University of Groningen
"I know best..."
Eenshuistra, Annika
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10.33612/diss.159342116
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Eenshuistra, A. (2021). "I know best...": Research into the professional skills of care workers in residential youth care. University of Groningen. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.159342116
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“I know best…”
Research into the professional skills of care workers in
residential youth care
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“I know best…”
Research into the professional skills of care workers in
residential youth care
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
op gezag van de
rector magnificus prof. dr. C. Wijmenga en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties.
De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op donderdag 18 maart 2021 om 11.00 uur
door Annika Eenshuistra
geboren op 10 januari 1988 te Smallingerland
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Promotores
Prof. dr. E.J. Knorth Prof. dr. A.T. HarderBeoordelingscommissie
Prof. dr. mr. M.E. Kalverboer Prof. dr. R.R.J.M. Vermeiren Prof. dr. T.A. van Yperen“De mentor moet respect voor me hebben, ik ben namelijk geen schoothondje, ik ben niet volgzaam en wil graag mijn eigen beslissingen nemen.”
Lars (pseudoniem), 17 jaar oud
“The mentor must respect me, I am not a lapdog, I am not docile and I want to make my own decisions.”
Contents
Chapter One General introduction 9
Chapter Two Feeling better: Experiences and needs of adolescents and professionals regarding their mentoring
relationship in residential youth care 19
Chapter Three One size does not fit all: A systematic review of training outcomes on residential youth care
professionals' skills 43
Chapter Four Look who's talking: A Motivational Interviewing based observation study of one-on-one conversations between residential care workers and adolescents 85 Chapter Five Professionalizing care workers: Outcomes of a
‘Motivational Interviewing’ training in residential
youth care 109
Chapter Six To change or not to change? An evaluation study of the Motivational Interviewing based residential youth
care training program Up2U 133
Chapter Seven General discussion 163
References 179
Nederlandse samenvatting (Summary in Dutch) 211
About the author 219