Supportive Relationships with Trusted Adults for Children and Young People Who Have Experienced Adversities
Implications for Social Work Service Provision
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Frederick (0000-0002-3011-9745, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author), Trevor Spratt (0000-0003-3969-5527, Trinity Research in Childhood Centre, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin , 30 Anglesea Street , Dublin D02 T253, Ireland), John Devaney (0000-0001-8300-8339, University of Edinburgh) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 3129-3145 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcad107 |
| OpenAlex | W4361225674 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 38 |
Adverse childhood experiences encompass both direct harm, such as abuse and neglect, and indirect harm via family issues, including parental substance abuse and mental illness. They create significant risks for problems in later life, including mental health problems, substance abuse, interpersonal violence and self-harm. Due to these enduring and damaging consequences, interventions are essential to prevent or mitigate impact. One form of support is the role played by trusted adults in the lives of vulnerable children and young people. Employing a scoping study methodology, this article examines the role of the trusted adult and explores implications for social work agencies and practitioners. Whilst the idea of a supportive relationship may reflect the social work value base, there can be legal, procedural and bureaucratic barriers to directly providing such relationships in the child and family social work workforce. However, other adults associated with formal services such as teachers and youth workers, as well as extended family and community members may potentially be able to do so. Social workers can assist by becoming recruiters and facilitators of supportive adults for children and young people from their wider family or community and by partnering with organisations to stimulate provision of such services
Harm · Mental health · Mental illness · Neglect · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Vulnerable adult · Workforce · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 8 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |