolution in time. The tool is based on the ecological model of neglect. It also offers a participative approach, whereby social workers, as well as parents, are engaged in the evaluation of the children’s need, the parental responses and the environmental factors contributing to the family situation. 54 parents and 8 intervenors were interviewed concerning the benefit and challenges related to the usage of the tool.