Towards a more comprehensive understanding of fostering connections: The trauma-informed foster care programme: a mixed methods approach with data integration

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dc.contributor.authorLotty, Maria
dc.contributor.authorBantry-White, Eleanor
dc.contributor.authorDunn-Galvin, Audrey
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-03T11:03:30Z
dc.date.available2022-05-03T11:03:30Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-21
dc.date.updated2022-05-03T10:56:43Z
dc.description.abstractFoster carers require high-quality training to support them in caring for children with trauma-related difficulties. This paper describes a mixed methods approach that was applied to evaluate the complex intervention Fostering Connections: The Trauma-Informed Foster Care Programme, a recently developed trauma-informed psychoeducational intervention for foster carers in Ireland. A quantitative outcome evaluation and a qualitative process evaluation were integrated to capture a comprehensive understanding of the effects of this complex intervention. A convergent mixed methods model with data integration was used. Coding matrix methods were employed to integrate data. There was convergence among component studies for: programme acceptability, increased trauma-informed foster caring, improvement in child regulation and peer problems, and the need for ongoing support for foster carers. This research provides support for the intervention suggesting the importance of its implementation in Ireland. The integrative findings are discussed in relation to effects and future implementation.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationLotty, M., Bantry-White, E. and Dunn-Galvin, A. (2022) 'Towards a more comprehensive understanding of fostering connections: The trauma-informed foster care programme: a mixed methods approach with data integration', International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 13 (1), pp. 1-29. doi: 10.18357/ijcyfs131202220656en
dc.identifier.doi10.18357/ijcyfs131202220656en
dc.identifier.endpage29en
dc.identifier.issn1920-7298
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studiesen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13133
dc.identifier.volume13en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Victoriaen
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ijcyfs/article/view/20656
dc.rights© 2022 The Author(s).en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.subjectFoster careen
dc.subjectTrauma-informed careen
dc.subjectEvaluationen
dc.subjectMixed-methodsen
dc.titleTowards a more comprehensive understanding of fostering connections: The trauma-informed foster care programme: a mixed methods approach with data integrationen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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