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Direct linkHyde, Abbey; Fullerton, Deirdre; McKeown, Caroline; Lohan, Maria; Dunne, Laura; Macdonald, Geraldine – Health Education Journal, 2017
Background: Existing literature indicates that young people in state care have particular sexual health needs that include addressing their social and emotional well-being, yet little has been published as to how these components of sex education are actually delivered by service-providers. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse the…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Interpersonal Relationship, Delivery Systems
McNally, Sinead; Share, Michelle; Murray, Aisling – Child Care in Practice, 2014
Anecdotal evidence suggests that grandparents provide a substantial amount of childcare support to parents of infants in Ireland yet there has been little attention to the provision of grandparent childcare at policy level. Using nationally representative data on childcare provision in the Republic of Ireland, this study examined the prevalence of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Child Care
Daly, Fiona – Child Care in Practice, 2012
EPIC is an independent voluntary organisation in the Republic of Ireland that advocates for the rights of children in care and young people who have care experience. One aspect of EPIC's work is the Aftercare Advocacy and Support Service, which provides confidential advice and support to young people who are preparing to leave care, those in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caseworkers, Childrens Rights, Child Advocacy
Garrity, Sheila; McGrath, Brian – Child Care in Practice, 2011
A small-scale qualitative research study was recently carried out in the West of Ireland to explore the experiences of African childminders who had established new childcare services. The intention of the study was to explore the issues, concerns and challenges of this group of providers given their unique position as recently settled, ethnic…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Minority Groups, Womens Studies
Ridge, Katie; Guerin, Suzanne – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
The current study investigated clinicians' perspectives on the effectiveness of interventions designed to support the development of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). Researchers developed a semi-structured interview which was administered to 11 clinicians involved in the assessment and treatment of ASDs (5 = clinical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Autism, Psychologists, Interviews
O'Hara, Maureen – Child Care in Practice, 2010
This study (2006-2007) sought to explore and examine whether the provision of full daycare improves the quality of life for children and their parents. There are now 60.8% of women employed in the workforce, according to the Central Statistics Office (2008). This means many changes for children, parents and families. Twenty-seven childcare…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Employed Parents, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Putti, Michelle Hoolan; Brady, Bernadine – Child Care in Practice, 2011
There is consensus within child welfare services that the provision of timely and effective support to families in the community is of critical importance in terms of protecting children. "Family support" is a term used to refer to a broad range of activities aimed at supporting the functioning of families. It is generally accepted that…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Child Welfare, Welfare Services, Needs Assessment
