Participation of youth in decision‐making procedures during residential care: A narrative review

Brummelaar, M.D.C. Ten; Harder, Annemiek; Kalverboer, Margrite; Post, Wendy J.; Knorth, Erik J.

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“…Although there are very good examples of cooperation and partnership in matching decision‐making, there is a belief among practitioners that they know what is in the best interests of children, birth parents and foster carers. However, even if unintentionally, this practice may harm the relationship between them and the stakeholders (Bessell, ; Sellick, ; Ten Brummelaar et al, ), and negatively affect the foster care placement (Bell, ; Knorth et al, ).…”

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“…Participation in decision‐making empowers stakeholders and can diminish negative effects (Bell, ; Knorth et al, ). Children who participate in decisions feel more valued and are less likely to experience desperation, anxiety or anger towards a care decision (Bessell, ; Ten Brummelaar et al, ). Although children have a right to have their views heard in decisions related to their lives (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child), they are often inadequately involved in decision‐making processes (Arbeiter and Toros, ; Bessell, ; Krappmann, ; Ten Brummelaar et al, ).…”

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“…Children who participate in decisions feel more valued and are less likely to experience desperation, anxiety or anger towards a care decision (Bessell, ; Ten Brummelaar et al, ). Although children have a right to have their views heard in decisions related to their lives (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child), they are often inadequately involved in decision‐making processes (Arbeiter and Toros, ; Bessell, ; Krappmann, ; Ten Brummelaar et al, ). In classification models on child participation, a distinction is made between children taken seriously and children having no real influence (Charles and Haines, ; Hart, ; Shier, ).…”

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Participation of children, birth parents and foster carers in matching decision‐making has the potential to improve the outcomes of a foster care placement. When practitioners choose which foster family is the best fit for a foster child, those affected by the foster care placement should be involved in decision‐making when possible. This research paper examines the influence of children, birth parents and foster carers on the matching decision from a practitioner's perspective. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 22 practitioners from 17 of the 28 foster care organisations in the Netherlands responsible for matching children with foster families. The analysis identified three themes that diminished the influence of children, birth parents and foster carers on the matching decision: assumptions, timing and feasibility. The findings emphasise that the influence of stakeholders on the matching decision is highly contextual. In the matching process, practitioners can be seen as key figures in facilitating the influence of stakeholders, yet they are also confronted with the difficulty of dealing with more than one stakeholder, who can have opposing interests, in an often compromised setting with limited choices. Key Practitioner Messages Despite policy to stimulate the involvement of children, birth parents and foster carers in decisions, their influence on the matching decision is sometimes futile. Assumptions made by practitioners, timing in the matching process and a compromised setting diminish the stakeholders' influence on the matching decision. Practitioners are key figures in improving participatory practice to make sure that stakeholders feel understood, valued and taken seriously.

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“…In child welfare and child protection services, children's participation is often perceived as a challenging goal to achieve (ten Brummelaar, Harder, Kalverboer, Post, & Knorth, 2017;Vis, Strandbu, Holtan, & Thomas, 2011). On the one hand research has shown that social workers across Western countries acknowledge the importance of hearing children, building trust to ensure effective communication (Archard & Skivenes, 2009) as well as involvingchildren in decision-making processes (Berrick, Dickens, Pösö, & Skivenes, 2015).…”

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Precarious participation: Exploring ethnic minority youth's narratives about out-of-home placement in Norway

Fylkesnes

Taylor

Iversen

2018

Children and Youth Services Review

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“…Children separated from their families and living in public care very often find themselves in situations where their opinions should be taken into consideration. The child's involvement in decision-making can take place in a variety of contexts, including the choice of daily activities, social and psychological support arrangements, decisions with regard to the child's future, e. g. where and with whom he or she would live (Ten Brummelaar et al 2018). Child participation increasingly attracts the attention of researchers outside Russia.…”

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Participation of Children in Decision-making and their Psychosocial Wellbeing within the Child Protection System in St. Petersburg, Russia

Odinokova

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2019

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The child’s right to be heard is a cornerstone of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children growing up outside of their natural families particularly often find themselves in situations where this right should be fulfilled. In Russia, the child’s participation in decision-making at the time of their separation from their parents, and during their stay in the children’s homes, is often overlooked by both static monitoring and academic studies. In our study we raise the following research questions: To what extent is the right of a child separated from his or her natural parents to participate in decision-making respected? How does involvement in decision-making impact their psychosocial wellbeing? The study covered 215 children aged between ten and seventeen (mean age fourteen years) living in children’s homes in St. Petersburg. Our findings show that 42 % of children believe that they were not heard when the decisions affecting their interests were made. Talking with a social counsellor and having a trusted adult in the children’s home add to children’s perceptions that they have been heard. Limited participation in decision-making increases the odds of psychosocial difficulties in the binary logistic regression. We conclude that limited participation in decision-making negatively impacts the effectiveness of work with children and their psychosocial well-being. Since the degree and effectiveness of children’s participation depends primarily on the attitudes of professionals and their ability to create trusting relationships with children, a further increase in children’s participation will require a change in the professional paradigm of specialists. Specific methods for increasing the participation of children should be introduced in the daily practice of child welfare workers.

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Participation of youth in decision‐making procedures during residential care: A narrative review

Cited by 54 publications

References 46 publications

Participation of Children, Birth Parents and Foster Carers in the Matching Decision. Paternalism or Partnership?

Participation of Children, Birth Parents and Foster Carers in the Matching Decision. Paternalism or Partnership?

Precarious participation: Exploring ethnic minority youth's narratives about out-of-home placement in Norway

Participation of Children in Decision-making and their Psychosocial Wellbeing within the Child Protection System in St. Petersburg, Russia

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