Against the use of rewards in residential child care

Howley, Maddie (2024) Against the use of rewards in residential child care. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 23 (2). pp. 66-72. ISSN 1478-1840

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Abstract

Rewards given to children and young people for meeting behavioural targets appear to be pervasive across children's homes, although there is little research on their effectiveness and their possible limitations. In this short article, arguments against the use of rewards in residential child care will be explored, including those related to children’s cause and effect thinking, power imbalances between staff and young people, the communication underneath the behaviour, and the undermining of a young person's intrinsic motivation. The possibility of residential child care without rewards and reward systems will be discussed.

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	90995
  Dates:	Date Event 14 November 2024 Published 2 September 2024 Accepted
  Subjects:	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:	30 Oct 2024 13:03
  Last modified:	14 Dec 2024 01:39
  Related URLs:	Journal or Publication
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/90995