Evaluating the impact of camp-based reunification on the resilience of siblings separated by foster care
| Autor: | Armeda Stevenson Wojciak, Jeffrey Waid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Sociology and Political Science
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Multilevel model 050301 education Education Developmental psychology Foster care Intervention (counseling) Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Observational study Psychological resilience Sibling Positive Youth Development Psychology 0503 education 050104 developmental & child psychology Impermanence media_common |
| Zdroj: | Children and Youth Services Review. 100:274-282 |
| ISSN: | 0190-7409 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.011 |
| Popis: | Positive youth development is an approach to intervention that is designed to build upon youths' strengths, provide opportunities to develop skills, foster healthy relationships, and promote a sense of belonging and contribution. Such approaches may have an outsized potential for youth in foster care, who in addition to maltreatment victimization also face foster care specific risks including familial separation, relational discontinuity, and impermanence. To explore the viability of positive youth development for youth in care, this observational study investigated whether participation in a camp-based reunification program for siblings separated by foster care called Camp To Belong influenced youth resilience, a critical protective mechanism for maltreated youth. Three-hundred and thirty-nine youth from eight camp locations in two countries completed pre-test post-test questionnaires, and hierarchical linear modeling procedures determined if youth, sibling group characteristics, and program experiences influenced changes in youth resilience. Findings suggest modest increases in resilience across all camp locations (Yoo = .47, SE = .03, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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