Building relational trust and hope
The experiences of counsellors in a service for birth relatives whose children have been adopted or taken into care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11942383 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lizette Nolte (0000-0002-4895-2831, University of Hertfordshire, corresponding author), Caoimhe Forbes (University of Hertfordshire) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-93 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/03085759231162110 |
| OpenAlex | W4360851766 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
The profound and lasting impact of losing a child to adoption or foster care has been powerfully described, and the importance of offering therapeutic support to birth relatives is a requirement in most parts of the UK. However, little is known about effective counselling for this group. In this article, we report on the experiences of four counsellors and a project worker who offer counselling to birth relatives whose children have been removed following care proceedings. We present their reflections under four themes, namely: ‘It’s all about the person, it’s all about the relationship’; ‘Meeting clients where they are’; ‘Having a sense of achievement’; and ‘This work can really get into you’. These accounts offer valuable reflections for others offering counselling to birth relatives and their supervisors, as well as those who commission and design these services
Commission · Foster care · Political science · Service (business · Work (physics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |