Out-of-home care in childhood and socio-economic functioning in adulthood: ONS Longitudinal study 1971–2011

Sacker, Amanda; Lacey, Rebecca; Maughan, Barbara; Murray, Emily

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106300

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“…This central finding should be examined within the context of the current predominant views on out-of-home placement alternatives for children and youth. International organizations, professionals in the field, and empirical findings support foster care placement over residential care and emphasize negative outcomes associated with residential placement (Dozier et al, 2012; Sacker et al, 2022; United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, 2023). The findings here support a more nuanced view of the impact of residential care.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unveiling the role of residential care in care leavers’ personal development and life outcomes.

Sulimani-Aidan,

Achdut,

Benbenishty

et al. 2024

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unveiling the role of residential care in care leavers’ personal development and life outcomes.

Sulimani-Aidan,

Achdut,

Benbenishty

et al. 2024

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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“…In 2020, 89% of special guardianship orders were made to relatives or friends (i.e., kinship carers) (CoramBAAF, 2022). The latest study by Sacker and colleagues at University College London used data from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study to show that placing children in residential care predicted the worst outcomes in terms of socioeconomic status, family formation and living arrangements in adulthood, while care by a relative provided the best outcomes for children in out-of-home care (Sacker et al., 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

Rising levels of obesity and medical problems for prospective substitute carers in Gloucestershire

Hawksley¹,

Bennett²

2022

Adoption & Fostering

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“…There is consensus in the international scientific community concerning the preference of foster care over institutional care as the outcome of the latter is far worse than that of foster care (Desmond et al, 2020;van IJzendoorn et al, 2020). Institutionalised children are over-represented among those who later become inpatients in psychiatric wards or are convicted of crimes, and they are less likely to have an education beyond primary school, or establish themselves in the labor market (Vinnerljung & Sallnäs, 2008;Sacker, Lacey, Maughan, & Murray, 2022). Although the need for some sort of residential care will continue to exist, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (2021b) nowadays recommends specialised foster care over institutions even for teenagers with severe behaviourial issues.…”

Section: Out-of-home Carementioning

confidence: 99%

The New Kälvesten Method for the Assessment of Foster Parent Suitability in Sweden: Causes for Concern

Willén¹,

Kronkvist²

2022

Preprint

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Background: Prospective foster carers undergo an assessment of their suitability. The two most common assessment methods in Sweden are the Original Kälvesten (OK) and the New Kälvesten (NK). None of them have been empirically tested. The present study offers the first scholarly insights into the NK method.Methods: We were graciously allowed access from the founders to documentation of the method, including complete educational materials aimed at social workers (e. g., >8 hours recorded lectures). These materials were analysed qualitatively in a data-driven fashion with the purpose of describing and reviewing the NK method. Two semi-structured interviews were conducted with founders and educators to supplement the materials. In addition, 268 websites of licensed Swedish agencies conducting assessments of prospective foster carers were screened for mentioning of which interview method they use.Results: The interview protocol primarily aimed at measuring attachment style (38%) and attachment and affects (17%); 10% was claimed to measure affects; 10% mentalisation; 24% were not connected to any outcome measure. We found that NK, just like the OK interview, prohibits recording of the interviews. Instead were interviewers instructed to transcribe interviews verbatim in real time. The transcript was read back to the analyst in a role play fashion during which the analyst conducted a quick linguistic analysis resulting in a binary yes/no decision on suitability. Of 268 agencies, 114 named an interview method: 51% reported use of NK; 44% Kälvesten; 4% Casey Home Assessment Protocol – Fostering Challenges. Conclusions: The NK method was found to be unethical in at least six ways: applicants were exposed to deliberate stress evocation; they were rejected when risk factors occurred without considering protective factors; they were not provided adequate feedback; interview outcome was unsuitable for linguistic analysis; high risk of interviewer and analyst biases; the method can be described as pseudoscientific. Recommendations for future research and practice are made.

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Out-of-home care in childhood and socio-economic functioning in adulthood: ONS Longitudinal study 1971–2011

Cited by 13 publications

References 56 publications

Unveiling the role of residential care in care leavers’ personal development and life outcomes.

Unveiling the role of residential care in care leavers’ personal development and life outcomes.

Rising levels of obesity and medical problems for prospective substitute carers in Gloucestershire

The New Kälvesten Method for the Assessment of Foster Parent Suitability in Sweden: Causes for Concern

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