Evidence for Using Farm Care Practices to Improve Attachment Outcomes in Foster Children: A Systematic Review
- Forfatter(e)
- Downes, M. J. Lakhani, A. Maujean, A. Macfarlane, K. Kendall, E.
- År
- 2016
- Tidsskrift
- British Journal of Social Work
- Sider
- 1241-1248
- Kategori(er)
- Samspill og tilknytningOmsorgssvikt og overgrep
- Tiltakstype(r)
- Foster- og beredskapshjem
- Abstract
Anecdotal evidence suggests that care farming practices have the potential to provide positive outcomes for young people in foster-care and residential care environments.
A systematic review (searching; CINAHL, Web of Knowledge, PsychInfo) was conducted to explore how participation in care farming initiatives impacts attachment in children in foster-care and what aspects of care farming initiatives provides positive attachment outcomes.
The systematic review did not identify any research publication in care farming and foster-care.
Therefore, it is imperative that practitioners realise that the evidence is lacking when using these types of interventions and keep a close account of the benefit and harms that may be encountered during the interaction processes.