In this article, we discuss residential staff in Sweden. Here, residential care is part of the
municipal child welfare system, which covers services targeting juvenile delinquency as well …

Drawing on an ecological approach with multiple informants, this study investigated the
mediating role of youth–caregiver relationship quality in associations between different …

Long-term behavioral change is often difficult to achieve with adolescents staying in
residential youth care. To achieve long-term behavioral change, we developed the Up2U …

Introduction A healthy lifestyle could have a positive impact in reducing the incidence of
some long-term sequelae secondary to pediatric cancer treatments. Motivational …

This chapter describes residential care in the Netherlands, a country ranking highest on
children's mental well-being, physical health, and academic and social skills. Residential …

Establishing and maintaining an alliance with youth and parents in residential care is a
difficult task for professionals. Failing to (re-) establish an alliance with youth can lead to a …

The purpose of this study was to analyze residential care staff's views on the training that
they have received at residential group care facilities. Training is an important component of …

Turnover among child and youth care workers (CYCWs) has been a consistent problem for
therapeutic residential care (TRC) programs. Previous studies show this turnover may be …

In the context of the study 'A Better Basis' the intervention Up2U was developed. This is a
training program that focuses on mentor/coach conversations that care workers have with …

Students from four Swiss higher education universities in the French speaking part of
Switzerland may have already conducted over 1000 studies in or on children's homes …