Children and Young People’s Experiences of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
This doctoral research used story-stem tasks and visual methods with six adopted or special-guardianship children aged 8–12 receiving therapy. Analysis examined their perceptions of trust, emotional connection and closeness to caregivers. A therapist focus group was used to examine the interpretation of the children’s material.
Limitations: Small selected sample with mixed legal statuses and ongoing therapy. The findings concern perceived experiences, not proven treatment effects. Overlaps with the author’s 2025 journal publication. The repository abstract does not provide a regional breakdown.
- Research type
- Doctoral thesis / qualitative research
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: children
Adoption context: Adoption from care
Programme: Christopher children’s experiences of DDP study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
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Topics: adoptee voice, attachment, post-adoption support, research methodology
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Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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