Legislation In Search of “Good-Enough” Care Arrangements for the Child

IJzendoorn, M.H. van; Bakermans‐Kranenburg, Marian J.; Duschinsky, Robbie; Skinner, Guy C. M.

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“…When safe and supported, reintegrating a child with his or her biological parents is a preferred placement solution for children who have been separated from parental care ( Van IJzendoorn, Bakermans-Kranenburg, Duschinsky, & Skinner, 2019 ). When that is not possible or in the best interests of the child, safe and nurturing alternatives such as kinship care, foster care, kafalah, or adoption should be made available ( United Nations, 2019 ).…”

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Rapid return of children in residential care to family as a result of COVID-19: Scope, challenges, and recommendations

Wilke¹,

Howard

Goldman³

2020

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Background As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, some governments have mandated that residential care providers rapidly return children and youth to family. Objective The goal of the present study was to better understand the scope and characteristics of rapid return, and to provide data-informed recommendations for service providers working with this population. Participants and setting Representatives from 67 non-government organizations (NGOs) providing residential care that were government-mandated to rapidly return children and youth to family completed a brief online survey. They collectively serve 12,494 children in 14 nations. Methods Using a mixed methods design, results examined 1) characteristics of the rapid return mandate, 2) preparation received by children and families, 3) support services provided since the return, and 4) primary concerns for children and families. Results Data revealed that rapid return was characterized by compressed timelines that did not allow for adequate child and family assessment and preparation. However, all respondents indicated they believed at least some families would be able to remain intact safely with appropriate support. Primary concerns for children and families related to unresolved antecedents to separation, lack of economic capacity, limited monitoring, and lack of access to education. Conclusions Based on the findings, 9 recommendations were made for service providers working with children and families that have been rapidly reunified as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rapid return of children in residential care to family as a result of COVID-19: Scope, challenges, and recommendations

Wilke¹,

Howard

Goldman³

2020

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…The last 3 percent were classified as "other" by the authors. Such arrangements have led to considerable debate in the literature: while researchers more or less agree that parental separation can have negative effects on socialization and academic achievement, disagreement remains regarding the effects of joint physical custody on the developmental and psychological health of these children (McIntosh, 2011; McIntosh, Smyth & Kelaher, 2015; Nielsen, 2018; Warshak, 2014, 2018; Steinbach, 2019), including between attachment researchers (Lamb, 2012, 2018; Main, Hesse & Hesse, 2011; Sroufe & McIntosh, 2011; Van IJzendoorn, Bakermans‐Kranenburg, Duschinsky & Skinner, 2019).…”

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“…Thus, Solomon (2013) herself denounced the use of that study to argue that overnight visitation could be harmful for babies of separated parents. In addition, a recent re‐analysis of those data showed that attachment disorganization was more strongly predicted by parental conflicts than by overnight visits (Van IJzendoorn et al ., 2019). Finally, in a sample of underprivileged families, Tornello et al .…”

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“…(2013) found that children from separated parents who had frequent overnight visits to their father (more than once a week during their first year and more than 35% of nights between the ages of 1 and 3) were less secure with their mother compared with other children. However, in that study, attachment was assessed by mother reports of their children’s attachment security, thus the validity of the results is highly questionable (Van IJzendoorn et al ., 2019).…”

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Externalizing behaviors and attachment disorganization in children of different‐sex separated parents: The protective role of joint physical custody

Bacro

Medeiros

2020

Scandinavian J Psychology

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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between externalizing behaviors and the quality of attachment representations in preschool children, and to determine if family type and custody arrangement had a moderating effect on this relationship. The participants were 33 girls and 31 boys (n = 64) aged between three and six years (M = 4.75; SD = 0.87 years) and their mothers. Among them, 36 came from “intact” families, 13 were living mainly with their mothers and 15 were in joint physical custody. Children’s attachment representations were assessed with the Attachment Story Completion Task (Bretherton, Ridgeway & Cassidy, 1990). Mothers reported on their child’s behavior problems using the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) and on their alliance with the father using the Parenting Alliance Inventory (Abidin & Brunner, 1995). Although children’s externalizing behaviors were found to be associated with the disorganization of their attachment representations, this relationship was significantly weaker and was non‐significant for children in joint physical custody. Thus, the results of this pilot study suggest that joint custody may protect children of separated parents from the effects of attachment disorganization on externalizing behaviors.

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“…8 Secondly, since research has shown that institutionalised settings for children can be seriously damaging, 8 attachment theory has emphasised the need for family-based care for children who are either orphans or have parents unable to care for them. 9 …”

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Galbally

Stein

Hoegfeldt

et al. 2020

The Lancet Psychiatry

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With such a large range of people eligible to refer patients, it is easy to envisage unforeseen problems being presented that go far beyond the abilities of a single link worker to solve. There is little in the social prescribing guidance about the necessary skills and training for link workers; the only common requirement is that they should have extensive local knowledge.Third, what back-up is available for social prescribers? At present, there is a good internal network proposed for social-prescribing link workers, with regular meetings, supervision from more senior staff, and informative events with outside speakers. But is this enough, particularly when there is going to be no filter on referrals, and there is likely to be an increase in the number of severe problems referred. The amount of feedback between link workers and referrers also needs to be tightened up, because at some point the volume of referrals will have to be constrained.So much needs to be done before social prescribing can be embraced with confidence in mental health. Meeting this need could be aided by greater contact with psychiatric professionals, who have already introduced environmental interventions for more serious mental illness. [8][9][10] These interventions could have relevance not only for mental illness, but also for social care, especially at a time when effective low-cost interventions are sorely needed.PT is the Chairperson and JB is a Trustee of NIDUS-UK, a charity that helps to promote environmental changes in persistent mental illness but which does not do social prescribing.

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Legislation In Search of “Good-Enough” Care Arrangements for the Child

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Rapid return of children in residential care to family as a result of COVID-19: Scope, challenges, and recommendations

Rapid return of children in residential care to family as a result of COVID-19: Scope, challenges, and recommendations

Externalizing behaviors and attachment disorganization in children of different‐sex separated parents: The protective role of joint physical custody

From attachment to mental health and back

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