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Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
ISSN 2976-9353 · CELCIS · 636 artikel di indeks
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Relational practice, professional identity and a lifelong commitment to care: a Scottish perspective
experience, Scotland’s national commitment through The Promise, and a personal journey that began in 1986, this paper explores how relationships shape lifelong outcomes for children and determine whether residential child care becomes a meaningful, sustainable profession. It argues that…
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23rd Kilbrandon Lecture: Why common-sense need not be complicated: creating heartfelt, humble and humanising responses to extra-familial harm
Good evening, everyone. It's a real honour and pleasure to be here with you all today to talk about contextual safeguarding and to focus in particular on the cultural reform that is needed to bring it to life. And before I start, while this lecture will predominantly focus on practices that try to…
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Book review: Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald
Glasgow Boys is the debut novel of Scottish writer Margaret McDonald. You know it must be good when the cover recommendation is provided by Andrew O’Hagan. And it doesn’t disappoint.
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Book review: An Essential Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Residential Childcare: Lessons from the Frontline on how you'll Laugh, Love and Cry… All Before Lunchtime by Jane Dalgleish
An Essential Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Residential Childcare is explicitly aimed at residential childcare workers. As I am a researcher, not a residential childcare worker, it is legitimate to ask why I am reviewing this book. In my role I have been involved in numerous research projects…
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Book review: Messy social work by Richard Devine
Messy Social Work, written by the practicing social worker and academic Richard Devine, provides an accessible insight into the realities of practice with children and families, emphasising throughout the importance of reflection and learning. Beginning with a candid examination of the author’s own…
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Book review: Somebody Else's Kids by Torey Hayden
I was first introduced to the work of educator and psychologist Torey Hayden in the mid-1990s, when I was still at high school and aspiring to a career in educational psychology. I didn't end up following that career path, but there was learning and perspective in Hayden's books which I've carried…
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Book review: Stuart: A life backwards by Alexander Masters
I am not based in Scotland, I am based in England, and I am not currently practising as a social worker. So, you might reasonably ask why I am writing for a journal focused on residential child care. The answer lies in my journey through care practice, higher education, disability, and systems, and…
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Book review: Kids at the Door & Kids at the Door Revisited by Bob Holman
When James Anglin challenged the SJRCC community to contribute reviews of ‘classic’ books, I knew instantly that I would review a book by Bob Holman, or, as it turns out, two. Bob had such a prodigious output - of academic papers and research reports; books (on poverty, social welfare…
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Book review: A Glasgow gang observed by James Patrick
I came across this book in the early ‘80s, working as an impressionable, unqualified, residential childcare officer in a List D school (formally known as an ‘approved school’)1, just outside Glasgow. It was the first time I had read something which really chimed with my own work experience and, on…
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It's football but not as we know it: twenty-five years of connection and competence
This is a personal, reflective account of my long-term participation in a football group involving people living in or working in residential child care and invited guests. It explores the benefits of being part of this group, and the rich potential of such groups and activities for the development…
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Upholding rights to health, reducing risk to health, and improving health outcomes in collaboration: a 'Health Safety Check' service for infants, children, and young people in a health board area in Scotland
Care-experienced infants, children and young people often experience adversity, which contributes to poorer health outcomes at a population level. While research frequently focuses on an increased prevalence of clinical disorders, corporate parents have a statutory and moral responsibility to…
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Risk it for a dog biscuit
In January 2024, a young person asked whether her dog could come live with her. Initially this was declined due to balancing her needs, the dog’s welfare, and the needs of our other residents. We were aware of the Care Inspectorate’s Animal Magic resource and the benefits of human–animal…
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Opening doors or building cages? Looping effects of diagnosis in residential child care: a phenomenological account
Children living in residential child care encounter dense networks of assessment, screening, and diagnostic language. While such classifications are commonly intended to support care planning and access to resources, they also shape how young people are anticipated, engaged with, and come to…
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At the crossroads of disadvantage: an intersectional analysis of the Scottish data on care
The data system for care in Scotland has been criticised for failing to accurately depict the lives of care experienced young people. This article examines and evaluates national statistics and definitions in the context of education. It uses an intersectional lens and the Care Experienced Children…
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Adjusting the volume: the paradoxical experience of secure care for autistic young people
This paper explores the impact of secure care on the identity narratives of autistic young people. The research made use of a flexible diary method and semistructured interviews, analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). It sought reflections on the experiences of autistic…
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Violence in residential child care: a review of a symposium on practitioner experiences
Throughout the history of residential child care (RCC), concerns about violence perpetrated against children who are looked after away from home have been persistent. These include the misuse of restraint, as punishment or to force compliance. Currently, proposed solutions to restraint reduction…
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Life course health and mental health of care leavers after age 30: a scoping review
Foster care outcome research provides critical insights into the impacts and efficacy of child welfare interventions as well as the developmental needs of those who experience placement. As the outcome literature to date has predominantly focused on children and transition-age youth, the later life…
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Editorial Vol 25 No1
Welcome to the spring 2026 issue of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, another very full issue. As I write this editorial, there is a fragile ceasefire in the war in the Middle East. International aid agencies have reported that hundreds of children have been killed, thousands injured…
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Book review: The trauma recovery handbook: a model for navigating recovery for professionals, parents and carers by Betsy de Thierry
Betsy de Thierry’s name is well known in complex/developmental trauma circles. She’s written a number of prominent books on attachment, trauma, and related ideas, and so I was excited to have the opportunity to review her most recent publication. Given her previous books, and the ever-expanding…
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Book review: Working with relational trauma in children's residential care: a guide to using dyadic developmental practice by Kim S Golding, George Thompson & Edwina Grant
Working With Relational Trauma in Children’s Residential Care is intended by its three authors as a training resource and guidebook that provokes thought and provides guidance for practitioners. The book’s thorough treatment of trauma-informed child care complements our foundational Crossreach…