| The benefits and challenges of kinship care. |
| Summary: Looks at the positive and negative aspects of relative care. Considers which service model would be best placed to optimise the benefits of kinship care, how it should be financed, and how it fits in with adoption and guardianship. Recognises kinship care as a unique form of fostering and one which requires a new approach from both policy makers and practitioners. |
| Publication details: Child Care in Practice Volume 18 Issue 2, 2012 pp 127-146 |
| Authors: O’Brien, Valerie |
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Adoptive parents’ suspicion of preadoption abuse of their adopted children and the use of support services.
| Adoptive parents’ suspicion of preadoption abuse of their adopted children and the use of support services. |
| Summary: A US study examining whether pre-adoption abuse has a significant impact on the use of support services by adopted children aged 6-17 years. Found 7 out of 10 adopted children had used some form of support service and a larger percentage of children aged 6 to 12 years suspected of experiencing pre-adoption abuse used a support service compared with children not suspected of experiencing abuse. Significant relationships existed between type abuse and the use of different types of support services. |
| Publication details: Child: Care, Health and Development Volume 38 Issue 2, 2012 pp 175-185 |
| Authors: Ward, B. W. |
A stabilization group approach for heterogeneous populations of trauma clients.
| A stabilization group approach for heterogeneous populations of trauma clients. |
| Summary: Outlines a 17-week group therapy approach for adults who have experienced trauma, including child abuse, in the past or have active trauma-related problems. Includes an overview of research relating to trauma and its treatment. |
| Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 8, 2011 pp 886-903 |
| Authors: Stige, Signe Hjelen |
Good practice example about developing good relationships between young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties
| Libertas – good practice example. |
| Summary: Good practice example about developing good relationships between young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and staff in a residential children’s home (Libertas Children’s Home in Surrey). Libertas aims to encourage independence by preparing young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties to stay in education and move into further education, training or employment. Young people typically stay for 18 months to two years in the run up to independence. The young people are from a variety of backgrounds, including placement or adoption breakdown, and often display challenging behaviour. The home uses a variety of methods to promote independence, including solution focused interventions. |
| Publication details: Manchester: OFSTED, 2012 pp 3 |
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The association between childhood abuse and labor force outcomes in young adults: results from the Ontario Child Health Study.
| The association between childhood abuse and labor force outcomes in young adults: results from the Ontario Child Health Study. |
| Summary: Examines the relationship between abuse in childhood and employment in adulthood, using Canadian data. There was a significant association between severe physical abuse and reduced income and in males an association between severe physical abuse and a lower likelihood of employment. Recommends further research to explore the mechanisms between childhood abuse and economic vulnerability. |
| Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 8, 2011 pp 821-844 |
| Authors: Tanaka, Masako, et al. |
Sticks and stones may break my bones: the effects of emotional abuse.
| Sticks and stones may break my bones: the effects of emotional abuse. |
| Summary: Reports on research looking at the effects of emotional abuse on adults abused in childhood, including the cumulative disadvantage theory. The research compared statistical analysis of psychometric scores with semistructured interviewing methods and found that the mixed methodology had benefits. |
| Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 5, 2011 pp 503-529 |
| Authors: Gavin, Helen |
Prevalence and levels of severity of childhood trauma among Mexican female sex workers: a comparison of two Mexico border cities.
| Prevalence and levels of severity of childhood trauma among Mexican female sex workers: a comparison of two Mexico border cities. |
| Summary: Looks at the relationship between abuse in childhood and sex work, comparing two cities in Mexico. The study found higher levels of past abuse in those from rural areas and comments on the issue of sex trafficking from rural communities. |
| Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 6, 2011 pp 669-689 |
| Authors: Cepeda, Alice |
Parental psychological abuse and control in the personal and the social domains: comparison of U.S. and Japanese samples.
| Parental psychological abuse and control in the personal and the social domains: comparison of U.S. and Japanese samples. |
| Summary: Reports on a cross-cultural study looking at adolescents’ experiences of psychological control and abuse by their parents both in the home and outside it. Explores the role of personal autonomy in the different domains. Suggests that control of the personal domain is a component of psychological abuse. |
| Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 7, 2011 pp 760-783 |
| Authors: Hasebe, Yuki |
Identity and emotional competence as mediators of the relation between childhood psychological maltreatment and adult love relationships.
| Identity and emotional competence as mediators of the relation between childhood psychological maltreatment and adult love relationships. |
| Summary: Reports on a study looking at the effects of psychological abuse in childhood in a sample of undergraduate students in romantic relationships. Found that in general participants who were more severely maltreated had more extreme insecure attachment styles characterized by fear and lack of trust in others, with difficulties in identifying and expressing emotions and emotional dysregulation and inhibition. |
| Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 6, 2011 pp 617-635 |
| Authors: Kapeleris, Andrea R., and Paivio, Sandra C. |
Combating neglect using the principles of attachment theory.
| Combating neglect using the principles of attachment theory. |
| Summary: Discusses attachment theory in relation to child neglect. Suggests that attachment difficulties could be the cause of parental neglect and that observations into parent-child relationships could help gather critical information to prevent neglect and support parents. Argues that social workers require more in depth knowledge of attachment theory so that it can be used to inform them of the types of parenting styles and patterns of family functioning within families in which chronic neglect is prevalent. |
| Publication details: Outlook Issue 51, 2012 pp 8-9 |