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Communication skills are fundamental to social work, yet few studies have directly evaluated their impact. This study explores the relationship between skills and outcomes in 127 families.
This press release from the UK Department for Education announces the launch of new initiatives "to improve the education and training of young people leaving care, helping them make the transition into independent life."
The Transitioning to Family Care for Children Online Training provides an overview of the key concepts and steps that are important to a successful transition process.
Using a pooled data set of two waves of the National Surveys of Children’s Exposure to Violence, this study investigates links between indicators of socioeconomic resources and lifetime exposure to two different forms of child neglect (physical and supervisory), examines how neglect is associated with the risk of other types of victimization, and estimates the impact of neglect on trauma symptoms.
This article examines the aftercare experiences of young people who have recently left a residential care institution in Lagos State, Nigeria.
The current study compared behavioral and adrenocortical functioning of maltreated and comparably aged (1.5–3 years) institutionally-reared children soon after (1.5–2.5 months) placement in foster care or adoptive homes, respectively.
This episode of the Conversation podcast from the BBC features interviews and discussion with two women who grew up in institutions as young children, one in the UK and the other in Kenya.
The Global Initiative is seeking a creative and dedicated Development Manager who can help them use their expertise to become a fully sustainable and influential organisation.
The increase in the arrival of unaccompanied minors to Europe rises as a new challenge for the local authorities responsible for the reception. The comparison of two cross-border regions shows the possibility of transferring successful practices between European states.
The Faith to Action Initiative is seeking a Director of Engagement.
