Resources Relating to Fostering Connections

• Lotty, M. (2021). Finding the common ground: families, relationships, and child-focused practice in foster care. Irish Social Worker, 128-146. https://cora.ucc.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/5cfb01fd-80c5-4494-8984-dafc56cf8e69/content  
• Lotty, M. (2021). Exploring trauma-informed foster care as a framework to support collaborative social worker-foster carer relationships. Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 21(1), 34-51. https://doi.org/10.21427/g1g5-6x52 
• Lotty, M., Bantry-White, E. & Dunn-Galvin, A. (2021). Trauma-informed care psychoeducational group-based interventions for foster carers and adoptive parents: A narrative review', Adoption and Fostering, 45(2), pp. 191-214. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03085759211012492
• Lotty, M. (2020). An Exploration of the Role of Trauma-informed Care in Fostering Stability. The Irish Social Worker. Winter, 47-58. https://cora.ucc.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/ffbf1862-f5e9-43f2-8766-11feeb8704c0/content 
• Lotty, M., Bantry-White, E., & Dunn-Galvin, A. (2021). A Qualitative Study in Ireland: Foster Carers and Practitioners Perspectives: on Developing a Trauma-informed Care Foster Carer Psychoeducation Programme, Child in Care Practice, 1-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2021.1925632 
• Lotty, M. (2020). Trauma-Informed Care Research: Implications for Foster Care Practice. Relational Child and Youth Care Practice, 33(2), 20-39. HYPERLINK "https://cora.ucc.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/7e1cc609-0fcf-4fd8-9dba-0b0dfe191caa/content"https://cora.ucc.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/7e1cc609-0fcf-4fd8-9dba-0b0dfe191caa/content Lotty, M., Bantry-White, E., & Dunn-Galvin, A. (2020). The Experiences of Foster carers and Facilitators of Fostering Connections: The Trauma-informed Foster Care Programme: A Process Study. Children and Youth Services Review, 119, 105516. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105516 
• Lotty, M. (2020). Childhood Trauma in Mind: Integrating Trauma-informed Care into Early Childhood Education and Care. An Leanbh Óg, 13 (1),105-123. https://cora.ucc.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/99ac0c58-e19d-424a-a475-52951e042c94/content  
• Lotty, M., Dunn-Galvin, A., & Bantry-White, E. (2020). Effectiveness of a trauma-informed care psychoeducational programme for foster carers–Evaluation of the Fostering Connections Programme. Child Abuse & Neglect, 102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104390 
• Lotty, M. (2020). ‘Teamwork in Mind: Exploring Collaborative Practices in Foster Care as a key component of Trauma-informed Foster Care.’ FOSTER. Issue 9, Ireland. https://www.tusla.ie/uploads/content/Teamwork_in_Mind_FOSTER_9_2020_Maria_Lotty_1.pdf#:~:text=This%20article%20is%20based%20on%20a%20workshop%20delivered,is%20an%20integral%20part%20of%20trauma-informed%20foster%20care. 
• Lotty, M. (2019). Fostering stability through ‘Fostering Connections: The Trauma-informed Foster Care Programme.’ FOSTER. Issue 7, Ireland. https://www.tusla.ie/uploads/content/Fostering_stability_through_Fostering_Connections_FOSTER_Issue_7_2019_ML.pdf