Eva A Sprecher

Biographic Data

ID6464135
NAMEEva A Sprecher
GIVEN NAMESEva A
FAMILY NAMESprecher
SIGNATURESPRECHER E A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity College London
ORCID0000-0002-6169-5294
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • A systematic review of ethnic representation in UK research involving children and young people living in care

    Open AccessMaryam Javed, Eva A Sprecher et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2025

    A substantial and growing number of children in care in the UK are of minoritized ethnicities. Increasing evidence of inequalities faced by the UK’s children in care from different ethnic groups highlights the need for research that represents the ethnic diversity of children in care. This systematic review aimed to determine the frequency and manner of ethnicity reporting amongst studies of children in care in the UK from 2012 to 2024. Seven dat…

  • The Reflective Fostering Programme fidelity rating scale

    Open AccessNick Midgley, Antonella Cirasola et al.ARTICLEJournal of Children s Services2023References: 6

    Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe the development of the 14-item reflective fostering fidelity rating (RFFR), an observational rating system to evaluate model fidelity of group facilitators in the Reflective Fostering Programme (RFP), a mentalisation-based psychoeducation programme to support foster carers. The authors assess usability, dimensionality, inter-rater reliability and discriminative ability of the RFFR. Design/methodolo…

  • Trust me, we can sort this out’

    Open AccessEva A Sprecher, Elizabeth Li et al.ARTICLEQualitative Research in Psychology2022References: 7

    Novel psychological theories are often conceived in a general or heuristic form that can benefit from development and granulation through context-specific theory testing. Here, a theory-testing single case study methodology, adapted from an approach developed in the field of psychoanalysis, is presented. The study exemplifies this methodology though an interrogation of the explanatory value of a relatively new child development theory, the theory…

  • The reflective fostering programme

    Open AccessNick Midgley, Eva A Sprecher et al.ARTICLEJournal of Children s Services2021References: 8

    Purpose There is little evidence regarding how to best support the emotional well-being of children in foster care. This paper aims to present the evaluation of an adaptation of the reflective fostering programme, a group-based programme to support foster carers. This study aimed to explore whether a version of the programme, co-delivered by a social work professional and an experienced foster carer, was acceptable and relevant to foster carers a…

  • No typical care story

    Open AccessEva A Sprecher, Ikesha Tuitt et al.ARTICLEAdoption & Fostering2021Cited by: 4References: 2

    Although an understanding of the lived experience of foster care relationships can provide valuable information to guide social work practice and policy, few such studies have been carried out. This article presents findings from a qualitative investigation exploring experiences of relationships between foster carers and the young people in their care. Eight care-experienced young people and nine foster carers participated in interviews and focus…