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A Systematic Review on Foster Parents' Psychological Adjustment and Parenting Style-An Evaluation of Foster Parents and Foster Children Variables. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 The current systematic review aimed to evaluate the variables influencing foster parents’ parenting stress, distress and parenting style, thereby supporting their adjustment and well-being as well as that of foster children. A PRISMA-guided search was conducted in three databases.
Mancinelli E +2 more
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Experiences of counselors participating in an innovative project to develop a training program for specialized foster parents of youth (13–18 years) [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 BackgroundChildren placed in foster care represent a vulnerable and distressed group that requires a high level of care. However, good training programs designed to address specific problems presented in specialized foster care are not easily accessible ...
Pravin Israel +6 more
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‘Caring for children who have experienced trauma’ – an evaluation of a training for foster parents [PDF]
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2020 Background Foster children, mostly maltreated in their birth families, may be fostered by parents who know little about the impact of traumatic experiences.
Carolien Konijn +5 more
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Supporting adoptive and foster parents of adolescents through the trauma-informed e-Connect parent group: a preliminary descriptive study [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionAdolescents in adoption and foster care are likely to show internalizing and externalizing problems and affective dysregulation, leading to a lower quality of parent–adolescent attachment relationships and high levels of strain for parents ...
Cecilia Serena Pace +4 more
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IS FOSTER CARE THE SAFE PLACE WE BELIEVE IT TO BE? IF NOT, WHY NOT?
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2021 Foster care is an important part of the child protection system; however, it seems that some foster children are not protected – they are abused and neglected.
Rankwe Reuben Masha, Petro Botha
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Социальная психология и общество, 2021 The objective. The purpose of the empirical study presented was the study of social perception and the identification of structurally-substantive features of the mental image of the adopted child in foster parents. Background.
Aldasheva A.A. +2 more
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Moral Dilemmas in Foster Care Due to Religious Differences Between Birth Parents, Foster Parents, and Foster Children [PDF]
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 2022 AbstractMany ethnoreligious-minority foster children in several western countries, including the Netherlands, are placed and permanently live with ethnically and religiously non-matched foster families (i.e., in trans-religious foster care). We examine whether and which moral dilemmas exist around the issue of how religion should be weighted in trans ...
Diana D. van Bergen +4 more
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Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2016 This article describes the factors contributing to the breakdown of foster care placements of adolescents from the perspective of the foster parents and adolescents involved.
Mnisi, Rosina , Botha, Petro
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Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2017 The high demand for substitute care in South Africa, and in particular foster care, poses challenges for statutory social workers in rendering developmental social services.
Dhludhlu, Sandile , Lombard, Antoinette
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Lubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny, 2021 Introduction: Children in a foster family have a difficult life situation. This is a challenge for both foster parents and teachers. Cooperation based on shared commitment and understanding gives the child a chance to gain positive life experiences.
Urszula Bartnikowska +1 more
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