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Specialist residential education for children with severe emotional and behavioural difficulties : pupil, parent, and staff perspectives

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Harriss, Louise, Barlow, Jane and Paul, Moli (2008) Specialist residential education for children with severe emotional and behavioural difficulties : pupil, parent, and staff perspectives. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, Vol.13 (No.1). pp. 31-47. doi:10.1080/13632750701814666

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Abstract

Specialist residential schools have been proposed as a coherent treatment approach for children with severe emotional and behavioural difficulties. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of a range of stakeholders regarding the benefits and disadvantages of attendance at a residential school for children with severe emotional and behavioural problems. Interviews were conducted with pupils (N = 5), parents/carers (N = 6), and staff (N = 12). There was considerable consistency in findings across all stakeholders. Parents/carers, staff, and pupils all perceived there to have been a range of important benefits including: a positive and substantial impact on the children's emotional and behavioural development, improved capacity to deal with difficult feelings, better self‐esteem, and improved relationships with others. Stakeholders also observed educational improvements, although some parents/carers expressed concerns about levels of academic achievement. Further research is needed to assess whether the perceived changes identified by the current study can be substantiated objectively, to identify the therapeutic processes at work, and to assess the cost‐effectiveness of residential treatment compared with other interventions.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1363-2752
Official Date: 2008
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2008Published
Volume: Vol.13
Number: No.1
Number of Pages: 17
Page Range: pp. 31-47
DOI: 10.1080/13632750701814666
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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