'Nobody does the job cause it’s easy'. The factors which empower and inhibit the role of the child and youth care worker
Ferguson, Amanda (2022) 'Nobody does the job cause it’s easy'. The factors which empower and inhibit the role of the child and youth care worker. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 21 (1). ISSN 2976-9353
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Abstract
For children and young people living in residential and secure care, there are links between the relationships they have with Child and Youth Care Workers and positive outcomes. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of Child and Youth Care Workers in order to ascertain the factors which enhance and inhibit their ability to have an impact upon the children and young people they support. Six Child and Youth Care Workers from a residential and secure care establishment were interviewed and thematic analysis was used to elicit key themes in the data. The study highlighted three themes: Empowering Factors, Inhibiting Factors and Supportive Practice. The themes suggest that Child and Youth Care Workers have qualities which they feel help them to impact positively upon young people, however there are also many challenges which inhibit this. They also highlight possible areas of development. This data may help residential and secure care establishments to understand the importance of the Child and Youth Care Workers' qualities and the challenges and demands of the role, and to highlight the additional support required.
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https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00084130-
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Item type: Article ID code: 84130 Dates: DateEvent22 April 2022Published4 April 2022AcceptedSubjects: Medicine > Pediatrics > Child Health. Child health services
Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practiceDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS) Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 14 Feb 2023 11:23 Last modified: 22 Nov 2024 01:19 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/84130