Kids Company: Diagnosis of the Organisation and its Interventions #LSEKIDSCO Sandra Jovchelovitch Natalia Concha
Research on the Model of Kids Company Outline of principles Forms of delivery and interfaces What makes KC unique What makes KC effective
Research Design
The Clients Exposure to violence and crime, at home and in the community; Poverty in its different forms - including income and food poverty; Emotional and behavioural dysregulation; Educational and employment linked difficulties.
The Model of Work of Kids Company: Interfaces
Principles of the Model
The Delivery
Staff Commitment and Motivation
Staff Participation and Proactivity
Chains of Scaffolding at Kids Company
Scaffolding of Staff at Kids Company
Challenges to Implementation
Key Conclusions Kids Company works directly on the effects of developmental adversity; Kids Company combines flexibility and high levels of staff commitment and satisfaction to enable absolute focus on the needs of vulnerable children; Collaborations between Kids Company and the statutory sector involve substantial challenges; Kids Company works as a border crosser and mediator between disadvantaged children and the wider public sphere.
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