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The
above Congress to be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
(HKCEC), is being organized by The International Society for Prevention of
Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) in collaboration with Against Child Abuse
(ACA), Hong Kong.
Apart
from removing and preventing abuse and neglect, the theme of the XVIIth
ISPCAN Congress hopes to stimulate participants to move the world “Towards
a caring and non-violent community” emphasizing “a child’s perspective”
along the way.
Social
policies and practices are usually worked out by adults from an adult’s
perspective. This conference attempts to explore the theme and the best
interest of the child notion also through the eyes of the child. Hopefully,
communities in the future may strengthen a child perspective in policies
and practices and in early child participation.
The
scientific program of the Congress will cater to colleagues who just joined
field to those looking for refinements in professional practices. The many
concurrent sessions will offer participants opportunities to present
innovative approaches to the subject and share well-tried evidence-based
best practices.
The
field is moving fast with increasing international collaboration. Invited
experts will be highlighting latest developments and directions, be they
practice or policy related.
Congress
Subthemes:
- Psychological
Abuse – Identification, Assessment and Intervention
- Multidiscipline
Collaboration – Myth or Reality?
- Evidence-based
Intervention
- Legal
Protection of Children
- Child
Policy and Its Implications
- Children
with Special Needs and in Difficult Circumstances
- Child
Trafficking, Child Labor & Child Sex Tourism
- Domestic
Violence and Child Abuse
- Role of
the Mass Media in Child Protection
- Children’s
Voices and Children’s Rights
Pre-congress
Events
The
Developing Country Professional Forum (DC Forum) and skills training events
may take place on September 5-7, prior to Congress. More information will
be provided in the Call for Abstracts, Registration Brochure and on the
Congress website: www.ispcan.org/congress2008.
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