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Evaluation of the University of Kent’s Consortium Project to Explore How Technology Can Support Young People in Care

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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This project, led by the University of Kent, brought together a consortium of technologists, designers and academics to understand how to leverage advances in technology for the benefit of young people in care.

A Review of the Risks Associated with Children and Young People’s Social Media Use and the Implications for Social Work Practice

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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This study reviewed the research literature to understand what the research tells us about the nature of the risks posed to children and young people by their social media use.

Between Love and Behaviour Management: the Psychodynamic Reflective Milieu at the Mulberry Bush School

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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A study on the Mulberry Bush School conveys direct work and also the creation of the “staff therapeutic milieu” that supports the group living and group learning through which therapy principally occurs.

Child, Caregiver, and Therapist Perspectives on Therapeutic Alliance in Usual Care Child Psychotherapy

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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The primary aim of this exploratory study was to examine the stability and cross-informant agreement of child and caregiver alliance across 16 months of psychotherapy, using multiple informants on alliance.

Returning Children Home From Care: What Can Be Learned From Local Authority Data?

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Researchers from the University of East Anglia wanted to find out what factors are associated with “stable reunification” with parents, which they define as not re-entering the care system for at least two years.

Evaluation of Regional Adoption Agencies 2018-19

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

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This report presents findings from the first stage of the three-year evaluation of regional adoption agencies (RAAs).

Evidence Review: Developing Trauma Informed Practice in Northern Ireland

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Monday, September 23, 2019

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This large evidence review carried out for the Northern Ireland government looked at the evidence in relation to trauma-informed practice in public services.

Gender Diversity and Non-Binary Presentations in Young People

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Monday, June 24, 2019

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This study aimed to capture the different ways young people who accessed the UK's National Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) identified themselves with regard to gender and how their gender identity was expressed.

Working with Prevent: Social Work Options for Cases of 'Radicalisation Risk

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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The 2015 Prevent duty mandates social workers and other professionals "to pay due regard" to possible radicalisation concerns. However, there is currently no guidance on how practitioners might do this.

Safe Foster Care for Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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This study is the first UK evaluation of specialist foster care for children at risk, or victims, of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and/or trafficking. It investigates how well the Safe Accommodation Project reduced risk and safeguarded these children.

'Going Viral' and 'Going Country' the Expressive and Instrumental Activities of Street Gangs on Social Media

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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This study considers the role of the internet in gang culture and activity in the UK. The authors analyse the expressive and instrumental uses of "trap rap" videos posted on YouTube as a means of gaining insight into gang-related activity, such as drug dealing through "working the country lines".

Foster-Care Commissioning in an Age of Austerity: The Experiences and Views of the Independent Provider Sector in One English Region

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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This paper reports findings from a study on the effects of austerity measures on local authority commissioners and independent fostering providers (IFPs) in the year following the coalition government's first Spending Review in 2010. It highlights legal and procedural factors which may present a challenge to effective foster-care provision.

Using Part-Time Fostering as a Family Support Service: Advantages, Challenges and Contradictions

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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This research examined how support care is provided and the advantages and contradictions in this form of family support. Implications for commissioning and practice are discussed.

Trauma-informed Social Work Practice: Practice Considerations and Challenges

Research

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

This article summarises current theory and research regarding the nature and long-term consequences of childhood trauma and discusses the concept of trauma-informed practice.

Research Report: Patterns of Offending Behaviour in Relation to Time Spent In and Out of Care

Research

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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Looked-after children are more likely to have an official record of offending behaviour than the general population.

Child Protection Social Work in England: How Can It Be Reformed?

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

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Martyn Higgins examines debates about child protection social work in England.

Exploring Communication Between Social Workers, Children and Young People

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

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This paper discusses findings from the ethnographic phase of The Talking and Listening to Children (TLC) project, which took place between 2013 and 2015 and explored how social workers communicate with children.

Transition from care to college

Research

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

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How the Higher Education Champions mentor support programme has helped looked-after children move successfully to university, and the key factors behind its success.

Supporting Long-term Foster Care Placements in the Independent Sector

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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The impact of Match Foster Care's pilot project to improve outcomes by having the local authority delegate certain statutory duties and related decision making to the provider.

Suicide by Children and Young People in England

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Monday, August 15, 2016

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Researchers examine whether specific experiences such as bullying, abuse, and internet and social media use are linked to suicide in young people.

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Evaluation of the University of Kent’s Consortium Project to Explore How Technology Can Support Young People in Care

A Review of the Risks Associated with Children and Young People’s Social Media Use and the Implications for Social Work Practice

Between Love and Behaviour Management: the Psychodynamic Reflective Milieu at the Mulberry Bush School

Child, Caregiver, and Therapist Perspectives on Therapeutic Alliance in Usual Care Child Psychotherapy

Returning Children Home From Care: What Can Be Learned From Local Authority Data?

Evaluation of Regional Adoption Agencies 2018-19

Evidence Review: Developing Trauma Informed Practice in Northern Ireland

Gender Diversity and Non-Binary Presentations in Young People

Working with Prevent: Social Work Options for Cases of 'Radicalisation Risk

Safe Foster Care for Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation

'Going Viral' and 'Going Country' the Expressive and Instrumental Activities of Street Gangs on Social Media

Foster-Care Commissioning in an Age of Austerity: The Experiences and Views of the Independent Provider Sector in One English Region

Using Part-Time Fostering as a Family Support Service: Advantages, Challenges and Contradictions

Trauma-informed Social Work Practice: Practice Considerations and Challenges

Research Report: Patterns of Offending Behaviour in Relation to Time Spent In and Out of Care

Child Protection Social Work in England: How Can It Be Reformed?

Exploring Communication Between Social Workers, Children and Young People

Transition from care to college

Supporting Long-term Foster Care Placements in the Independent Sector

Suicide by Children and Young People in England

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