Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs
Biographic Data
| ID | 6246013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitcombe-Dobbs |
| SIGNATURE | WHITCOMBE-DOBBS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2238-5859 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Parenting Support for Mothers Raised in Out‐Of‐Home Care
Research and social indicators consistently confirm that young people who exit statutory out‐of‐home care (OOHC) tend to remain socially and economically disadvantaged through young adulthood. The present article reports findings from a qualitative study of the perceived parenting support needs of eight mothers (aged 17–30 years) who had spent some or much of their childhood in OOHC in Aotearoa New Zealand. Four superordinate themes (as well as s…
Agency support for at‐risk families
There is an urgent need to locate effective interventions for parents involved with child protection services (CPS), Oranga Tamariki in Aotearoa New Zealand. This article describes a qualitative research study that sought to understand: (1) the nature of service provision to families; (2) workers’ perceptions of challenges and effective treatment components in delivering intervention; and (3) effective practices for working with Māori. Participan…
Self-report measures of parental psychosocial functioning did not predict further maltreatment of children involved with child protection services
Self-report psychosocial measures of parenting, well-being and substance use did not predict subsequent maltreatment. • CPS-involved parents may not respond accurately to measures when their parenting is being assessed. • Professionals should be cautious in using measures, and use other methods for risk estimation of harm to children. This prospective study explored whether self-report measures of parenting self-efficacy, mood, anxiety, stress, e…
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Self-report measures of parental psychosocial functioning did not predict further maltreatment of children involved with child protection services
Self-report psychosocial measures of parenting, well-being and substance use did not predict subsequent maltreatment. • CPS-involved parents may not respond accurately to measures when their parenting is being assessed. • Professionals should be cautious in using measures, and use other methods for risk estimation of harm to children. This prospective study explored whether self-report measures of parenting self-efficacy, mood, anxiety, stress, e…
Agency support for at‐risk families
There is an urgent need to locate effective interventions for parents involved with child protection services (CPS), Oranga Tamariki in Aotearoa New Zealand. This article describes a qualitative research study that sought to understand: (1) the nature of service provision to families; (2) workers’ perceptions of challenges and effective treatment components in delivering intervention; and (3) effective practices for working with Māori. Participan…
Parenting Support for Mothers Raised in Out‐Of‐Home Care
Research and social indicators consistently confirm that young people who exit statutory out‐of‐home care (OOHC) tend to remain socially and economically disadvantaged through young adulthood. The present article reports findings from a qualitative study of the perceived parenting support needs of eight mothers (aged 17–30 years) who had spent some or much of their childhood in OOHC in Aotearoa New Zealand. Four superordinate themes (as well as s…
Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Child protection (2 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Anxiety (1 works) · Aotearoa (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works)