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Magis-Weinberg L, Arreola Vargas M, Carrizales A, Trinh CT, Muñoz Lopez DE, Hussong AM, Lansford JE. The impact of COVID-19 on the peer relationships of adolescents around the world: A rapid systematic review. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2024. [PMID: 38682766 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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The main objective of this rapid systematic review was to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted peer relationships for adolescents (10-25 years of age) around the globe. We focused on four indices of peer relationships: (1) loneliness, (2) social connectedness, (3) social support, and (4) social media use. In addition, we examined gender and age differences. Four databases (APA PsychInfo, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) were searched for articles published from January 2020 to November 2022. A total of 96 studies (cross-sectional: n = 66, longitudinal: n = 30, quantitative: n = 67, qualitative: n = 12, mixed-methods: n = 17) met our inclusion criteria (empirical observational studies with data on at least one of the indices of interest, cross-sectional data on COVID-19-related experiences or longitudinal data collected during the pandemic, age range of 10-25 years, typically developing adolescents). We extracted data and conducted a narrative synthesis. Findings suggest that COVID-19 disruptions negatively impacted peer relationships for youth. Most studies reported either an increase in loneliness over the course of the pandemic or a positive association between loneliness and COVID-19-related experiences. Similar findings were observed for increased social media use as a means of continued communication and connection. Fewer studies focused on social support but those that did reported a decrease or negative association with COVID-19-related experiences. Lastly, findings suggest a mixed impact on social connectedness, which might be due to the strengthening of closer ties and weakening of more distant relationships. Results for gender differences were mixed, and a systematic comparison of differences across ages was not possible. The heterogeneity in measures of COVID-19-related experiences as well as timing of data collection prevented a more nuanced examination of short and more long-term impacts.
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Katz C, Attrash-Najjar A, Cohen N, Glucklich T, Jacobson M, Varela N, Priolo-Filho SR, Bérubé A, Chang OD, Collin-Vézina D, Fouché A, Haffejee S, Katz I, Maguire-Jack K, Massarweh N, O'Reilly M, Tiwari A, Truter E, de Andrade Vieira RV, Walker-Williams H, Zibetti MR, Werkele C. Child protective services and out-of-home Care for Children during COVID-19: A scoping review and thematic analysis. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2023:106540. [PMID: 38008657 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic challenged child protection and posed new risks for child maltreatment (CM). Moreover, governmental efforts worldwide prioritized mitigating the spread of the virus over ensuring the welfare and protection of families and children. This neglect caused hardship for many vulnerable children, including those in out-of-home care (OOHC), and challenged the functionality of child protective services (CPS). However, only limited research has investigated the impact of COVID-19 on OOHC and CPS and explored how CPS overcame the challenges of helping children in OOHC. OBJECTIVE This review aims to address this gap in the research to unveil the 'positive legacy' left by CPS in their work with children in OOHC during COVID-19. METHOD This review utilized three stages of analysis, including a scoping review followed by two rounds of thematic analysis. The scoping review was carried out in six languages: English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The first round of thematic analysis found eight relevant articles for this review. The second round of thematic analysis found three themes related to this paper's aim in the context of COVID-19. RESULTS Three main themes were identified: 1) decision-making and OOHC, 2) difficulties in procedures related to OOHC placement, and 3) handling challenges of OOHC. CONCLUSIONS The discussion emphasizes the crucial role of preserving children's rights, hearing their voices and needs, and considering their safety and well-being when planning policies and practices to protect them. It also emphasizes society's responsibility to acknowledge contextual factors in child protection.
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- Carmit Katz
- Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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- Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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- Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Haruv Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Externado University, Calle 12 No. 1-17 Este, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa, Prevenção e Intervenção em Psicologia Forense - Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, Brazil
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- The Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada.
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- School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- The Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Suite 106, Wilson Hall, 3506 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada.
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- Department of Social Wellbeing, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, COMPRES research entity, Gauteng, South Africa.
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- Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- The Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, P.O. Box 124, Baqa-El-Gharbia 3010000, Israel
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- School of Media, Communication, and Sociology, University of Leicester and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK.
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- The Institute of Public and Preventive Health, Augusta University, 1120 15th St, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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- North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, COMPRES research entity, Gauteng, South Africa.
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- North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, COMPRES research entity, Gauteng, South Africa.
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- The Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W. - MIP 201A, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
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Salgado M, Neves S, Silva E. Professionals' Perspectives on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Child and Adolescent Victims of Domestic Violence Living in the Portuguese Residential Foster Care System. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:ijerph20105826. [PMID: 37239553 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20105826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic had several negative impacts on child and adolescent victims of domestic violence, especially on those who lived in the residential foster care system. The main goal of the present study was to understand these negative impacts through the perspectives of professionals in Portuguese residential foster care structures using both individual interviews and an online survey. One hundred and three professionals aged between 22 and 64 years (M = 38.39; SD = 8.34) participated in the online survey (86 females and 17 males). Of those, seven professionals, four females and three males aged between 29 and 49 years (M = 38.43, SD = 7.50), were also interviewed. According to the participants, the conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic contributed adversely not only to the increase in domestic violence against children and adolescents but also to the aggravation of the conditions children and adolescents living in the Portuguese residential foster care system were exposed to, namely concerning family relationships, access to resources and services, and institutional dynamics. The results suggest the necessity to develop standard procedures to cope with pandemic situations in the residential foster care system.
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- Micaela Salgado
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies (ISCSP-ULisbon), 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies (ISCSP-ULisbon), 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
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Hegde N, Vidya C, Bandamwar K, Murali K, Murthy SR. The impact of COVID-19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care center. Indian J Ophthalmol 2023; 71:2105-2108. [PMID: 37203090 PMCID: PMC10391401 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2135_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Purpose To investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on compliance to amblyopia therapy from the perspective of parents of amblyopic children. Methods The participants for the qualitative study were enrolled from the medical records of a tertiary eye care center during the COVID-19 pandemic. The trained researcher conducted telephonic interviews consisting of validated 15 open-ended questions for 15 min. The questions were related to patients' compliance toward amblyopia treatment and the date of follow-up with their practitioners. The data collected were entered on Excel sheets in the participant's own words and later converted to a transcript for analysis. Results A total of 217 parents of children with amblyopia who were due for follow-up were contacted through telephone. The response rate for willingness to participate was only 36% (n = 78). Of these, 76% (n = 59) of parents reported that their child was compliant toward the treatment during the therapy period and 69% reported that their child was currently not on treatment for amblyopia. Conclusion In the current study, we have observed that although reported compliance by parents during the therapy period was good, around 69% of patients had discontinued amblyopia therapy. The main reason for the discontinuation of therapy was the failure to visit the hospital during the scheduled follow-up with the eye care practitioner.
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- Namratha Hegde
- Sankara College of Optometry, Sankara Academy of Vision, Varthur Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka; Department of Optometry, Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Varthur Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Optometry, Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Varthur Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Varthur Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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A Creative and Movement-Based Blended Intervention for Children in Outpatient Residential Care: A Mixed-Method, Multi-Center, Single-Arm Feasibility Trial. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:children10020207. [PMID: 36832336 PMCID: PMC9954900 DOI: 10.3390/children10020207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to psychological distress among children and adolescents. Due to multiple psychosocial burdens, the youth in residential care were especially exposed to an increased risk of mental health problems during the pandemic. In a multi-center, single-arm feasibility trial, N = 45 children and adolescents aged 7-14 years were allocated to a 6-week blended care intervention, conducted in six outpatient residential child welfare facilities. The intervention covered a once weekly face-to-face group session for guided creative (art therapy, drama therapy) and movement-oriented (children's yoga, nature therapy) activities. This was accompanied by a resilience-oriented mental-health app. Feasibility and acceptance analyses covered app usage data and qualitative data. Effectiveness was determined by pre-post comparisons in quantitative data on psychological symptoms and resources. Further, subgroups for poorer treatment outcome were explored. The intervention and app were considered to be feasible and were accepted by residential staff and the children. No significant pre-post changes were found across quantitative outcomes. However, being female, being in current psychosocial crisis, a migration background, or a mentally ill parent were correlated with change in score of outcomes from baseline. These preliminary findings pave the way for future research on blended care interventions among at-risk children and adolescents.
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Noreña Herrera C, Muñoz Echeverri IF, Velásquez Quintero P, Monsalve López JG, Guerra Sierra BE, Sánchez Gómez IC. [Public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in institutions for the protection of children and adolescents in two departments in ColombiaMedidas de saúde pública em instituições de proteção de crianças e adolescentes em dois departamentos da Colômbia durante a pandemia de COVID-19]. Rev Panam Salud Publica 2022; 46:e216. [PMID: 36582619 PMCID: PMC9791459 DOI: 10.26633/rpsp.2022.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Objective Analyze facilitating processes, obstacles, and effects of the implementation of non-pharmacological public health measures for the prevention of COVID-19 in child and adolescent protection centers in two departments (Antioquia and La Guajira) in Colombia during the period 2020-2021. Methods Mixed methods study with a convergent parallel design in 13 residential child/adolescent protection facilities in Colombia (11 in Antioquia and two in La Guajira). A questionnaire was given to 145 children and adolescents, and 23 interviews were held with persons responsible for the implementation of measures in the national family welfare system. Results The implemented non-pharmacological public health measures did not differ by department; the most complex to implement were physical distancing and restriction of family visits. Conclusions In centers for the protection of children and adolescents in Antioquia and La Guajira, non-pharmacological public health measures helped mitigate the spread of the virus in environments considered at-risk.
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- Camilo Noreña Herrera
- Grupo de Gestión y políticas en SaludFacultad Nacional de Salud PúblicaUniversidad de AntioquiaMedellínColombiaGrupo de Gestión y políticas en Salud, Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.,Camilo Noreña Herrera,
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- Grupo de Gestión y políticas en SaludFacultad Nacional de Salud PúblicaUniversidad de AntioquiaMedellínColombiaGrupo de Gestión y políticas en Salud, Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Gestión y políticas en SaludFacultad Nacional de Salud PúblicaUniversidad de AntioquiaMedellínColombiaGrupo de Gestión y políticas en Salud, Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Gestión y políticas en SaludFacultad Nacional de Salud PúblicaUniversidad de AntioquiaMedellínColombiaGrupo de Gestión y políticas en Salud, Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Gestión y políticas en SaludFacultad Nacional de Salud PúblicaUniversidad de AntioquiaMedellínColombiaGrupo de Gestión y políticas en Salud, Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Gestión y políticas en SaludFacultad Nacional de Salud PúblicaUniversidad de AntioquiaMedellínColombiaGrupo de Gestión y políticas en Salud, Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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Costa M, Matos PM, Santos B, Carvalho H, Ferreira T, Mota CP. We stick together! COVID-19 and psychological adjustment in youth residential care. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2022; 130:105370. [PMID: 34756741 PMCID: PMC8535882 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Children and youth residential care institutions were forced to introduce adaptations to their regular functioning in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic challenges. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the lockdown on the adolescents' psychological adjustment and whether adolescents' perceived cohesion mitigated the increase of adolescents' psychological adjustment problems. PARTICIPANTS Participants were 243 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years, living in 21 different residential care institutions. RESULTS The results suggested a moderating role of cohesion on the stability of adolescents' emotional distress across time. Lower levels of cohesion were related with higher emotional distress stability across time. On the contrary, as cohesion increased, the association between adolescents' emotional distress at T0 and T1 decreased. DISCUSSION Results are discussed considering the mechanisms raised by the institutions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and minimize the negative effects on the psychological adjustment of adolescents living in residential care.
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- Mónica Costa
- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal
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- Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal; Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.
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Group Homes and COVID-19: Perspectives of Youth Residents, Staff, and Caregivers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19158978. [PMID: 35897348 PMCID: PMC9330444 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19158978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Objective: This study explored the perspectives of being in a youth group home during the COVID-19 pandemic from youth residents, staff, and caregivers. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 9 youth residents, 8 group home staff members, and 13 caregivers of residents. All participants were connected to the group home before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thematic analysis was used to identify lived experience themes. Results: Two overarching themes were identified among the youth residents—Safety response to COVID-19 and Socialization changes due to COVID—along with three subthemes: Structure leading to separation, Support and belonging amid a pandemic, and Competency. Three overarching themes were identified among the group home staff: Safety response to COVID-19, Increased responsibility, and Mental health changes because of a pandemic. Finally, three overarching themes were identified among the guardians of youth residents: Safety response to COVID-19, Belief in a mental health impact on the child, and Communication during a pandemic. Conclusions: The findings provide the experiences among three group home stakeholders. Overall, they demonstrated resilience in a setting and time when resilience was essential. Finally, the findings offer insight on the basis of which group homes/organizations can prepare for crises of a great magnitude, including vital communication elements.
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Copson R, Murphy AM, Cook L, Neil E, Sorensen P. Relationship-based practice and digital technology in child and family social work: Learning from practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. DEVELOPMENTAL CHILD WELFARE 2022; 4:3-19. [PMID: 38603085 PMCID: PMC8891247 DOI: 10.1177/25161032221079325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vital services provided by social workers to children in care or on the edge of care were largely delivered "online" during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper explores the potential impact of these changes on vulnerable children and their families. Relationship-based practice is integral to social work and the shift to digital communication during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to accelerated practice changes and implications for relationship building both with and between service users. Going forward, social workers and other professionals are likely to move to an increasingly hybrid model of communication, combining both digital and face-to-face methods. This article identifies the impact of digital communication on relationships in professional practice, drawing on three studies of digital communication in the UK carried out at the University of East Anglia. The first considered how child protection social workers responded to the challenges of COVID-19, the second looked at how children in care were keeping in touch with their birth families and the third focused on the approaches being taken to moving children from foster care to adoptive families. Five themes related to relationships were identified across all three studies: the significance of the age and developmental stage of the child; the frequency of contact and communication; digital literacy/exclusion; the impact of the lack of sensory experience; and the importance of the relationship history. The article concludes with implications for utilising digital methods in building and maintaining relationships in practice and highlights the need to consider both the inner and outer worlds of those involved.
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- Ruth Copson
- School of Social Work, University of East Anglia, UK
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- School of Social Work, University of East Anglia, UK
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- School of Social Work, University of East Anglia, UK
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- School of Social Work, University of East Anglia, UK
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The Subjective Well-Being of Children in Residential Care: Has It Changed in Recent Years? SOCIAL SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/socsci11010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The subjective well-being of children in residential care is a relevant issue given the practical implications for improving the lives of these children who live in contexts of vulnerability. The question addressed in this respect was: “How does this well-being change over the years”? Thus, the aim of this study was to compare the subjective well-being displayed by adolescents aged 11–14 in residential care in Catalonia (north-eastern Spain) in 2014 to that displayed by adolescents in residential care in 2020. To this end, 572 responses to a questionnaire adapted from the Children’s Worlds project (364 from 2014 and 208 from 2020) were analysed with respect to the life satisfaction items. In both 2014 and 2020, the questionnaires had the same wording, and data were disaggregated by gender. No significant differences in means were observed between most of the life satisfaction items in 2014 and 2020, with the exception of satisfaction with friends and classmates and the area where you live, with lower means for these items in 2020. There is a discussion of the possible influence of COVID-19 on these results, while the overall stability of these children’s subjective well-being over the years is highlighted.
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