Empowering Residential Carers of Looked After Young People
The Impact of the Emotional Warmth Model of Professional Childcare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10896294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Cameron (0000-0002-0145-0471, Parenting Research Centre, corresponding author), Robert John Cameron (The Pillars of Parenting), Ravi K Das (Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, WC1H 0AP, UK), Ravi Das (0000-0003-0104-1544, University College London) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-03 |
| 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/bcy125 |
| OpenAlex | W2906761029 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 10 |
Children and young people in public care have long been recognised as a particularly vulnerable group in our society. Many have complex personal, inter-personal and educational needs as a result of pre-care maltreatment. Despite a number of initiatives to change the often negative outcomes for these children, results have remained stubbornly disappointing. The model of professional childcare, rooted in psychological research and theory, was designed to enable and empower foster and adoptive parents and residential carers to acquire a deeper understanding of their children’s needs and to provide these young people with the informed support required to help them to lead more fulfilling lives. In this study, we examined the impact of the model in a three-year project involving fifty-three children and young people and their carers in local-authority children’s homes on two UK areas (Northern and Southern England). Significant improvements in both behavioural and affective measures were observed following implementation of the model with these young people (Z(N=53) = 3.978, p < 0.001). These results demonstrate that this model of professional childcare can achieve positive outcomes for previously maltreated young people in children’s homes. Methodological constraints on implementation of the model are discussed.
Developmental psychology · Emotional support · Foster care · Local authority · Political science · Residential care · Social support · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |