The taboo of love for children in care : its emergence through the transference relationship and in the system around the child
Evans, Angela (2019) The taboo of love for children in care : its emergence through the transference relationship and in the system around the child. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 18 (1). ISSN 1478-1840
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Abstract
This paper explores the taboo of love for children in care. A taboo is a social custom setting a thing apart, prohibiting association with a person, place, or thing (Oxford English Dictionary 2012). Love can become a taboo for children in care, something that they unconsciously forbid themselves from experiencing due to fears of further loss and pain. It can also become a taboo for many adults working with traumatised young people. The author, a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, presents her work with individual children and with the network of adults around them. She proposes that love is not a central theme in the care system, despite its direct relevance to children who have not experienced adequate love in crucial developmental months and years. The implication of this proposition is that unloved children are at risk of remaining unloved within the care system. The application of this to professional practice is immense. The author calls for more support for professionals to perform their vital work in promoting a loving approach in the system.
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https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00084408-
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Item type: Article ID code: 84408 Dates: DateEvent1 April 2019Published1 April 2019AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practice Department: 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: 24 Feb 2023 14:41 Last modified: 04 Oct 2024 00:40 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/84408