[WiLT] Sexual Violence Research Initiative: Seminar in London 23 Sept 2010

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Sexual Violence Research Initiative: Seminar

23 September 2010 from 16:00 - 20:00
London

The Sexual Violence Research Initiative would like to invite you to attend a
research seminar on Parenting, Gender Socialisation and the Prevention of Child
Abuse and Neglect in Low- and Middle-income Countries.

The seminar will be held on Thursday, 23 September 2010, from 4-8pm at the
Trafalgar Hotel, London, UK.

"The harmful effects of child abuse and neglect on child development are
increasingly understood as important for prevention of child sexual abuse
victimization and sexual violence perpetration. Parenting and the home setting
is one of the influences on risk of abuse in childhood and the gender
socialization of boys and girls. Parenting factors have been found to buffer and
mediate the effects of wider family and community factors on children's
development. Parenting interventions are an important and potentially
fundamental approach to the prevention of child maltreatment and promotion of
safe, nurturing, non-violent home settings - both in the immediate family and in
the next generation of young men. A number of parenting interventions have been
shown to reduce harsh parenting, prevent or reduce child maltreatment and
improve child outcomes. The extent to which these interventions translate across
countries and cultures is however something that remains unknown.

To address these gaps and others, with support from the Oak Foundation, the SVRI
has commissioned Wendy Knerr from the Dept of Social Policy and Social Work,
University of Oxford and Laura McCloskey, Professor of Public Health, University
of Illinois to undertake desk reviews on parenting interventions to prevent
child neglect and abuse in low-and-middle income countries and models and
interventions for gender re-socialisation and the elimination of misogyny to
prevent child maltreatment. We have also invited Dr Sandya Barge, Centre for
Operations Research and Training, Gujarat, India, and Carol Bower, Consultant to
East, Central and Southern Health Community, to present on vulnerability and
protective factors for child sexual abuse in India and Sub-Saharan Africa
respectively.

We will use this workshop to discuss initial findings of these reviews and
address the following questions:
* What do we know about parenting and home environment strengthening
interventions to reduce exposure to abuse and neglect globally?
* What has worked and have they been evaluated?
* What do we know about parenting interventions aimed at transforming gender
socialisation of children globally? What has worked and have they been
evaluated?
* What are the methodologies used and lessons learned from promising practices?
* Have any of these promising practices been scaled up or replicated elsewhere?
* What are the issues that need to be considered in adaptation of effective
programmes for lower-income settings?
* What are the gaps in policy and how should we address this?
* What are the gaps and priorities to consider for research in the area?

Workshop details:

Where: The Boardroom, Trafalgar Hotel, London, UK
When: Thursday, 23rd September 2010
Time: 4-8pm
RSVP: Please send your RSVP to Lizle Loots
Email: lloots at mrc.ac.za
Phone: 021 938 0422

Accommodation and travel costs are to be covered by the participant.

For more information and / or to confirm your attendance email Lizle Loots at
lloots at mrc.ac.za.

Source: http://www.svri.org/

http://www.awid.org/eng/Women-in-Action/Events-around-the-world/Seminar2