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Bulgarian Foster Parents and Money: Strategies, Identity Work, and Relations With the Child
Social InclusionRecent research indicates that the cost of residential care per child in Central and Eastern Europe is three to five times higher than that of foster care (UNICEF, 2024). Short‐term foster care requires an intensive initial investment, but it reduces the
Radostina Antonova, Gergana Nenova
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Challenges and their overcoming when implementing the restructuring of children's care homes in Lithuania [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2019 The aim of the study is to reveal challenges and the ways to overcome them in the context of the restructuring of childcare, based on the experience of social workers who work in children's care homes, which participate in the restructuring.
Gudzinskiene Vida, Raudeliunaite Rita
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The Structure of the Methodology "Motivation for the Adoption of an Orphan Child by a Foster Family"
Психолого-педагогические исследования, 2021 The results of validation of a new version of the methodology "Motivation for the adoption of an orphan child by a foster family" (author V.N. Oslon) are presented. The analysis allowed us to identify 9 scales (types of motivation), as well as to clarify
Oslon V.N. +3 more
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Fostering cultural development: Foster parents' perspectives [PDF]
Children and Youth Services Review, 2011 Abstract Given the increased number of children from racialized groups requiring foster care and the decreasing number of foster parents from racialized groups, transcultural foster placements are on the rise. Addressing racial and cultural diversities within the context of transcultural foster care placements is one of the most pressing dilemmas of ...
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Clinically Relevant Outcome Measures in Women With Adrenoleukodystrophy
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare inherited peroxisomal disease caused by pathogenic variants in the ABCD1 gene located on the X chromosome. Although the most severe central nervous system and adrenal complications typically affect only men with adrenoleukodystrophy, the majority of women develop myeloneuropathy symptoms in adulthood.
Chenwei Yan +3 more
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International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2020 In the area of foster care concerning children and youth with special needs due to disability or medical fragility, there is a paucity of knowledge and research.
Friedegard Föltz
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Underserved parents, underserved youth: Considering foster parent willingness to foster substance-using adolescents [PDF]
Children and Youth Services Review, 2013 Adolescents involved with foster care are five times more likely to receive a drug dependence diagnosis when compared to adolescents in the general population. Prior research has shown that substance use is often hidden from providers, negating any chance for treatment and almost guaranteeing poor post-foster care outcomes.
Kathleen, Meyers +4 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objectives There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent post‐traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury.
Kevin Kennedy +9 more
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Navigating the Moral Landscape of Foster Care: The Risk of Blame and Suspicion in Paid Parenthood
Social InclusionFoster care provides a family‐like upbringing for children who cannot stay with their biological parents for various reasons. While the practice of paying foster parents is not questioned, the level of the fee and how it is spent (or not spent) are ...
Katarina Jacobsson
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Religions, 2014 Amidst a crisis shortage of foster homes in the child welfare system, a number of innovative faith-based collaborations aimed at recruiting foster parents have recently emerged.
Michael Howell-Moroney
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