Similar situation going on in children's residential homes. We're often working with teens who have just left hospital or secure units but chronic underfunding and lack of appropriately trained/ competent staff combined with ludicrous red tape and unrealistic expectations means all to often they end up going back.
Therapeutically parenting traumatised children and teens is challenging and compassion fatigue is a very real issue that definitely needs greater awareness and intervention. It is, however, something that needs to take place alongside a complete overhaul of health and social care services. My fear is that what sounds like it has great potential would be used to allow complacency with the current standards which are seeing vulnerable people failed on an alarming scale.
ETA wrote this without seeing Dr Lucy had responded. It's great to hear you've acknowledged wider issues and the need for systematic change!
princess_natwee t1_j0gkf60 wrote
Reply to comment by AlabastorRetard in Hi! I’m Dr Lucy Maddox from Bath University (UK). I’m a clinical psychologist researching compassionate care and things that can get in the way. I have a new book out called A Year To Change Your Mind, about how psychology can help with everyday life by UniversityofBath
Similar situation going on in children's residential homes. We're often working with teens who have just left hospital or secure units but chronic underfunding and lack of appropriately trained/ competent staff combined with ludicrous red tape and unrealistic expectations means all to often they end up going back.
Therapeutically parenting traumatised children and teens is challenging and compassion fatigue is a very real issue that definitely needs greater awareness and intervention. It is, however, something that needs to take place alongside a complete overhaul of health and social care services. My fear is that what sounds like it has great potential would be used to allow complacency with the current standards which are seeing vulnerable people failed on an alarming scale.
ETA wrote this without seeing Dr Lucy had responded. It's great to hear you've acknowledged wider issues and the need for systematic change!