Michael Tarren‐Sweeney
Biographic Data
| ID | 6192168 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Tarren‐Sweeney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Tarren‐Sweeney |
| SIGNATURE | SWEENEY M T |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Health Sciences University of Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Covid ‐19
Children enter out‐of‐home care (OOHC) having experienced significant childhood adversities and trauma. Little is known about the short‐term impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on this vulnerable group. To gain some insights, we analysed the early impacts on the well‐being and experiences of children in OOHC and their carers using the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study data prior to and post the first lockdown restrictions. A total of 862 children,…
Foster carer perceptions of support and training in the context of high burden of care
The challenges of providing sensitive and structured care for children in foster care go well beyond normative experiences of parenting. The present paper describes a mixed‐methods study of foster carers' perceived need for support and training, referenced to estimates of their burden of care. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 17 foster carers in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Carers' perceived need for support and training we…
Mental health of children in foster and kinship care in New South Wales, Australia
Objectives: To report baseline mental health measures from the Children in Care study, a prospective epidemiological study of children in court‐ordered foster and kinship care in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: Mental health, socialization and self‐esteem were assessed in 347 children in a statewide mail survey, using two carer‐report checklists, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Assessment Checklist for Children (ACC). Results: Ch…
The Lives of Foster Carers
Foster carer perceptions of support and training in the context of high burden of care
The challenges of providing sensitive and structured care for children in foster care go well beyond normative experiences of parenting. The present paper describes a mixed‐methods study of foster carers' perceived need for support and training, referenced to estimates of their burden of care. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 17 foster carers in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Carers' perceived need for support and training we…
Covid ‐19
Children enter out‐of‐home care (OOHC) having experienced significant childhood adversities and trauma. Little is known about the short‐term impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on this vulnerable group. To gain some insights, we analysed the early impacts on the well‐being and experiences of children in OOHC and their carers using the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study data prior to and post the first lockdown restrictions. A total of 862 children,…
The Lives of Foster Carers
Mental health of children in foster and kinship care in New South Wales, Australia
Objectives: To report baseline mental health measures from the Children in Care study, a prospective epidemiological study of children in court‐ordered foster and kinship care in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: Mental health, socialization and self‐esteem were assessed in 347 children in a statewide mail survey, using two carer‐report checklists, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Assessment Checklist for Children (ACC). Results: Ch…
The Lives of Foster Carers
Foster carer perceptions of support and training in the context of high burden of care
The challenges of providing sensitive and structured care for children in foster care go well beyond normative experiences of parenting. The present paper describes a mixed‐methods study of foster carers' perceived need for support and training, referenced to estimates of their burden of care. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 17 foster carers in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Carers' perceived need for support and training we…
Covid ‐19
Children enter out‐of‐home care (OOHC) having experienced significant childhood adversities and trauma. Little is known about the short‐term impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on this vulnerable group. To gain some insights, we analysed the early impacts on the well‐being and experiences of children in OOHC and their carers using the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study data prior to and post the first lockdown restrictions. A total of 862 children,…
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Foster care (3 works) · Family Support in Illness (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Normative (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)