There is an increasing attention for youth social work professionals to collaborate with volunteers, parents, and other professionals. Collaboration can contribute to positive outcomes for youth. The present study contributes to understanding differences in the extent to which youth social work professionals …

To gain insight into ethnic socialization by ethnic majority foster parents who take care of ethnic minority foster youth, we conducted a comparative dyadic analysis, based on 16 foster parent-foster youth dyads. Outcomes show that foster parents' first concern was providing a safe environment for their …

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In een klas of groep van twintig kinderen, heeft – statistisch gezien – één kind een taalontwikkelingsstoornis (TOS). Voor kinderen met TOS is het heel moeilijk om goed mee te komen op school. De problemen in de taal geven ook makkelijk miscommunicatie en daardoor kunnen gedragsproblemen ontstaan. Het …

The recreational use of nitrous oxide (N2O; laughing gas) has largely expanded in recent years. Although incidental use of nitrous oxide hardly causes any health damage, problematic or heavy use of nitrous oxide can lead to serious adverse effects. Amsterdam care centres noticed that Moroccan–Dutch young …

Het jongerenteam van de gemeente Groningen en WIJ-teams in de gemeente Groningen werken regelmatig samen aan trajecten van zorgjongeren met een bijstandsuitkering om ervoor te zorgen dat zij (met de nodige ondersteuning) kunnen participeren in de samenleving. Op dit moment laat de samenwerking te …

Ronde tafel conferentie Ministerie Justitie & Veiligheid

Introduction: Various subjects in child and youth social care, such as sexuality and sexual violence, are quite sensitive, and professionals may experience a certain reluctance to discuss these subjects with their clients (e.g., the young people they work with, as well as their families) and colleagues. …