Young Carers’ Educational Experiences and Support: A Roadmap for the Development of School Policies to Foster their Academic Success

Lakman, Yana; Chalmers, Heather; Sexton, Cayleigh

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“…Despite these difficulties, youths note that school is a place in which they can withdraw from their caring activities and concentrate on other aspects of their lives [ 7 , 10 , 11 ]. However, it has been shown that YCs would like school professionals to be more aware of their family situations and to provide more support [ 2 , 7 , 12 ]. Therefore, school professionals may play a significant role in identifying and supporting YCs [ 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”

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Professionals’ Awareness of Young Carers in Schools: Results from a French Survey

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Justin

Leu

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Few studies have investigated professionals’ awareness of young carers (YCs). Therefore, the main aim of this study was to explore school professionals’ awareness of YCs. The secondary aim was to compare professionals’ responses according to their occupation. A total of 2658 professionals took part in this study by completing an online questionnaire. The results indicated that the mean for the perceived age for care beginning was 10.3 years old, with parents being perceived as the most frequent care recipient. The main caring activities reported were domestic chores, emotional support and sibling care, while care provided directly to the care recipient was perceived as less frequent. Many suggestions for improving the identification, referral and support of YCs were seen as relevant, but professionals were less supportive of suggestions for adjustments within schools. The key training needs centered around better identifying YCs and developing better knowledge of their difficulties. Differences were observed according to occupation, with administrative staff and teachers having less accurate perceptions than school counsellors as well as social and health professionals. This study shows that it can be difficult for school professionals to imagine a child providing care. Specific training, therefore, needs to be proposed according to school professionals’ occupations.

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Professionals’ Awareness of Young Carers in Schools: Results from a French Survey

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“…Young carers view school as important for their lives, appreciating its potential to open up opportunities to learn and experience new things [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Research indicates that young carers assign various meanings to school and may see it as a place of identification [ 6 , 10 , 11 ], a source of support [ 9 , 11 , 12 ], a venue for connecting with others in similar situations [ 6 , 9 ], a “break from responsibilities at home” [ 13 ] (p. 324), or a “safe haven” [ 14 ] (p. 532).…”

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“…However, some young carers face challenges in school due to their family situations. These can manifest in the form of patchy school attendance, lack of concentration, poor academic performance, problematic behavior, emotional issues, social isolation, and limited social interactions [ 8 , 15 , 16 ].…”

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“…This issue is still understudied. Previous studies on young carers in educational settings mainly focused on individual stakeholder groups [ 8 , 16 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ], and few have compared the views of different individuals and groups the who intersect with young carers at school [ 6 , 18 , 21 , 30 ]. Furthermore, no studies have examined the perspectives of school counselors, despite the key professional role they play within school support structures.…”

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“…Research on young carers in schools has mainly focused on how caregiving affects their school performance, especially with reference to school problems. Support is only discussed as one factor among many [ 8 , 16 , 18 , 21 , 28 , 30 ].…”

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Basic Conditions for Support of Young Carers in School: A Secondary Analysis of the Perspectives of Young Carers, Parents, Teachers, and Counselors

Kaiser,

Siegemund-Johannsen,

Schulze

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Healthcare

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Young carers face a variety of challenges at school. While schools can be vital places of support, the assistance they receive at school often seems selective and fails to consider the unique life situations of individual students. This paper examines the perspective of multiple actors in the student’s school environment and explores how schools can develop comprehensive, sustainable support systems for young carers—systems that consider and involve as many actors as possible in the student’s school environment. In a secondary analysis of two interview studies, we analyzed how young carers as well as their parents, teachers, and school counsellors perceived the school support the carers received. We then developed an integrated model that incorporates these differing perspectives. The model offers an approach for implementing low-threshold support for young carers within existing school structures in relation to their family situation and outlines conditions that can support both recognized and “invisible” young carers, as well as other students.

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The Impact of Public Health Restrictions on Young Caregivers and How They Navigated a Pandemic: Baseline Interviews from a Longitudinal Study Conducted in Ontario, Canada

Newman¹,

Chalmers²,

Wang³

et al. 2023

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This qualitative research study is a part of a larger research project exploring the experiences of young caregivers aged 5-26 years and their families navigating the COVID-19 pandemic between 2020 to 2023. Data was collected from 14 young caregivers who participated in baseline interviews. The central research question guiding this study: What was, is, and will be the impact of changing public health restrictions on young caregivers and their families during the pandemic and pandemic recovery? Seven themes emerged through analysis: 1) Navigating Care During the Height of Public Health Restrictions, 2) Neighbourhood and Built Environment During the Pandemic, 3) Perceptions Towards COVID and Public Health Restrictions/Efforts, 4) The Impact of Public Health Restrictions on Relationships, 5) Mental Health Challenges of Being a Young Caregiver During a Pandemic, 6) Navigating Formal Services and Supports and 7) Recommendations from Young Caregivers. The findings from this empirical research suggest that young caregivers found it easier to navigate their caregiving responsibilities when public health restrictions and work-from-home mandates were initially implemented, however, this later changed due to challenges in finding respite from caregiving, maintaining social connections with friends, creating personal space at home, and finding adequate replacements of programs once offered in-person.

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Young Carers’ Educational Experiences and Support: A Roadmap for the Development of School Policies to Foster their Academic Success

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Professionals’ Awareness of Young Carers in Schools: Results from a French Survey

Professionals’ Awareness of Young Carers in Schools: Results from a French Survey

Basic Conditions for Support of Young Carers in School: A Secondary Analysis of the Perspectives of Young Carers, Parents, Teachers, and Counselors

The Impact of Public Health Restrictions on Young Caregivers and How They Navigated a Pandemic: Baseline Interviews from a Longitudinal Study Conducted in Ontario, Canada

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