Co-Regulation as a Support for Older Youth in the Context of Foster Care: a Scoping Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: Co-regulation is a relatively new theoretical framework for interventions that connects developmental science to adolescent needs and provides strategies that can be applied across contexts. It also has value in shifting the focus of interventions to the role of relationships and interactions with caring adults, as well as supportive environments. This framework may be particularly salient for older youth with foster care experience whose relationships with adults and availability of developmental supports are disrupted. To understand how co-regulation aligns with current understanding of needs and supports for this population, we conducted a scoping review that involved systematically searching four databases, coding and charting relevant information, and actively engaging expert consulta

SUBMITTER: Murray DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10423703 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature