“Caring involvement”: a core concept in youth counselling in school health services

Striving to Make a Positive Difference

“…This study shows that school nurses seem well positioned to promote the girls’ health through their accessibility (Morberg, Dellve, Karlsson, & Lagerström, 2006) and by inviting them to health dialogues that enable the girls to get to know the nurses (Golsäter et al, 2011). School nurses striving to establish trusting relationships are similarly described in studies from their perspective (Summach, 2011) as well as from that of the adolescents (Haraldsson, Lindgren, Mattsson, Fridlund, & Marklund, 2011; Johansson & Ehnfors, 2006; Langaard & Toverud, 2009; Smart, Parker, Lampert, & Sulo, 2012). To create trustful relationships with adolescents, Summach (2011) maintains that the goal of school nurses in their meetings with the students should be to comfort the individual.…”

“…From the adolescent point of view, factors such as trustworthiness, attentiveness, respectfulness, authenticity, accessibility, and continuity should be present in effective mental health–promoting dialogues with school nurses (Johansson & Ehnfors, 2006). Adolescents feel supported when they perceive the school nurses as caring and when there is a balance between active involvement and the ability of the nurses to create space for the students’ own experiences and decisions (Langaard & Toverud, 2009).…”

Youth Counselling in School Health Services: The Practice of ‘Intentional Attentiveness’

“…The PAR project also included interviews with adolescents at the two schools. The interviews focused on how they considered adult support in difficult life situations (10).…”

How can professionals carry out recognition towards children of parents with alcohol problems? A qualitative interview study

“…Several studies have explored experiences among children and adolescents from counselling with primary care providers [11,28,29]. They want a patient, empathic and sensitive approach, based on trust, with someone who is helpful, caring, encouraging and recognises their circumstances [10,29,30]. Furthermore, they emphasise availability and confidentiality, listening and acknowledgement when talking to adults about family problems, as opposed to over-reacting, embarrassment, taking over, moralising or trivialising [8].…”

“…They want to remain involved in further decision-making with a supportive adult to “sort things out with”. Providers who take the time to get to know them, building partnership in the dialog and a trusting relationship, can make it easier for a young person to bring up sensitive themes [27–29].…”