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Child welfare inequalities on the agenda? A qualitative study of the local political stream in England 儿童福利不平等被提上议程?英国地方政治流的定性研究
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108819
Davara Lee Bennett, Sophie Wickham, Ben Barr, David Taylor-Robinson

Background

There has been a steep, sustained rise in children in care in England. Adverse socioeconomic conditions, including rising child poverty and cuts to preventative services, are drivers of care entry. But the local political environment for tackling these drivers remains poorly understood.

Objective

To understand the status of anti-poverty and prevention strategies on local political agendas, and how best to raise that status.

Participants and setting

15 Children’s Services policymakers across six local authorities in England. We targeted recruitment to places with outlying trends in care entry after controlling for local economic conditions.

Methods

We conducted individual semi-structured interviews. Data were recorded, transcribed, and analysed using a framework derived from political science theory. This focused the analysis on features of the local political environment: the public mood, political forces, consensus-building strategies, turnover and jurisdictions.

Results

In participants’ accounts, the national mood was intemperate, tending towards inequitable Children’s Services policy. The local mood was elusive, and interest groups seemed scarce. Within local authorities, power was largely hierarchical. Leaders’ commitment to prevention was therefore key, and participants used soft power to bolster commitment and build consensus. Only Ofsted troubled the hierarchy, forcing a political reckoning. Local stability was valued, while national elections structured expectations and possibilities. Prevention remained the province of Children’s Services, but the case for proportionate universalism was not yet won.

Conclusion

In this study, we shed light on a challenging local political environment for tackling child welfare inequalities and propose strategies for policy entrepreneurs. Evidence is not enough. Solutions must be attuned to local political realities.
背景在英国,接受看护的儿童数量一直在急剧而持续地上升。不利的社会经济条件,包括儿童贫困加剧和预防性服务削减,是进入护理的驱动因素。但人们对当地解决这些驱动因素的政治环境仍知之甚少。目的了解反贫困和预防战略在地方政治议程中的地位,以及如何最好地提高这一地位。参与者和英国六个地方当局的15名儿童服务政策制定者。在控制了当地经济条件后,我们有针对性地招募了进入护理的偏远趋势的地方。方法采用个人半结构化访谈。数据被记录、转录,并使用源自政治学理论的框架进行分析。这集中分析了当地政治环境的特点:公众情绪、政治力量、建立共识战略、更替和管辖范围。结果在参与者的描述中,国民情绪是无节制的,倾向于不公平的儿童服务政策。当地的情绪难以捉摸,利益集团似乎寥寥无几。在地方当局内部,权力基本上是等级分明的。因此,领导人对预防的承诺是关键,与会者利用软实力加强承诺并建立共识。只有教育标准局给等级制度带来麻烦,迫使他们进行政治清算。地方稳定受到重视,而全国选举则构成了期望和可能性。预防仍然是儿童服务机构的职责,但还没有赢得适当普及的理由。在本研究中,我们揭示了解决儿童福利不平等问题的具有挑战性的地方政治环境,并为政策企业家提出了策略。证据还不够。解决办法必须适应当地的政治现实。
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Child and adolescent strengths through the course of trauma-focused treatment: Differences based on symptom severity 儿童和青少年在创伤治疗过程中的优势:基于症状严重程度的差异
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108795
Jessica Eslinger, Ginny Sprang, Stephanie Gusler, Adrienne Whitt-Woosley

Purpose

Studies on child strengths and trauma outcomes frequently come from child welfare involved administrative samples using the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) tool, with less attention to clinical samples within the context of trauma treatment. This descriptive study was conducted to better understand how child asset and resource strengths may change over the course of receiving trauma-focused treatment and how the development of these strengths may differ for children with more severe emotional and behavioral symptoms at the beginning of treatment.

Methods

The sample consisted of 245 children ages 3–18 who completed an evidence-based trauma-focused treatment at an outpatient academic medical center. Independent samples t-tests and one-way ANOVAs examined baseline to termination differences in CANS strength ratings for PTSD, internalizing, and externalizing clinical and non-clinical symptom groups.

Results

Findings suggest that both youth’s asset (e.g., internal coping skills or thought processes) and resource (e.g., relationships with family or community supports) strengths improved from baseline to treatment termination but differed by baseline symptom severity.

Conclusion

Significant improvement in pre-to-post asset and resource strengths ratings for the full sample were found for all strengths except the spirituality domain. When change in strengths were examined by clinical versus non-clinical groups, those in the clinical externalizing and PTSD groups did not evidence significant change in the domains of family and spirituality strengths. Further, weaker termination ratings were observed in the clinical internalizing and externalizing groups for some areas of strengths compared to the non-clinical group, however, this was not found for the high PTSD group.
目的:关于儿童优势和创伤结果的研究通常来自儿童福利,涉及使用儿童和青少年需求和优势(CANS)工具的行政样本,较少关注创伤治疗背景下的临床样本。进行这项描述性研究是为了更好地了解儿童资产和资源优势在接受以创伤为重点的治疗过程中可能发生的变化,以及在治疗开始时具有更严重情绪和行为症状的儿童这些优势的发展可能有何不同。方法样本包括245名3-18岁的儿童,他们在门诊学术医疗中心完成了以证据为基础的创伤治疗。独立样本t检验和单因素方差分析检验了PTSD、内在化、外在化临床和非临床症状组的can强度评分的基线到终止差异。结果研究结果表明,青少年的资产(如内部应对技能或思维过程)和资源(如与家庭或社区支持的关系)优势从基线到治疗结束均有所改善,但因基线症状严重程度而异。结论:除精神领域外,所有优势在整个样本的职前资产和资源优势评分中均有显著改善。当临床组和非临床组比较优势变化时,临床外化组和创伤后应激障碍组在家庭和精神优势领域没有明显变化。此外,与非临床组相比,临床内化组和外化组在某些优势领域的终止评分较弱,然而,在高创伤后应激障碍组中没有发现这种情况。
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‘Young children are always the most challenging’: therapists’ narratives of working therapeutically with young children who have experienced sexual abuse “年幼的孩子总是最具挑战性的”:治疗师对经历过性虐待的年幼儿童进行治疗的叙述
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108828
Loreto Rodríguez, Nicolás Ricotti, Constanza Arratia
Although several studies have explored the perspectives of children, caregivers, and therapists participating in therapy following sexual abuse, there is a lack of attention towards the therapeutic processes of young children aged three to six. This study employed a qualitative approach to explore psychotherapists’ views on their experiences working therapeutically with young children in the aftermath of sexual abuse at public child protection centres in Chile. The study involved interviews with eight professionals. The collected data was analysed using thematic analysis, informed by a psychosocial perspective and childhood studies. Our findings show that the therapists perceive this type of therapy practice as highly challenging compared to their work with older children. They report feeling less skilled and comfortable working with very young children, and express a concern that they may negatively affect the child by addressing the events that led them to participate in this type of therapy. They highlight the challenges of navigating young children’s predominantly non-verbal ways of communication, as well as their agentic and spontaneous expressions within the therapeutic space. This study provides insights that may support the needs of practitioners working with young children in the aftermath of sexual abuse. Additionally, it offers valuable perspectives to inform public policies aimed at supporting young children affected by these experiences.
虽然有几项研究探讨了儿童、照顾者和治疗师参与性虐待后治疗的观点,但缺乏对3至6岁幼儿治疗过程的关注。本研究采用定性方法,探讨心理治疗师在智利公共儿童保护中心对遭受性虐待的幼儿进行治疗的经验。这项研究采访了8位专业人士。收集到的数据采用专题分析进行分析,并从社会心理角度和儿童研究角度进行分析。我们的研究结果表明,治疗师认为这种类型的治疗实践与他们对大一点的孩子的工作相比是极具挑战性的。他们报告说,在与非常年幼的孩子一起工作时,感觉不那么熟练和舒适,并表示担心,他们可能会通过解决导致他们参加这种治疗的事件来对孩子产生负面影响。他们强调了在治疗空间中引导幼儿主要的非语言交流方式以及他们的主观和自发表达的挑战。这项研究提供了一些见解,可以支持从事性虐待后幼儿工作的从业者的需求。此外,它还提供了宝贵的观点,为旨在支持受这些经历影响的幼儿的公共政策提供信息。
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At the intersection of disability and transitioning to adulthood: service receipt by disability type among youth in foster care 在残疾和向成年过渡的交叉点:寄养青少年中残疾类型的服务接收
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108805
Melissa L. Villodas , JoAnn S. Lee , Gilbert Gimm , Chloe Pilkerton

Objective

In the U.S., 53% of transition-age youth (TAY) in foster care have a disability. Many youths with disabilities need tailored support and services to foster their independence, capabilities, and social inclusion during the transition to adulthood. This study examined the association between service receipt and disability type among U.S. youth aging out of foster care.

Methods

We analyzed FY 2017 youth service utilization data obtained from the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) and merged these records with the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), yielding an analytic sample of 9,353 cases. The NYTD includes youth in foster care in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and service use is reported in six-month intervals. We conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses of 11 of the 14 John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program services and special education services by disability type across three time periods (age 16–17, 18–19 and 20–21). Diagnosed disability types included intellectual, sensory, physical, emotional disability, and other medical conditions.

Results

Service utilization increased for all TAY in foster care by age 18–19. However, a divergence in service utilization by disability status and type emerged at age 20–21, except for increased use of room and board financial assistance across all disability statuses. Youth with diagnosed disabilities received special education and mentoring services at higher rates than others at ages 16–17, 18–19, and 20–21. TAY in foster care without diagnosed disabilities utilized room and board financial assistance at higher rates than others at ages 16–17, 18–19, and 20–21. At ages 16–17, youth not assessed for disability were more likely to use a wide range of services. In contrast, youth with sensory disabilities were more likely to use a wide range of services at ages 18–19 and 20–21.

Conclusion

Examining service utilization among youth in foster care with disabilities is necessary to facilitate positive transitions to adulthood by ensuring equitable access to tailored services that improve outcomes. Study findings show a wide divergence in service receipt from age 18–19 to age 20–21 by disability type. More research is needed to assess the reasons for such divergence.
目的在美国,53%的过渡年龄青年(TAY)在寄养中有残疾。许多残疾青年需要量身定制的支持和服务,以培养他们在向成年过渡期间的独立性、能力和社会包容性。本研究考察了美国寄养后的青少年接受服务与残疾类型之间的关系。方法我们分析了2017财年从国家青年转型数据库(NYTD)获得的青年服务利用数据,并将这些记录与收养和寄养分析和报告系统(AFCARS)合并,产生了9,353例分析样本。NYTD包括美国所有50个州、哥伦比亚特区和波多黎各的寄养青少年,每隔6个月报告一次服务使用情况。我们对14个John H. Chafee寄养独立计划服务和特殊教育服务中的11个进行了双变量和多变量分析,并按残疾类型在三个时间段(16-17岁、18-19岁和20-21岁)进行了分析。诊断的残疾类型包括智力、感官、身体、情感残疾和其他医疗条件。结果18-19岁寄养家庭中所有TAY的服务利用率均有所提高。但是,在20-21岁期间,残疾状况和类型的服务利用情况出现了差异,除了所有残疾状况的食宿财政援助的使用有所增加。在16-17岁、18-19岁和20-21岁的青少年中,被诊断为残疾的青少年接受特殊教育和辅导服务的比例高于其他人。在没有被诊断为残疾的寄养家庭中,16-17岁、18-19岁和20-21岁的TAY使用食宿经济援助的比例高于其他年龄段的TAY。在16-17岁时,未被评估为残疾的青少年更有可能使用范围广泛的服务。相比之下,有感官障碍的青少年在18-19岁和20-21岁更有可能使用广泛的服务。研究残疾寄养青年的服务利用情况是必要的,通过确保公平获得有针对性的服务来改善结果,从而促进向成年的积极过渡。研究结果显示,根据残疾类型,18-19岁至20-21岁的服务接受情况存在很大差异。需要更多的研究来评估这种差异的原因。
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“Pray that we will be good messengers”: Ultra-orthodox educators’ responses to students’ disclosures of sexual abuse “祈祷我们能成为好的信使”:极端正统教育工作者对学生披露性侵事件的回应
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108803
Dafna Tener

Background

Culture clashes often occur when authorities formally intervene in child sexual abuse (CSA) cases in religious communities, which may cause additional harm to the survivors and their families.

Objective

The current study is part of a larger project on educators from various cultural groups dealing with CSA. This study aimed to explore the experiences of Jewish ultra-Orthodox educators with mandatory reporting and their perceptions and encounters with formal authorities (e.g., social services) after CSA disclosures in their schools in Israel.

Methods

In-depth interviews were conducted with 28 ultra-Orthodox educators, which were analyzed using a thematic approach.

Results

The findings indicated that ultra-Orthodox educators perceived mandatory reporting and the relations with authorities on a continuum, from beneficial to harmful. Their experiences were impacted by their perceptions of the authorities’ professionalism, availability and efficiency, as well as their sensitivity towards the ultra-Orthodox community. Finally, the educators perceived ultra-Orthodox authority figures, such as rabbis, as having an essential role in the intervention after disclosure.

Conclusions

The findings emphasized the complexity as well as the ability to bridge the gap between educators, in particular, and the ultra-Orthodox community, in general, with the formal authorities for the purpose of CSA interventions.
当当局正式介入宗教社区的儿童性虐待案件时,往往会发生文化冲突,这可能会对幸存者及其家人造成额外的伤害。目前的研究是一个更大的项目的一部分,该项目研究来自不同文化群体的教育工作者处理CSA。本研究旨在探讨犹太极端正统派教育工作者强制性报告的经历,以及他们在以色列学校披露CSA后与正式当局(如社会服务机构)的看法和遭遇。方法对28名极端正统派教育工作者进行深度访谈,采用主题分析法进行分析。结果极端正统教育工作者认为强制报告和与当局的关系是一个从有益到有害的连续体。他们对当局的专业性、可用性和效率的看法,以及他们对极端正统社区的敏感性,影响了他们的经历。最后,教育工作者认为极端正统派权威人物,如拉比,在信息披露后的干预中发挥了重要作用。结论:研究结果强调了在教育工作者(特别是极端正统派社区)和官方机构(以CSA干预为目的)之间建立桥梁的复杂性和能力。
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Dynamics that challenge the provision of integrated care for youth at-risk: a systematic review 挑战为高危青年提供综合护理的动力:一项系统审查
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108778
L.C.M. Veerman , L.A. Nooteboom , E.A. Mulder , R.R.J.M. Vermeiren

Background

Providing integrated care for youth at-risk and their families is a multifaceted challenge. Youth at-risk are young people experiencing multiple co-occurring challenges across life domains and engaging in behavior that pose risks to themselves or others. Although their needs necessitate integrated care, its implementation is hindered by dynamics between the characteristics of these young people and elements of integrated care. Our aim is to provide an overview of the dynamics shaping integrated care for youth at-risk.

Method

We conducted a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines. We identified eligible studies using a search strategy in PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and the Integrated Care Search tool. Two reviewers independently screened and extracted the data. We analyzed the included studies using a thematic analysis.

Results

Of the 5857 screened studies, 52 studies met the eligibility criteria. The results showed dynamics that occur on different levels. Between youth and professionals: as youth at-risk show high-risk and avoidant behavior, professionals tend to respond with control, reluctance to act, and stigmatization. The consequences of insufficient information sharing, the number of professionals involved, and staff turnover further disrupt their care. Between youth and organizations: organizations tend to avoid responsibility to care for youth at-risk, and several preconditions are required to provide care that meets the diverse and specific needs of youth at-risk. Between professionals from different organizations: organizations tend to operate individually, resulting in varying perspectives, lack of coordination, and difficulties to exchange information, ultimately disrupting care provision.

Conclusion

This systematic review shows that dynamics between youth at-risk, professionals, and organizations can disrupt the coherence and continuity that integrated care requires. The dynamics at play reflect the interdependence between youth at-risk, professionals, and organizations, as they shape one another’s actions and can ultimately lead to a cycle of avoidance. Strengthening integrated care therefore calls for a multi-level approach: professionals can support engagement through a context- and strengths-based approach, while organizations need to provide the conditions for collaboration and shared decision-making.
为有风险的青年及其家庭提供综合照顾是一项多方面的挑战。风险青年是指在生活领域中同时面临多种挑战,并从事对自己或他人构成风险的行为的年轻人。尽管他们的需要需要综合护理,但这些年轻人的特点与综合护理要素之间的动态关系阻碍了综合护理的实施。我们的目的是提供动态形成综合护理的青少年风险的概述。方法按照PRISMA指南进行系统评价。我们使用PubMed、Cochrane、Web of Science、PsycINFO和综合护理搜索工具的搜索策略来确定符合条件的研究。两名审稿人独立筛选和提取数据。我们使用专题分析来分析纳入的研究。结果在5857项筛选研究中,52项研究符合入选标准。结果显示了发生在不同层次上的动态。青少年与专业人士之间:由于青少年表现出高风险和回避行为,专业人士倾向于以控制、不愿行动和污名化来回应。信息共享不足、涉及的专业人员数量和人员流动的后果进一步扰乱了他们的护理。青年和组织之间:组织倾向于逃避照顾有风险青年的责任,并且需要几个先决条件来提供照顾,以满足有风险青年的多样化和特定需求。来自不同组织的专业人员之间:组织倾向于单独运作,导致观点不同,缺乏协调,信息交流困难,最终破坏护理提供。本系统综述表明,高危青少年、专业人员和组织之间的动态关系可能会破坏综合护理所需的连贯性和连续性。其中的动态反映了风险青年、专业人员和组织之间的相互依存关系,因为它们影响着彼此的行动,并最终导致回避的循环。因此,加强综合护理需要多层次的方法:专业人员可以通过基于背景和优势的方法支持参与,而组织需要为协作和共同决策提供条件。
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Adapting a U.S.-based micro-savings program for Uganda: implementation process and lessons learned 为乌干达调整基于美国的小额储蓄项目:实施过程和经验教训
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108792
Flavia Namuwonge , Abel Zemedkun Girma , Samuel Kizito , Peter Kalulu , Vicent Ssentumbwe , Proscovia Nabunya , Mary McKay , Fred M. Ssewamala

Background

This paper provides an overview of adapting a micro-savings program originally developed in the United States to a resource-limited setting in Uganda, highlighting this specific case of adapting a program from one country to another. The program involved opening Child Development Accounts (CDAs) to support saving among adolescents girls and their families. Guided by the asset theory and institutional theory, the paper discusses the challenges and opportunities faced during the adaptation and implementation process. The findings offer insights that can inform efforts to expand similar micro-savings programs in other resource-limited communities.

Methods

This paper utilizes data from the Suubi4Her study (2017–2022), a longitudinal intervention involving 1,260 adolescent girls in Southern Uganda. The analysis focused on saving behaviors among the entire sample and a subsample of 690 participants who opened CDAs. We examined self-reported and administrative savings outcomes over 30 months, encompassing bank savings behavior and savings beyond the initial deposit. Analyses also addressed key sociodemographic and psychosocial factors. A mixed-effect and adjusted logistic regression model were applied.

Results

At enrollment, the participant’s mean age was 15.37 years. The intervention improved bank saving behavior, evidenced by significant intervention-by-time interaction effects [χ2(2) = 43.38, p < 0.01], demonstrating a substantial increase in the odds of bank saving behavior in the intervention group at Wave 2 (OR = 78.85, 95% CI: 18.76, 331.51, p < 0.01) and Wave 3 (OR = 80.95, 95% CI: 19.31, 339.26, p < 0.01) compared to baseline within the control group. In the analysis of additional saving beyond the initial deposit, participants whose schools were located within 2 km of their home had significantly higher odds of saving (OR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.72–4.37, p < 0.01), while older participants had lower odds (OR = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.68–0.99, p = 0.04). Living nearer to a bank was associated with increased odds of additional saving (OR = 1.74, 95% CI: 0.84–3.62, p = 0.13), though this association did not reach statistical significance.

Conclusions and implications

These findings suggest that, overall, CDA-based micro-saving programs implementation is possible even in resource limited communities like Uganda, and when given the opportunity, families living in low-income households can utilize the CDA “infrastructure” to save. Overall, for the saving intervention to yield its intended benefits, institutional barriers need to be addressed, including bringing the bank services to the people and providing financial literacy training to instill the culture of saving from a young age.
本文概述了将最初在美国开发的小额储蓄计划调整到乌干达资源有限的环境中的情况,重点介绍了将一个计划从一个国家调整到另一个国家的具体案例。该项目包括开设儿童发展账户(cda),以支持少女及其家庭的储蓄。本文以资产理论和制度理论为指导,探讨了适应和实施过程中面临的挑战和机遇。研究结果为在其他资源有限的社区推广类似的小额储蓄项目提供了参考。方法:本文利用Suubi4Her研究(2017-2022)的数据,这是一项涉及乌干达南部1260名青春期女孩的纵向干预研究。分析的重点是整个样本和690名开了cda的参与者的储蓄行为。我们检查了30个月的自我报告和行政储蓄结果,包括银行储蓄行为和初始存款以外的储蓄。分析还涉及关键的社会人口和社会心理因素。采用混合效应和调整后的logistic回归模型。结果入组时,参与者平均年龄为15.37岁。干预改善了银行储蓄行为,证明了显著的干预时间交互效应[χ2(2) = 43.38, p < 0.01],表明干预组在第2波(OR = 78.85, 95% CI: 18.76, 331.51, p < 0.01)和第3波(OR = 80.95, 95% CI: 19.31, 339.26, p < 0.01)与对照组的基线相比,银行储蓄行为的几率显著增加。在对初始存款以外的额外储蓄的分析中,学校位于离家2公里范围内的参与者储蓄的几率显著较高(OR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.72-4.37, p < 0.01),而年龄较大的参与者的几率较低(OR = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.68-0.99, p = 0.04)。住得离银行近与额外储蓄的几率增加相关(OR = 1.74, 95% CI: 0.84-3.62, p = 0.13),尽管这种关联没有达到统计学意义。结论和意义这些发现表明,总体而言,即使在乌干达等资源有限的社区,基于CDA的小额储蓄计划的实施也是可能的,如果有机会,生活在低收入家庭的家庭可以利用CDA的“基础设施”进行储蓄。总的来说,为了使储蓄干预产生预期的效益,需要解决制度障碍,包括将银行服务带给人民,并提供金融知识培训,以从小就灌输储蓄文化。
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Effective elements of the diagnostic assessment process in youth care. A scoping review 青少年护理中诊断评估过程的有效要素。范围审查
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108816
Angela Luteijn , Stijn R.J.M. Deckers , Ron H.J. Scholte , Paul T. van der Heijden , Jana Knot-Dickscheit

Background

In youth care, diagnostic assessment of high quality is crucial for intervention planning, may increase the likelihood that interventions will be effective and can have therapeutic effects in itself. Therefore, it is important to understand which elements relate to the quality of the diagnostic assessment.

Objective

The objective of this study is to provide an overview of elements that are studied in the context of the diagnostic assessment process in youth care and to identify elements that influence the effectivity of this process.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted to explore the current literature, using the databases ERIC, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Google Search and ProQuest.

Results

Approximately 50 elements, that affect the diagnostic assessment process in youth care in a positive or negative sense, were identified in 25 studies, of which only 5 were of moderate to high quality. Elements were studied in the general assessment process or in specific phases of this process. No studies have focused on elements affecting the explanatory analysis (the phase in which factors that influence the behavior are analyzed). Elements are clustered in the themes ‘parents’, ‘preconditions’, ‘care process’, ‘information exchange and collaboration’, and ‘professional’.

Conclusions

Given the limited number of high quality studies, it is desirable to do more research on effective elements of the diagnostic assessment process. Based on the findings we suggest to study the role of alliance and shared decision-making in depth, to research effective elements during the explanatory analysis and to include children as participants.
在青少年护理中,高质量的诊断评估对于干预计划至关重要,可能会增加干预措施有效的可能性,并且本身就具有治疗效果。因此,了解哪些因素与诊断评估的质量有关是很重要的。目的本研究的目的是概述在青少年护理诊断评估过程中所研究的要素,并确定影响这一过程有效性的要素。方法采用ERIC、PsycINFO、Web of Science、谷歌Scholar、谷歌Search和ProQuest数据库,对现有文献进行检索。结果在25项研究中确定了大约50个因素,这些因素在积极或消极的意义上影响青少年护理的诊断评估过程,其中只有5个是中等到高质量的。在一般评估过程或该过程的具体阶段对要素进行了研究。没有研究关注影响解释分析的因素(分析影响行为的因素的阶段)。元素集中在“父母”、“先决条件”、“护理过程”、“信息交流与协作”和“专业”等主题中。结论鉴于高质量研究的数量有限,需要对诊断评估过程的有效因素进行更多的研究。基于研究结果,我们建议深入研究联盟和共同决策的作用,研究解释分析中的有效因素,并将儿童作为参与者。
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Women with disabilities experiencing domestic violence and abuse: child safety focused practice with person-centred principles 遭受家庭暴力和虐待的残疾妇女:以人为本原则注重儿童安全的做法
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108802
Susan Flynn, Ruth Elliffe, Stephanie Holt, Ms Sowmia Lakkshme Sundaresan

Background and Rationale

The disability community experiences complex and unique challenges and vulnerabilities in relation to both domestic violence and child protection and welfare. Notably, women with disabilities are significantly more likely to experience domestic violence and abuse (DVA) than women without disabilities. At the intersection of disability, DVA and child protection and welfare (CPW) however, professional intervention can be experienced by workers as both complex and contradictory. While intervention may involve rigorous, child safety focussed assessment of the fitness and protective capacity of the mother who is the victim of DVA, this process can radically augment feelings of powerlessness, anguish and fear for mothers caught in an abusive situation through no fault of their own. Responding to these complexities and contradictions, this article presents a focussed commentary on the literature on child protection and welfare work with women with disabilities experiencing DVA. Specific consideration will be given to how the principles and practices of person-centred theory can optimise compassionate, child safety focussed practice.

Methods

Through a person-centred theoretical lens, we identify and critically review the empirical evidence at the intersection of disability and DVA, locating this critique in feminist ethics of care. Through an inductive reasoning approach, three core themes deemed most indicative of the key messages extracted from across the body of literature were identified.

Findings

The three themes of incompatibility, compatibility, and specific concerns related to disability and DVA suggest that child protection and welfare practitioners working at the intersection of disability and domestic violence and abuse are having to navigate and negotiate complex territory. It is also clear however that the principles at the heart of person-centred practice have an important role and potential in supporting practice that can respond to the unique needs and circumstances of this particular service user group.

Implications/Conclusions

There is clear potential for person-centred practice to support child protection practice at the intersection of DVA. Person-centred principles, for instance, can help workers in assessment and interviewing processes by helping them to embed qualities such as presence, empathy and congruence which support relationship-building and collaborative working practices with women with disabilities. Person-centred principles may also contribute to overcoming barriers to quality practice such as reducing bias around DVA and disability, and preventing overly routinized and procedural practice.
背景与理由残疾群体在家庭暴力和儿童保护与福利方面面临着复杂而独特的挑战和脆弱性。值得注意的是,残疾妇女比非残疾妇女更容易遭受家庭暴力和虐待。然而,在残疾、DVA和儿童保护与福利(CPW)的交叉点,专业干预对工作者来说既复杂又矛盾。虽然干预可能涉及对DVA受害者母亲的健康和保护能力进行严格的儿童安全评估,但这一过程可能会从根本上增加母亲陷入虐待情境的无力感、痛苦和恐惧,而这并非她们自己的过错。针对这些复杂性和矛盾性,本文对残障妇女儿童保护和福利工作的相关文献进行了重点评述。将具体考虑如何原则和实践以人为本的理论可以优化同情,儿童安全为重点的做法。方法:通过以人为本的理论视角,我们识别并批判性地回顾了残疾和DVA交叉的经验证据,将这种批评定位在女性主义的护理伦理中。通过归纳推理的方法,三个核心主题被认为是最能说明从整个文献中提取的关键信息。与残疾和家庭暴力相关的不相容、相容和具体关注这三个主题表明,从事残疾与家庭暴力和虐待交叉工作的儿童保护和福利从业人员必须在复杂的领域中进行导航和谈判。然而,同样清楚的是,以人为本做法的核心原则在支持能够满足这一特定服务用户群体的独特需要和情况的做法方面具有重要作用和潜力。意义/结论以人为本的实践在DVA交叉点支持儿童保护实践具有明显的潜力。例如,以人为本的原则可以帮助工作人员在评估和面试过程中,帮助他们融入存在感、同理心和一致性等品质,这些品质有助于与残疾妇女建立关系和合作工作实践。以人为本的原则也有助于克服高质量实践的障碍,例如减少对DVA和残疾的偏见,防止过度程式化和程序化的实践。
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“The duty to report or to support?” Exploring the experiences of child protection workers investigating Black families reported for allegations of physical abuse to Ontario’s child welfare system “报告的责任还是支援的责任?”探索儿童保护工作者调查黑人家庭的经验,这些家庭向安大略省儿童福利系统报告了身体虐待的指控
IF 1.7 2区 社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108796
Travonne Edwards , Bryn King , Barbara Fallon , Carl Everton James
Referrals from educational settings account for a large proportion of child maltreatment reports internationally and across North America. In Canada, research has documented distinct disparities in the referral patterns for Black families from schools focusing on concerns about physical abuse. Although schools are more likely to report allegations of child abuse to child welfare agencies than other referral sources in Ontario, some research indicates that cases alleged by educators are significantly less likely to be substantiated compared to other professionals. Given that physical abuse allegations are the main referral reason for Black families in Ontario’s child welfare system and there is a lack of research exploring the concerns that shape these reports of alleged abuse, this study will fill this gap in knowledge. Using interpretative phenomenology as a methodological approach, the objective of this study is to explore child welfare professionals’ experiences working with Black families who have been referred to Ontario’s child welfare systems for allegations of physical abuse. Fifty-one semi-structured individual interviews and four focus groups (n=28) were conducted with child welfare professionals, for a total of 79 participants. The findings revealed that colonialism, transnationalism, culture, and parental values contribute to the acceptability of physical discipline for some Black families. Study findings indicated there are many circumstances where Black families are being reported for threats of physical discipline rather than the actual occurrence. As such, child welfare agencies have begun to consider how to support Black families and critically assess reports from schools. Recommendations and implications for policy, research, and practice are discussed.
来自教育机构的转诊在国际和整个北美的儿童虐待报告中占很大比例。在加拿大,研究记录了黑人家庭从关注身体虐待的学校转介模式的明显差异。虽然在安大略省,学校比其他转诊来源更有可能向儿童福利机构报告虐待儿童的指控,但一些研究表明,与其他专业人士相比,教育工作者指控的案件得到证实的可能性要小得多。鉴于身体虐待指控是安大略省儿童福利系统中黑人家庭的主要转诊原因,并且缺乏对这些指控虐待报告的关注的研究,本研究将填补这一知识空白。本研究采用解释现象学作为方法论,目的是探讨儿童福利专业人员与因身体虐待指控而被转介到安大略省儿童福利系统的黑人家庭合作的经验。我们与儿童福利专业人士进行了51次半结构化的个人访谈和4个焦点小组(n=28),共有79名参与者。研究结果表明,殖民主义、跨国主义、文化和父母价值观有助于一些黑人家庭接受体罚。研究结果表明,在许多情况下,黑人家庭被举报受到体罚威胁,而不是实际发生。因此,儿童福利机构已经开始考虑如何支持黑人家庭,并严格评估学校的报告。讨论了对政策、研究和实践的建议和影响。
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