The Health and Psycho-Social Development of Children with Parents Working Abroad. Case Study: Delegation of Parental Authority for Children from Rural Areas
The Health and Psycho-Social Development of Children with Parents Working Abroad. Case Study: Delegation of Parental Authority for Children from Rural Areas

Summary/Abstract: Migration, as a social phenomenon, is increasingly present in the sphere of Romanian social reality. The delegation of parental authority, the procedure for monitoring and protecting children whose parents are working a broad, was imposed as an intervention measure after the problems in the field of health and psycho-social development of children. The study aims to analyze the implementation and application of this social protection measure, the effects of child neglect by parents and the action of community actors involved in rural areas. The empirical approach started from several research questions: How well known is the procedure for delegating parental procedure?; How well the persons delegate respond to the needs of children?; How well respond persons delegated to the needs of children?; Are children deprived of education and health services?; Is there collaboration between institutions empowered to support children in rural areas? Qualitative research was based on the analysis of case studies, secondary analysis of social documents and other tools, to collect data on and from subjects, from social actors in the rural community involved in the delegation procedure. The conclusions highlighted barriers and challenges of the legislative, educational approach, a poor collaboration and inter-institutional communication, behavioral disorders and in the psycho-social development of children, exclusion from health and educational services.

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