1. University of Groningen, the Netherlands
11/22/2018
Current research
University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Dept. of Special Needs Education and Youth Care
Annemiek Harder, Mónica López & Erik Knorth

2. Current research Title Brief overview
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Title
Brief overview
Effectiveness of trauma-focused treatment KINGS
Follow-up study with families in multiple problem situations. Measuring complex trauma symptoms of youth and parents, parental skills and positive child-parent interactions
Effectiveness of small-scale group treatment Happy Home
Evaluation of a new residential treatment program as a permanence option for youth that aims to provide continuity, certainty and a stabile future perspective to youth
Unaccompanied refugee children in foster care
Follow-up study of the needs and experiences of unaccompanied refugee adolescents who receive support from foster families with a comparable ethnic-cultural background
HEBE: Experiences of children involved in child protection
Explore the experiences of children and investigates methods to involve children in scientific research. Focus groups, interviews and young co-researchers
The Audre Project
Study the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) youth in care, including their transition to adulthood

3. Key themes from our research
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Key themes from our research
Intervention & follow-up studies (incl. decision making);
Participation and motivation of young people during and after care;
Youth perspectives and responses of care workers;
Role of parents / (foster) carers;
Specific subgroups (e.g. asylum-seeking children, children with psychiatric disorders, families with multiple problems)