학대피해아동의 장기보호 실태와 제도적 개선방안: 경상북도 사례

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the actual status of abused children who are protected for a long time in child care facilities and child group homes located in Gyeongsangbuk-do and to present institutional improvement plan. The survey was conducted on the heads of child care facilities and child group homes in Gyeongsangbuk-do to analyze the current status and problems of long-term protection of abused children. Children who have experienced abuse not only cause psychological, social and behavioral problem behavior in the long term, but also have a high prevalence of mental illness, requiring long-term therapeutic intervention for them. As a result of the analysis, first, more than half of the children living in the facility are abused children, and about half of them require professional psychotherapy support. Second, problems in providing services were the lack of manpower to protect children affected by abuse, the lack of budget and manpower for counseling, and the lack of specialized institutions to link services. Third, rapid psychological examination and external counseling budget support, placement of psychological treatment professionals in facilities, post-treatment admission at professional treatment facilities, improvement of worker treatment, and strengthening treatment support services for abused children were found to be requirements. Fourth, it is necessary to return to the original family of children affected by abuse, support independence, and establish a systematic service support system. Based on these results, institutional improvement measures for children affected by long-term protected abuse were presented by dividing them into child care facilities, child group homes, and Improvement of Gyeongsangbuk-do.