Children with disabilities in out-of-home care: Perspectives on organisational collaborations

Jenny Ziviani; Yvonne Darlington; Rachel Feeney; Pamela Meredith; Brian Head

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.02.003

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Children with disabilities in out-of-home care: Perspectives on organisational collaborations

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Children with disabilities in out-of-home care: Perspectives on organisational collaborations

Jenny Ziviani, Yvonne Darlington, Rachel Feeney, Pamela Meredith and Brian Head

Children and Youth Services Review, Vol.35(5), pp.797-805

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.02.003

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child

adolescent

qualitative methods

cooperative behaviour

foster home care

Many contemporary support services for children and young people (CYP) in out-of-home-care have adopted a collaborative approach to service provision in order to best meet the complex needs of clients. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the perceptions of Evolve Behaviour Support Services (EBSS) frontline and managerial staff delivering services to CYP in out-of-home-care with disability and complex behaviours regarding interagency/stakeholder collaboration. Views about the number and nature of collaborative partnerships, factors which facilitate or hinder effective relationships and advantages (including unintended benefits) of collaboration were sought. Qualitative interviews with 21 participants highlighted issues around: (1) general and agency/stakeholder specific issues and barriers, and (2) benefits of collaboration. The collaborative approach to service provision was seen as greatly enhancing the effectiveness of EBSS' response and ability to meet the range of CYP's complex needs, as well as having benefits for carers and service providers. Nevertheless, difficulties with collaboration were also encountered. Frequently identified challenges included reduced stakeholder engagement, differences in professional backgrounds and practice frameworks, unequal initiation of contact and follow-up, organisational disparities, communication and information sharing problems, frequent stakeholder turnover and geographical barriers in rural/remote areas.

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Title: Children with disabilities in out-of-home care: Perspectives on organisational collaborations
Authors: Jenny Ziviani (Author) - University of Queensland
Yvonne Darlington (Author) - University of Queensland
Rachel Feeney (Author) - University of Queensland
Pamela Meredith (Author) - University of Queensland
Brian Head (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Children and Youth Services Review, Vol.35(5), pp.797-805
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.02.003
ISSN: 1873-7765
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Occupational Therapy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99568105902621
Output Type: Journal article

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