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2. Courts, care proceedings and outcomes uncertainty: The challenges of achieving and assessing "good outcomes" for children after child protection proceedings.
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Dickens, Jonathan, Masson, Judith, Garside, Ludivine, Young, Julie, and Bader, Kay
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LEGAL status of children ,ADOPTION ,CHILD care ,CHILD development ,COURTS ,CUSTODY of children ,DECISION making ,FOCUS groups ,FOSTER home care ,HEALTH ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,INTERVIEWING ,MEDICAL personnel ,NEEDS assessment ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,PARENT-child relationships ,LEGAL procedure ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,SOCIAL workers ,JUDGMENT sampling ,EMPIRICAL research ,FAMILY relations ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,CLIENT relations ,SOCIAL support ,PATIENTS' families - Abstract
The professed aim of any social welfare or legal intervention in family life is often to bring about "better outcomes for the children." But there is considerable ambiguity about "outcomes," and the term is far too often used in far too simplistic a way. This paper draws on empirical research into the outcomes of care proceedings for a randomly selected sample of 616 children in England and Wales, about half starting proceedings in 2009–2010 and the others in 2014–2015. The paper considers the challenges of achieving and assessing "good outcomes" for the children. Outcomes are complex and fluid for all children, whatever the court order. One has to assess the progress of the children in the light of their individual needs and in the context of "normal" child development, and in terms of the legal provisions and policy expectations. A core paradox is that some of the most uncertain outcomes are for children who remain with or return to their parents; yet law and policy require that first consideration is given to this option. Greater transparency about the uncertainty of outcomes is a necessary step towards better understanding the risks and potential benefits of care proceedings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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3. Child protection and family support practice in Ireland: a contribution to present debates from a historical perspective.
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Devaney, Carmel and Gregor, Caroline Mc
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SOCIAL services -- History ,FAMILY services ,POLICY sciences ,CLINICAL competence ,FAMILY health ,SOCIAL work education ,CLIENT relations ,CHILD welfare ,HISTORY ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
This paper takes the opportunity of the current child welfare system change in Ireland to promote the value of learning from history to better understand the interface between family support and child protection. The paper draws from the histories of child protection and family support to illuminate the commonalities and differences that have come to define the two practices. Using findings from two historical studies - one on family support and the other on child protection - the paper demonstrates the unique features and the many integrated elements of family support and child protection in Ireland. It is argued that students and practitioners need to be provided with a stronger sense of the historical developments that have shaped the present. This will enable comprehension of the complex context within which current relations between 'protection' and 'support' are negotiated and help to avoid operating in a vacuum of a present only viewpoint. The paper concludes with reference to the need for students and practitioners to navigate the complex relationship between family support and child protection at practice, policy and organizational level through a well-informed knowledge of the historical as well as the present context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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4. A case study on a generalist service delivery model for street children in Durban, South Africa: Insights from the capability approach.
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Van Raemdonck, Laura and Seedat‐Khan, Mariam
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CHILD welfare ,ADAPTABILITY (Personality) ,ADOLESCENCE ,FAMILY health ,FAMILY services ,FOCUS groups ,HOMELESS persons ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,MENTORING ,PUBLIC welfare ,RESPONSIBILITY ,SOCIAL services ,SOCIAL workers ,QUALITATIVE research ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,FIELD research ,FAMILY relations ,CLIENT relations ,RESIDENTIAL care ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Abstract: This paper adopts a qualitative case study on the generalist service delivery model of I‐Care, a Durban‐based non‐governmental organization that works with male street children. Fifteen face‐to‐face interviews were conducted with 10 I‐Care employees and 5 former street children. A focus group was set up with I‐Care employees. Although existing literature is forthright about a generalist approach for children at risk, it remains unclear how to implement this approach in practice. This paper reviews a continuity of 5 fundamental social work practices for working with street children: (a) outreach work, (b) child–family and child–community mediation, (c) transitory care centres and programmes, (d) brokerage, and (e) mentorship and follow‐ups. The study analyses how these practices contribute to the capability and agency expansion of the street children and outlines challenges that service providers and former street children experience. The main challenges acknowledged are balancing between the agency and protection of street children and the adaptation of children to street life. The study proposes intervention strategies to overcome these challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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5. Leaving the door open for 'tune ups': Challenging notions of ending working relationships in family work.
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Reimer, Elizabeth Claire
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PREVENTION of child abuse ,FAMILY health ,FAMILY services ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,RESEARCH funding ,SUPERVISION of employees ,TRUST ,DISEASE relapse ,QUALITATIVE research ,CLIENT relations ,TERMINATION of treatment ,THEMATIC analysis ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,PARENT attitudes ,DATA analysis software ,SOCIAL worker attitudes - Abstract
The working relationship is considered a central feature of direct practice with human services clients. There are many challenges when it comes time to end a working relationship, yet limited guidance for workers on successful relationship ending. This paper aims to increase understanding of the process of the ending phase of the working relationship for parents and workers working with families where child neglect is an issue. The paper draws on data from a small-scale qualitative Australian study of perceptions of parents, family workers, and supervisors involved in eight parent-worker relationships. Using semistructured interviews, participants were asked to explore how they experienced the relationship. The findings illuminate important aspects about the ending phase of the relationship; in particular, challenging the idea that parents' returning to services for support is a sign that the service has not provided a successful intervention. The paper challenges social workers to consider recurring parent-worker relationships similar to other professional relationships where there are episodes of service but the relationship is there to be reactivated where needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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6. Engaging on the 'front line': exploring how family support teams construct meaning in their work with young mothers.
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Leese, Maggie
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FAMILY services ,FAMILY health ,FOCUS groups ,INTERVIEWING ,SOCIAL case work ,SOCIAL stigma ,TEENAGE mothers ,CLIENT relations ,SOCIAL support ,THEMATIC analysis ,PARENTING education ,SOCIAL worker attitudes ,EVALUATION - Abstract
This paper explores the provision of family support services for young mothers within a Sure Start Children's Centre, drawing on data collected within a larger study. It identifies how the family support team attempted to build supportive relationships with young mothers between the ages of 16 and 19 years. The findings presented here draw on narrative interviews ( n = 10) and focus group interviews ( n = 2) with the family support team that included early years workers, family support workers and their managers. The findings captured how the participants actively resisted the stigma (Goffman 1963) of teenage motherhood in order to support young mothers in gaining the necessary skills and knowledge to care for their child. Drawing on the findings, this paper argues that the building of a supportive relationship enables a young mother to construct positive counter-narratives about her parenting experience. This suggests that the family \to offer informal early support to young mothers who are at risk of more formal intervention. However, the complexity of this task should not be underestimated because in doing this, the family support team must at all times ensure the well-being and safety of the child. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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7. Gender-sensitive intervention to improve work with fathers in child welfare services.
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Baum, Nehami
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CHILD welfare ,COMMUNICATION ,PSYCHOLOGY of fathers ,FEAR ,POWER (Social sciences) ,SEX distribution ,SOCIAL services ,PSYCHOLOGY of social workers ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,CLIENT relations ,SELF-consciousness (Awareness) - Abstract
Although the importance of including fathers in child welfare services has been increasingly recognized, social workers' engagement with fathers is still limited and sometimes fraught with negative bias. This paper attempts to lay some needed foundation to meet the challenge of working with fathers. It presents in succinct form the existing knowledge on how fathers experience and manifest their distress and on how they view the social services and social workers. It discusses, in some detail, three main issues – power relations, mutual fear and communication differences – in the interactions between female social workers and the fathers in the social welfare services. And it emphasizes the need for social workers to be aware of how their experiences with their own fathers may affect their interventions with men. It ends with observations and recommendations for developing the gender awareness that is necessary for effective practice with fathers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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8. Collaboration and conversations with children in Child Welfare Services —Parents' viewpoint.
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Juul, Randi and Husby, Inger Sofie Dahlø
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CHILD welfare ,CONVERSATION ,INTELLECT ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL practice ,PARENT-child relationships ,SOCIAL services ,CLIENT relations ,PARENT attitudes ,SOCIAL worker attitudes - Abstract
Collaboration and conversations are important in meeting vulnerable children's needs in the context of Child Welfare Services (CWS). Building on 10 qualitative interviews with parents of children in Norwegian Child Welfare Services, this paper discusses parents' views on collaboration between children and child welfare professionals. The parents stated that a constructive collaborative relationship depends on professionals' attitudes towards the child, their ability to connect with the child and their awareness of how the child's emotions and how the parents influence the child–professional relationship. A collaborative relationship is essential for child welfare professionals to meet the child's needs and to help improve relations between the child and the parents. The parents asked for more collaboration between children and child welfare professionals. The findings call for more discussion of child welfare workers' tasks and competence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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9. What do children think about their social worker? A Q‐method study of children's services.
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Stabler, Lorna, Wilkins, David, and Carro, Hester
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CONCEPTUAL structures ,EMPATHY ,EXPERIENCE ,FACTOR analysis ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,INTERVIEWING ,LIFE ,SOCIAL services ,SOCIAL workers ,TIME ,QUALITATIVE research ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,JOB performance ,CLIENT relations ,THEMATIC analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Understanding how children experience social work interventions is an important part of gauging whether what is provided is genuinely helpful. In this paper, we describe the findings from a research project using Q‐method, aimed at understanding what children involved with statutory services think about their social workers and how they experience the time they spend together. Using a pre‐existing practice framework, we explored skills including empathy, collaboration, and purposefulness from the point of view of children and young people. The participants in our study (n = 22) were insightful observers of social work practice, able to describe not only how they experienced time spent with their workers but also inferring differences in motivation and approach. In addition, workers who were described in similar terms by different young people were nevertheless experienced differently. This suggests not an archetypal "good social worker"—instead, there are skills that are good for specific children at specific times within the context of specific relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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10. A small-scale qualitative scoping study into the experiences of looked after children and care leavers who are parents in Wales.
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Roberts, Louise
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PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers ,INTERVIEWING ,PARENTING ,PREGNANCY ,SURVEYS ,TEENAGE parents ,CLIENT relations ,SOCIAL support ,THEMATIC analysis ,MEDICAL coding ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
This paper presents the findings of a scoping study into looked after children and care leavers who are parents in Wales. Eight parents engaged in a qualitative interview. Thirty-one pregnancies were discussed during the interviews: 16 live births, two ongoing pregnancies, one stillbirth, one termination and 11 miscarriages. At the point of interview, two parents continued to care for their children, but six had experienced the permanent removal of their child/ren as a result of social services intervention. Twelve of the 16 children discussed in the interviews were 'looked after' or adopted. Despite its small-scale nature, the study highlights important considerations before, during and after participants became parents. Broadly categorized, these relate to the influence of parents' childhood experiences on their capacity to be parents, the availability and adequacy of support during parenting and the ensuing impact of parenting 'success' or 'failure'. For parents who had experienced the loss of a child, some were resigned to having no further children, some continued to hope for a family in the future, while others had experienced cycles of repeated pregnancies and compulsory removals. The findings are considered in the context of related literature and suggest that increased attention is required in this under-researched but highly emotive area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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11. Collecting feedback as a tool to reduce care paralysis: something for family group conferencing coordinators?
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Schout, Gert and Jong, Gideon
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FAMILY psychotherapy ,FAMILY health ,FAMILY services ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,QUALITY assurance ,RESEARCH funding ,SOCIAL services ,CLIENT relations ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,DATA analysis software ,SOCIAL worker attitudes ,MEDICAL coding - Abstract
Family group conferencing (FGC) coordinators in public mental healthcare are confronted with clients who have little faith in professionals and organizations, who hold off decisions in their family life, who avoid care and who sometimes behave in a hostile manner. A lack of initiative to deal with their situation is not only reserved for clients - all bystanders, including professionals, can suffer from it. The multiplicity and severity of the client's problems lead to a situation wherein everyone involved waits for the initiative of the other. The independence of the FGC coordinator - a fellow citizen, who is free of organizational loyalties and comes to assist other citizens in establishing a plan - seems to work well with the client group of the public mental healthcare. However, the coordinator cannot always prevent deferral or failure of conferences. Drawing on empirical and theoretical findings, this paper considers the possibility of collecting feedback as a way to contribute positively to the alliance between FGC coordinators and those for whom a conference is deployed. We highlight findings from three case studies that centred on multiproblem families. The findings indicate the importance of feedback theory for FGC coordinators in enhancing trust and engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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12. Making meaningful connections: using insights from social pedagogy in statutory child and family social work practice.
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Ruch, Gillian, Winter, Karen, Cree, Viv, Hallett, Sophie, Morrison, Fiona, and Hadfield, Mark
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FIELDWORK (Educational method) ,RESEARCH funding ,SOCIAL services ,SOCIAL workers ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,CLIENT relations ,TEACHING methods - Abstract
Reports into incidents of child death and serious injury have highlighted consistently concern about the capacity of social workers to communicate skilfully with children. Drawing on data collected as part of an Economic and Social Research Council funded UK-wide research project exploring social workers' communicative practices with children, this paper explores how approaches informed by social pedagogy can assist social workers in connecting and communicating with with children. The qualitative research included data generated from 82 observations of social workers' everyday encounters with children. Social pedagogical concepts of 'haltung' (attitude), 'head, heart and hands' and 'the common third' are outlined as potentially helpful approaches for facilitating the intimacies of inter-personal connections and enhancing social workers' capacity to establish and sustain meaningful communication and relationships with children in the face of austere social, political and organisational contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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13. From 'Rights to Action': practitioners' perceptions of the needs of children experiencing domestic violence.
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Clarke, Alan and Wydall, Sarah
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FAMILY violence & psychology ,ABUSED women ,POVERTY areas ,CHILD development ,CHILD welfare ,CHILDREN'S rights ,EXPERIENCE ,FAMILY assessment ,FOCUS groups ,HEALTH care teams ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,CASE studies ,MOTHERHOOD ,MOTHERS ,NEEDS assessment ,DYSFUNCTIONAL families ,RURAL conditions ,SCHOOLS ,SELF-disclosure ,SELF-efficacy ,SOCIAL case work ,SOCIAL services ,VICTIMS ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,GOVERNMENT policy ,HOME environment ,CLIENT relations ,THEMATIC analysis ,SOCIAL services case management ,INSTITUTIONAL cooperation ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Not only has research over the past decade documented the emotional and behavioural consequences for children who witness domestic violence, but a number of studies have used children as participants thus, giving them an opportunity to describe their experiences in their own words. In policy terms, there has been a growing emphasis on children's rights and the importance and understanding of children's perspectives on their own lives. Consequently, children can no longer be perceived as forgotten victims where domestic violence is concerned. This paper explores practitioners' awareness of the needs of children and young people living with, and fleeing from, domestic violence. The research, conducted in a rural area in Wales, reveals that although the views of practitioners reflect the concerns reported by young people in other studies, there can be barriers to meeting these needs. While policy prescribes engaging with children, at the institutional level, operational priorities and increasing administrative demands can actually reduce opportunities for working directly with children. These demands may hamper the development of multi-agency practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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14. Development of an evidence-informed in-home family services model for families and children at risk of abuse and neglect.
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Ingram, Stephanie D., Cash, Scottye J., Oats, Robert G., Simpson, Amy, and Thompson, Ronald W.
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TREATMENT of behavior disorders in children ,CHILD welfare ,COGNITIVE therapy ,FAMILY assessment ,FAMILY medicine ,FAMILY psychotherapy ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,PARENTING ,PARENTS ,DYSFUNCTIONAL families ,RISK assessment ,SOCIAL case work ,SOCIAL isolation ,SOCIAL networks ,SOCIAL services ,EVIDENCE-based medicine ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,FAMILY relations ,CLIENT relations ,SOCIAL support ,SOCIAL learning theory ,RESIDENTIAL care ,SOCIAL services case management ,HUMAN services programs ,PARENTING education - Abstract
This paper describes the components of a programme designed to prevent child maltreatment which includes the promising practices of a continuous engagement process, cognitive-behavioural parent and skill teaching, and development of formal and informal supports for families. The programme was also designed to be implemented wide scale. Methods for assessment of strengths and needs, individualization of goals and intervention strategies, and assessment of goal achievement are also described. Finally, preliminary results of a programme implementation fidelity and outcome evaluation are summarized. The authors conclude that this programme is ready for a more rigorous efficacy trial to continue to build the evidence base for this promising intervention addressing a prevalent social problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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15. Integrating the teaching, learning and assessment of communication with children within the qualifying social work curriculum.
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Lefevre, Michelle
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CHILD development ,CHILD welfare ,COMMUNICATION education ,COMMUNICATIVE competence ,OUTCOME-based education ,CURRICULUM planning ,LEARNING strategies ,SOCIAL case work ,SOCIAL services ,SOCIAL work education ,SOCIAL workers ,STUDENTS ,RATING of students ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,CLIENT relations ,TEACHING methods - Abstract
Qualifying social work education must provide students with a variety of experiential, personalized, participatory, didactic and critically reflective learning opportunities across both the taught curriculum and in practice placements if deep learning of the capabilities needed for effective communication with children and young people is to be ensured. At present, programmes in England are not consistent in the curriculum structures, content and pedagogical approaches they are employing to teach and assess this topic. This paper discusses first how current proposals for the reform of qualifying education in England do not address the ambiguities and discretion in regulatory guidance, which have meant that the place and relevance of this topic within the curriculum remain uncertain and contested. It then draws on a model of the sequencing of students' learning and development in qualifying training, developed through the author's recent empirical research, to present an integrated and coherent approach to the teaching, learning and assessment of this topic. It is proposed that this strategy will enable students to develop the generic, 'child-focused' and 'applied child-specialist' capabilities they need for the ' knowing', ' being' and ' doing' of effective communication with children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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16. Residential care: an effective response to out-of-home children and young people?
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Carrà, Elisabetta
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CHILD care workers ,CUSTODY of children ,DAY care centers ,INTERVIEWING ,MEDICAL cooperation ,ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,QUALITY assurance ,RESEARCH ,SELF-efficacy ,PATIENT participation ,CLIENT relations ,WELL-being ,FAMILY roles ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,CROSS-sectional method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
The ever-growing number of out-of-home children in Italy over the last decade has urged an assessment of the available care services. Although foster care is spreading rapidly, many young people are still housed in residential facilities. Reflection on residential care quality has intensified at both a national and an international level. This paper presents the results of a study on residential care facilities for children and young people in the region of Northern Italy ( Lombardy). Four dimensions of 'quality' are considered: efficiency, effectiveness, participation in planning and intervention, and empowerment of children and their family relationships. The combined effects of these dimensions are defined as 'relational quality'. The results show that residential care facilities are generally good, while Social Services resources often appear inadequate for interventions aimed at birth families (efficiency). The well-being of children in residential care facilities is high, even if they tend to move from one facility to another, rarely returning to their birth family (effectiveness). The involvement of children and their families at different stages of the care path is limited (participative approach). Finally, the most critical element is the failure to properly involve birth families (empowerment). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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17. Action research with caseworkers: Responding to and reflecting on the impacts of COVID‐19 on birth family contact.
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Ciftci, Sarah, Collings, Susan, and Wright, Amy Conley
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CHILD welfare ,PATIENTS' families ,OCCUPATIONAL adaptation ,MEDICAL personnel ,PARENT-child relationships ,SOCIAL worker attitudes ,FOSTER home care ,JUDGMENT sampling ,FAMILY relations ,CLIENT relations ,PHYSICIAN practice patterns ,COMMUNICATION ,ACTION research ,SOCIAL support ,COVID-19 ,SOCIAL distancing - Abstract
Social distancing due to COVID‐19 forced changes to contact with birth relatives for children in out‐of‐home care. This required a shift to using technologies, which was previously underutilized and viewed as risky. In an action research study, 33 caseworkers in New South Wales, Australia, reflected upon adapting their practices. Three key themes characterized the changes in caseworker practices and how these impacted upon social interactions between children and their birth and carer families: communication, not location; shared not separate spaces and spontaneous not restricted interaction. First, caseworkers described how contact via technologies involved fewer logistical arrangements, shifting the focus on interactions among children and their two families and encouraging these to be flexible and child‐centred. Second, caseworkers discussed how spending time together virtually could build trust, as carers and birth relatives could forge relationships around shared commitment to the child's wellbeing. Third, caseworkers noted that technology‐facilitated communication enabled greater choice and control for children while requiring renegotiating boundaries. The findings reflect a shift in caseworker perceptions of technology‐facilitated contact from a risk to opportunity framework as a result of COVID‐19 conditions, consistent with social shaping of technology theory. Beyond the pandemic, contact with birth relatives can be enhanced through technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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18. Caregivers' perspectives on the SafeCare® programme: Implementing an evidence‐based intervention for child neglect.
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Gallitto, Elena, Romano, Elisa, and Drolet, Marie
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PREVENTION of child abuse ,ABILITY ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,CHILD welfare ,CONTENT analysis ,ECONOMICS ,FAMILIES ,FAMILY health ,FAMILY services ,FOSTER home care ,HEALTH ,HOME care services ,INTERVIEWING ,LANGUAGE & languages ,RESEARCH methodology ,PARENTS ,PROBABILITY theory ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,SAFETY ,SOCIAL services ,TRUST ,TRAINING ,EVIDENCE-based medicine ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,CLIENT relations ,HUMAN services programs ,PARENTING education ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Abstract: This qualitative study examined caregivers' experiences with SafeCare®, an evidence‐based programme that focuses on child neglect through modules on health, safety, and parenting. Shortly after completing SafeCare, 30 caregivers participated in a semi‐structured interview about their experiences with the programme. Overall, caregivers indicated that the programme helped with improvements in their parenting skills. Among the factors that contributed to a positive experience were the simplicity of language, the skills‐based approach, and the quality of the relationship with the SafeCare provider. Caregivers also noted several factors that made it difficult to fully benefit from the programme, including financial constraints, removal of their child from the home, and general distrust towards the child welfare system. Findings provide relevant information for SafeCare providers in terms of identifying areas that work well for caregivers completing the programme, as well as areas that might serve as impediments. Implications for contemporary child welfare practice are also considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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19. Incorporating self‐determination into substance abuse prevention programming for youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood.
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Salazar, Amy M., Noell, Bailey, Cole, Janice J., Haggerty, Kevin P., and Roe, Stephanie
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SUBSTANCE abuse prevention ,ABILITY ,AGE distribution ,AUTONOMY (Psychology) ,CONTENT analysis ,DECISION making ,FOCUS groups ,FOSTER children ,FOSTER home care ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,NEEDS assessment ,RESEARCH funding ,RESPECT ,SELF-management (Psychology) ,SOCIAL workers ,TRAINING ,QUALITATIVE research ,CLIENT relations ,SOCIAL support ,ACCESS to information ,THEMATIC analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Abstract: Youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood are at higher risk for alcohol and substance abuse disorders than general population youth. At the same time, these youths are often recipients of strong clinical intervention, often at levels considered unnecessary, for other mental health or behavioural challenges. Because of this, there is sometimes resistance from providers to offer services such as substance abuse prevention programming as it may be seen as contributing to youths' overclinicalization, stigmatization, or retraumatization. Using thematic content analysis, this qualitative study analysed focus groups with community stakeholders providing recommendations on support services for youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood to derive strategies for delivering substance abuse prevention programming in a way that enhances youth self‐determination. Findings were organized by self‐determination theory's 3 key psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. All three needs were represented in stakeholder recommendations, which were translated into strategies for bolstering youths' achievement of each need. Strategies include a mix of those already present in motivational interviewing‐based brief substance abuse prevention interventions as well as more unique strategies that are much less frequently employed but that may better meet the needs of youth with foster care experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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20. Pathway planning with unaccompanied young people leaving care: Biographical narratives of past, present, and future.
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Devenney, Kelly
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ADOLESCENT psychology ,GOAL (Psychology) ,INTERVIEWING ,PSYCHOLOGY of refugees ,CLIENT relations ,NARRATIVES ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
This article presents findings from a qualitative study with Unaccompanied Young People (UYP) who have sought asylum alone in the UK without a parent or guardian. The findings explore how UYP create biographical narratives of their past, present, and future as they prepare to leave care, suggesting that UYP who have settled immigration status create coherent biographical narratives that reconcile the past with a positive imagined future. Themes of return and reciprocity emerged in their narratives as they developed aspirations to reunite with their families and return support received in the past by succeeding in education and careers. Unaccompanied young people who did not have settled status struggled to create biographical narratives and could not imagine the future or the past. These findings have significant implications for pathway planning with UYP, suggesting the need to recognise the interconnected nature of the past, present, and future as well as the role of families and education in future plans. Pathway planning for UYP with uncertain immigration status can be complex as young people struggle to maintain a biographical narrative. Further research is necessary to support young people and professionals with these challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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21. Lessons learned implementing community-based comprehensive case management for families surviving homicide.
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Spilsbury, James C., Phelps, Nicole L., Zatta, Eileen, Creeden, Rosemary H., and Regoeczi, Wendy C.
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HOMICIDE ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,FAMILIES ,FOCUS groups ,GRIEF ,INTERVIEWING ,JOB stress ,LIFE change events ,RESEARCH funding ,FAMILY relations ,CLIENT relations ,SOCIAL support ,SOCIAL services case management ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,SOCIAL worker attitudes ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Family members of homicide victims often experience a wide range of adverse reactions to the homicide. This study reports on the Traumatic Loss Response Team, a project conducted by a community-based, mental-health agency to provide comprehensive case-management services to meet homicide survivors' complex needs. To conduct the study, we abstracted service/process data from open client cases in 2013 (most recent year with available data) and conducted interviews with the project's implementing agencies. Interviews revealed both initial challenges and factors facilitating successful implementation. Main challenges to overcome included gaining credibility and trust from police and issues around overlap of services provided to families by numerous agencies that may become involved in a homicide. Partners view the project providing a range of important services to families, including intermediary/buffer between families and police. Concerning service data, of the 131 cases open in 2013, most were referred directly by police and involved community violence, an adult victim and a firearm. Most of the 164 clients receiving services were female, adult, African-American and parents of the deceased. Grief support was the most common of numerous services provided. We hope that this study will catalyse sharing of similar data and experiences among organizations providing services to homicide survivors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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22. Children's and young people's participation within child welfare and child protection services: a state-of-the-art review.
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Bijleveld, Ganna G., Dedding, Christine W. M., and Bunders‐Aelen, Joske F. G.
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CONTROL (Psychology) ,CHILD abuse ,CHILD development ,CHILD welfare ,CHILDREN'S rights ,COMMUNICATION ,CONSUMER attitudes ,DATABASES ,DECISION making in children ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,MEDLINE ,ONLINE information services ,SELF-perception ,SOCIAL case work ,SOCIAL services ,SOCIAL workers ,PATIENT participation ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,EVIDENCE-based medicine ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,CULTURAL values ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,CLIENT relations ,SOCIAL services case management ,SOCIAL worker attitudes ,PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability - Abstract
This state-of-the-art literature review, based on a literature search of multiple scientific bibliographic databases, aims to shed light on what is known about barriers and factors facilitating child participation within the child protection and child welfare services from both children's and social workers' perspectives. The personal relationship between the child and the social worker is mentioned as one of the most important facilitators for participation, although multiple barriers in creating this relationship are demonstrated by both children and case managers and social workers. In studies, children say they should always participate while social workers and case managers identify many situations where, according to them, participation is inappropriate. Professionals' objections to participation mainly stem from the socio-cultural image of children as vulnerable and in need of adult protection, and a lack of understanding of what participation actually entails. Interventions to strengthen participation should be directed at making social workers and case managers aware that children are knowledgeable social actors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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