Models of ‘ordinary’ and ‘special’ daily living
Matching residential care to the mental‐health needs of looked after children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12570632 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian Ward (0000-0002-3632-6526, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 336-346 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00423.x |
| OpenAlex | W2034276069 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper proposes a set of distinctions between ‘ordinary’ and ‘special’ modes of everyday living in residential settings for young people in the ‘looked after’ system. The paper begins by reviewing both quantitative and qualitative evidence on the mental‐health needs of the young people, arguing that there is evidence of very high levels of mental distress and disturbance within this group, and that this distress is often undiagnosed and untreated both by psychiatric professionals and within the residential care system itself. There follows a commentary on the tacit assumptions underpinning much residential practice, especially the emphasis in some policy and legal documentation on the young people’s need for ‘ordinary’ everyday experience. The concept of the ‘ordinary’ is problematized, and it is argued that while young people do need to be supported towards mainstream ‘ordinary’ everyday living, they also need specialized everyday care in which their emotional and psychological needs can be recognized and responded to. Four models of ‘special everyday living’ are proposed, based upon existing literature on residential practice, and it is argued that residential care programmes should be based upon a mix of these special and ordinary provisions if the young people’s emotional needs are to be met
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |