University of Extremadura, Spain

Systems of child protection

The symposium emphasises, from a practical perspective, the efforts that have been made in the area of child protection and, the amount of work that is still left to do. Issues will be addressed such as, mental health in minors in residential foster care, prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems, treatment efficacy, specificity of interventions and programmes, and proposals that have emerged in recent years. Other matters addressed are the existing relationship between matrimonial maladjustments, negative parenting practices and psychopathology in children and adolescents. And in legal terms, we will analyse the psychosocial and family features in offending minors accused of child-to-parent violence prosecuted by the Minors´ Prosecuting Office of the Badajoz province and the legal proceedings taken place.

Juan Manuel Moreno Manso is a Senior University Lecturer in the field of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, in the Psychology Department at the University of Extremadura. Psychology Graduate specialised in Clinical Psychology. Master in Child Clinical Psychology. Director of the Master in Prevention and Treatment of Violence: psychosocial, health, educational and legal, interventions (currently 7^th Year). Research team GRESPE (Stress, Health, Psychopathology and Emotional Well-being). Field of research: Contexts and situations of violence, harassment and abuse. Prevention and intervention programmes.