Is anyone here knowledgeable as to whether the procedures and statistics are different in other countries, please? Do they have a similar number of transitioning children or is it to difficult for lack of comparable populations and needs?
I've previously read about better outcomes for children in care systems in countries where all of the carers etc. are graduates.
In UK homes, “Children were often coming in, making their own dinner and taking it up to their room to eat,” he explains. “The difference was how much time and effort was invested in getting to know the children.” Josephine Schneider’s is run by pedagogues – degree-qualified carers trained in behavioural sciences and in working with conflict.
In the UK, very few children’s home staff are graduates. In Denmark, all carers in children’s homes complete a bachelor’s degree in pedagogy, with most pursuing further training. Newly qualified pedagogues earn 26,000 Danish kroner per month pre-tax (about £3,000), and this rises after a few years to a top income bracket of 35,000 Danish kroner per month.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/20/copenhagen-childrens-home-support-uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/23/social-pedagogy-children-care-homes