Holding a foster child’s mind in mind: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial of mentalization-based therapy (MBT) for foster families [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2023 Background Children in foster care are psychologically vulnerable and show more social, developmental, and behavioral problems than those living with their family of origin.
Nina Thorup Dalgaard +6 more
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The Health Care Trajectories of Older People in Foster Families: Protocol for an Observational Study [PDF]
JMIR Research Protocols, 2023 BackgroundWith aging of the population, the search for alternative models of care adapted to older people with dependency is necessary.
Denis Boucaud-Maitre +5 more
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Comparison of quality of life of older adults living in foster families versus nursing homes. Results from the KASA studies [PDF]
The Journal of Nutrition, Health and AgingObjectives: Professional foster families for dependent older adults could be an alternative to nursing homes. Engagement in the family life and close contact with a single reference person could enhance their quality of life (QOL).
Denis Boucaud-Maitre +5 more
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Comparison of neuro-psychiatric disorders between older adults living in foster families or nursing homes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsProfessional foster families for dependent older adults are a housing model perceived as an alternative to nursing homes in the French West Indies. The clinical profile of older adults in foster families remains to be determined, particularly concerning ...
Denis Boucaud-Maitre +5 more
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Facing disabilities in children with prenatal alcohol exposure: parenthood and stressors according to families and professionals' narratives [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyBackgroundPrenatal alcohol exposure can cause neurodevelopmental disorders affecting children's brain function, educational and social skills throughout their lives.
Laurence Simmat-Durand +1 more
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Foster care: motivations and challenges for foster families
Social Work and Society, 2017 The article focuses on the experience of foster care as reported by a group of foster parents involved in a research study in a Province of the Northern Italy. The Province, which provides foster care services and supports the local services, carried out
Cinzia Canali +2 more
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Familialization in Welfare State Arrangements: Foster Families in the Life Course of Foster Children [PDF]
Družboslovne Razprave, 2014 Currently enforced discourses on the significance of familial resources as a precondition for education, employability and social mobility reveal aspects of the interplay between state and families in terms of social integration.
Monika Götzö
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Kinship foster care: psychosocial profile of families and foster children
Revista Sobre la Infancia y la Adolescencia, 2021 Extended family foster care family is the most frequent protective measure for minors in Spain. The objectives of the present study are to analyze the family profile according to different dimensions, knowing the state of psychosocial health care of ...
Elena Martínez Miguel +2 more
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Cuadernos de Trabajo Social, 2023 Foster families provide at-risk children with a family environment. In Portugal, however, there appears to be a major lack of political investment in foster care programmes, with only around 191 children currently placed with a foster family.
Elisete Simoes Diogo, Francisco Branco
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Exploring Gender Stereotypes among Prospective Foster Families
STEPP: Socialinė Teorija, Empirija, Politika ir Praktika, 2023 One of the acute social work issues in Ukraine is the deinstitutionalization of care for orphans and children left without parental care and the introduction of family care models.
Alla Yaroshenko, Tetyana Semigina
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