Zak Sarah, Stenason Lauren, Romano Elisa
University of Ottawa, 136 Jean Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Canada.
J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2024 Apr 6;17(3):911-924. doi: 10.1007/s40653-024-00637-2. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Young people in out-of-home care often have trauma histories that negatively impact their development and well-being. As a result, resource parents often face challenges meeting the needs of these youth, which can be addressed by ensuring access to effective trauma-informed training.
This qualitative study examined the impacts and helpfulness of a trauma-informed program ( designed for resource parents who care for a young person involved with child welfare.
Twenty resource parents from two child welfare agencies in Ontario, Canada participated in focus groups and interviews after completing the RPC program.
Results of a thematic analysis indicated that, through use of relevant materials from the program, resource parents reported a better understanding of trauma reactions in their resource child. This improved understanding influenced their parenting approach when addressing their child's behaviours through consideration of their underlying needs.
The findings can be used to support trauma-informed programming for resource parents within child welfare.
接受家庭外照料的年轻人往往有创伤经历,这会对他们的发展和幸福产生负面影响。因此,寄养父母常常在满足这些年轻人需求方面面临挑战,而这可以通过确保他们能够获得有效的创伤知情培训来解决。
这项定性研究考察了一个创伤知情项目(为照料涉及儿童福利的年轻人的寄养父母设计)的影响和效用。
来自加拿大安大略省两个儿童福利机构的20名寄养父母在完成RPC项目后参加了焦点小组讨论和访谈。
主题分析结果表明,通过使用该项目的相关材料,寄养父母报告称对他们照料的孩子的创伤反应有了更好的理解。这种更好的理解在通过考虑孩子的潜在需求来处理孩子的行为时影响了他们的养育方式。
这些研究结果可用于支持儿童福利领域针对寄养父母的创伤知情项目。