The “Spirit of New Orleans”: translating a model of intervention with maltreated children and their families for the Glasgow context

Philip Wilson, Helen Minnis, Graham Bryce, L Phin

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Abstract

Children in care have higher rates of mental health problems than the general population and placement instability contributes to this. Children are both most vulnerable to the effects of poor quality care and most responsive to treatment in the early weeks and months of life yet, in the UK, permanency decisions are generally not in place until around the age of four. We aimed to understand the components of an innovative system for assessing and intervening with maltreated children and their families developed in New Orleans and to consider how it might be implemented in Glasgow, UK. During and after a visit to New Orleans by a team of Glasgow practitioners, eight key interviews and meetings with New Orleans and Glasgow staff were audio-recorded. Qualitative analysis of verbatim transcripts identified key themes. Themes highlighted shared aspects of the context and attitudes of the two teams, identified gaps in the Glasgow service and steps that would be needed to implement a version of the New Orleans model in Glasgow. Our discussions with the New Orleans team have highlighted concrete steps we can take, in Glasgow, to make better decision-making for vulnerable children a reality.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)497–509
Number of pages15
JournalClinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2010

Keywords

  • assessment
  • intervention
  • maltreated children

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