Placement breakdown in foster care with children under-five: A psychoanalytic view of the caregiving relationship under stress
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Sloan Donachy, Gillian (2013) Placement breakdown in foster care with children under-five: A psychoanalytic view of the caregiving relationship under stress. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Full text available
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Abstract
This study explores the interactional processes between a foster carer and a child, aged under-five, who has experienced early abuse and neglect. Data was gathered from semistructured interviews with six foster carers, who had ultimately agreed for the child to be removed from their care. The data was analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The proposal is that an understanding of psychoanalytic concepts can bring insight to situations which were felt to be unbearable and beyond understanding. The study suggests that knowledge about external reasons for placement breakdown is not enough without a focus on internal factors, and shows how a psychoanalytic perspective can elucidate the processes occurring between child, carer and their family, and the wider system. The focus is on the meaning of behaviour, rather than just descriptions of it, and the impact of the emotional experience of looking after the children. The need for a reflective space and the use of reflective practice is emphasised, as is training for all concerned.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Professional Doctorate) |
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| Additional Information: | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of East London in collaboration with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust for the Professional Doctorate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Children, Adolescents and their Families |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Professional Doctorate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Children, Adolescents and their Families, University of East London, 2023 additions |
| Subjects: | Children, Young People and Developmental Pyschology > Child Psychotherapy Children, Young People and Developmental Pyschology > Adoption & Fostering- Psychology |
| Department/People: | Children, Young Adult and Family Services Research |
| URI: | https://repository.tavistockandportman.ac.uk/id/eprint/2744 |
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