They feel like another child in care has their back
An exploration of peer support between looked after children in Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6417829 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Irvine (City of Edinburgh Council), S H Irvine (City of Edinburgh Council), Sheena Irvine (Children and Young People's Review Team Edinburgh City Council Edinburgh UK), Ruth Emond (0000-0002-3758-6354, Faculty of Social Science University of Stirling Stirling UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 178-188 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-13 |
| 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/cfs.13084 |
| OpenAlex | W4386751284 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 45 |
The Independent Care Review in Scotland has encouraged a policy shift towards recognizing young people's potential to contribute to their own and others' experiences of care. This paper makes an important contribution to debates around the role of children in the social support systems of others who have experienced loss and trauma. It reports on a research project which explored young people's views on peer support in care and their experiences of it. It highlights the crucial role that ‘peers’ play in looked after children's social support systems at both an individual and systemic level. Friendships, in this context of a social support system based on a shared set of experiences, were regarded as transformative. Barriers to the formation of such social support systems also emerged, for example, limited understanding within the ‘adult’ support system of the significance and benefits of relationships among children. Young people experienced their peer social support systems as overlooked, downplayed or misunderstood by adults. As a result, decisions and actions were often taken which disrupted or, in some cases, destroyed effective social support systems. The paper argues for changes in practice to support the friendships looked after children have whilst in care
Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Peer support · Psychiatry · Set (abstract data type · Social care · Social support · Transformative learning · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Children's Rights and Participation · Computer Science · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |