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Understanding suicide and self-harm amongst children in care and care leavers
- Author:
- FURNIVALL Judy
- Publisher:
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This Insight examines how suicide and self-harm are complex issues which arouse difficult and distressing emotions both within people who hurt themselves and those who love and care for them. When children hurt or try to kill themselves, adults responsible for them often feel confused, powerless and overwhelmed. If these children are looked after away from their families then all the professionals involved with them must be able to provide them with the understanding and support they required. Draws out key issues from research and literature to provide greater understanding of this area. Many important studies reported in this paper are quantitative or have been undertaken from a medical perspective but in reviewing them it is important to maintain a focus on the pain and emotional complexities for all involved. (Edited publisher abstract)
Addressing low attainment of children in public care: the Scottish experience
- Authors:
- CONNELLY Graham, FURNIVALL Judy
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 16(1), 2013, pp.88-104.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Policy and practice in relation to the education of looked-after children in Scotland have been significantly influenced as a result of two landmark reports, Learning with Care and Looked After Children: We Can and Must do Better. This paper provides an account of the main policy developments which are set within the distinctive Scottish legal and educational context. The second report, in particular, has been followed by a more strategic approach to implementing change. There is evidence of considerable infrastructural development, both in the looked-after children sector and more widely in education services. There is also evidence of improvement in outcomes, notably in school attendance and the attainment of children in out of home care. While outcomes generally still lag behind those of children who are not looked after, those of children who are looked after while remaining in the family home remain relatively resistant to improvement. This aspect has been neglected in research so far. It is also not well understood how the policy changes have impacted on organisational change and developments in practice. (Publisher abstract)
Attachment-informed practice with looked after children and young people
- Author:
- FURNIVALL Judy
- Publisher:
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 14p., bibliog
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
One of a series of briefings providing practice-oriented summaries of published evidence, this Insight focuses on attachment-informed practice with looked after children and young people. The briefing provides an overview of the key issues on attachment for looked after children, an overview and description of attachment and the current policy context in Scotland. It then summarises existing evidence and the final section practical implications for caring for looked after children. This covers children looked after at home, children in alternative family care, children in residential care, supporting adults and managing transitions,
'Hard to know what to do': how residential child care workers experience the mental health needs of young people
- Authors:
- FURNIVALL Judy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 6(1), February 2007, pp.1-13.
- Publisher:
- Department of Social Work. University of Strathclyde.
This paper aimed to describe the experiences and perspectives of residential child care practitioners in dealing with the mental health difficulties of the children for whom they are responsible and to compare their experience with that of other professionals. it draws on the findings of the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP) which surveyed a wide range of professionals who worked regularly with young people but whose main focus of work was not mental health. This article focuses on the findings from questionnaires sent out to 289 residential workers in Scotland. Replies were received from 104 staff, giving a 36 percent response rate. Residential workers were asked about their most recent experience of working with a child or young person with mental health, emotional or behavioural problems, the most worrying case they had worked with in the last three years and the case that had given them the most satisfaction in the same timescale.
The Learning with Care training materials
- Authors:
- FURNIVALL Judy, HUDSON Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2(2), August 2003, pp.63-68.
- Publisher:
- Department of Social Work. University of Strathclyde.
Outlines the content of the Learning with Care training materials, commissioned by the Scottish Executive through the Learning with Care project. The materials were sent to every local authority and residential child care provider in Scotland, with many of the authorities already developing plans to deliver the training.
Trauma sensitive practice with children in care
- Authors:
- FURNIVALL Judy, GRANT Edwina
- Publisher:
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This Insight is intended to summarise the evidence around the experience and impact of trauma in children in care and to support practitioners to reflect on their practice in this context. The paper outlines in detail: the effects of trauma on emotional development, social relationships, sense of self and language and learning abilities; the neuroscience of trauma, examining early developmental experiences, brain’s responses to perceived danger and traumatic triggers; the therapeutic responses, including the neurosequential model of therapeutics (NMT), phased interventions and whole system approaches to trauma. The paper then considers some implications for practice, focusing on training and support for staff and carers, creating safety, helping children to learn to regulate themselves, developing emotional skills and accountability, and adopting resilience and strength based approaches. The paper argues that effective help requires intervention that is congruent with neuroscience, developmentally relevant and relational. The key adults in helping children recover from trauma are their carers and teachers who require relevant support and training to be most helpful to traumatised children. Traumatised children need hope and adults involved with them must believe in a positive future for them. (Edited publisher abstract)
Attachment matters for all: executive summary
- Authors:
- FURNIVALL Judy, et al
- Publisher:
- Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Research published in 2011 by the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration identified long delays in achieving permanence for looked after younger children, multiple placements and adverse effects on children's attachments. As part of its response, the Scottish Government commissioned this research to map attachment training and attachment focused practice in Scotland. This document briefly describes the research methodology (involving collection of information through surveys, phone interviews, individual and group interviews, documentary analysis, and attendance at professional meetings). It summarises the main findings, covering learning and development, direct practice, support to parents and carers, organisational and political culture, and outcomes. It notes that the report is intended to inform the development of an action plan to facilitate embedding of attachment-informed practice within all children's services.
Slipping through the net: a study of issues of safeguarding in the inspection process
- Authors:
- ANDERSON Wendy, FURNIVALL Judy, LINDSAY Meg
- Publisher:
- Centre for Residential Child Care
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 101p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Report setting out to identify how effectively the various current inspection systems ensure that residential services for children develop and maintain safe environments within them. Look at: local authority inspection unit reports; SSI reports; and HMI reports on schools.