ABSTRACT

The Children’s Hearing system was established in Scotland over 50 years ago to respond to child welfare and juvenile justice concerns. Found throughout all regions of Scotland, the child welfare system is a community-based approach where volunteers play an essential role by serving on Children’s Panels. This research focuses on the Children’s Panel volunteers and explores their role within the Children’s Hearing system, reasons for volunteering, types of cases reviewed, their training, and volunteers’ broader influence as catalysts for improving child well-being. It then explores the possibility of replicating the evidenced based model in other cultural settings struggling to find holistic, community-based approaches to child well-being.

摘要

50 多年前，苏格兰建立了儿童听力系统，以应对儿童福利和少年司法问题。儿童福利系统遍布苏格兰所有地区，是一种以社区为基础的方法，志愿者通过在儿童小组中服务发挥重要作用。这项研究侧重于儿童小组志愿者，并探讨他们在儿童听力系统中的作用、志愿服务的原因、审查的案例类型、他们的培训以及志愿者作为改善儿童福祉的催化剂的更广泛影响。然后，它探讨了在其他文化环境中复制循证模型的可能性，这些文化环境努力寻找整体的、基于社区的儿童福祉方法。