It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Understanding and Expanding the Concept of the “Village”
This perspective article defines and discusses the concept of the “village” when working with families who are experiencing multiple adversities. The article starts with a discussion on what is meant generally by a village approach, followed by a historical overview of how families living in adversi...
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| author | Andrea Reupert Shulamith Lala Straussner Bente Weimand Bente Weimand Darryl Maybery |
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| description | This perspective article defines and discusses the concept of the “village” when working with families who are experiencing multiple adversities. The article starts with a discussion on what is meant generally by a village approach, followed by a historical overview of how families living in adversity have been defined and positioned. The need to move past a siloed, professional centric approach when working with families is then presented. Using a model of social connections, based on Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, we then identify who the “villagers” might be. Some potential principles for how the village might work with families living with adversity are presented, along with two case studies, to demonstrate how these principles might be enacted. This perspective article provides an overview and discussion of “the village” concept, rather than present a definitive set of guidelines or recommendations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22e1d02245854f1183e377ae736184742022-12-22T03:37:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-03-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.756066756066It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Understanding and Expanding the Concept of the “Village”Andrea Reupert0Shulamith Lala Straussner1Bente Weimand2Bente Weimand3Darryl Maybery4Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaSilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York City, NY, United StatesFaculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Drammen, NorwayDivision of Mental Health Services, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, NorwaySchool of Rural Health, Monash University, Warragul, VIC, AustraliaThis perspective article defines and discusses the concept of the “village” when working with families who are experiencing multiple adversities. The article starts with a discussion on what is meant generally by a village approach, followed by a historical overview of how families living in adversity have been defined and positioned. The need to move past a siloed, professional centric approach when working with families is then presented. Using a model of social connections, based on Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, we then identify who the “villagers” might be. Some potential principles for how the village might work with families living with adversity are presented, along with two case studies, to demonstrate how these principles might be enacted. This perspective article provides an overview and discussion of “the village” concept, rather than present a definitive set of guidelines or recommendations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.756066/fullperspectivecommunitychildrenparentadversityparents |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Reupert Shulamith Lala Straussner Bente Weimand Bente Weimand Darryl Maybery It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Understanding and Expanding the Concept of the “Village” Frontiers in Public Health perspective community children parent adversity parents |
| title | It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Understanding and Expanding the Concept of the “Village” |
| title_full | It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Understanding and Expanding the Concept of the “Village” |
| title_fullStr | It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Understanding and Expanding the Concept of the “Village” |
| title_full_unstemmed | It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Understanding and Expanding the Concept of the “Village” |
| title_short | It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Understanding and Expanding the Concept of the “Village” |
| title_sort | it takes a village to raise a child understanding and expanding the concept of the village |
| topic | perspective community children parent adversity parents |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.756066/full |
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