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

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

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

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

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

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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

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?

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

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

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

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

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.

A serene setting to address harmful sexual behaviour

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

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Glebe House is a residential home providing therapeutic care for young people who display harmful sexual behaviour. Emily Rogers visits staff and residents to find out more about the setting's approach.

Special Report: Attachment and Neglect - Research Evidence

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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Research Report: Financial Stability, Cost and Value for Money in Children's Residential Care

Monday, July 20, 2015

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Family Finding and Matching in Adoption: What Helps Make a Good Match?

Monday, May 25, 2015

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Authors Elaine Farmer and Cherilyn Dance, University of Bristol and University of Bedfordshire

Research Report: The Effects of Social Service Contact on Teenagers in England

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

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Study finds that the involvement of social services in the lives of young people is not always beneficial

Beyond the Adoption Order: Challenges, Interventions and Adoption Disruption

Monday, July 21, 2014

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Researchers examine the rate of adoption disruption and the stability of adoptions as opposed to residence orders and special guardianship orders.

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