Journal of Children's Services: Volume 10 Issue 1
Research informing policy and practice
Table of contents
Does punishment in secure residential youth care work? An overview of the evidence
S. de Valk, G. H. P. van der Helm, M. Beld, P. Schaftenaar, C. Kuiper, G. J. J. M. StamsViolence is a common problem in secure residential units for young people. Group workers often think that young people have to learn to behave by means of punishment. The purpose…
Mindfulness-based wellbeing for socio-economically disadvantaged parents: a pre-post pilot study
Catrin Eames, Rebecca Crane, Eluned Gold, Sophie PrattBehavioural parent training (PT) interventions partially mediate risk factors for the development of child behavioural problems. Mindfulness skills could have benefit in…
Self-reported care activities in a home-based intervention programme for families with multiple problems
Tim Tausendfreund, Janneke Metselaar, Jelte Conradie, Maria Helena de Groot, Nicolien Schipaanboord, Jana Knot-Dickscheit, Hans Grietens, Erik J. KnorthThe purpose of this paper is to describe the development and application of the KIPP-list of care activities. The acronym KIPP stands for Knowledge and Insight into Primary…
Improving care coordination for African American and Hispanic children with special healthcare needs
Suzanne M. Bronheim, Elif Can, Bruno J. AnthonyThe purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions of family-to-family (F2F) information centres by health care providers serving Hispanic and African American families of…
Review of the evidence for adolescent and young person specific, community-based health services for NHS managers
Gemma RyanThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the evidence surrounding the design and delivery of adolescent-specific health services for young people aged 14-25. This…
Understanding abusive child labor practices in the shadow of the Arab spring
Saeb F. Al Ganideh, Linda K GoodThe Syrian civil war that forced hundreds of thousands of Syrian women and children into Jordan as refugees dramatically increased the number of child labourers in that country…
ISSN:
1746-6660e-ISSN:
2042-8677ISSN-L:
1746-6660Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- prof Emily Munro