Fidelity and flexibility of care activities in child-centered youth care for children growing up in families experiencing complex and multiple problems

Assen, Arjen van; Knot‐Dickscheit, Jana; Grietens, Hans; Post, Wendy J.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.105923

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“…In this dual key worker approach, a family‐focused care worker from the Ten for the Future (TF) programme provides family‐focused services and a worker from the Child and Youth Coaching (CYC) programme provides services for the children. A qualitative evaluation of the care process of the CYC programme suggests that the provision of an additional child‐centred care professional could be beneficial for children growing up in FECMP (Van Assen et al, 2021). Furthermore, children participating in the CYC programme stated the provision of additional child‐centred services addressed their needs more directly and improved their participation (Van Assen et al, in preparation).…”

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“…A qualitative evaluation of the care process of the CYC programme suggests that the provision of an additional child‐centred care professional could be beneficial for children growing up in FECMP (Van Assen et al, 2021). Furthermore, children participating in the CYC programme stated the provision of additional child‐centred services addressed their needs more directly and improved their participation (Van Assen et al, in preparation).…”

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“…Care activities are mainly focused on discussing life experiences from the perspective of the child. Furthermore, coaches apply a variety of techniques (e.g., cognitive behavioural techniques, social learning) to realize behavioural change (Van Assen et al, 2019; Van Assen et al, 2021). Although care goals and activities vary considerably among cases, most trajectories were characterized by a focus on improving social skills and decreasing children's emotional and behavioural problems (Van Assen et al, 2021).…”

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“…Furthermore, coaches apply a variety of techniques (e.g., cognitive behavioural techniques, social learning) to realize behavioural change (Van Assen et al, 2019; Van Assen et al, 2021). Although care goals and activities vary considerably among cases, most trajectories were characterized by a focus on improving social skills and decreasing children's emotional and behavioural problems (Van Assen et al, 2021). The focus and basic structure are similar across cases, but activities are adapted to the age and capabilities of the child.…”

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“…For example, different worksheets and behavioural exercises are available for different age ranges. Children participating in the programme have reported positive changes in their well‐being and social skills (Van Assen et al, in preparation). For a more elaborate description of the programme theory see Van Assen et al (2019), and for an analysis of care activities in practice see Van Assen et al (2021).…”

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Child and Youth Coaching in families experiencing complex and multiple problems: A longitudinal evaluation study

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Studies investigating services for families experiencing complex and multiple problems have emphasized the need for more child-centred support. The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate whether providing child-centred services (Child and Youth Coaching) combined with family-focused services (Ten for the Future) is effective for children growing up in families experiencing complex and multiple problems.Children's psychosocial skills, emotional and behavioural problems, and the quality of their pedagogical environment were measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months.Parent and coach reports of children indicated for Child and Youth Coaching (n = 57) and nonindicated children (n = 18) were analysed using repeated measures multilevel models. Both parents and coaches reported improved psychosocial skills of children, but changes were only significant for coach reports. In both reports, no significant decrease in emotional and behavioural problems was observed for both indicated and nonindicated children. Many children still experienced considerable problems at case closure. Furthermore, no significant improvement in quality of the pedagogical environment was observed in both groups. Given the limitations in this study, more research is needed to identify whether these findings can be replicated and attributed to the Child and Youth Coaching and Ten for the Future programmes.child-centred services, dual key worker, emotional and behavioural problems, home-visiting, psychosocial skills, quality of the pedagogical environment

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Impact of Occupational Therapy Activities On the Formation of Skills for Independent Living in Children Using Social Service

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A number of scientific studies give reasons to assume that children raised and educated in the „Family-type accommodation center” need additional targeted activities to learn and improve the various activities of everyday life. The aim of the present study is to determine the impact of additional occupational therapy activities on the formation of skills for independent living in children raised and educated in social services. Scope of the study: there were studied 21 children aged 7 to 12 years, users of social services with the test „Formation of skills for independent living”. Test „Leisure Management”, the evaluation is on a 3-point scale. Statistical methods are Wilcoxon rank test, t-test of Student. In the final results of the test in 80,95% of the examined children there was an improvement between 0,5 and 1 point, which is statistically significant on a 3-point scale. In the initial values of all groups of activities there is a slight difference (within 0,23), as the results are below the „average level” (2 points) in the skills for independent living. In the final measurements, the results are within 2,42; 2,38 for the second and third groups of activities and 2,08; 2,18 in the first and fourth groups of activities, which is more than the „average level”. Preparing for independent living is part of the overall process of working with children which are receiving social support. The good final results in the conducted research are due to the individual purposeful work on the implementation of the activities of the occupational therapy program for the formation of skills for independent living. The application of a set of activities for the formation of their skills for everyday life is a priority goal in the work of the responsible institutions and specialists for improving the quality of child care. The various and meaningful activities provided in their individual programs support the process of acquiring a set of knowledge and skills that they will need in the future independent life. The inclusion of appropriate occupational therapy activities for the formation of skills for independent living in children raised and educated in the „Family-type accommodation center” has a beneficial effect on the overall personal development and formation of social skills.

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Fidelity and flexibility of care activities in child-centered youth care for children growing up in families experiencing complex and multiple problems

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Child and Youth Coaching in families experiencing complex and multiple problems: A longitudinal evaluation study

Child and Youth Coaching in families experiencing complex and multiple problems: A longitudinal evaluation study

Impact of Occupational Therapy Activities On the Formation of Skills for Independent Living in Children Using Social Service

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