Course

Unit 1

Introduction to Family, and Parenting

Family: Concept, Importance. Types of families, Diverse Functions, Structure and Size of Families, Change in Families and, Impact of Family Conditions on the Child, Parents and Teachers in Child care and Protection- Effective parenting and Prenting skills, Challenges of parenting

Unit 2

Understanding Child and Childhood

Child: Concepts, Definition, Legal and Constitutional Definitions, Understanding Childhood: Cultural, Political, Social, Historical, Biological and Philosophical Perspectives. Definition of Vulnerability and Vulnerable children. Situational analysis of underprivileged children

Unit 3

Child Rights: National and International Perspective

Understanding child rights, Needs, Welfare and Rights, concept of Child Rights and Human rights, Provisions for Child Rights in the Constitution of India, History of UNCRC, Basic Principles and Constituents of UNCRC, Implications of India being a Signatory to the UNCRC

Unit 4

Child Protection system in India

History and development Child Protection system in India system in India: National and State level child protection scheme and Programmes; National Policies related to Children, Overview of Legal System in India, National and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. (NCPCR and SCPCR, Important Schemes and Services for Ensuring Child Right- ICPS (Integrated Child Protection System) (Mission Valsalya),), Role of Duty Bearers in Ensuring Child Rights- Family, Community, Civil Society and Media, Role of State.

Unit 5

Introduction to Laws related to Children Protection in India

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection Act, 2015), The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, The child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation), Act 1986. AI-generated case scenarios for CWC/JJB hearings; fact-checking AI summaries of laws/schemes; AI news scans of current child rights issues, validated against official sources.

Text Books / References

Textbooks:

1. Adenwala, M.(2006), Child protection and juvenile justice system for juvenile in conflict with law, Childline India Foundation: Mumbai (Web) 
2. Bajpai,  A.(2003)Child Rights in India: Law, Policy and Practice, New Delhi: Oxford university press 
3. Manoharan, A. & Mehendale, A. (2012) Commissions for Protection of Child Rights: Answers to Common Questions Children May Have, Bangalore: Centre for Child and the Law National Law School of India University. 
4. Childline (2008)The Essentials of Child Protection: A Handbook for Beginners, Mumbai: Childline India Foundation. 
5. Child in Need of Special Protection, East Asia and the Pacific, A UNICEF perspective, 

Suggested Readings

1. Child Labor: Getting the message across: a manual to strengthen the production and use of information about child labor in Asia, Regional Working Group on Child Labor   ( RWG-CL) 
2. Child Abuse and the law: A review of the law and the legal process, Save the Children, Norway. 
3. GoI (undated)The Integrated Child Protection Scheme, Government of India (pp 5-28) (Web) 
4. Child Protection, Current Status and Recommendations of strategies for the Indian Country Programme for 2003-2007, A consultative report by Murali Desai, December 2001 
5. Child Victims Rights: A report: international conference on child sex abuse victim protective investigation and trial procedure, 1996. 
6. Hurlock, B Elizabeth, (1990),Development Psychology :A lifespan Approach, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi. 
7. Mehendale, A. (2012) Handbook for Local Authorities: on Commissions for Protection of Child Rights and Grievance Redressal, Bangalore: Centre for Child and the Law National Law School of India University.  
8. Butler,I , Roberts,G. (2004) Social Work With Children and Families: Getting in to Practice, Second Edition ,London, Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 
9. Rescue and Rehabilitation of child victims, A  Report: Department of Women and child development., 2005 
10. https://wcd.kerala.gov.in/beneficiary-info.php?benef_sl=MmRXOG5xUyN2eQ==
11. https://wcd.kerala.gov.in/service-info.php?service_category_sl=Nw==

More than 42 per cent of Indian population are children below the age of 18. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child reinforces the bundle of child rights and the State plays a critical role in ensuring child rights and protection. At each stage of growth, a child has different needs for which child may be dependent on adults, especially the family in particular and society at large.The objective of this course is to introduce students to the definition of child, different perspectives of childhood, Parenting, behavior problems, vulnerable children and the role of State, especially the legislative and administrative systems for child protection. In order to build a context for this vast set of knowledge and skills, this paper offers information about the concepts of needs and rights and an overview of the State systems, the Indian Constitution, child rights principles, and different national and international instruments to ensure the rights of the child.

Course Objectives 

1. To introduce students to the basic concepts of child, child rights and child protection systems functioning at various government levels. 
2. To understand the concept of vulnerability and vulnerable children by preventing and responding from perspective. 
3. To introduce students the various government policies, programmes and schemes provide for care and protection of children. 

Course outcome 

1. Conceptual Clarity on family, Child rights and Child protection 
2. Knowledge on different vulnerable situations of Children
3. Knowledge on various rights of Child and various commissions and Mechanisms for Child Rights and Child Protection 
4. Gain knowledge on Child protection Laws 

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