Group Home Care

In the journal article, Memo to Child Care Workers on Their Role in Group Homes, it is stated that, “a list of qualifications for a child care worker could resemble the qualifications of sainthood” (Ernest Hirschbach, 1976, p.686), which creates a certain positive image in the mind of the reader when trying to understand the child and youth care professional role. These workers are found in various settings of work, all striving to help children and youth that are in need to improve with resilience, development and growth. This review will incorporate the purpose, skills, and responsibilities of the group home worker and their role.
Group home workers are required to have a varied range of skills that are necessary in creating meaningful relationships with children and youth whom are living at a group home. An important observation is made by Hirschbach (1976), “[…] the main thing is that the home exists for children […]” (p.681). These workers use approaches that help them create strong bonds with the children and youth that need them most, an important characteristic of the child and youth care professional. In the 2014 journal article, “Group care worker interventions and child problem behavior in residential youth care: Course and bidirectional associations”, authors Inge L.W. Bastiaanssen, Marc J.M.H. Delsing, Gert Kroes, Rutger C.M.E. Engels, Jan W. Veerman, explain to the reader that “[a] group care worker is warm and supportive when he or she
By understanding the holistic point of view and the ability to work in a space that is comfortable for the children and youth, it is makes possible for helping the client help themselves. The ability to guide a child or youth to their own independence by focusing on strengths and creating life-long bonds, is in itself,