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Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

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How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

Clients

Your search returns 3 documents

• 1.   Independent schools counselling: Profiling the NSPCC service experience

  The aim of this study was to examine the profile of client and service use - of schools counselling service - between September 2004 and December 2005

  

  Abstract:

  Research reported in recent years highlights that many children and young people living in Northern Ireland are struggling to cope with a range of complex issues in their daily lives. The lack of accessible and appropriate professional support means that many children and young people carry these issues to school, where their struggle to cope manifests as behaviour problems contributing more...

  International Classification:

  Education

  Categories:

  schools counselling service

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 13 Page: 95-115 2007
  Aisling McElearney; Gary Adamson; Mark Shevlin; Anne Tracey; Bronagh Muldoon; Selina Roosmale-Cocq

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• 2.   Working With Street Children: A Child-centred Approach

  This article reviews the theoretical approaches that espouse a child-centred approach in intervening with street children.

  

  Abstract:

  This paper reviews the theoretical approaches that espouse a child-centred approach in intervening with street children. It focuses on two major themes, namely the rights of the child and client self-determination as proposed by Adler (Corey, 2001). The discussion acknowledges that providing street children with opportunities to participate in decision-making regarding their own lives more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 10 Page: 359-366 2004
  Vasintha Veeran

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• 3.   Working with those affected by the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland; risk factors and vulnerability

  This article discusses the need to understand the broader world of psychological research on trauma to inform the practice of psychologists and to guide them in working with client group

  

  Abstract:

  Working with those affected by the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland is not something entered into lightly. The often complex world of trauma, its treatments, successes and failures is further confused by the social, cultural and political context in which counseling psychologists may find themselves working in. Firstly, anyone who attempts to understand what has happened in Northern more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Counselling Psychology Review, Vol: 22 Page: 27-36 2007
  �ine Thompson

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