Milena MilićevićInstitute of Criminological and Sociological Research
Milena Milićević
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ORCID iD: orcid.org/0000-0001-8344-5504 / ResearcherID: E-6375-2012 / Scopus Author ID: 55273730000
Additional affiliations
May 2017 - present
Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Belgrade, Serbia
Position
- Research Associate
July 2012 - May 2017
June 2007 - October 2011
High Medical College of Professional Studies “Milutin Milanković”, Belgrade, Serbia
Position
- Research Assistant
Education
July 1998 - October 2016
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
Field of study
- Special Education and Rehabilitation
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Publications (123)
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Abstract
Background
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at increased risk of reduced participation. Parental evaluation of child’s participation is often the decision-making factor in the process of special education and/or rehabilitation.
Aims
Examine and compare home and community participation of...
Purpose: This cross-sectional study explored home participation of children with and without cerebral palsy aged 7–18 years and the effect of the environment on this participation.
Method: A convenience sample of 110 children with cerebral palsy (55% males; mean age 12.7 years) and 134 children without cerebral palsy (49% males; mean age 12.0 year...
U ovom tekstu prikazane su aktuelne teorijske rasprave o participaciji. Smatra se da je participacija dokaz promena koje su načinjene prelaskom sa medicinskog na socijalni, a potom i biopsihosocijalni model sagledavanja ometenosti, odnosno različitih zdravstvenih stanja, te da govori u prilog opravdanosti promena koje su započele u poslednjim decen...
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic crisis presents a considerable challenge to the population of people living with disabilities. The main purpose of this paper was to identify the emerging research areas in disability studies related to COVID-19 in order to set out the immediate priorities and longer-term strategies for science rese...
SUMMARY /
Cerebral palsy is a well-recognized, heterogeneous condition persisting through the lifespan. In many individuals with cerebral palsy, motor disorders are associated by other comorbidities, including disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition and communication, epilepsy, emotional, behavioural and secondary musculoskeletal problem...
The concept of prison social climate is a popular conceptualization used to describe the contextual characteristics of prison that can have a significant impact on individual behavior, and describes what it is like to live and work in a prison environment, including interpersonal relationships but also the material and organizational dimensions of...
The treatment of persons with intellectual disabilities in criminal-legal proceedings and during the execution of a prison sentence has been the subject of scientific research for many years. This paper primarily analyzed the prevalence of persons with intellectual disabilities in this population by relying on research on the population of convicte...
The knowledge regarding cyberbullying and its consequences has increased during the past two decades. A more detailed insight into the characteristics of cyberbullying and cyber victimisation requires a significant diversity of measures. However, no agreement on the best measurement method has been reached. The present literature review aimed to id...
Introduction: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have a presumably low quality of life (QoL). We aimed to compare different areas of QoL within a group of school-age children with CP.
Patients and methods: We performed a secondary analysis of data collected using a hard-copy survey in Serbia. Caregivers of 248 children with CP (inclusion criteria:...
Background:
Caregivers' reports often serve as a decision-making guide in the treatment and rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy (CP). This study identified predictors of the caregiver-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of school-age children with CP.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted using the convenience sam...
Objective: There is a need to understand and assess the environmental barriers that influence the participation of children with cerebral palsy (CP). This study aimed to explore the differences in the overall impact of the barriers within the physical, attitudinal, service, productivity and policy environments on the participation of children with...
Usled sve većeg prepoznavanja opasnosti povezanih sa sajber viktimizacijom i sajber vršnjačkim nasiljem usmerenim protiv osoba sa ometenošću, uočljiv je porast interesovanja za ovu pojavu. Oslanjajući se na nalaze studija ometenosti, cilj rada je da ukaže na osnovne karakteristike sajber vršnjačkog nasilja i sajber viktimizacije osoba sa ometenošću...
Purpose:
This study aimed to characterize the participation in family activities in two groups of children: children with cerebral palsy (CP group) and children with typical development (TD group), with regard to diversity, frequency, children's presence, and engagement.
Method:
The convenience sample of this descriptive and comparative cross-se...
Introduction
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often have difficulties engaging in everyday activities. Participation and its optimization have been recognized as a relevant outcome in disability studies. This study was aimed to investigate the association between the functional profile of ambulatory children with CP and their participation in hom...
The environment is a known predictor of participation generally. However, little is known about the role of environment in community participation of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Serbia. This cross-sectional study was aimed to explore the differences between children with CP and typically developing (TD) children related to the environmenta...
In Serbia, there is a paucity of research on characteristics of the population of imprisoned persons with compulsory drug addiction treatment imposed as a security measure. This study was aimed to analyze and report the characteristics of the population of persons with this security measure imposed in different regions of Serbia, and a population o...
The benefits of having a database or registry of people with disabilities, methodological obstacles and their overcoming strategies are identified in this current topic. Benefits include a summarization of the clinical and demographic profile of disabilities at a particular geographic region, providing support for overcoming systemic barriers, impr...
One of the most important topics in contemporary criminology refers to the functioning of penitentiary systems. Special emphasis is on the role of environment and the impact that environmental factors have on the behaviour of convicts and successfulness of their social reintegration, as the imprisonment purpose. Within life, as a multidimensional c...
This descriptive and exploratory study aimed to examine the relationship between family-centeredness of service delivery and home and community participation of children with cerebral palsy. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant association between family-centeredness of service delivery and parental satisfaction with home and commu...
Apstrakt: U ovom tekstu autori nastoje da prikažu i analiziraju prednosti osnivanja nacionalne i/ili regionalne baze podataka ili registra osoba sa razvojnim smetnjama, invaliditetom ili hroničnom bolešću. Polazeći od osnovnih postavki i opravdanosti formiranja nacionalne baze podataka, izložene su moguće prepreke metodološke prirode i ponuđeni mog...
Two distinct ways of conceptualising disability are the medical and social models of disability. The first one takes disability exclusively as a direct consequence of physical and mental impairment or as a problem that requires medical intervention. The second one sees disability as a socially conditioned phenomenon caused by environmental circumst...
Introduction/Objective Limitations of mobility and motor deficits are identified as the predominant in the clinical picture of cerebral palsy. This research aimed to describe the profile of motor abilities of children with cerebral palsy, which included gross motor, manual and bimanual fine motor functions, and to determine the extent to which thei...
U radu su prikazane osnovne psihometrijske karakteristike srpskog prevo-da Skale procene problematičnog ponašanja deteta (Child's Challenging Behaviour Scale, Version 2-CCBS-2). Istraživanje je sprovedeno na pri-godnom uzorku od 82 ispitanika s cerebralnom paralizom (57,3% muškog pola), starosti 7-18 godina, prosečno 12 god. 7 mes. (SD = 3 god. 6 m...
In recent years, there is a noticeable increase in the interest for social participation
of persons with disabilities, including persons with cerebral palsy.
This is understandable taking into account the importance of participation
in everyday activities, including leisure activities, as a crucial part of a child’s
development. The purpose of this...
U ovom tekstu autori analiziraju krivičnopravni okvir mera bezbednosti medicinskog karaktera, s jedne strane, i nastoje da identifikuju i prikažu najčešće probleme uočene u njihovoj praktičnoj primeni, s druge strane. Nakon uvodnog izlaganja u kojem se krivičnopravni okvir sagledava kroz krivično materijalno i procesno pravo, najpre se analiziraju...
Autori polaze od definicije propriocepcije kao zbira neuronskih inputa iz zglobnih kapsula, ligamenata, tetiva, mišića i kože, tačnije od definicije propriocepcije kao višeslojnog sistema koji utiče na motornu kontrolu i koji ima ulogu u regulaciji ponašanja. Osim toga, proprioceptivni poremećaji i/ili smetanje doprinose poteškoćama u motornom plan...
Institut za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, Beograd Neda Milošević Visoka škola socijalnog rada, Beograd U ovom radu autori su nastojali da prikažu bihejvioralne, emocionalne i socijalne teškoće dece i adolescenata sa disleksijom i smetnjama u razvoju govorno-jezičkih sposobnosti, kroz kratak osvrt na istraživanja njihovog bihejvioralnog...
Milićević, M. (2018). Dragan Jovašević: Nasilje u porodici (prikaz knjige). Zbornik Instituta za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, 37(3), 139–143. ISSN: 0354-8759 http://www.iksi.ac.rs/zbornik_arhiva/zbornik_iksi_3_2018.pdf
The research was conducted in order to explore children’s participation in computer and video games, from the perspective of their parents. The main research questions were: what types of change were needed, and whether the desire for change was related to the children’s participation in other home-based activities. Participation was operationalize...
Children with challenging behaviour often have difficulties in engaging in activities of daily living, including household chores. Having household responsibilities is one of the first steps towards future independent living. This preliminary study aimed to examine the relationship among challenging behaviour and participation in household chores o...
Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at increased risk of reduced participation. Parental evaluation of child’s participation is often the decision-making factor in the process of special education and/or rehabilitation.Aims: Examine and compare home and community participation of children with CP and typical development (TD) and the a...
U zdravstvu je proteklih decenija veliki značaj dat dobrim interpersonalnim i komunikacionim veštinama kao jednim od ključnih osobina zdravstvenih radnika. Brojna istraživanja empirijskog karaktera su pratila uticaj koji interpersonalna komunikacija ima na ponašanje pacijenata, ishod lečenja i zadovoljstvo uslugom. Cilj ovog rada je bio da se prika...
This paper examines the basic characteristics of the structure of environmental factors that are significant for participation in the home environment of children with cerebral palsy as compared to children with typical development. The sample included 110 participants with cerebral palsy and 134 participants with typical development. The Home Envi...
The aim of the research was to explore the quality of cooperation and support provided by institutions and professionals by determining the level of implementation of family-centered approach. The assessment was conducted from the perspective of parents of children with cerebral palsy, as one of the most difficult conditions whose consequences were...
OBJECTIVES
Families with children with physical disability experience various environmental
barriers in their community. In order to achieve social inclusion as an ultimate
goal of social equality, it is important to identify the impact of certain
environmental factors important for the active involvement of children with
physical disability. This...
OBJECTIVES Family quality of life is a complex construct that refers to the conditions where the family's needs are met, and their members enjoy living together. Poverty is, on the other hand, one of the qualitative indicators of social exclusion, a phenomenon that affects individuals and families in Serbia in the transition period. This study exam...
The research was conducted in order to examine and compare the association of participation in family activities and family quality of life of children with cerebral palsy and children with typical development. According to the hypothesis set, participation in family activities is positively associated with family quality of life. One hundred and t...
Research subject: During the last two decades, families have been
increasingly encouraged to take continuous care of their child with cerebral
palsy. Consequently, the way of changing of family life and its quality has
become a research subject in disability studies.
Method: The aim of this study was to explore the impact of child, family,
environm...
Children with developmental disabilities, including cerebral palsy (CP), often
experience restriction in community participation. The previous empirical
and theoretical consideration of community participation of children with
CP did not take into account the family quality of life (FQOL) as a potential
factor that could have affected the participa...
Kvalitet porodičnog života je kompleksan konstrukt koji se sve više koristi u studijama ometenosti. Postavljanje pitanja o psihometrijskim karakteristikama mernih instrumenata je uvek opravdano. Ovo istraživanje je sprovedeno sa ciljem da se ispita faktorska struktura Skale porodičnog kvaliteta života (Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale – Be...
Tokom poslednje tri decenije, interes za istraživanja kvaliteta života ne jenjava. Složenost ovog multidimenzionalnog konstrukta je rezultirala pojavom brojnih instrumenata namenjenih njegovoj proceni, kao i pojavom bliskih ili srodnih termina, od kojih je najrasprostranjeniji kvalitet života povezan sa zdravljem. Intenziviranje interesovanja za ov...
U radu su prikazani rezultati jednogodišnjeg somatopedskog praćenja dečaka rođenog u 29. gestacionoj nedelji, sa obiljem perinatalnih faktora rizika i usporenom postnatalnom adaptacijom praćenom neonatalnim konvulzijama i intraventrikularnom hemoragijom IV stepena. Kao dodatni faktor visokog rizika za normalan razvoj, u šestom mesecu života je dija...
The aim of this study was to examine the changes in family activities dynamics in the everyday life of families with a child with cerebral palsy as compared to families with a child with typical development. The sample of this descriptive, cross-sectional and comparative research consisted of 110 families with a child with cerebral palsy and 134 fa...
Rad je osmišljen s ciljem da se izdvoje i prikažu novija istraživanja fenomenologije cerebralne paralize i da se skrene pažnja stručne i naučne javnosti na neophodnost i značaj formiranja nacionalnog registra. Poseban naglasak je na izmenama definicije cerebralne paralize tokom prethodnih decenija, na različitosti postojećih klasifikacija i na vari...
Monografska publikacija Rodna ravnopravnost u Srbiji: stanje i perspektive
autorke dr Sanje Ćopić je objavljena 2016. godine, a izdavač je Institut
za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja u Beogradu. Nastala je kao rezultat
rada autorke na projektu Kriminal u Srbiji: fenomenologija, rizici i mogućnosti
socijalne intervencije (broj 47011) koji fin...
Milićević, M. (2016). Marina Hughson: Mnogo odgovornosti, premalo podrške: sami roditelji na Zapadnom Balkanu, Institut za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, Beograd, 2015 (prikaz knjige). Beogradska defektološka škola, 22(2), 111–115. UDK: 364.4-058.832(497-15)(049.32), 347.63-058.832(497-15)(049.32), 305-055.1/.2(497-15)(049.32). COBISS.SR-I...
The paper presents the preliminary results of research conducted in order to examine the differences in the distribution of various associated disorders in a population of children and young people with cerebral palsy. The functional profile included data on the type of cerebral palsy, the level of impairment of gross motor, fine bimanual and manua...
Циљ истраживања је био да се утврде карактеристике партиципације деце с церебралном парализом у кућном окружењу, окружењу заједнице и породичним активностима, као и да се испита на који начин је ова партиципација условљена одређеним срединским факторима и повезана са породичним квалитетом живота. Анализиране су објективна и субјективна димензија па...
Motor development is the most intense during the childhood period, and consequently, it requires the most of the attention and adequate monitoring. One of the reasons is the fact that each motor dysfunction has consequences on other developmental domains, and therefore, compromises overall psychomotor development. The aim of this paper is to, by ex...
The aim of this study was to examine differences in functional profiles of schoolchildren with cerebral palsy related to their participation in homework activities. Participation is operationalized through its frequency in the home environment. The sample consisted of 105 pupils with cerebral palsy from elementary (n=90) and high school (n=15) from...
The research topic is based on the assumption of a multitude of causes of challenging behaviour in a population of children with developmental disabilities. The aim of the paper is to present preliminary results on the association between challenging behaviour and certain characteristics of a child with cerebral palsy perceived from the parents’ pe...
The changes are an integral part of the life cycle of each family. However, families with children with disabilities are facing many challenges every day due to which everyday family dynamic is changing. Dimensions of the changes affecting family life can be observed in different aspects of family life. The aim of this study was to determine partic...
Демографске тенденције у земљи и свету указују на прогресиван раст популације старих људи. Поред тога, литературни подаци говоре о упадљивој корелацији између старења и инвалидитета. То су неки од разлога због чега се старе особе и проблематика старења и старости све више налазе у истраживачком фокусу дефектологије. Овај рад има за циљ да направи д...
In this paper, the contemporary literature focused on quality of life of families with a child with disability was analyzed. The main research questions were: what theoretical models of family quality of life are represented in the literature, which are the key factors and dominant predictors of quality of life of families with a child with disabil...
Students with cerebral palsy in an inclusive education: environmental barriers to their active participation
In order to achieve quality, implementation of an inclusive education requires, among other things, identifying the impacts of certain environmental factors of importance for active involvement of students with developmental disabilities. Th...
For more than three decades, assisted reproductive techniques (ART) have been used as effective treatments to overcome infertility. Since then, numerous studies have been focused on different aspects of long-term health and development of children born after assisted conception. The aim of this paper is to summarize new data on multiple pregnancy a...
U radu su prikazani rezultati pilot studije čiji je cilj bio da se ispitaju mogućnosti primene Upitnika o kvalitetu života u vezi sa zdravljem (HRQOL) za decu i mlade – KIDSCREEN-10 (Verzije za roditelje) u istraživačke svrhe u populaciji osoba sa cerebralnom paralizom (CP) u Republici Srbiji. Ukupno je bilo uključeno 112 roditelja dece i mladih st...
Cilj rada je da se ispita povezanost zastupljenosti problematičnog ponašanja kod dece sa cerebralnom paralizom iz perspektive majki i pojedinih dimenzija participacije u kući. Procenjeni su broj aktivnosti, frekventnost uključivanja, stepen uključenosti, nivo roditeljskog zadovoljstva, struktura sredinskih faktora, dostupnost i/ili adekvatnost resu...
Social integration represents the final and most important goal of the rehabilitation process. In order for individual to successfully and independently perform daily activities, some level of functional independence is necessary. In this paper the research question was asked: Is social integration determined by the functional independence? The stu...
Social integration refers to the process of comprehensive engagement of persons with impairments and disabilities in all aspects of family and social life. It is the key issue and the ultimate goal of rehabilitation of persons with spinal cord injury (hereinafter: SCI), covering all aspects of medical and professional rehabilitation. In most cases,...
During the last few decades, focus of rehabilitation outcome has been redirected to the lifetime monitoring of quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in quality of life perceptions between participants with spinal cord injury and participants of typical population.
This cross-sectional controlled study of 100...
Quality of life of children with developmental disorders and chronic diseases – Characteristics of assessment from children’s and their parents’ perspectives
The quality of life is recognized as an important outcome of rehabilitation process in a population of persons with disabilities. When evaluating quality of life of children with developmenta...
Drawings are a significant determinant of children's maturation and can be considered a reflection of the achieved level of a child's intellectual abilities, but also an indicator of a child's maturity and his or her emotional adaptation. The aim of this study was to determine the developmental level of artistic expression in students with cerebral...
Cilj ovog rada je da se napravi osvrt na istraživanja koja su u svom istraživačkom fokusu imala utvrđivanje i izdvajanje faktora i determinanti moralnog rasuđivanja dece i adolescenata sa intelektualnom ometenošću. Revijalni pregled dostupne literature je načinjen sa istorijskog aspekta. Data je deskripcija utvrđenih karakteristika i faktora od zna...
2012). Епидемија попустљивог васпитања: учити из туђег искуства. Нови Сад: Психополис институт, 21 цм, 293 стр. " Епидемија попустљивог васпитања " представља дело Роберта Шоуа, дечијег и породичног психијатра из Калифорније и Стефани Вуд, нека-дашње главне уреднице часописа " Child ". У књизи су обрађени пробле-ми понашања код деце који се јављају...
Interest of professional and scientific public has been focused on adverse
maternal, prenatal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies conceived through assisted
conception, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection
(ICSI), but also on different aspects of long-term health and early cognitive and motor
development of th...
Deinstitutionalization and dehospitalization are models
of operational principles of normalization, individualization,
and integration, a means to encourage building lasting
relationships in the family (biological or foster). The
attitude to overprotect children with disability can threaten
family functioning and their independence. To analyze and...
The aim of this paper is to allocate and analyze researches which had
the assessment of functional abilities and defining of impact of the aging
process on the level of functional abilities of adults with cerebral palsy,
the determination of the forms of associated and secondary disorders and
their frequency, evaluation of interactions between prim...
Potić, S., & Milićević, M. (2012). Challenges in the sensory integration assessment of children with developmental disabilities. У Р. Петров & сар. (Ур.), Зборник на трудови на мегународен научно-стручен собир „Инклузивно образование, состојба и предизвици“ (стр. 542-552). Скопје: Сојуз на дефектолози на Република Македонија, Филозофски факултет &...
Savremena shvatanja o ranoj intervenciji ne pretpostavljaju samo delovanje na psihomotorni razvoj dece na najranijem uzrastu, već podrazumevaju njegovo praćenje i na uzrastu do šest ili više godina. Takođe, rana intervencija, pored stimulacije, danas svakako podrazumeva i izlaganje dece adekvatnim predškolskim programima, stimulativnim po psihomoto...
Human behavior in the social field is organized through movements as the fundamental building units of motor action. Motor behavior is seen as a product of the individual biological characteristics and impact of the environment in which an individual exists, coming from the interactions of combined model components that include central and peripher...
Regardless of the proclaimed goals and social support for the inclusive education of children with developmental disabilities, it is an indisputable fact that the determination and direct involvement of participants in the implementation of this complex process have a much greater influence on the outcome and success of inclusion. the aim of this p...
The aim of this paper is to allocate studies dealing with the identification of predictors and the definition of the importance, nature and extent of social participation of children with cerebral palsy in the school environment. A review of literature dealing with the subject will be carried out and the knowledge of the field systematized. The sel...
The aim of this paper is to allocate studies dealing with the identification of predictors and the definition of the importance, nature and extent of social participation of children with cerebral palsy in the school environment. A review of literature dealing with the subject will be carried out and the knowledge of the field systematized. The sel...
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The overarching objective of the PrisonLIFE project is to identify criminological-penological, psychological, sociological, legal, and security aspects of the quality of prison life in Serbia to understand the contemporary experience of imprisonment and reach its objective assessment and comprehensive improvement. Additional emphasis is placed on the population of female convicts given their multiple vulnerabilities and marginalization, as they are frequently overlooked in criminological and sociological research of the convicted persons in our region.