Opening the gifts and treasures of relationship in residential child care by Carey Morning

Police involvement in residential child care by Neil Gentleman

“…The definition of PYO is five offending episodes in a six-month period. Figures in Scotland appear to suggest an association between residential child care and the criminalisation of young people.…”

Editorial Vol1 no1 by Andrew Kendrick

“…On behalf of the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) and the Advisory Board, I am delighted to be welcoming you to the first issue of the Scottish journal of Residential Child Care. …”

Who else has the magic wand? An evaluation of a residential unit for younger children by Susan Elsley

“…These questions are all relevant to the study of residential services for younger children, an area which is little researched in Scotland and across the UK. This paper aims to contribute to the existing research by considering some of the findings from an evaluation of a residential service (The Unit) for younger children run by Aberlour Child Care Trust.…”

Residential child care practitioners in autism-specific units: the perceptions of potential staff and newly recruited current practitioners by Irene Stevens

“…This paper presents findings about the beliefs and experiences of potential and current residential child care practitioners who work with children affected by autism spectrum disorders (ASD). …”

Programmes & praxis: a review of taken-for-granted knowledge by Leon Fulcher

“…Over the past decade, the term programme has entered the daily language of residential child and youth care workers, managers and planners in Scotland, almost as though it has always described a schedule of activities and routines operating in and around group care services. …”

The National Care Standards: hearing the voices of young people in residential care by Irene Stevens, Pauline Boyce

“…The National Care Standards describe what each child or young person can expect from their residential care home in Scotland. …”

Book review: Holistic Special Education: Camphill Principles and Practice. Robin Jackson, editor by Jeremy Millar

“…Holistic Special Education: Camphill Principles and Practice is a story of a vision transcending the destruction and displacement of the Nazi era, and then bringing a holistic philosophical and spiritual approach to the care of children with special needs in the North East of Scotland. …”

Editorial Vol9 no1 by Irene Stevens

“…This is, however, the defining feature of residential child care in Scotland. My first job in residential child care in Glasgow was in a large residential house in the South Side of Glasgow. …”

Editorial Vol4 no2 by Sandy Cameron

“…For ten years now, I have had the privilege of chairing the management committees of both the Centre for Residential Child Care and then the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC). …”

'Not a Prophet' versus 'Foreign Fads': two scenarios for conceptualising social pedagogy dissemination by Jacob Kornbeck

“…As a framework for understanding how social pedagogy may be seen, the paper develops two scenarios, 'Not a Prophet' (exemplified through the gradual disappearance of social pedagogy in Germany, where it originated) and 'Foreign Fads' (discussed by drawing on an exemplary debate in the magazine Community Care, showing English/British unease with social pedagogy on account of its German and Nordic connotations). …”

Children and young people in care until age 26: a must for improved outcomes by Duncan Dunlop

“…The Children and Young People Bill1 is an opportunity that can set the legislative framework to address these disparities in outcomes. Towards this end Who Cares? Scotland is leading a campaign to continue to care for our Looked After population until they are 26.The prerequisite for this is that stable loving relationships, which are available for as long as is necessary are the best support for enabling young people to thrive in adulthood. …”

Contextualising the findings - the Orkney social pedagogy evaluation by Evelyn Vrouwenfelder

Creating a place for us: an overview of the FICE young people's conference 2004 by Irene Stevens

“…(Delegate to the FICE Young Person's Conference at the end of the FICE International Congress) During the 46th International FICE Congress, a parallel event ran in Largs, Scotland. This event was called Creating a Place for Us and it was a three day conference which brought together a group of young people from around the world who were experiencing out-of-home care. …”

A qualitative study of support for young people who self-harm in residential care in Glasgow by Judith Piggot, Charlotte Williams, Stephen McLeod, Joanne Barton

“…A recent study found that 39 per cent of young people in residential care in Scotland had self-harmed compared to 18 per cent of young people living with their birth parents and 14 per cent of young people in foster care (Meltzer, Lader, Corbin, Goodman & Ford, 2004). …”

The association between underlying conditions, risk factors, risk markers, and post-COVID conditions ≥6 months after COVID-19: A systematic review by Aisha Hill, Madelon Morford, Sharon Saydah, Pamela Logan, Danielle Raso, Erin C. Stone, Joanna Taliano, Emilia H. Koumans, Olga Varechtchouk

“…Introduction: While various demographic factors and underlying medical conditions are associated with the development of post-COVID conditions within a month after SARS-CoV-2 infection, less is known about factors associated with post-COVID symptoms that persist for 6 months or more. …”
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FEATURES OF DECENTRALIZATION IN THE UK: EXPERIENCE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY FOR UKRAINE by Olha Andrieieva, Nataliia Larina, Yurii Ruban

“…Thus, the vertical scaling up to the EU and down to the subnational level largely coincided. The article establishes that the decentralization settlement was achieved during the UK's membership of the EU and is deeply rooted in it at the legislative level. …”
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STEP 1: The Scottish Trauma & Orthopaedics Equality Project: demographics and working patterns of a national workforce by Monu Jabbal, Jennifer Cherry, Deborah Eastwood, Chloe E. H. Scott, Phil Walmsley, Emily Baird

“…The aim of this study is to report the findings of a national workforce survey of demographics and working patterns within T&O in Scotland. Methods: A questionnaire devised by a working group was delivered by the Client Analyst and Relationship Development (CARD) group. …”
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Improving the experience of health services for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families: an exploratory qualitative study by Melissa Stepney, Samantha Martin, Magdalena Mikulak, Sara Ryan, Jay Stewart, Richard Ma, Adam Barnett

“…Funding This award was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health and Social Care Delivery Research programme (NIHR award ref: 17/51/07) and is published in full in Health and Social Care Delivery Research; Vol. 13, No. 4. …”
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Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) following odontoid fracture in older or frail adults: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of collar versus no collar by John Norrie, Julie Woodfield, David J Lowe, Paul M Brennan, Catriona Keerie, Julia Lawton, Matthew J Reed, Andrew Stoddart, Julia Boyd, Helen Eborall, Gina Cranswick, James Tomlinson, Polly L Black, Sadaquate Khan, Patrick Statham, Ellie Edlmann, Phillip Correia Copley, Angela Niven, Susan Deborah Shenkin

“…We hypothesise that management with no immobilisation may be superior to management in a hard collar for older or frail adults with odontoid fractures.Methods and analyses This is the protocol for the Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) trial—a non-blinded randomised controlled trial comparing management in a hard collar with management without a collar for older (≥65 years) or frail (Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale ≥5) adults with a new odontoid fracture. 887 neurologically intact participants with any odontoid process fracture type will be randomised to continuing with a hard collar (standard care) or removal of the collar (intervention). …”
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