Interviewing Youth in Care

[Bruce MacLaurin <bmaclaur@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I am working with researchers at the University of Calgary in Calgary, 
Alberta interested in interviewing youth currently involved with child 
welfare services to gain a clearer understanding of their experiences. 
For example one study aims to examine factors related to maltreatment 
disclosures among adolescents. Following notification of funding and 
ethics approval, we experienced some challenges in receiving permission 
from some government jurisdictions to allow us to interview adolescents 
in the care of the state. We are aware of some research initiatives that 
have used this approach in Canada including the Looking After Children 
initiatives, and are interested in compiling information about other 
research involving interviewing with young people in care. Any 
information on studies that you or your colleagues have conducted 
(sample size, age of participant, study aim, study design) or any 
reports, published articles, or book chapters would assist us in 
providing further evidence on the feasibility and utility of this 
approach. Thanks, Bruce

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Bruce MacLaurin,
Assistant Professor, 
Faculty of Social Work, 
University of Calgary,
2500 University Drive, NW,
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4

Tel: (403) 220-4698
Fax: (403) 282-7269
Email: bmaclaur@ucalgary.ca

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