Practitioner competencies for working with refugee children and young people: A scoping review

2021 ◽  
pp. 136346152110437
Author(s):  
Clemence Due ◽  
Emma Currie
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Asylum Seeker ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Ability To Work ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Work Done

Research indicates that refugee and asylum seeker children and young people often require specialised psychological support. Competencies have been established as helpful in guiding the training, education and ongoing professional development of practitioners working in specialised areas. To date there has been no comprehensive review of the literature concerning practitioner competencies for working with refugee or asylum seeker children and young people. This scoping review therefore aimed to synthesise all literature regarding practitioner competencies that are considered important for working in the area of mental health with refugee and asylum seeker children and young people. Literature was sourced from PsycINFO, Scopus, and PubMed. Studies were included if they: a) were published in peer-reviewed journals, b) were published in English, c) were published in the last 25 years, d) collected primary data, e) related to children and/or young people (defined as aged under 25) with refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds, and f) discussed practitioner competencies (in relation to refugee or asylum seeker children or young people). Nine articles met criteria and a deductive thematic analysis identified six key competencies: 1) knowledge of the complexity of needs of refugees; 2) use of holistic approaches; 3) ability to work in co-ordination with others in the child's network; 4) ability to build therapeutic relationships; 5) seeking feedback; and 6) cultural competency. Further empirical research that directly aims to identify practitioner competencies, from both the practitioner and client perspective, will support the challenging work done by practitioners working with refugee and asylum seeker children and young people.

Indigenous Children and Young People in Residential Care: A Systematic Scoping Review

2019 ◽  
pp. 152483801988170
Author(s):  
Kathomi Gatwiri ◽  
Lynne McPherson ◽  
Natalie Parmenter ◽  
Nadine Cameron ◽  
Darlene Rotumah
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Residential Care Facilities ◽  
Indigenous Children ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Colonial Histories ◽  
Children In Care

In Australia and internationally, Indigenous children are seriously overrepresented in the child welfare system. This article provides an overview of literature investigating the needs of Indigenous children in residential care facilities. The provision of culturally safe and trauma-informed therapeutic care to Indigenous children and young people in residential care recognizes that the trauma and violence that they have experienced is exacerbated by their Indigeneity due to the colonial histories presenting. Utilizing a systematic scoping review methodology, the study returned a total of 637 peer-reviewed articles that were identified and reviewed for inclusion. The process of exclusion resulted in the inclusion of eight peer-reviewed studies and 51 reports and discussion papers sourced from gray literature. Findings from this study, though dearth, indicate that trauma-informed and culturally safe interventions play a significant role in Indigenous children’s health and well-being while in care. Their experiences of abuse and neglect transcend individual trauma and include intergenerational pain and suffering resulting from long-lasting impacts of colonization, displacement from culture and country, genocidal policies, racism, and the overall systemic disadvantage. As such, a therapeutic response, embedded within Indigenous cultural frameworks and knowledges of trauma, is not only important but absolutely necessary and aims to acknowledge the intersectionality between the needs of Indigenous children in care and the complex systemic disadvantage impacting them.

scholarly journals Policy addressing suicidality in children and young people: an international scoping review

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e030699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne Gilmour ◽  
Margaret Maxwell ◽  
Edward Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Health Practitioner ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
National Guidance ◽  
Key Policy

ObjectiveTo map key policy documents worldwide and establish how they address the treatment and care needs of children and young people (CYP) who are suicidal.DesignWe conducted a scoping review to systematically identify relevant key policy documents following a pre-established published protocol.Data sourcesFour databases (CINAHL; Medline; PsycINFO; The Cochrane Database of Systematic reviews) and the websites of key government, statutory and non-statutory agencies were searched. Google and Google Scholar were used to identify other policy documents and relevant grey literature. Leading experts were consulted by email.Eligibility criteria for selected studiesPolicies, policy guidance, strategies, codes of conduct, national service frameworks, national practice guidance, white and green papers, and reviews of policy—concerned with indicated suicide prevention approaches for children up to 18 years old. Limited by English language and published after 2000.Data extraction and synthesisData were extracted using a predetermined template. Second reviewers independently extracted 25%. Documents were categorised as international guidance, national policy and national guidance, and presented in a table providing a brief description of the policy, alongside how it specifically addresses suicidal CYP. Findings were further expressed using narrative synthesis.Results35 policy documents were included in the review. Although many recognise CYP as being a high-risk or priority population, most do not explicitly address suicidal CYP. In general, national guidance documents were found to convey that suicidal children should be assessed by a child and adolescent mental health practitioner but offer no clear recommendations beyond this.ConclusionThe lack of specific reference within policy documents to the treatment and care of needs of children who are suicidal highlights a potential gap in policy that could lead to the needs of suicidal children being overlooked, and varying interpretations of appropriate responses and service provision.

scholarly journals Blended diets for gastrostomy fed children and young people: a scoping review

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 634-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Breaks ◽  
Christina Smith ◽  
Steven Bloch ◽  
Sally Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Children And Young People

scholarly journals Total and regional body fat status among children and young people with cerebral palsy: A scoping review

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel G. Whitney ◽  
Penina Gross‐Richmond ◽  
Edward A. Hurvitz ◽  
Mark D. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Regional Body Fat

scholarly journals Addressing implementation considerations when developing universal interventions for speech, language and communication needs in the ordinary classroom: a protocol for a scoping review

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Aoife Gallagher ◽  
Carol-Anne Murphy ◽  
Johanna Fitzgerald ◽  
James Law
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Implementation Research ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Childhood Population ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Communication Needs

Background: Understanding the factors that influence the implementation of health interventions in the context of education is essential to improving outcomes for children and young people with speech and language needs (SLCN). Yet implementation considerations have not been adequately addressed when developing interventions for this context. The aim of this paper is to present a protocol for a scoping review of existing implementation frameworks that might guide SLCN intervention research in schools.  Methods: In accordance with scoping review guidelines, the study will be conducted in six phases: (1) identification of the research question, (2) identification of potentially relevant studies of Implementation Science frameworks, (3) study screening and selection, (4) charting and extracting data from identified frameworks, (5) collating, summarising and reporting the results and (6) consultation with stakeholders. Two reviewers will conduct the screening and extraction stages independently. Identified frameworks will be collated, and described, and constructs from the IS frameworks will be categorised using domains from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. A draft IS model will be proposed based on the findings of the scoping review. Conclusions: The findings of this review will provide guidance for researchers in addressing implementation considerations when developing universal interventions for SLCN in the ordinary classroom, and ultimately will contribute towards improving outcomes for this vulnerable childhood population.

scholarly journals Mapping the evidence about what works to safely reduce the entry of children and young people into statutory care: a systematic scoping review protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e026967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L Brand ◽  
Fiona Morgan ◽  
Lorna Stabler ◽  
Alison Lesley Weightman ◽  
Simone Willis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
Evidence Map ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
What Works ◽  
Intervention Point

IntroductionThe increasing number of children and young people entering statutory care in the UK is a significant social, health and educational priority. Development of effective approaches to safely reduce this number remains a complex but critical issue. Despite a proliferation in interventions, evidence summaries are limited. The present protocol outlines a scoping review of research evidence to identify what works in safely reducing the number of children and young people (aged ≤18 years) entering statutory social care. The mapping of evidence gaps, clusters and uncertainties will inform the research programme of the newly funded Department for Education’s What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care.Methods and analysisThe review uses Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review methodology. Electronic database and website searches will identify studies targeting reduction of care entry, reduction of care re-entry and increase in post-care reunification. Supplementary searching techniques will include international expert consultation. Abstracts and full-text studies will be independently screened by two reviewers. Ten per cent of data abstraction will be independently conducted by two reviewers, with the remainder being extracted and then verified by a second reviewer. Descriptive numerical summaries and a thematic qualitative synthesis will be generated. Evidence will be synthesised according to primary outcome, intervention point (mapped across socioecological domains) and the realist EMMIE categorisation of evidence type (Effectiveness; Mechanisms of change; Moderators; Implementation; Economic evaluation).Ethics and disseminationOutputs will be a conceptual evidence map, a descriptive table quantitatively summarising evidence and a qualitative narrative summary. Results will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed publication, conference presentations, the What Works Centre website, and knowledge translation events with policy-makers and practitioners. Findings will inform the primary research programme of the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care and the subsequent suite of systematic reviews to be conducted by the Centre in this substantive area.

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