Lezing uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van de het ambt Bijzonder Hoogleraar Intergenerationele overdracht van risico en beschermende factoren in de opvoeding van jeugdigen aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam op vrijdag 22 oktober 2021

To meet the needs of high-vulnerable families with severe and enduring problems across several life domains, professionals must improve their ability to provide integrated care timely and adequately. The aim of this study was to identify facilitators and barriers professionals encounter when providing …

Background In the Netherlands, Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams have been established for people with mild intellectual disability (MID) or borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and mental health problems or challenging behaviour. Little is known yet about service users’ experiences …

The aim of the present study was to examine differences in perceived living group climate between boys and girls in a sample of 344 youth (68.6% male, M age =16, SD =1.58) receiving residential youth care in the Netherlands. Participants filled out self-report measures on living group climate. …

Even though Parenting Capacity Assessments (PCAs) are essential for child protection services to support placement decisions for maltreating families, presently no evidence-based PCA protocols are available. In this randomized controlled trial, we tested the quality of an attachment-based PCA protocol …

Objective This multilevel meta-analysis compared the outcomes of Treatment Foster Care Oregon for Adolescents (TFCO-A) and home-based treatment programs (HBT) with residential youth care for children and youth aged 0 to 23 years. Methods A total of 145 effect sizes for different types of behavioral …

To provide integrated Youth Care responsive to the needs of families with multiple problems across life domains, it is essential to incorporate parental perspectives into clinical practice. The aim of this study is to advance our understanding of key components of integrated Youth Care from a parental …

Achtergrond. Ruim honderdduizend vluchtelingen hebben de laatste jaren in Nederland bescherming gezocht. Nog eens ruim tienduizend wachten op een beslissing over hun asielverzoek. Ruim de helft van de vluchtelingen is jonger dan achttien jaar (VluchtelingenWerk Nederland, 2019). Een grote groep van deze …

Youth Care professionals support children and their families who experience a variety of problems on multiple life domains, including psychosocial impairments, problems with alcohol and drugs, parental stress, child abuse and socioeconomic disadvantages (Kolko & Perrin, 2014; Tausendfreund et al., 2016). …

In this retrospective longitudinal study we examined which characteristics of 114 Dutch adolescents, aged 12–18 years, and their environment, predicted (un)successful completion of a non-residential alternative educational program for adolescents with complex problems, who are at risk for school drop-out …