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In this article, the authors discuss residential staff in Sweden where residential care is part of the municipal child welfare system, which covers services targeting juvenile delinquency as well as other residential care services. Children and young people placed in Swedish residential care have diverse needs, from mainly supportive needs to advanced behavioral problems, and the field consists of open and secure residential care units.
There is limited knowledge about the staff working in residential care. This article helps to fill this knowledge gap by giving an…
Abstract: Background: Professional caregivers are exposed to multiple stressors and have high burnout rates; however, not all individuals are equally susceptible. We investigated the association between resilience and burnout in a Swiss population of professional caregivers working in youth residential care. Methods: Using a prospective longitudinal study design, participants (n = 159; 57.9% women) reported on burnout symptoms and sense of coherence (SOC), self-efficacy and self-care at four annual sampling points. The associations of individual resilience measures and sociodemographic…
A summary of the International Alternative Care Conference 2016 via Storify.
Université de Genève Centre for Children’s Rights Studies announces its Call for applications for the 2017-2018 cycle of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Children’s Rights (CCR). Students will participate in 2 residential modules (12 ECTS credits), selected among the following:
Module 2: Interdisciplinary childhood studies, 15-19 May 2017, Valais Campus
Module 3: Children’s rights and International law, 18-22 September 2017, University of Geneva…