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Sticking with us through it all : The importance of trustworthy relationships for children and young people in residential care
Moore, Tim Mcarthur, Morag Death, Jodi Tilbury, Clare Roche, Steven
Moore, Tim
Mcarthur, Morag
Death, Jodi
Tilbury, Clare
Roche, Steven
Abstract
Both historical and contemporary residential care for children have been found to present risks to their safety and security. Views about the characteristics of workers that helped them to feel safe in the placement were obtained from 27 children and young people who were placed in residential care in Australia. Competent and trustworthy staff were considered essential. These workers were characterised as caring, proactive, tenacious in building relationships, and available. Importantly, they listened and ensured young people had a voice. The study affirms the central role of the worker-client alliance in ensuring residential care is a positive and safe experience for children and young people, and identifies structural factors that children and young people believe are barriers to them feeling safe.
Keywords
interpersonal safety risks, worker-young person relationships, child sexual abuse, staff turnover, safety in residential care, client worker relationships in residential care, children and young people's views
Date
2018
Type
Journal article
Journal
Children and Youth Services Review
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Volume
84
Issue
Page Range
68-75
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ACU Department
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Open Access Status
Published as green open access
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Open
Open