Journal of Children's Services: Volume 12 Issue 4

In praise of academic dust-ups

Nick Axford

Parent-based early childhood interventions do make a difference! A rebuttal to See and Gorard (2015a)

Keith Goldstein, Angela Vatalaro, Gad Yair

The purpose of this paper is to refute See and Gorard’s paper published in this journal in 2015 which argues that parent-based interventions for school readiness are ineffective.

British values and identity among young British Muslims in Tower Hamlets: understandings and connections

Finlay Green

The purpose of this paper is to provide a platform for young British Muslims in Tower Hamlets to share their perspectives on British values and identity, in light of the increased…

Mother-child disagreements on child anxiety: associated factors

Kathryn R. Giuseppone, Laura E. Brumariu

Previous literature demonstrated low-to-moderate rates of agreement between children and mothers regarding child anxiety. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate factors related…

Unit manager perspectives of a trauma-specific programme across Scotland’s secure estate

Ian Barron, David Mitchell

The purpose of this paper is to assess unit manager perspectives on the introduction of a group-based trauma-specific programme delivered across Scotland’s secure estate. As this…

The complexity of children’s involvement in school bullying

Elizabeth Mary Nassem

The purpose of this paper is to examine the complexity of children’s involvement in school bullying from the child’s perspective.

Predicting post-training implementation of a parenting intervention

Suzanne E.U. Kerns, Erin McCormick, Andrea Negrete, Cathea Carey, Wren Haaland, Scott Waller

While evidence-based parenting interventions (EBPIs) are proven effective at addressing numerous emotional and behavioral health challenges for children and youth, and reduce…