Download or read book A Qualitative Exmamination i e Examination of the Perceived Impact of Foster Care on Biological Children of Foster Parents written by Stephene A. Diepstra and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Examining the Educational Experience of Foster Children Through the Perspective and Expectations of Multiple Adult Stakeholders written by Kevin Kowalczyk and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are roughly 400,000 children in the foster care system throughout the United States. Many of these children enter care after experiencing some sort of physical or emotional trauma. This trauma has a potentially damaging impact on the educational achievement of this scarred population. The data show that these children are at high risk for poor educational achievement. With the help of caring adults, these children can overcome barriers and achieve academic success. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to explore the educational experience of students in foster care through the perspective and expectations of multiple stakeholders and to investigate the role that stakeholders play in the educational achievement of foster children. This qualitative study gained insight into the perspective that stakeholders have of the educational experience of foster children. In addition, this study investigated the expectations that stakeholders have of the educational achievement of foster children. Adult stakeholders0́4including foster parents, caseworkers, and school officials0́4are important for children in foster care as they serve as advocates and as a source of consistent educational support. The participants in the study included three certified foster parents, three caseworkers and four school officials who have all had contact with school-age foster children. Through the use of open-ended interview questions, the researcher gained insight into the perspective that stakeholders have of the educational experiences of foster children in their care, as well as the expectations they have for the academic achievement of the foster child. The study identified seven themes0́4including trauma, relationships, impactful people, established habits, communication, realistic expectations, and motivation0́4that stakeholders believe contribute to the academic successes and failures of children in foster care. The theoretical framework selected to better understand the stakeholders' perceptions and expectations of the achievement of foster children, and their role in impacting foster children's educational experiences, was Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model (1979). Limitations, recommendations for future studies, and implications for practice were also discussed.

Download or read book Assessing the Long term Effects of Foster Care written by Thomas Patrick McDonald and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 1996 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What lasting impact has foster care had on the adult lives of former foster children? Noting how trends in expectations and outcomes in foster care have changed over the past 30 years, this comprehensive and critical review of the impact foster care has had on children provides a framework for the critical assessment of trends in programs and policies; identifies what is known and not known concerning the impact of foster care; and offers recommendations for future data collection and research, as well as program and policy development. A welcome addition to the literature for program administrators, policymakers, and researchers in the child welfare field.

Download or read book The Association Between Foster Parent Knowledge of Child Sexual Trauma Parental Self efficacy and Retainment of Sexually Abused Foster Children written by Brent Warren Smith and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children who have been victims of sexual abuse often exhibit a wide range of negative behavioral, emotional, and psychological outcomes. Children involved in the foster care system are particularly likely to have experienced sexual abuse, and are also at a greater risk for subsequent pathology. While sexual trauma is relatively common in foster child populations, little is known about foster parents’ knowledge of sexual trauma and its effects on children. Furthermore, little research has been done regarding foster parents’ perceptions of sexually abused children, nor on foster parents’ willingness to foster such children. These variables are particularly salient given the important role that parents and families play in moderating the effects of child sexual abuse (CSA). Two final variables likely relevant to the parenting of sexually abused foster children are parental sense of competence and parental self-efficacy. While parental sense of competence and self-efficacy have been linked to positive parenting and child outcomes in the general population, little research has examined these constructs as they relate to foster children, particularly sexually abused foster children. This study attempted to examine foster parents’ (a) knowledge of childhood sexual abuse effects and treatment options, and (b) sense of competence and self-efficacy as they relate to (c) the willingness and likelihood of retainment of a foster child by the foster parent. Three hypotheses were tested: (1) Increased foster parent knowledge of the effects of CSA will predict both increased willingness and predicted likelihood of fostering and retaining a sexually abused child, and this relationship will be moderated by parental competence/self-efficacy; (2) Increased foster parent knowledge of treatment options for CSA will predict both increased willingness and predicted likelihood of fostering and retaining a sexually abused child, and this relationship will be moderated by foster parents’ likelihood of seeking treatment; and (3) Increased foster parent likelihood of seeking treatment will predict both increased willingness and predicted likelihood of fostering and retaining a sexually abused child, and this relationship will be moderated by foster parents' sense of competence and self-efficacy. The participants in this study were 201 current or former foster parents who had fostered at least one child in the United States. Participants were recruited online and through local agencies and fostering support groups. All participants completed the following measures: the Parenting Sense of Competence (PSOC), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Parental Efficacy (MSPPE), the Attitudes and Knowledge of Sexual Trauma Outcomes (AKOSTO), the Knowledge of Treatment (KoT), the Likelihood of Seeking Treatment (LST), the Willingness and Likelihood to Retain (WiLi-R), and a demographic form. Confirmatory factor analyses were used to assess construct validity of the AKOSTO, KoT, LST, and WiLi-R, as these measures were developed specifically for this study. Measures were then revised and re-analyzed in order to ensure good model fit. Moderate to good fit was obtained for each measure except the LST. The data were then analyzed using a series of moderated multiple regressions to test the three research hypotheses. Direct effects were found for parental sense of competence and for knowledge of effective treatment options for negative outcomes of child sexual abuse. No moderation effects were detected. Results suggest that parental sense of competence and knowledge of treatment play a significant role in a foster parent’s reported willingness to foster a child with a history of sexual abuse. Future research should focus on replicating results and on developing interventions to increase foster parents’ competence, particularly in working with children who have experienced sexual abuse.

Download or read book Alternatives in Foster Care written by Linda L. Remy and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Where are the Children A Class Analysis of Foster Care and Adoption written by Betty Reid Mandell and published by Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books. This book was released on 1973 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Breakthroughs in Family Therapy with Drug Abusing and Problem Youth written by José Szapocznik and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews structural family treatment of behavior-problem youths and provides a detailed introduction to recent advances in the understanding and handling of these individuals. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Download or read book WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health written by Joy D. Osofsky and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines basic knowledge in the field of infant and early childhood mental health. It focuses on cognitive, social, and emotional development of infants and toddlers and examines different aspects of neurobiological development, including genes and epigenetics as well as biobehavioral synchrony. In addition, the book addresses parenting and caregiving issues, including attachment, parent-infant relationships, and high-risk factors (e.g., the effects of trauma on the infant-caregiver relationship, adolescent parenting, and parents with substance abuse disorders).Key areas of coverage include:Social-emotional and cognitive development during infancy and early childhood.Temperament in infants and toddlers.Neurobiological influences from infancy through early childhood.Parenting and caregiving of infants and toddlers.Reflective functioning, mentalization, and infant development.The WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Volume One, is a must-have reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians and all related therapists and professionals in infancy and early child development, developmental psychology, pediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical social work, public health and all related disciplines.

Download or read book How Foster Children Turn Out written by State Charities Aid Association (N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Relationships Among Perceptions of Foster Care Personality Traits and Willingness to Foster written by Callie Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of children in foster care continues to rise with 442,995 in foster care according to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Report, (2018). Although many scholarly articles on the foster care system have been published in recent years, limited studies existing on efforts to recruit with kinship or non-related foster parents. With the number of foster children placed in non-related foster homes outnumbering those in kinship homes, the present study is designed to increase understanding of how knowledge of the foster care system, perceptions of the foster care system and foster parents, and personality traits of agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness impacts prospective foster parents willingness to foster a non-related or kinship child. One finding from the study was that only the personality trait of Conscientiousness predicted willingness to foster a non-related child with R = .195, R2 =.038, F(1,78) =.3.068, p = .084. Another outcome of the study showed that Perceptions of the Foster Care system and the personality trait of Conscientiousness predicted willingness to foster a kinship child at R = .195, R2=.038, F(1,78) =.3.068, p = .084, and R = .187, change in R2= .035, F(1,78) = 2.834, p = .096 respectively. This is one of the first exploratory studies to contribute to the identification of personality traits or knowledge or perceptions of the foster care system with the potential to predict willingness to foster either non-related of kinship children. Future research in this area should continue in attempts to close the gaps between the number of children entering into foster care and the number of foster homes available for them.

Download or read book Foster Carers written by Ian Sinclair and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster care, which can include both long- and short-term placements, is the most common way in which local authorities look after other people's children. Examining the problems and the positive experiences of those providing care, Foster Carers is essential reading for social work professionals, academics and foster carers themselves. Through questionnaire responses from over a thousand foster carers across seven different local authorities, the authors highlight the importance of identifying and fulfilling appropriate kinds of care; the need to recruit and retain carers; and, finally, examin.

Download or read book The Impact of Foster Care on the Development of Behavior Problems written by Catherine Rose Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sociological Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.

Download or read book Children in Long term Foster Care written by Colette McAuley and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the findings of a study of children in middle childhood during their first two years of long term foster care placement, this volume follows the children's development and focuses specifically on their close social relationships. The children's perspective is also documented.

Download or read book Allegations of Abuse in Family Foster Care written by Jacob R. Sprouse and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Foster Care and Best Interests of the Child written by Sarah A. Font and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief examines the U.S. foster care system and seeks to explain why the foster care system functions as it does and how it can be improved to serve the best interest of children. It defines and evaluates key challenges that undermine child safety and well-being in the current foster care system. Chapters highlight the competing values and priorities of the system as well as the pros and cons for the use of foster care. In addition, chapters assess whether the performance objectives in which states are evaluated by the federal government are sufficient to achieve positive health and well-being outcomes for children who experience foster care. Finally, it offers recommendations for improving the system and maximizing positive outcomes. Topics featured in this brief include: Legal aspects of removal and placement of children in foster care. The effectiveness of prior efforts to reform foster care. The regulation and quality of foster homes. Support for youth aging out of the foster care system. Racial and ethnic disparities in the foster care system. Foster Care and the Best Interests of the Child is a must-have resource for policy makers and related professionals, graduate students, and researchers in child and school psychology, family studies, public health, social work, law/criminal justice, and sociology.