Sticking with us through it all: The importance of trustworthy relationships for children and young people in residential care

Moore, Tim; McArthur, Morag; Death, Jodi; Tilbury, Clare; Roche, Steven

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.043

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“…Key elements that contribute to promoting organisational cultural conditions to enhance children's wellbeing and safety included the use of language that recognises children's rights and agency (keywords: rights, em/power/ment, child‐centred and participat*) and relationships between children and adult workers (keywords: relationship, trust* and respect*). This finding resonated with other research showing children feel safe when their needs and aspirations are independent of their families; they have rights, agency and some influence over decisions that affect their lives; and the organisational culture in which they find themselves fosters positive relationships (Higgins & Moore, 2019; Moore, McArthur, Death, Tilbury, & Roche, 2018; Moore, McArthur, Noble‐Carr, & Harcourt, 2015; Robinson, 2016).…”

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“…Previous research suggests that for children to be safe and feel safe, they must be respected and empowered and provided with opportunities for some autonomy and influence over decisions that affect their lives, necessitating organisational cultures that foster positive relationships between adult practitioners and children (Moore et al, 2015; Moore et al, 2018; Robinson, 2016). This policy analysis also suggests that countries with a policy landscape which privileges children's rights, their participation and empowerment, are more likely to promote the cultural conditions for children's wellbeing and safety, which include the necessary procedural mechanisms, but are not reduced to compliance imperatives only.…”

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Child safety in policy: Who is being kept safe and from what?

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Keeping children safe from harm is a national policy priority in Australia. Extensive inquiries and reviews have highlighted institutions' persistent failures to respond ethically and appropriately to child abuse and its lifelong impacts on survivors. Policy efforts now reflect considerable emphasis on safeguarding children, including through the development of 'child safe' organisations. The realisation of these policy aspirations requires close attention to how 'child safe' is conceptualised and operationalised in different organisational contexts. Drawing on an analysis of policy in Australia and other international jurisdictions, namely New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland, this article engages critically with the notion of 'child safe' in policy, to explore who is to be safe, from what and how, in organisational settings. The findings suggest emergent discourses of 'child safe' are bound up with particular constructions of both children and safety, reflect current social and political understandings and agendas, and have implications for organisations' approaches to safety. Ensuring the safety

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“…Adolescents attending school while in RYC are younger (mean age = 16.0) than those who are not attending school (mean age = 16.9, p < 0.01). Therefore, given that younger adolescents are often in need of significant support from their primary caregivers [ 8 , 66 ], it is not surprising that the RYC staff are important contributors to these girls’ feelings of security and being cared for in the absence of parental support [ 8 , 67 ]. The fact that the RYC staff can promote positive outcomes, such as higher well-being for adolescents living in RYC, is consistent with previous research [ 40 , 68 , 69 ].…”

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Perceived social support and quality of life among adolescents in residential youth care: a cross-sectional study

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Background Residential youth care (RYC) institutions aim to provide care and stability for vulnerable adolescents with several previous and present challenges, such as disrupted attachments, wide-ranging adverse childhood experiences, mental health problems, and poor quality of life (QoL). To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to provide knowledge of the associations between perceived social support and QoL and to explore the potential moderating effect of perceived social support on QoL for adolescents who have experienced maltreatment and polyvictimization. Methods All RYC institutions with adolescents between the ages 12–23 in Norway were asked to participate in the study. A total of 86 institutions housing 601 adolescents accepted the invitation, from which 400 adolescents volunteered to participate. The Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Interview was used to gather information on maltreatment histories and degree of victimization; the Kinder Lebensqualität Fragebogen was used to measure QoL through several domains (overall QoL, physical well-being, emotional well-being, and self-esteem); and the Social Support Questionnaire was used to measure perceived social support. Linear regression and independent samples t-test were used to study the associations between perceived social support and QoL as well as the potential moderating effect of perceived social support in the association between maltreatment history and QoL. Results Perceived social support was positively associated with QoL for both girls and boys, with domain-specific findings. A higher number of different types of support persons was associated with overall QoL, emotional well-being, and self-esteem for boys, but only with self-esteem for girls. Individual social support from RYC staff and friends was associated with higher QoL for girls. However, perceived social support did not moderate the association between maltreatment history and reduced QoL for either sex. Conclusions This study emphasizes the importance of maintaining social support networks for adolescents living in RYC, the crucial contribution of RYC staff in facilitating social support, and the potential value of social skills training for these vulnerable adolescents. Furthermore, a wider range of initiatives beyond social support must be carried out to increase QoL among adolescents with major maltreatment and polyvictimization experiences.

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“…Moreover, some research link well-being with the importance children attach to participation and involvement, that is, the possibility of being able to contribute to the evolution of their life and to the management of the residential centre (Rodrigues and Barbosa-Ducharne 2017). When young people are listened and had a voice in daily life, residential care is more likely to be a positive and safe experience for them (Moore et al 2018;Schofield et al 2016).…”

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Young Teenagers’ Views Regarding Residential Care in Portugal and Spain: A Qualitative Study

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Research on residential care has been well established in the literature. Nonetheless, research drawing from the actual experiences of adolescents is relatively scarce. A qualitative study was designed highlighting the voices of children, analysing their fostering experience, interpersonal relationships, their participation in daily decisions, and future aspirations. The sample included 33 early adolescents in residential care aged 12–14 in Portugal (n = 17) and Spain (n = 16). Results showed that there was agreement in terms of the importance given to education, their satisfaction with the material conditions of residential centre, and their dissatisfaction concerning matters of individuality, autonomy, participation, and socialization.

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Sticking with us through it all: The importance of trustworthy relationships for children and young people in residential care

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Child safety in policy: Who is being kept safe and from what?

Child safety in policy: Who is being kept safe and from what?

Perceived social support and quality of life among adolescents in residential youth care: a cross-sectional study

Young Teenagers’ Views Regarding Residential Care in Portugal and Spain: A Qualitative Study

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