dc.contributor.author | Nolte, Lizette | |
dc.contributor.author | Forbes, Caoimhe | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-17T11:00:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-04-17T11:00:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-03-24 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nolte , L & Forbes , C 2023 , ' Building relational trust and hope: The experiences of counsellors in a service for birth relatives whose children have been adopted or taken into care ' , Adoption and Fostering , vol. 47 , no. 1 , pp. 77-93 . https://doi.org/10.1177/03085759231162110 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0308-5759 | |
dc.identifier.other | Jisc: 979650 | |
dc.identifier.other | Jisc: 979650 | |
dc.identifier.other | publisher-id: 10.1177_03085759231162110 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/26171 | |
dc.description | © The Author(s) 2023. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, to view a copy of the license, see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.description.abstract | The profound and lasting impact of losing a child to adoption or foster care has been powerfully described, and the importance of offering therapeutic support to birth relatives is a requirement in most parts of the UK. However, little is known about effective counselling for this group. In this article, we report on the experiences of four counsellors and a project worker who offer counselling to birth relatives whose children have been removed following care proceedings. We present their reflections under four themes, namely: ‘It’s all about the person, it’s all about the relationship’; ‘Meeting clients where they are’; ‘Having a sense of achievement’; and ‘This work can really get into you’. These accounts offer valuable reflections for others offering counselling to birth relatives and their supervisors, as well as those who commission and design these services. | en |
dc.format.extent | 17 | |
dc.format.extent | 198575 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Adoption and Fostering | |
dc.subject | Articles | |
dc.subject | Birth relatives | |
dc.subject | birth parents | |
dc.subject | care proceedings | |
dc.subject | therapeutic engagement | |
dc.subject | therapeutic relationship | |
dc.subject | adoption | |
dc.subject | foster care | |
dc.subject | counselling | |
dc.subject | General Health Professions | |
dc.subject | General Psychology | |
dc.title | Building relational trust and hope: The experiences of counsellors in a service for birth relatives whose children have been adopted or taken into care | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography | |
dc.contributor.institution | Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Research in Psychology and Sports | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Life and Medical Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | University of Hertfordshire | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85150896582&partnerID=8YFLogxK | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1177/03085759231162110 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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