Browsing The Child and Family Research Centre (Scholarly Articles) by Title
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Outcomes for permanence and stability for children in care in Ireland: implications for practice
(Oxford University Press, 2018-09-24)This paper reports on a qualitative study of outcomes for permanence and stability for children in long-term care in Ireland. The aim of this research was to inform social work practitioners on how to enhance stability and ... -
The participation of children and young people in care: insights from an analysis of national inspection reports in the Republic of Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-11-27)The term participation is widely used to refer to the involvement of children and young people in decision-making on issues that affect their lives. The Health and Information Quality Authority (HIQA) is the national ... -
Practical Strategies for Coping with Child-to-Parent Violence: The Non Violent Resistance Programme in Practice
(The Probation Service, 2014-10)Child to parent violence (CPV) is an emerging problem that is coming more frequently to the attention of practitioners in a wide variety of settings. This paper describes the ways in which the Probation Service and Le ... -
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 ... -
Restoring competence and confidence- non-violent resistance as a response to child-to-parent violence in Ireland
(2014)In this article, we describe some of the difficulties some parents and therapists can encounter when faced with child to parent violence. We hope to show that an adapted Non Violent Resistance Programme seems to restore ... -
Youth mentoring and the parent-young person relationship: considerations for research and practice.
(The National Youth Agency, 2008)Over recent years, youth mentoring has become increasingly popular as an intervention for young people deemed to be in need of support. There is a need, however, to pay attention to the potential impact of mentoring on ... -
Youth Mentoring as a Tool for Community and Civic Engagement: Reflections on Findings of an Irish Research Study
(Taylor and Francis, 2009-12-07)Youth mentoring programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) are traditionally considered to be a vehicle for youth development rather than community development. In fact, the notion that the one-to-one engagement that ... -
Youth Mentoring in Ireland: Weighing up the Benefits and Challenges
(Irish Youth Work Press, 2007)Internationally, mentoring for young people has become increasingly attractive to policy makers as a micro-level response to the needs of young people deemed to be ¿at risk¿ or in need of support. The Big Brothers Big ...