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Practice guidance for culturally sensitive practice in working with children and families who are asylum seekers: learning from an early years study in Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-01-09)
This article is based on a study of two early years services in the West of Ireland which was attended mostly by asylum seekers. Using a sample of the findings for illustration, we discuss how the study captured an example ...
A critical overview of the significance of power and power relations in practice with children in foster care: evidence from an Irish study
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-02-14)
This paper is based on findings from an Irish study of permanence and stability outcomes for children in long-term care which involved biographical narrative interviews with 27 children, young people, parents and foster ...
Exploring the multi-dimensionality of permanence and stability: Emotions, experiences and temporality in young people s discourses about long-term foster care in Ireland
(SAGE Publications, 2019-08-28)
This paper focuses on qualitative findings on how young people in long-term foster care in Ireland interpret permanence and stability. We focus principally on subjective and relational permanence, emphasising the significance ...
Help seeking and help providing in Ireland
(Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies, 2019-12)
Recent developments in the Irish child welfare system have involved a targeted move towards the provision of accessible help at a more timely point for children, young people and their families. It is widely accepted that ...
Relational dynamics in formal youth mentoring programmes: A longitudinal investigation into the association between relationship satisfaction and youth outcomes
(Elsevier, 2019-05-18)
Youth mentoring is defined as a close, interpersonal relationship between a young person and a more experienced adult. The quality of the youth-mentor relationship is critical to youth mentoring interventions and thus it ...
Help seeking and help providing in Ireland
(Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) and the NSW Family Services (FamS), 2019-12)
Recent developments in the Irish child welfare system have involved a targeted move towards the provision of accessible help at a more timely point for children, young people and their families. It is widely accepted that ...
Protective support and supportive protection for families “in the middle”: Learning from the Irish context
(Wiley, 2019-08-08)
This paper critically examines the relationship between statutory family support and child protection using the case study of Ireland. It builds on the work of Devaney and McGregor (2017) to offer an additional contribution ...
Social values and civic behaviour among youth in Ireland: The influence of social contexts
(SAGE Publications, 2019-07-16)
As youth civic engagement is widely considered important for social cohesion and democracy, concerns have been expressed regarding a perceived decline in civic and political engagement among young people throughout the ...
Children’s perceptions of the skills needed to ‘fit in’ when starting school
(Melbourne Graduate School of Education, 2019)
Children from low socioeconomic backgrounds are at an increased risk of experiencing lower levels of school
readiness. Ready children are children who can navigate both the social and academic tasks and challenges of ...