Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2126436
Amy K. Izuno-Garcia, Morgan M. McNeel, Rachel H. Fein
ABSTRACT Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by differences in social communication and the presence of restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors and interests [American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders]. The prevalence rate of autism has increased in recent years, now occurring in 1 in 44 children in the United States [Maenner et al. (2021). Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years – Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2018. Surveillance Summaries, 70(11), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss7011a1 ]. As more children are identified as autistic, more healthcare and educational professionals are involved in the care of these unique individuals. Understanding the challenges, as well as the strengths, of individuals on the autism spectrum is paramount to promoting the well-being of these children. One framework that aids in better understanding and supporting autistic individuals is the neurodiversity paradigm. The purpose of this practitioner review is to: (1) provide a broad overview of the tenets of the neurodiversity paradigm and (2) provide recommendations for neurodiversity affirming service provision.
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Pub Date : 2022-10-27DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2126438
Anastasia Vatou
ABSTRACT This exploratory study examines parents’ views of their parenting self-efficacy and children’s behaviour during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece. One hundred and fifty-nine parents whose children were 3–5 years old completed an online survey. The Short-Form of the Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index-Toddler Scale (SEPTI-TS) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were used to assess parents’ self-efficacy and children’s behaviour problems, respectively. Data were collected from the 1st of April to the 31st of May 2020. Results from the descriptive statistical analysis revealed that young children did not show any behavioural challenges during this period, whereas parents experienced low levels of self-efficacy for their parenting skills, especially on discipline and routines. The results from MANOVA analysis demonstrated that a child’s total difficulties score impacted on a parent’s self-efficacy. The findings suggest that intervention programmes and policies that focus on parents’ support can enhance parents’ self-efficacy during times of crisis.
{"title":"Parents’ Self-efficacy and Children’s Behavior in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greece","authors":"Anastasia Vatou","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2022.2126438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2022.2126438","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This exploratory study examines parents’ views of their parenting self-efficacy and children’s behaviour during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece. One hundred and fifty-nine parents whose children were 3–5 years old completed an online survey. The Short-Form of the Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index-Toddler Scale (SEPTI-TS) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were used to assess parents’ self-efficacy and children’s behaviour problems, respectively. Data were collected from the 1st of April to the 31st of May 2020. Results from the descriptive statistical analysis revealed that young children did not show any behavioural challenges during this period, whereas parents experienced low levels of self-efficacy for their parenting skills, especially on discipline and routines. The results from MANOVA analysis demonstrated that a child’s total difficulties score impacted on a parent’s self-efficacy. The findings suggest that intervention programmes and policies that focus on parents’ support can enhance parents’ self-efficacy during times of crisis.","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46584901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-27DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2124956
Masahiro Imafuku, Airi Akatsuka
{"title":"The Mediating Role of Self-esteem in the Relationship between Persistence and Satisfaction with School and Life in Elementary School Children","authors":"Masahiro Imafuku, Airi Akatsuka","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2022.2124956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2022.2124956","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48270968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-27DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2126217
Catriona Rogers
{"title":"An integrated play based curriculum for young children (2nd ed.)","authors":"Catriona Rogers","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2022.2126217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2022.2126217","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41765260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2118672
Nakieta M. Lankster, Jessica C. Williams
ABSTRACT The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused global distress, and communities of color are disproportionately adversely affected. Within this group, many caregivers are concerned about issues such as staying healthy, keeping the family well, paying bills, and caring for children who are housebound. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the challenges facing caregivers, the manner in which systemic discrepancies have impacted African American caregivers, and how COVID-19 responses have exacerbated pre-existing issues. To do this, we administered semi-structured interviews to caregivers residing in California, Georgia, Maryland, Indiana, Alabama, and New York regarding their experiences caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were then analyzed using grounded theory and content analysis. The results indicate an increase in subjective mental health symptomology, stressors associated with social isolation, and compounded stress due to civil unrest during the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical solutions for practitioners and caregivers are provided based on study findings. In addition, the authors of this study wish to bring awareness to the societal and systemic issues that adversely impact this population.
{"title":"African Americans Caregiving During COVID-19","authors":"Nakieta M. Lankster, Jessica C. Williams","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2022.2118672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2022.2118672","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused global distress, and communities of color are disproportionately adversely affected. Within this group, many caregivers are concerned about issues such as staying healthy, keeping the family well, paying bills, and caring for children who are housebound. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the challenges facing caregivers, the manner in which systemic discrepancies have impacted African American caregivers, and how COVID-19 responses have exacerbated pre-existing issues. To do this, we administered semi-structured interviews to caregivers residing in California, Georgia, Maryland, Indiana, Alabama, and New York regarding their experiences caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were then analyzed using grounded theory and content analysis. The results indicate an increase in subjective mental health symptomology, stressors associated with social isolation, and compounded stress due to civil unrest during the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical solutions for practitioners and caregivers are provided based on study findings. In addition, the authors of this study wish to bring awareness to the societal and systemic issues that adversely impact this population.","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47812558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2121682
Muna Al Mushaikhi, Julie Taylor, Ben Donagh, A. Swift
{"title":"Health Education, its Methods and Effects on Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours to Prevent Unintentional Child Injuries at Home: A Systematic Review","authors":"Muna Al Mushaikhi, Julie Taylor, Ben Donagh, A. Swift","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2022.2121682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2022.2121682","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48440353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2118674
D. Wilkins, M. Meindl
{"title":"Can Child Protection Social Workers Forecast Future Actions, Events and Outcomes? a Case Study of Long-term Work with Five Families.","authors":"D. Wilkins, M. Meindl","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2022.2118674","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2022.2118674","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46626818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2118673
S. Flynn
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to present a reading of child protection and welfare practice in the recent covid 19 pandemic, with reference to several popular concepts in social work. The focus is on the relevance of these concepts to the contemporary circumstances in which child protection and welfare social workers often now find themselves. The specific intention is to extract learning from four traditionally popular approaches in social work, namely, resilience-building, systems theory, ACES and trauma-informed approaches. This will be achieved by first introducing, and then explaining key ideas and conventions of each approach. Here, relevant and established literature will be referenced to inform explanations. As the utility of the systemic perspective for child protection work is already well established, the paper considers how this perspective can be extended to assist in work with children and young people in the pandemic who have Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). In this paper, exploration of the detail of that extension lies in resilience building and trauma-informed practice. Whilst concepts of trauma-sensitivity and resilience are variously embedded in ACEs literature, their mutual treatment tends to be deficient in one regard. Specifically, these concepts are often not thought about in a systemic manner, necessitating the inclusion of a systemic lens. Overall, the case of child protection and welfare social work offers an important focus by which one might question the relevancy of these approaches to contemporary practice in a global pandemic. In concluding, the paper’s core proposition is revisited. Specifically, it is argued that the focal approaches, traditionally popular in social work, remain both instrumental and imperative, for understanding the complexities of child protection and welfare unfolding in a global pandemic.
{"title":"Child Protection and Welfare During the COVID 19 Pandemic: Revisiting the Value of Resilience-Building, Systems Theory, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma-Informed Approaches","authors":"S. Flynn","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2022.2118673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2022.2118673","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to present a reading of child protection and welfare practice in the recent covid 19 pandemic, with reference to several popular concepts in social work. The focus is on the relevance of these concepts to the contemporary circumstances in which child protection and welfare social workers often now find themselves. The specific intention is to extract learning from four traditionally popular approaches in social work, namely, resilience-building, systems theory, ACES and trauma-informed approaches. This will be achieved by first introducing, and then explaining key ideas and conventions of each approach. Here, relevant and established literature will be referenced to inform explanations. As the utility of the systemic perspective for child protection work is already well established, the paper considers how this perspective can be extended to assist in work with children and young people in the pandemic who have Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). In this paper, exploration of the detail of that extension lies in resilience building and trauma-informed practice. Whilst concepts of trauma-sensitivity and resilience are variously embedded in ACEs literature, their mutual treatment tends to be deficient in one regard. Specifically, these concepts are often not thought about in a systemic manner, necessitating the inclusion of a systemic lens. Overall, the case of child protection and welfare social work offers an important focus by which one might question the relevancy of these approaches to contemporary practice in a global pandemic. In concluding, the paper’s core proposition is revisited. Specifically, it is argued that the focal approaches, traditionally popular in social work, remain both instrumental and imperative, for understanding the complexities of child protection and welfare unfolding in a global pandemic.","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46909108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2121683
Maria Lotty, E. Bantry-White, A. Dunn-Galvin
{"title":"Development of a Psychoeducational Foster Carer Program Using the Medical Research Council (MRC) Framework for Complex Interventions","authors":"Maria Lotty, E. Bantry-White, A. Dunn-Galvin","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2022.2121683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2022.2121683","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46011874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-26DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2022.2104218
Margaret Curtin, M. O’Shea, C. Hayes
ABSTRACT Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on all aspects of life. The physical health burden predominately impacts adults. However, the psychological burden has impacted significantly on the development and wellbeing of babies and young children. The aim of this research was to explore the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on vulnerable children (aged 0–6) and their families who were registered with a prevention and early intervention programme in an area of socio-economic disadvantage in southern Ireland. Methods: A convenience sample of 15 mothers were contacted by the staff from the multidisciplinary Infant Mental Health home visiting team. All participated in semi-structured telephone interviews. Two scales, the UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale and the Parental Stress Scale were included. A focus group was conducted with the home visiting team. Results: Parental concerns for their children related to six categories: altered behaviour; lack of services; social isolation; missed school; mental health; and physical health. Concerning behaviours regarding developmental regression, feeding, self-regulation, sleep and worrying new behaviours such as repetitive hand washing were reported. 27% of families experienced hunger during lockdown and staff raised concerns regarding substandard housing. Delayed or cancelled medical appointments included speech and occupational therapy, and developmental assessment. Loneliness and isolation were issues for parents. 67% scored greater than five on the loneliness scale. The mean stress score was 44 (range 37–56). Staff raised concerns regarding maternal mental health and highlighted the lack of services for parents. Conclusion: Covid 19 has had a disproportionate impact on vulnerable children. There is evidence of regression and issues regarding self-regulation and socio-emotional development. Lack of services and the offering of alternative appointments by phone resulted in loss of the crucial face-to-face contact with services. The pandemic has exacerbated inequalities in the early years and this is a crisis in the making.
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