This document outlines a dissertation proposal on developing an intervention program to improve foster parents' knowledge and practices around promoting attachment with children in their care. It provides background on the foster care system and issues children often face. A literature review discusses research showing a lack of secure attachment can negatively impact children's outcomes and increase placement disruption. Previous interventions have focused on the child-parent relationship but have not sufficiently trained foster parents. The proposed study would develop and evaluate a 12-session program to enhance foster parents' attachment-related knowledge and practices.
Running head IMPACTS OF CHILD ABUSE ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.docxcowinhelen
Running head: IMPACTS OF CHILD ABUSE ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
1
IMPACTS OF CHILD ABUSE ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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Impacts of Child Abuse on Growth and Development
Tasha Smith
Ashford University
LIB495: Capstone - Advanced Research Project
05/18/2017
Introduction
In the United States, child abuse is one of the aspects that require a compelling attention from the government, the non-governmental organizations, society, and even individuals. Reports exhibit that nearly six million young people are abused annually. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the aspect to be one of the serious problems that the United States is facing, and for this reason, a compelling remedy is required. It is perceived that there is a probability that a child who undergoes physical and psychological abuse is prone to abuse his or her children when he or she becomes an adult (Starr & Wolfe, 1991). According to the United States Bureau of Health and Human Services, it is essential for parents and guardians to ensure that children are not abused in the society.
Statement of the Problem
The impacts of child abuse from early stages through adulthood have been examined for many years. Child abuse is a very regular practice in the United States with more than six million kids influenced each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). It is thought to be a serious issue, particularly as the cycle of abuse proceeds since approximately 30% of abusing and disregarded kids will later abuse their own kids (U.S. Bureau of Health and Human Services [HSS], 2013). The effects of abuse on the child using Erikson's hypothesis of psychosocial improvement, the resulting impacts of the abuse on developing grown-ups, and treatment systems, which have turned out to be of help when working with customers who have experienced childhood abuse. It has got several effects on the development and the growth of children later in life (Kelley, Bravo, Braitman, Lawless, & Lawrence, 2016). It is due to this situation that this study will seek to find the impacts of Child Abuse on Growth and Development.
Objective of the study:
To determine the Impacts of Child Abuse on Growth and Development
Research Questions.
1) How do child abuses influence growth and development of a child?
2) To what extent do child abuses affect the growth and development of a child?
3) Do child abuse influence or determine a person’s behavior at adulthood?
4) Is there a likelihood of a child who has been abused to become abusive at adulthood?
5) How do the abused children get along with other children?
Literature review
Erikson depicts one of the main stages prompting adulthood as personality versus part disarray (Lewis, McElroy, Harlaar, & Runyan, 2016). This stage is regularly experienced amid the high school years; in this stage, teenagers encounter an” identity emergency", which is portrayed as an endeavor to characterize who you may be (e.g., vocation, religion, ...
Child-Centered Play Therapy With Children Affected by AdverseJinElias52
Child-Centered Play Therapy With Children Affected by Adverse
Childhood Experiences: A Single-Case Design
Sara C. Haas
Northern Arizona University
Dee C. Ray
University of North Texas
We conducted single-case research with 2 participants to explore the influence of
child-centered play therapy (CCPT) on children who had 4 or more adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) and analyzed data collected from the Strength and Difficulties
Questionnaire on a weekly basis and the Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Young
Children at pre- and posttest. Both participants demonstrated significant improvement
in total difficulties and prosocial behaviors, revealing potential therapeutic benefits for
the use of CCPT with children who have 4 or more ACEs. The discussion of study
results includes implications for practice, suggestions for future research, and
limitations.
Keywords: child-centered play therapy, adverse childhood experiences, single-case
design
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can
be defined as traumatic and stressful experi-
ences occurring in childhood (Felitti et al.,
1998). Categories for ACEs include physical
abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, emo-
tional neglect, physical neglect, mental illness,
substance abuse, separation/divorce, domestic
violence, incarceration, and living in foster care
(Felitti et al., 1998; Wade et al., 2016). The
commonality between all of the categories is a
self-report of feeling maltreated or living in
household dysfunction during childhood. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC, 2019) noted that over 50% of adults in
the United States have reported experiencing at
least one ACE, and 15% have reported experi-
encing four or more ACEs. Adverse experi-
ences occurring in childhood have been found
to have a profound influence on the health and
well-being of children and adults (Clarkson
Freeman, 2014; Felitti et al., 1998; Wade et al.,
2016). The resulting trauma that, over multiple
events, leads to complex trauma is a common
outcome and response to the experiencing of
adverse experiences (Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration [SAM-
HSA], 2018). Although various mental health
interventions have been proposed to address the
symptoms resulting from ACEs and childhood
trauma, there is still little evidence to support
positive treatment outcomes for children who
have experienced ACEs. Child-centered play
therapy (CCPT) fosters connections and rela-
tionships in a safe, therapeutic environment,
lending to the potential of CCPT being an ef-
fective intervention with children who have ex-
perienced multiple ACEs.
Broad Spectrum of ACEs Outcomes
Adverse experiences occurring in childhood
have been found to have a profound influence
on the health and well-being of adults (Felitti et
al., 1998; Wade et al., 2016). ACEs have long-
term effects on physical and mental health, ad-
dictive behaviors, criminal activities, and adult
relationships. As a result of ACEs, adults may
This article ...
This document summarizes an honors thesis about using fiction literature to help children in foster care. The thesis has several objectives: to review research on factors influencing negative outcomes for foster children; to review books for foster children; and to write a story for a children's magazine about adjusting to a new foster home. The literature review discusses research showing foster children often experience attachment, emotional, behavioral, and psychological problems due to instability. They are at risk for insecure attachments, complex trauma, emotional and behavioral issues, and negative outcomes. The thesis aims to explore how fiction can help foster children cope with these challenges.
Emotional Health and Foster Care AdolescentsSarah Parks
This document proposes a research study to evaluate the impact of the foster care system in South Carolina on the emotional health of adolescents. It will use a mixed methods approach, including focus groups and the Beck Youth Inventory quantitative assessment. The focus groups will gather perspectives from males and females ages 13-18 across the state from different foster care situations. Questions will address emotional state, experiences impacting emotional health, and how the system maintains emotional well-being. The study aims to better understand how the system affects teens and identify opportunities for improvement.
Research proposal emotional health and foster care adolescentsKaren McWaters
This document provides an overview of a proposed research study on the emotional health of adolescents in foster care. It discusses relevant literature showing common mental health issues like trauma, disorders, and behavioral problems among foster youth. The study aims to evaluate the impact of the South Carolina foster system through mixed methods. Focus groups and a standardized inventory will be used to assess emotions like depression, anxiety, anger, and self-concept among teen participants. The research seeks to identify ways to improve emotional care for adolescents and inform policies to support their well-being.
111Impact of Child Homelessness on Mental HealSantosConleyha
1
11
Impact of Child Homelessness on Mental Health and Academic Performance
Literature Review
Iriana Pinto
Department of Counseling, Webster University
COUN 5850: Research and Program Evaluation
Helen Singh Benn, PhD., LMHC
February 8, 2021
Literature Review
Ironically, homelessness itself a kind of mental torture which automatically creates distress in a person's mind and bitterness about life. A person without having shelter feels uncomfortable; unsatisfied with his life that he cannot feed his family, even the state's policies are not fair enough to support homeless families. Here, in this paper, we discuss child homelessness which is a great threat to child health in terms of mental distress and academic performance (Vostanis, 1998). In a recent survey, there were 1.4 million children experienced homelessness worldwide, about 75% of children experienced homelessness by doubling-up with other families. On the other hand, 15% of children were in shelters, hotels/motels percentage calculated as 7%, and those were who didn't have shelter to live were 4%. The data has been collected from 2016-17 survey regarding measuring the child homelessness in all over the world according to which appropriate measures could be taken to ensure the provision of shelters, homes, education to homeless children effectively and efficiently. The data mentioned above is being reported from two sources, i.e. school districts required to report based on the number of homeless students they serve. In contrast, others belong to the consensus of federally funded homeless shelters and temporary housing programs conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and urban development.
Child Homelessness Statistics and Survey
Furthermore, the most important thing noticed during this survey is that overall child homelessness affects the mental health of the children and their academic performance. They do not feel comfortable while studying with 13-14 other family members, unsatisfied mind creates mental trouble and become the reason of destruction in overall academic performance. The explanations behind vagrancy in this get-together are extraordinary: many are overcomers of local violence, four and the get-together moreover consolidates uprooted individual families, generally in U.S. Homeless young people are on a very basic level more plausible than everyone, or assessment kids in stable housing, to have conceded development, six learning difficulties, seven and higher speeds of mental prosperity issues (social issues, for instance, rest agitating impact, eating issues, ill will, and overactivity, and energetic issues, for instance, despairing, anxiety, and self-harm).6,8–10 Such issues are not express to down and out families. They occur in various families living in trouble. They are related to threatening life events that rush vagrancy, for example, family breakdown, abuse, receptiveness to for ...
1
11
Impact of Child Homelessness on Mental Health and Academic Performance
Literature Review
Iriana Pinto
Department of Counseling, Webster University
COUN 5850: Research and Program Evaluation
Helen Singh Benn, PhD., LMHC
February 8, 2021
Literature Review
Ironically, homelessness itself a kind of mental torture which automatically creates distress in a person's mind and bitterness about life. A person without having shelter feels uncomfortable; unsatisfied with his life that he cannot feed his family, even the state's policies are not fair enough to support homeless families. Here, in this paper, we discuss child homelessness which is a great threat to child health in terms of mental distress and academic performance (Vostanis, 1998). In a recent survey, there were 1.4 million children experienced homelessness worldwide, about 75% of children experienced homelessness by doubling-up with other families. On the other hand, 15% of children were in shelters, hotels/motels percentage calculated as 7%, and those were who didn't have shelter to live were 4%. The data has been collected from 2016-17 survey regarding measuring the child homelessness in all over the world according to which appropriate measures could be taken to ensure the provision of shelters, homes, education to homeless children effectively and efficiently. The data mentioned above is being reported from two sources, i.e. school districts required to report based on the number of homeless students they serve. In contrast, others belong to the consensus of federally funded homeless shelters and temporary housing programs conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and urban development.
Child Homelessness Statistics and Survey
Furthermore, the most important thing noticed during this survey is that overall child homelessness affects the mental health of the children and their academic performance. They do not feel comfortable while studying with 13-14 other family members, unsatisfied mind creates mental trouble and become the reason of destruction in overall academic performance. The explanations behind vagrancy in this get-together are extraordinary: many are overcomers of local violence, four and the get-together moreover consolidates uprooted individual families, generally in U.S. Homeless young people are on a very basic level more plausible than everyone, or assessment kids in stable housing, to have conceded development, six learning difficulties, seven and higher speeds of mental prosperity issues (social issues, for instance, rest agitating impact, eating issues, ill will, and overactivity, and energetic issues, for instance, despairing, anxiety, and self-harm).6,8–10 Such issues are not express to down and out families. They occur in various families living in trouble. They are related to threatening life events that rush vagrancy, for example, family breakdown, abuse, receptiveness to for ...
Colleagues Responses
Colleagues responses
Assignment 4 8080 Part 2
. Interact with 3 colleagues and respond to them by sharing additional insights, comparing experiences, and posing questions that further promote dialogue. (Post to each colleague in 150 words.)
Colleague 1 response:
Posted by DeQuanda Cummings
Optimizing Brain Development
The first few years of a child’s life are critical for healthy brain development. Brain development begins during the prenatal period and continues through early childhood. Although the brain continues to develop into adulthood, the first eight years builds the foundation for learning and success (CDC, 2021). Brain development depends on many factors such as, prenatal care, experiences, and exposures to toxins and infections. “Nurturing and responsive care for the child’s body and mind is the key to supporting healthy brain development” (CDC, 2021). Positive and negative experiences help shape a child’s brain.
How the brain grows is highly affected by the child’/ s experiences with people and the world. Children depend on interactions with parents and their caregivers to be responsive to their needs. Children thrive in environments where they can explore and play in a safe environment. Their needs ought to be met and not neglected. They do not need to be exposed to stress. As a parent and/or caregiver to support healthy brain development you can constantly talk to the child, read to your child, meet their needs, and offer them a safe place to explore and play. Speaking and reading to children increase their language and communication skills. “Nurturing a child by understanding their needs and responding sensitively helps to protect children’s brains from stress” (CDC, 2021). Exposure to stress can negatively affect brain development. When children are at risk, it can cause them a delay in accomplishing developmental milestones. They will distrust people if their needs are not constantly being met.
This topic is important to me because in the school that I work at we have a high population of students who needs are not being met. When they get into the classroom, before I can teach them anything I have to meet their needs whether it be feeding them or giving them extra attention. I have even gone as far to buy clothes and shoes for students. This affected the students’ learning. They were usually the ones that were below grade level in the classroom. When having conversations with the parents, they want better for their children but did have the resources or just did not know.
I will need support from pediatricians, early childhood educators, and counselors to help inform parents and caregivers about the importance of brain development and optimizing brain development.
Reference
CDC. (2021, February 22). Early Brain Development and Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdeve ...
Running head IMPACTS OF CHILD ABUSE ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.docxcowinhelen
Running head: IMPACTS OF CHILD ABUSE ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
1
IMPACTS OF CHILD ABUSE ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
11
Impacts of Child Abuse on Growth and Development
Tasha Smith
Ashford University
LIB495: Capstone - Advanced Research Project
05/18/2017
Introduction
In the United States, child abuse is one of the aspects that require a compelling attention from the government, the non-governmental organizations, society, and even individuals. Reports exhibit that nearly six million young people are abused annually. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the aspect to be one of the serious problems that the United States is facing, and for this reason, a compelling remedy is required. It is perceived that there is a probability that a child who undergoes physical and psychological abuse is prone to abuse his or her children when he or she becomes an adult (Starr & Wolfe, 1991). According to the United States Bureau of Health and Human Services, it is essential for parents and guardians to ensure that children are not abused in the society.
Statement of the Problem
The impacts of child abuse from early stages through adulthood have been examined for many years. Child abuse is a very regular practice in the United States with more than six million kids influenced each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). It is thought to be a serious issue, particularly as the cycle of abuse proceeds since approximately 30% of abusing and disregarded kids will later abuse their own kids (U.S. Bureau of Health and Human Services [HSS], 2013). The effects of abuse on the child using Erikson's hypothesis of psychosocial improvement, the resulting impacts of the abuse on developing grown-ups, and treatment systems, which have turned out to be of help when working with customers who have experienced childhood abuse. It has got several effects on the development and the growth of children later in life (Kelley, Bravo, Braitman, Lawless, & Lawrence, 2016). It is due to this situation that this study will seek to find the impacts of Child Abuse on Growth and Development.
Objective of the study:
To determine the Impacts of Child Abuse on Growth and Development
Research Questions.
1) How do child abuses influence growth and development of a child?
2) To what extent do child abuses affect the growth and development of a child?
3) Do child abuse influence or determine a person’s behavior at adulthood?
4) Is there a likelihood of a child who has been abused to become abusive at adulthood?
5) How do the abused children get along with other children?
Literature review
Erikson depicts one of the main stages prompting adulthood as personality versus part disarray (Lewis, McElroy, Harlaar, & Runyan, 2016). This stage is regularly experienced amid the high school years; in this stage, teenagers encounter an” identity emergency", which is portrayed as an endeavor to characterize who you may be (e.g., vocation, religion, ...
Child-Centered Play Therapy With Children Affected by AdverseJinElias52
Child-Centered Play Therapy With Children Affected by Adverse
Childhood Experiences: A Single-Case Design
Sara C. Haas
Northern Arizona University
Dee C. Ray
University of North Texas
We conducted single-case research with 2 participants to explore the influence of
child-centered play therapy (CCPT) on children who had 4 or more adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) and analyzed data collected from the Strength and Difficulties
Questionnaire on a weekly basis and the Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Young
Children at pre- and posttest. Both participants demonstrated significant improvement
in total difficulties and prosocial behaviors, revealing potential therapeutic benefits for
the use of CCPT with children who have 4 or more ACEs. The discussion of study
results includes implications for practice, suggestions for future research, and
limitations.
Keywords: child-centered play therapy, adverse childhood experiences, single-case
design
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can
be defined as traumatic and stressful experi-
ences occurring in childhood (Felitti et al.,
1998). Categories for ACEs include physical
abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, emo-
tional neglect, physical neglect, mental illness,
substance abuse, separation/divorce, domestic
violence, incarceration, and living in foster care
(Felitti et al., 1998; Wade et al., 2016). The
commonality between all of the categories is a
self-report of feeling maltreated or living in
household dysfunction during childhood. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC, 2019) noted that over 50% of adults in
the United States have reported experiencing at
least one ACE, and 15% have reported experi-
encing four or more ACEs. Adverse experi-
ences occurring in childhood have been found
to have a profound influence on the health and
well-being of children and adults (Clarkson
Freeman, 2014; Felitti et al., 1998; Wade et al.,
2016). The resulting trauma that, over multiple
events, leads to complex trauma is a common
outcome and response to the experiencing of
adverse experiences (Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration [SAM-
HSA], 2018). Although various mental health
interventions have been proposed to address the
symptoms resulting from ACEs and childhood
trauma, there is still little evidence to support
positive treatment outcomes for children who
have experienced ACEs. Child-centered play
therapy (CCPT) fosters connections and rela-
tionships in a safe, therapeutic environment,
lending to the potential of CCPT being an ef-
fective intervention with children who have ex-
perienced multiple ACEs.
Broad Spectrum of ACEs Outcomes
Adverse experiences occurring in childhood
have been found to have a profound influence
on the health and well-being of adults (Felitti et
al., 1998; Wade et al., 2016). ACEs have long-
term effects on physical and mental health, ad-
dictive behaviors, criminal activities, and adult
relationships. As a result of ACEs, adults may
This article ...
This document summarizes an honors thesis about using fiction literature to help children in foster care. The thesis has several objectives: to review research on factors influencing negative outcomes for foster children; to review books for foster children; and to write a story for a children's magazine about adjusting to a new foster home. The literature review discusses research showing foster children often experience attachment, emotional, behavioral, and psychological problems due to instability. They are at risk for insecure attachments, complex trauma, emotional and behavioral issues, and negative outcomes. The thesis aims to explore how fiction can help foster children cope with these challenges.
Emotional Health and Foster Care AdolescentsSarah Parks
This document proposes a research study to evaluate the impact of the foster care system in South Carolina on the emotional health of adolescents. It will use a mixed methods approach, including focus groups and the Beck Youth Inventory quantitative assessment. The focus groups will gather perspectives from males and females ages 13-18 across the state from different foster care situations. Questions will address emotional state, experiences impacting emotional health, and how the system maintains emotional well-being. The study aims to better understand how the system affects teens and identify opportunities for improvement.
Research proposal emotional health and foster care adolescentsKaren McWaters
This document provides an overview of a proposed research study on the emotional health of adolescents in foster care. It discusses relevant literature showing common mental health issues like trauma, disorders, and behavioral problems among foster youth. The study aims to evaluate the impact of the South Carolina foster system through mixed methods. Focus groups and a standardized inventory will be used to assess emotions like depression, anxiety, anger, and self-concept among teen participants. The research seeks to identify ways to improve emotional care for adolescents and inform policies to support their well-being.
111Impact of Child Homelessness on Mental HealSantosConleyha
1
11
Impact of Child Homelessness on Mental Health and Academic Performance
Literature Review
Iriana Pinto
Department of Counseling, Webster University
COUN 5850: Research and Program Evaluation
Helen Singh Benn, PhD., LMHC
February 8, 2021
Literature Review
Ironically, homelessness itself a kind of mental torture which automatically creates distress in a person's mind and bitterness about life. A person without having shelter feels uncomfortable; unsatisfied with his life that he cannot feed his family, even the state's policies are not fair enough to support homeless families. Here, in this paper, we discuss child homelessness which is a great threat to child health in terms of mental distress and academic performance (Vostanis, 1998). In a recent survey, there were 1.4 million children experienced homelessness worldwide, about 75% of children experienced homelessness by doubling-up with other families. On the other hand, 15% of children were in shelters, hotels/motels percentage calculated as 7%, and those were who didn't have shelter to live were 4%. The data has been collected from 2016-17 survey regarding measuring the child homelessness in all over the world according to which appropriate measures could be taken to ensure the provision of shelters, homes, education to homeless children effectively and efficiently. The data mentioned above is being reported from two sources, i.e. school districts required to report based on the number of homeless students they serve. In contrast, others belong to the consensus of federally funded homeless shelters and temporary housing programs conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and urban development.
Child Homelessness Statistics and Survey
Furthermore, the most important thing noticed during this survey is that overall child homelessness affects the mental health of the children and their academic performance. They do not feel comfortable while studying with 13-14 other family members, unsatisfied mind creates mental trouble and become the reason of destruction in overall academic performance. The explanations behind vagrancy in this get-together are extraordinary: many are overcomers of local violence, four and the get-together moreover consolidates uprooted individual families, generally in U.S. Homeless young people are on a very basic level more plausible than everyone, or assessment kids in stable housing, to have conceded development, six learning difficulties, seven and higher speeds of mental prosperity issues (social issues, for instance, rest agitating impact, eating issues, ill will, and overactivity, and energetic issues, for instance, despairing, anxiety, and self-harm).6,8–10 Such issues are not express to down and out families. They occur in various families living in trouble. They are related to threatening life events that rush vagrancy, for example, family breakdown, abuse, receptiveness to for ...
1
11
Impact of Child Homelessness on Mental Health and Academic Performance
Literature Review
Iriana Pinto
Department of Counseling, Webster University
COUN 5850: Research and Program Evaluation
Helen Singh Benn, PhD., LMHC
February 8, 2021
Literature Review
Ironically, homelessness itself a kind of mental torture which automatically creates distress in a person's mind and bitterness about life. A person without having shelter feels uncomfortable; unsatisfied with his life that he cannot feed his family, even the state's policies are not fair enough to support homeless families. Here, in this paper, we discuss child homelessness which is a great threat to child health in terms of mental distress and academic performance (Vostanis, 1998). In a recent survey, there were 1.4 million children experienced homelessness worldwide, about 75% of children experienced homelessness by doubling-up with other families. On the other hand, 15% of children were in shelters, hotels/motels percentage calculated as 7%, and those were who didn't have shelter to live were 4%. The data has been collected from 2016-17 survey regarding measuring the child homelessness in all over the world according to which appropriate measures could be taken to ensure the provision of shelters, homes, education to homeless children effectively and efficiently. The data mentioned above is being reported from two sources, i.e. school districts required to report based on the number of homeless students they serve. In contrast, others belong to the consensus of federally funded homeless shelters and temporary housing programs conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and urban development.
Child Homelessness Statistics and Survey
Furthermore, the most important thing noticed during this survey is that overall child homelessness affects the mental health of the children and their academic performance. They do not feel comfortable while studying with 13-14 other family members, unsatisfied mind creates mental trouble and become the reason of destruction in overall academic performance. The explanations behind vagrancy in this get-together are extraordinary: many are overcomers of local violence, four and the get-together moreover consolidates uprooted individual families, generally in U.S. Homeless young people are on a very basic level more plausible than everyone, or assessment kids in stable housing, to have conceded development, six learning difficulties, seven and higher speeds of mental prosperity issues (social issues, for instance, rest agitating impact, eating issues, ill will, and overactivity, and energetic issues, for instance, despairing, anxiety, and self-harm).6,8–10 Such issues are not express to down and out families. They occur in various families living in trouble. They are related to threatening life events that rush vagrancy, for example, family breakdown, abuse, receptiveness to for ...
Colleagues Responses
Colleagues responses
Assignment 4 8080 Part 2
. Interact with 3 colleagues and respond to them by sharing additional insights, comparing experiences, and posing questions that further promote dialogue. (Post to each colleague in 150 words.)
Colleague 1 response:
Posted by DeQuanda Cummings
Optimizing Brain Development
The first few years of a child’s life are critical for healthy brain development. Brain development begins during the prenatal period and continues through early childhood. Although the brain continues to develop into adulthood, the first eight years builds the foundation for learning and success (CDC, 2021). Brain development depends on many factors such as, prenatal care, experiences, and exposures to toxins and infections. “Nurturing and responsive care for the child’s body and mind is the key to supporting healthy brain development” (CDC, 2021). Positive and negative experiences help shape a child’s brain.
How the brain grows is highly affected by the child’/ s experiences with people and the world. Children depend on interactions with parents and their caregivers to be responsive to their needs. Children thrive in environments where they can explore and play in a safe environment. Their needs ought to be met and not neglected. They do not need to be exposed to stress. As a parent and/or caregiver to support healthy brain development you can constantly talk to the child, read to your child, meet their needs, and offer them a safe place to explore and play. Speaking and reading to children increase their language and communication skills. “Nurturing a child by understanding their needs and responding sensitively helps to protect children’s brains from stress” (CDC, 2021). Exposure to stress can negatively affect brain development. When children are at risk, it can cause them a delay in accomplishing developmental milestones. They will distrust people if their needs are not constantly being met.
This topic is important to me because in the school that I work at we have a high population of students who needs are not being met. When they get into the classroom, before I can teach them anything I have to meet their needs whether it be feeding them or giving them extra attention. I have even gone as far to buy clothes and shoes for students. This affected the students’ learning. They were usually the ones that were below grade level in the classroom. When having conversations with the parents, they want better for their children but did have the resources or just did not know.
I will need support from pediatricians, early childhood educators, and counselors to help inform parents and caregivers about the importance of brain development and optimizing brain development.
Reference
CDC. (2021, February 22). Early Brain Development and Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdeve ...
The document discusses how lack of stable family structure can lead to juvenile delinquency. Specifically, it touches on four ways this can occur: 1) Children who do not receive love and affection from parents may act out for attention or develop bad behaviors. 2) Children from broken homes like those impacted by divorce are more likely to engage in antisocial behavior. 3) Children who witness parental disagreements may struggle with relationships and social skills. 4) Poor parenting skills where children do not learn right from wrong can cause children to imitate bad parental habits.
The document reviews literature on the effectiveness of early intervention programs for child abuse and neglect. It finds that prevention methods implemented before abuse occurs are more successful than intervention after abuse has started. Frequent nurse visits to at-risk mothers reduced abuse rates. Risk factors like prior abuse predict later conduct issues. Children abused at multiple stages had more problems than those abused once. Early parenting support in at-risk families helped children's socio-emotional development. While intervention aims to remedy abuse, prevention could decrease its prevalence by addressing underlying factors before problems emerge.
YouMeWe NPO White Paper on Children’s Rights.pdfMichael Clemons
Introduction:
There are currently 39,000 children in care living in Japan lacking parental support and guidance needed to successfully transition into adulthood after aging out of the child welfare system. Behavioral problems, financial distress, and lack of autonomy are a few problems the youth struggle with due to being brought up in these institutionalized homes. Due to Japan’s hierarchical culture, changes must be implemented by the government rather than the homes themselves. While change within the homes themselves is effective on a local level, the government needs to create an enforceable legal mechanism to protect the rights of children in care at a systemic level (a top-down approach). This means concrete and actionable policies, enshrined into Japanese law to guarantee legal protections for the rights of children in institutionalized homes. Mandatory educational-based exercises and a system of children’s rights need to be implemented for the success of Japan’s current and future generations.
This chapter discusses theories of child emotional abuse, including psychological, social, and transactional theories. Psychological theories see abuse arising from perpetrators' psychological problems, describing them as depressed, immature, aggressive, and insecure. Social theories view abuse as resulting from cultural and environmental factors being passed through generations. Transactional theory focuses on how factors like poverty, divorce, and personality traits can increase or decrease the likelihood of abuse occurring within the parent-child relationship and wider environment. Definitions of emotional abuse center around behaviors that convey a child is worthless or only valued for meeting others' needs.
Critical Review of Research Evidence Part 3 FDRobert Cope
This document discusses trauma experienced by children in foster care and the potential for EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy to help address it. Children in foster care often experience trauma from being removed from their biological homes as well as potential abuse or neglect. They also face issues from multiple placements and aging out of the system unprepared. EMDR is presented as a promising 8-step therapy that could help youth resolve memories from traumatic experiences. The document examines the scope of problems faced by the foster care population and why addressing trauma is important to help youth as they transition into adulthood.
The document discusses research on resilience in maltreated children. It explores how gene-environment interactions can help explain differences in outcomes for maltreated children. Specifically, it examines how variations in the gene that regulates serotonin levels interacted with experiences of maltreatment or healthy child-rearing. While maltreatment generally led to lower resilience, children with one genotype fared better than others depending on their environment. The research suggests genetics and environment combine to shape children's development in complex ways. Practitioners are encouraged to consider this research and apply it by fostering stable relationships and environments for children in their care.
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Tiffany Seace, Veronica Webb, Julia Krueger, Rachel Losey, Emelda Isaac, Angel Reid
BSHS/435
October 3, 2016
Dr. Vanessa Byrd
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Running head: CHILDREN OF THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE WARS 9
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IMPACTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN 5
Impacts of Domestic Violence on Children
Name of the Student
Instructor
Institution
Course
Date
Abstract
The focus of the research will be oneffects of domestic violence on children with particular attention on those children brought up by intimate partners. Exposing children to domestic violence affects children psychologically, physically and emotionally. Literature suggests that domestic violence has lasting effects on children. This research will focus on children who have reached the school-going age from five years to thirteen years.
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
The study is aimed at researching and finding out the effects of domestic violence on children.
Scope of the Study
This study will focus on domestic violence in families from an intimate partner and how the children are affected by either being victims or witnesses.
The rationale of the Study
When children are exposed to domestic violence, their mental health is negatively affected. These are aspects that affect their ability to feel empathy and make them experience social discomfort. To understand the children's emotions, forensic psychologists use their expertise to assess and identify the sources of the problem.
The hypothesis of the Question
H1:Domestic violence affects the physical and emotional well-being of children
H2: Forensic psychologists provide wholesome support to children who experience or witness domestic violence
Key Concepts
Domestic violence: the abuse of power occurs when a partner physically or psychologically abuses or dominates the other.
Intimate partner violence: this is sexual, physical, or psychological abuse
Child abuse: this is emotional or physical harm by a caregiver to the child.
Forensic Psychologist: an expert in forensics and psychology.
Literature Review
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A group of teachers working in a special education program have seen an increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder within their school. They've invited you to talk about common features of autism spectrum disorder and how it impacts cognitive, social and physical development in early childhood and beyond. Additionally the group is interested in learning more about prevailing theories related to autism such as theory of mind and any intervention or prevention suggestions that are empirically supported.
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MIDDLE CHILDHOOD TOPICS
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consider
a past or current professional experience where a culture change was needed.
Using the
Organizational Change Chart
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outline
information about the experience and organization following Kotter’s 8-Step to Change Model as a guiding line.
Kotter's 8-Step Change Model
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Step Two: Form a Powerful Coalition.
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Step Four: Communicate the Vision.
Step Five: Remove Obstacles.
Step Six: Create Short-Term Wins.
Step Seven: Build on the Change.
Step Eight: Anchor the Changes in Corporate Culture.
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Throughout this course you will study the different roles that contribute to an organization's information security and assurance.
Part A:
Select
an organization you wish to explore and use throughout the course.
As you make your selection, keep in mind that you will explore the following roles in the organization: Cyber Security Threat Analyst, Penetration Tester, Cyber Security Engineer, Risk Management Analyst, and Software Engineer. You need sufficient knowledge of the organization you select to complete these security assignments.
Part B:
A Cyber Security Threat Analyst conducts analysis, digital forensics, and targeting to identify, monitor, assess, and counter cyber-attack threats against information systems, critical infrastructure, and cyber-related interests.
Take on the role of a Cyber Security Threat Analyst for the organization you select. Use the
Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerability Assessment Template
to
create
a 3- to 4-page assessment document.
Research
and
include
the following:
Tangible assets:
Include an assessment scope. The scope must include virtualization, cloud, database, network, mobile, and information system.
Asset descriptions:
Include a system model, A diagram and descriptions of each asset included in the assessment scope, and existing countermeasures already in place. (Microsoft® Visio® or Lucidhart®)
Threat agents and possible attacks
Exploitable vulnerabilities
Threat history
Evaluation of threats or impact of threats on the business
A prioritized list of identified risks
Countermeasures to reduce threat
Note:
The page assignment length requirement applies to the content of the assignment. Start the assignment with an APA formatted title page and add a reference section with at least two professional references. Use the references in the text of the assignment. For assignments that require use of the template, insert the completed template into the APA document. Delete the assignment instructions from the document. This will improve the originality score from Safe Assign. Make sure to check the SafeAssign originality score.
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Develop
a strategic plan for the company that you selected at the beginning of your MBA program and share your plan with stakeholders.
Create
a 13- to 15-slide presentation for key stakeholders to solicit their approval of your strategic plan. Address the following in your presentation:
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Core values, ethics, and social responsibility principles
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Internal environment (e.g. strengths and weaknesses related to resources, trademarks, patents, copyrights, or current processes)
External environment (e.g. opportunities and threats related to market trends, economic trends, demographics, or regulations)
An evaluation of internal and external environment’s impact on achieving the company strategy
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Determine methods for collecting data and measuring success of the strategic plan.
Include
APA-formatted in-text citations and a reference page.
Cite
at least 3 peer-reviewed documents.
Note
: You may include your textbook as 1 of the sources.
Submit
your assignment.
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Complete
the
Reason, Emotion, and Communication in Critical Thinking Worksheet
.
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your assignment.
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1. DISSERTATION PROPOSAL PRO FORMA
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY & CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION/APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMMES
Title
Educating Foster Parents to Enhance Knowledge of Assessment
Comment by Angel: Assessment? What do you mean?
What about:
An intervention programme to promote attachement-related
practices
Enhancing parental practices: A workshop to improve practices
which promote attachment
Educating foster parents: improving parental practices to
promote attachment.
I don’t know…think about it ok?
Introduction and Background
Foster care is a temporary care-giving service for children who
have been removed from their parent and/or guardian’s
household to protect their survival, safety, and developmental
needs (Mulcahy & Trocme, 2010). Relatives and/or non-
relatives of the child can provide foster caregiving services and
become their foster parents. Placing the children under the care
of a relative is called kinship care (Hong, Algood, Chiu, & Lee,
2011). Group homes are residential settings that can be
treatment-focused or a temporary placement for a child waiting
for a foster home. These organizations have various individuals
involved to support youth in their treatment and/or transitions.
Foster, kinship, and group homes are the middle ground during
2. which the biological parent(s) can take action towards the
reason for child removal, to create a safe and nurturing
environment for their child. If the parent is unsuccessful in
creating the necessary conditions required for positive child
development, then the child can be put up for adoption or be
placed in long-term foster care (PHAC, 2010).
Canada reports statistics provincially because of the differing
definitions of the requirements of placing children in foster care
(PHAC, 2010). In 2008, there were an estimated 235,842 child
maltreatment investigations, of which 85,440 were
substantiated, resulting in 14.19 investigations per 1000
children (PHAC, 2010). Of the substantiated cases, 19.599
children were required to be removed from the current
residences (PHAC, 2010). In addition, 82% of substantiated
cases reported one type of maltreatment with physical abuse
being the most frequent, whereas the remaining 18% reported
more than one type of maltreatment - with neglect and exposure
to intimate partner violence being the most frequent (PHAC,
2010). Public Health Agency of Canada (2010) reported
exposure to intimate partner violence (34%) and neglect (34%)
as the most frequent grounds for removal, followed by physical
abuse (20%), emotional maltreatment (9%), and sexual abuse
(3%). Public Health Agency of Canada identifies 46% of the
children reported functioning issues: Academic difficulty
(23%), internalizing disorders (19%), externalizing disorders
(15%), attachment issues (14%), and/or academic and
development disabilities (11%).
Children in foster care have experienced maltreatment in the
form of neglect, abuse, and/or trauma. These children are
removed from the current living circumstances in the hope to
provide a better and safe environment to support their
development. These children are a vulnerable population due to
their experiences. Many children exhibit maladaptive
behaviour, mental health concerns, and disruption in foster care
placement (Rincon-Cortes & Sullivan, 2014; Scott, 2011). A
3. protective factor noted for children in foster care is the
development of a secure relationship (Rincon-Cortes &
Sullivan, 2014; Scott, 2011). A protective factor as mentioned
in this particular literature on adequate child development is the
bond created between the child and its caregivers such as the
parents. Research shows that for this emotional bond to grow, it
has to be established in a safe environment (Porges, S. W.
(2003)). When a child does not experience the protective factor
and is exposed to violence and abuse, the emotional bonds are
adversely affected negatively (Porges, S. W. (2003)). Children
foster care plays a crucial role to ascertain the children’s well-
being. Therefore, in this way, it is essential for the new bond to
develop an attachment base during which the child feels
protected, safe, a sense of belonging, and is emotionally
understood within, therefore promoting the development of a
secure relationship (Scott, 2011). Creating a secure relationship
earlier can buffer negative effects of being in foster care
(Rincon-Cortes & Sullivan, 2014). Children in foster care have
experienced disruptions in attachment with their caregiver(s) or
parents due to failure in fulfilling necessities.
The disruption influences their ability to form attachment with
new parents. Without the development of a secure relationship,
youth are put in a vulnerable position in which they feel lost,
unsupported, and isolated; therefore, increasing their risk of
negative mental health, problematic behaviour, placement
disruption, loneliness, homelessness, poverty, and conflict with
the law (Leve, Harold, Chamberlain, Landsverk, Fisher, &
Vostanis, 2012; OCYA, 2013; Rincon-Cortes, 2014). This study
seeks to explore the extent to which this 12-session programme
provides and improves attachment-related knowledge and
practices in foster parents on building attachment with the
children, something which various existent attachment-based
interventions such as Child-Centered Psychotherapy, Child-
Parent Relational Therapy and Connect (Rincon-Cortes &
Sullivan, 2014; Scott, 2011) have failed to provide emotional
4. attachment. The existing interventions have failed to provide
attachment-related knowledge because they have not carried out
proper research on the subject matter. The population affected
by Canadian foster care is important in the field of psychology
due to the vast number of families involved. Individuals within
these families are provided opportunities to enhance mental
health to live their lives to the fullest, provide adequate care,
validate past experiences, and empowerment to create a
successful future. Comment by Angel: This sounds great!!!
However, I think that it needs a little bit of work in terms of
semantics. Re-word it. Or perhaps it is just me. But I would
only change the last bit….”have failed to provide emotional
attachment”??
What do you mean?
Have failed to provide emotional attachment strategies?
Practices? Training? Evidence?
Just think the way in which you can end this amazing paragraph
in a nice and convincing way ok? Comment by Angel: Whilst
this might be a good idea, I am not sure whether you have
enough evidence to support this. So…in short….you might need
to provide evidence -perhaps before this paragraph- to support
the idea that previous interventions and thus
scholars/researchers have not researched well into this
topic…which sounds quite dangerous to state UNLESS you have
evidence. Why are you saying that? Or perhaps It is not that
they have not researched, but rather that they have not gathered
enough data to suggest that their interventions worked? Or did
not work? You will have to base and complement these ideas I
am giving with the literature you reviewed.
This research seeks to explore effectiveness of a 12-session
programme in improving parents’ knowledge and understanding
with regard to attachment. Thus leading to the research
question: could a 12-session programme improve parent’s
knowledge and understanding with regard to attachment?
Literature Review
5. The foster care has been regarded with significant amount of
negative impact on it due to which there is scarcity of children
being enrolled in the foster care as compared to the children
being enrolled in other systems (AJ Litrownik, JA Landsverk -
Child abuse & neglect, 2000). The researches have provided
empirical evidence that many children in the foster care have
been regarded with significant maltreatment in terms of
physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse (Leve,
Harold, Chamberlain, Landsverk, Fisher, & Vostanis, 2012;
Scott, 2011). Children are at a higher risk of performing poorly
in other domains of their life, (i.e. socio-emotional
development, academics, behavioural development, and
psychological development) due to the various events occurring
in their lives (Leve et al., 2012; PHAC, 2010; Scott, 2011). In
addition, they exhibit disruption in attachment with their
parents, guardians, siblings, and/or other relatives (PHAC,
2010) when the environment they grow in is unsafe. The lack of
ability to bond with others, results in greater placement
disruption, higher rates of internalizing disorders and
externalizing symptoms, neurological changes, thereby
hindering psychological development (Leve et al., 2012; PHAC,
2010). The transition to a foster home is a challenging
experience in which the infant, child, and/or adolescent has to
develop new relationships, adapt to a new culture, and move on
from past adversities (ACC, 2010). Unfortunately, some youth
continue to experience maltreatment within foster homes, which
makes this transition even more challenging (ACC, 2010).
Attachment Impacting Foster Placement. Lack of placements for
children in foster care has become a major concern in the
Canadian foster care system resulting in inadequate criminal
history record checks, fast process of placing a child in a home,
and overcrowding of foster households (The Canadian Press,
2012). Moreover, there have been traces of inadequate care
results in greater placement changes for youth, these are found
resulting in lack of attachment, mental health concerns,
problematic behaviour, academic struggles, and changes in
6. socio-emotional development among the children (Kim & Leve,
2011; Walker, 2008). Anderson (2009) noted that 70% of the
children in his study experienced placement instability where
frequent moves affect the children. Age and insecure attachment
were linked to greater placement instability. Greater placement
disruption is associated with negative outcomes for the youth as
it demonstrates continuous disruption in the care-giving system
and changes within the child’s atmosphere (Khoo & Skoog,
2014; Leve et al., 2013).
Research on placement disruption (this is exiting the current
placement for a negative reason) focuses on children in foster
care, neglecting role of foster caregivers in contributing to
placement disruption (Khoo & Skoog, 2014). Specifically, past
research notes placement disruption due to the age of the child,
problematic behaviour, and past experiences (Khoo & Skoog,
2014). (MA Taber - Children and youth services review, 1985)
defined placement breakdown as as repeated moves among
foster care
placements, which reflect a pattern of reciprocal alienation and
rejection between a child
and successive caregivers. Placement breakdown is a result of a
series of events in which the child, biological parents, foster
caregivers, and social workers are involved (Khoo & Skoog,
2014). Khoo and Sjoog (2014) found in their study that, foster
caregivers noted that the lack of knowledge they possessed
about the biological family and the child; inadequate
understanding of their role; lack of support; stress associated
with being a foster caregiver; difficult experiences of and with
the child; complex needs of the child; and a poor relationship
with social worker, the child, and/or the biological family
hindered their ability to parent the child effectively, causing
strains within their lives and their relationships of all involved.
Developing secure attachment is associated with greater
placement stability as it allows the youth to develop meaningful
relationships in which one feels loved, safe, accepted, and a
sense of belonging (Leve et al., 2012).
7. Children in foster care are in a jeopardized position primarily
due to the presence of multiple caregivers in multiple
placements hindering their ability to develop an attachment
bond with a primary caregiver (Hong et al., 2011; Prather &
Golden, 2009). In addition, some caregivers who are committed
to developing a secure relationship with children in foster care
continue to face struggles in developing attachment, as these
children may be very hesitant due to their past experiences of
mistrust and safety (Oosterman & Schuengel, 2008; Prather &
Golden, 2009). Developing secure relationship may be easier
with younger children in comparison to older children.
Research continues to demonstrate the ability to form a secure
relationship when a child is placed in care before age-2 (Cornell
& Hamrin, 2008; Dozier et al., 2009; Ponciano, 2010, Scott,
2011). Struggles in developing attachment for older children
may be due to increased changes in attachment, longer
experiences with disrupted and/or disorganized attachment, and
internal working model that supports behaviour that restrict
attachment, and increased contact with various individuals who
aim to provide caregiving services. However, even children
younger than age-2 who have experienced disrupted attachment,
experience various detrimental changes that impact their ability
to develop attachment, such as neurological changes that are
shaped by experiences (Scott, 2011).
Can Attachment be built in Foster Care?
Building attachment within the foster home is a crucial task for
children and caregivers. Joseph, O’Connor, Briskman,
Maughan, and Scott (2014) assessed the hypothesis that past
attachment relationships influence attachment within future
relationships. More specifically, they noted children in foster
care to have exhibited past insecure relationship, thereby
limiting their ability to develop future secure relationship with
subsequent caregivers. Therefore, experiences with abuse would
be internalized by the child, influencing their perceptions of
self, others, relationships, and normality (Joseph et al., 2014).
Many of these adolescents had experienced multiple forms of
8. maltreatment, placement disruption, and problematic behaviour.
Joseph (2014) found 95% of adolescents in foster care exhibited
insecure attachment with their birth parents. However, 46% of
those adolescents were able to develop secure bond with their
foster mothers and 49% with their foster fathers. Those who
demonstrated secure attachment with their primary caregivers
also demonstrated secure attachment with their foster parents.
Adolescents who possessed secure attachment were younger
when they were taken into care, experienced parental
sensitivity, and had been in care for a longer period of time.
The development of a secure bond with foster families resulted
in fewer problematic behaviours and a greater sense of
belonging and acceptance. Recent research has noted that
attachment in foster care is crucial. Therefore, several
interventions have been put in place to encourage the
development of healthy attachment bonds.
Developing an intervention that works on the attachment
relationship between foster caregivers and foster children is
essential in promoting well-being of both parties. This in turn
assists these children in developing healthy patterns that can
assist them throughout their adulthood (Scott, 2011).
Interventions note parental sensitivity as a crucial element in
developing secure attachment. Parental sensitivity is a factor
associated with secure attachment due to the level of
commitment, delight, and emotional responsiveness towards a
relationship (Bick & Dozier, 2013; Joseph, O’Connor,
Briskman, Maughan, & Scott, 2014). Ponciano (2010) examined
the role of maternal sensitivity in the promotion of secure
attachment among 76 foster mothers and 58 foster children over
a 9-month period. (KE Gleason 1998) defined maternal
sensitivity as a mother's ability to perceive and infer the
meaning behind her infant's behavioural signals, and to respond
to them promptly and appropriately. Within the parent child
dyads, 58% were able to develop secure attachment, whereas
42% of the youth continued to be classified under insecure
attachment. The insecure attachment was caused by factors that
9. affected the youth when growing up. These factors included,
physical neglect, sexual abuse, separation from primary
caregiver inconsistency in primary caregiver, among others. The
parent-child dyads who were able to form secure attachment due
to enhanced maternal sensitivity, were more likely to have only
one-foster child, have fewer visits with biological parents, be
younger, feel supported, and be considered for adoption by the
same foster family (Ponciano, 2010).
Research has provided empirical evidence to suggest that
successful intervention needs to target various systems that
affect the child’s development, therefore, child-caregiver
relationship, solidarity among co-caregivers, sources of support,
culture of the client, developmental milestones, and effective
education and training (Cornell & Hamrin, 2008; Hong et al.,
2011). Interventions designed for foster parents need to provide
them the knowledge to assist the child in repairing their past
through acknowledgment, validation, and providing support to
the child (Cornell & Hamrin, 2008). Interventions that have
proven effective have mainly focus on understanding,
validating, and growing from past experiences that involve a
form of attachment between a primary caregiver and the child
(TM Levy - 1999). Approaches used in successful interventions
have included sessions ranging from play-therapy to psycho-
education and psychotherapy (Stinchart, Scott, & Barfield,
2012). Attachment-related interventions aim to enhance
attachment processes within families by changing dysfunctional
patterns to make the family interactions more functional (TM
Levy - 1999). A number of empirical studies have shown that
interventions with parents are an effective strategy to enhance
attachment within the family. These studies however have not
shown much focus on foster parents. The literature review that
forms a basis of empirical studies in this topic have mainly
focused on countries such as Australia, Argentina, Mongolia
and Iraq. There is however, no such research in Canada. The
situation in Canada currently with regards to foster care is of
great importance given that the country does not keep reliable
10. statistics on children but instead rely on provincial reporting.
This therefore calls for the need to pay great attention to the
appropriate long term strategy related to foster programmes
like; training foster parents in order to acquire appropriate
attachment-related parental practices in so as to improve
Canadian Foster Parents System. Further explore the
effectiveness of an intervention program of this nature in
Canada based on the12-session programme in improving
parents’ perception and understanding with regard to
attachment.
Research Question
Could a 12-session programme improve parent’s knowledge and
understanding with regard to attachment?
Aim(s) and Objectives
Aim:
The aim of this study is to explore effectiveness of a 12-session
programme in improving parents’ knowledge and understanding
with regard to attachment.
Objectives
· To explore parents’ perception with regard to parent-child
attachment prior to the workshop.
· To design, plan and facilitate a 12-session psycho-educational
programme
· To implement and facilitate the workshop Comment by
Angel: You already said this in the previous one
· To explore parents’ understanding with regard to attachment
after the workshop.
· To analyze the extent to which the workshop had an impact on
the foster parents’ perception. Comment by Angel: Knowledge
regarding attachment.
Methods
Design:
This study will follow a qualitative approach. This method is
the most preferred for its suitability in analysing quality of
contents in the respondents’ feedbacks by making use of pre-
11. post design methodology (Rummel & Bitchener, 2015). The
nature of the workshop will demand the use of open-ended
questions in most cases with some answers being exclusively
descriptive. The advantages of pre-post design is valuable to the
12-programe session workshop in that it illustrates as well as
documents individual knowledge gains of parents of the
workshop participants. Secondly, pre-test enables accurate
placement of participants upon entry to the workshop while
post-test does the same upon completion of the workshop.
Therefore, through pre-post design, the perception of the
parents before and after the process would be known which
would be helping in getting results required to determine how
effective the workshop for a 12-session programme was. While
the disadvantage of this design is that it is hard to conclude the
positive change in a pre and post-test due to learning in the
workshop or simply natural maturation Comment by Angel:
Great!! reference Comment by Angel: Are you going to have
different groups? For Placement?
Comment by Angel: This is a perfect sentence!!! Which is
actually your justification in the use of a pre-post design. You
must put this idea along with your decision to use a pre-post
design and put a reference ok? Just to make it stronger
Comment by Angel: Great!! But just end with an
advantage…follow this formula…
Whilst with this research design might be difficult to conclude
the whole impact of the workshop due to the impact of
confounding variables, it wil shed light…it will provide…it will
help discover…it will contribute…it will give evidence….etc
etc etc
Choose the best option ok? And re-worded it. Now, we are in
the phase of strengthen your arguments. Good job!!
(Joseph,O’Connor, Briskman, Maughan & Scott, 2014).
Second, due to the similar questions in pre-test, some
participants may absorb knowledge just from taking the test and
12. will attend more readily to the content. However, as discussed
before by conducting a pre-post design, the value added by the
12-programme session would be attained, and would also
provide with the knowledge concerning the understanding of the
factors involved in attachment better. Comment by Angel:
The same with this disadvantage…end up with an advantage ok?
Use a comma (,) and a ”However” and then state the advantage
in a two-ideas sentence. Comment by Angel: Great! Just finish
with a relevant and strong advantage of the design…
Sampling:
This study will make use of a convenience sample (Wilson &
MaClean, 2011). This means that foster parents who are
identified and are interested in participating in the study would
only be selected (Hurst & Arulogun, 2015). The sample size
will comprise 20 participants chosen from a population of 200
foster parents. Twenty participants are 10% of the accessible
population of participants. The 10% is seen as optimal sample
since it relatively small and can, therefore, give accurate results
(Hurst & Arulogun, 2015).The population size is the number of
potential participants that the researcher personally contacts and
gives the pre-test interview. The 20 participants are those that
emerged top 20 in the pre-test interview and meets inclusion
criteria. Unifying characteristics of the subjects in the sample
will be the fact that each of them is engaged in foster care
attachment programs. Furthermore, this study seeks to recruit
participants from a population of Caucasian and other minority
groups such as the aboriginals because reports indicate that
these minority groups benefit more from the foster care
attachment programs than the white majority (Hong, Algood,
Chiu & Lee, 2011). The researcher will use a multi-racial
church as recruitment grounds for sample subjects because the
church attendees are registered and, therefore, it will be easy to
identify the background credibility of the participants. The
researcher is member of this church hence this place to get the
size of sample without difficulty. Comment by Angel: Why
them? Identified by who? On the basis of what?
13. Because of certain characteristics….etc..which are essential for
this study in order to address the RQ and or in order to meet the
main aim of the study or … Comment by Angel: This is not
clear.
What do you want to say in here?
You have already stated that you will recruit 20 participants…
Emerged? Have you done this? Why in past tense?
The researcher personally contacts??? In present tense? I do not
get it…
Comment by Angel: I have seen this hundreds of times in
previous versions and I just don’t get what you are referring to.
What does been registered mean?
Inclusion criteria:
Group1:
· Subjects in the sample will be all married couples. This is
because only married couple are allowed by law to become
foster parent and, therefore, they are the ones with experience
of foster care.
· Participants should be enrolled in a foster parents programme
for at least 10 years.
· The participants should have been a couple for at least 30
years. Comment by Angel: Married unmarried? Civil union?
Married by the church?
Exclusion criteria
Group1:
· Only one parent can make a commitment to attend the 12-
session psycho-educational programme Comment by Angel:
That means that one inclusion criteria would be that of being
able to participate the two persons of the couple right? State
cleary
· If the age is less than 30 or more than 50 then he/she would be
excluded. Couples whose ages are less than 30 are not highly
knowledgeable on parenting matters while couple aged beyond
50 have enough experience on parenting matters but might not
be energetic enough for the workshop
14. Data Collection/Materials:
This study will make use of structured interviews in order to
gather participants’ perception about attachment before the 12-
session workshop. The structure of the interviews was based
upon an extensive literature review of previous case studies on
attachment (Feddern & Elklit, 2014). The researcher decided on
using questions inspired by previous case studies because such
questions have been tested and, therefore, are standard
attachment questions necessary in determining the needed
results. In other words, the researcher selected 10 questions
which have been mostly intended to understand the perception
of attachment patterns between children and the foster parents.
However, short interviews might also exclude too much
information (Feddern & Elklit, 2014). The data will be collected
from the foster parents for both the pre-test and the post-test.
Interview is a more interactive method of data collection in
which a researcher questions, consults, or evaluates one or more
persons. It can be written or verbal as well as structured or
unstructured (Hurst & Arulogun, 2015). Moreover, in this
research these interviews will be used in order to understand the
perception of the foster parents. The interviews are conducted
in various study and scholarly articles which rationalise the
point that the use of interviews is reliable and validated
(Oldham, J. M., & Rosnick, L. (1990. Furthermore, the
interviews are found to be a fast task which helps in accessing
the responses in a faster and flexible manner, which means that
the data collection has been achieved in less than expected time
period (Boyce, C., & Neale, P. (2006)). This also includes the
idea that the data collected through these interviews are the
most reliable resources as they are first handed attained by the
researchers. In general, interviews Interviews are a useful
method to investigate issues in an in depth way, discover how
individuals think and feel about a topic and why they hold
certain opinions, investigate the use, effectiveness and
usefulness of particular library collections and services, inform
decision making, strategic planning and resource allocation,
15. sensitive topics which people may feel uncomfortable
discussing in a focus group, add a human dimension to
impersonal data and deepen understanding and explain
statistical data (Boyce, C., & Neale, P. (2006). Comment by
Angel: Proven to be trustworthy and are appropriate to
gathering the necessary information in order to address the main
aim of this study…. Comment by Angel: Delete Comment by
Angel: Ok you need to organise the info.
This study will use structured interviews (why?) beucas these
are useful for A B C
Researcher developed the format based on previous studies
which proves trustworthiness etc etc etc etc
The structured interviews contains 10 main questions which will
be used…EXPLAIN clearly the structured of your DATA-
COLLECTION strategy ok?
Strengths and advantages of these structured interviews
(supported with academic references)
If you are to mention imitations, follow the formula I already
explained before ok?
Just put the information together in categories… ok? This looks
like disorganised. Comment by Angel: Different font?? And
size?
Hurst & Arulogun (2015 defines data collection instruments as
devices utilised in collecting data such as an interview schedule
that allows lay interviewers or clinicians to make psychiatric
diagnoses according to DSM-III criteria, Feighner criteria, and
Research Diagnostic Criteria. Instruments are also referred to as
methodologies used in identifying information sources.
Comment by Angel: Why is this separated? What does
DSM diagnosis have to do in here?
Procedure:
The process that would be undertaken to achieve this data
16. collection will be:
1. First of all permission from the church authorities will be
requested. Once the permission from the authorities has been
granted, the researcher will access the venue and contact
potential participants. The fact that many children-attachment
centres are based in churches, the researcher will use a multi-
racial church as recruitment grounds for sample subjects. The
church attendees’ are registered by the church as its members
and, therefore, it will be easy to identify the background
credibility of the participants who have been members of the
church for a long time. Comment by Angel: Children-
attachment? Or foster care you meant>? Comment by Angel:
What do you mean by this?
2. Then the researcher will personally attend the worship in the
church and explain purpose of the study to congregation. The
researcher is a member of this church and this will facilitate
having access to participants.
3. Contact interested applicants and brief them about the study,
including potential risks vs. benefits, explaining psycho-
educational group rather than treatment groups, explaining
voluntary nature of this study, addressing further questions.
4. The interested people will be provided with complete consent
and privacy form as an ethical measure to ensure confidentiality
of information.
Participants will be given structured interview containing pre-
test questions. This will take place in the location of the
workshop which will be in the church. The only condition is
that answers to the questions will be established in advance.
Comment by Angel: This still does not make sense.
Please tell me in plain English what you mean with this because
I am lost
5. After pre-test, the workshop begins, it will be conducted in
Genesis (researcher’s church), a community location convenient
to individuals of the Community, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday
except for statutory holiday for approximately 2-hours per
session in the researcher’s church.
17. 6. During the post-assessment, participants will be interviewed
by using structured interview used in the pre-assessment in
order to gather information regarding their knowledge of
attachment on after completion of programme.
Analysis: Comment by Angel: As previously stated I think I
need to see the 10 questions of the structured interview format
you have built so I can better advise about the analysis
strategies…
Send it to me ok? Via BB and let me know via email…
The responses collected from the pre-post interviews will be
analysed using content analysis method (Ritchie et al., 2013).
This study will use formative content analysis for pre-tests and
evaluative content analysis for post-test analysis (CJ Bonk, C
Angeli - Instructional science, 2000). Formative method will
assess the state of knowledge of participants. Evaluative method
analyses (FR Volkmar, DV Cicchetti - Journal of autism 2008)
data on impact on perceptions and behaviour of participants
towards what they have learnt in the workshop and whether
there should be changes in context of the workshop in future.
Evaluative content analysis helps in assessing effectiveness of a
program (Ritchie et al., 2013). Content analysis is the best
method for analysing data which is qualitative in nature. The
advantage of this method is that it analyses contents of each
communication elements to asses if there is any worth in the
elements (Ritchie, Lewis, Nicholls & Ormston, 2013).
Researcher will collect responses from pre-test, validate worth
of answers given, compute average and rate extent of
participant knowledge the way it is done in standard school
classrooms. In content analysis, the researcher looks at
responses and their values, sentence structures and wordings of
those sentences because content analysis utilises all the
elements of a communication process to determine credibility
and worth of information. The post-tests will then be collected
18. as well and computed to see the level of knowledge gained after
the workshop. This is done by calculating the mean deviation
between pre-test average and post-test average. To determine
whether the 12-session programme has improved knowledge of
participants with regard to foster care, the answers given will be
further analysed to assess whether they determine perception of
participants on foster care. Comment by Angel:
??????????????????????
I really need to see the format ok?
Ethical Considerations:
Ethical considerations will be undertaken as well. The first step
will be to obtain ethical approval of research from the
University of Liverpool. This will be done by filling out an
Ethical Approval form with details of the proposed research and
measures taken to observe ethics during the research. This
research proposal will be reviewed by a panel of experts of the
Ethics Review Board.
The participating church will be of support with no doubts on
the research, but still will need the confidentiality of the
participants as they will need to approve the research to be
ethical. To this effect, a proper a proper consent and privacy
form will be completed to ensure confidentiality of the
information. This form also, formally, assures the church of the
legality of the entire process. Comment by Angel: Be more
straightforward….
If the church has an ethical-related office and protocol and
procedure…just mention that you will follow such procedure…
Comment by Angel: ????
This will also include the participants not being asked for their
personal information such as name, helping them to stay
focussed towards the survey and also provide responses with
less biasness. Moreover, various ethical considerations would
be taken into consideration such as (1) Promoting a safe and
confidential environment in which participants can disclose, (3)
ensuring participants understand the results of the study will
ensure their privacy and confidentiality, and (4) lastly, ensuring
19. participants their responses will not be judged (Ritchie et al.,
2013). Comment by Angel: will
The third step would be ensuring the participants that the
gathered data would not be published under their names, this
means that even the future researches based on this research
would not be able to know the name and other specifications of
the participants would be leaked. Lastly, researcher would also
be accompanying the foster parents. Therefore, they would not
get a chance to understand the child’s perception of attachment
within that relationship (Zikmund, Babin, Carr & Griffin,
2012). All data will only be accessed by the researcher alone.
Under no circumstance will anyone, other than the researcher,
be granted access to the gathered data. This information will be
kept safe in laptops that are password protected. Comment by
Angel: Just say that Anonymity and confidentiality will be
addressed at al times in the study and that nobody will have
access to the information gathered but you and your supervisor.
Be clear…brief…concise…and straightforward Comment by
Angel: will ensure that… Comment by Angel: This seems
totally irrelevant…or….perhaps I did not get your
point….what’s the point of this? Comment by Angel:
Great!!!
Research Outcomes Comment by Angel: Some good ideas over
here. We will be working on this section as soon as we finish
the previous ones.
This study is of importance to the field of psychology as a vast
numbers of families are involved with child and family services.
Findings from this study will be beneficial to the field of
attachment in foster homes, as this may be a possible route for
parents to engage in to effectively assist the needs of the
individuals involved in their care. The study will devise
methods which can be used to encourage child cooperation by
utilising theories of contingency as well as effective limit
setting. The logic will be to try and balance encouragement and
limits.
This study will hence provide with the idea and understanding
20. in regard to the perception of the foster parents concerning the
care-giving that has to be given to the children for a better
future, rather than providing them with a strict environment that
would end up into a criminal record. This has also been
expected from this study that its publication would also enhance
the understanding of the caregiving authorities around that
globe regarding the critical situation that has been faced by the
children living in these care giver programmes. More
specifically the pre-test would be providing the real picture if
the perception that are acquired by the care givers before the 12
session psycho-educational programme. This perception will
also provide with the reason which cause a gap between the
children and the foster parents. After the completion of the 12
session of the psycho-educational programme the participants
interview will then provide with not only the understanding
created by the foster parents but also with the measures of the
impact of this psycho-educational programme on the foster
parents and their perceptions. Lastly, there is an exception of
great deal change in the perception of these foster parents
(Dominick et al., 2012).
- Find factors that are integral in the various attachments, i.e.
secure attachment.
- Assess role of a helping professional in facilitating such
relationships.
Costs
All costs will be met by the Foster parents.
Timetable
Milestone
Description
Due Date
Remarks
1
Stage 1: Area of interest identified
17thNovember,2015
2
21. Stage 2: Specific topic selected
27th November,2015
3
Stage 3: Topic refined to develop Dissertation Proposal
3rd December,2015
4
Stage 4: Proposal written and submitted
26th January,2016
5
Stage 5: Collection of data and information
17th March,2016
6
Stage 6: Analysis and interpretation of collected
data/information
24th March,2016
7
Stage 7: Writing up
4th May,2016
8
Stage 8: Final draft prepared—submission of dissertation
15th June,2016
9
Final deadline—nine months from classroom date
1st July,2016
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