Building on the importance of the adverse consequences from traumatic experiences in childhood, Cate Bailey et al. reviewed existing literature on trauma-informed approaches examining whether or not empirical evidence on the effects of the model exists in alternative care services.

Although assessing these effects turned challenging, the study suggests that adopting trauma-informed care models bear significance as children may experience some positive outcomes. Despite data collection happened in the context of the United States, the findings importantly point on the pressing need for future research on the topic - the empirical evidence was found low.  

Published by Health and Social Care in the Community journal, the analysis further indicates three models of trauma-informed care for children in out-of-home settings, summarized below.

  • Attachment Regulation and Competency framework: working on healthy relationships with care-givers and families; improving children`s skills in managing emotions; increasing self-understanding of trauma in children. Most amount of evidence collected.
  • Children and residential experiences programme: six core principles, namely 'relationship-based, trauma-informed, developmentally focused, family involved, competence centred and ecologically oriented'. Least amount of evidence collected.
  • The sanctuary model (low level of evidence): adjusting social services to complex needs of children with traumatic experiences. The model is informed by the psychobiology of trauma; actively creating non-violent environments; social learning principles; and understanding complex system change. Low amount of evidence collected. 

Childhub

You might like..

0
7
About the webinar: All Children - All Families will host a webinar series, live monthly from August 2018 until March 2019 at no cost. The series will have five track and within each track numerous webinar are offered. This webinar takes a closer…
0
86
Youth who experience abuse and neglect by their parents or carers can be placed in out-of-home care (OOHC) where such a system exists. These systems can be quite different, yet they have a few things in common according to What Works for Children’s…
yes
0
25440
This basic awareness-raising course is for anyone who may come into contact with children and young people in alternative care settings. The aim of the course is to provide a brief understanding of trauma, the impact it can have on the lives of…
yes
2
882
In this webinar, we will present “Safe Places, Thriving Children”, a two-year EU co-funded project led by SOS Children’s Villages International that is currently being implemented in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary and Serbia. If…
0
A declaration on ‘Protecting children in out-of-home care from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse’ has been adopted in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 18 October by the Lanzarote Committee. The declaration’s main concepts include: ‘Out-of-home…
yes
0
176
Find out what trauma-informed care means in our everyday lives, why it is important and how it is reflected in the work of Terre des hommes' Emergency Response Programme in collaboration with the Trauma Centre.We talked to Júlia Richter, the…
0
39
This training concerns trauma-informed human trafficking screenings. Human trafficking victims often experience high levels of trauma, which can have a profound negative impact on their ability to function, their behavior, and their self-…
0
49
The CarePath project, which advocates for more trauma-informed care to support children leaving care in Europe. With the ongoing pandemic resulting in heightened risk for children in vulnerable circumstances, the need for children to receive…
0
265
This MOOC focuses on the psychological, juridical/legal and scientific research dimensions of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). The modules are dedicated to an in-depth analysis of TIC; they are divided into sections organized in line with a multi-…
0
24
In a recent piece published by Youth Today, readers gain the opportunity to learn about the "It's About T.I.M.E (Trauma Informed Movement in Education) at the Guidance Center, which works in collaboration with the Long Beach Unified School…
0
86
English-language training for people working in early development or education - and who work with children from Ukraine of Roma origin. Topics to be covered: 1. how to provide psychological first aid to families, parents and children? 2. how to…
0
9
 Kosovo has established a comprehensive system for systematically addressing the issue of out-of-school children. MEST, in cooperation with ECMI Kosovo and UNICEF, had strengthened the capacities of central, local and school authorities in…
yes
0
230
About the webinar: “The capacity to express full human potential is related to the balance of developmental opportunities and challenges.” (Bruce D. Perry) The Neurosequential Model offers a simple way to think about the brain and how it works,…
no
0
67
USA: Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics help guide pediatricians to spot and respond to trauma in children, and for families and children to be able to move on and heal Issue at hand: Although pediatricians are one of the most…
0
2
Today 58 million children are out of school. Children who are excluded from education often face multiple and overlapping disadvantages. Check out this interactive tool, produced by the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children, to …