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Guide to developing and maintaining resilience in residential child care
Author: Judith Furnivall, consultancy manager , Centre for Excellence for Looked-after Children (CELCIS), University of Strathclyde BIOG
Publication Date: 07 November 2011
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Introduction
Definitions
Resilience creating attributes in children
Pre-existing vulnerabilities in children
Protective factors in family or community
Recognising and assessing resilience
Developing and maintaining resilience in children and young people in residential care
Attachments
Emotional regulation
Siblings
Responsibilities
Talents and strengths
Education
Friendships
Potential dangers of professional interventions
References
Introduction
Residential child care has often been perceived as a last resort for children and young people whose needs and difficulties are such that they cannot remain with their own families or be safely cared for in alternative families.
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