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Children, 2023 This article sets out key issues in determining and upholding the best interests of children, in need of social service support, who have family networks that span outside of the UK. These issues are then analysed against whether and how child protection
Brian Littlechild, Carolyn Housman
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NOW THE SOLUTION IS HERE – SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ORPHANED CHILDREN: THE EXTENDED CHILD SUPPORT GRANT
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2023 The current crisis in foster care was precipitated by using the child protection system to meet the social assistance needs of orphaned children. The new parallel system in the form of an extended child support grant system would enable children in the ...
Sipho Sibanda, Felistus Ndamba
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Assessment in Kinship Foster Care: A New Tool to Evaluate the Strengths and Weaknesses
Social Sciences, 2014 Placement in kinship family has existed informally throughout time. There are many countries in which kinship family care is the most common measure used for child protection. However, it is a subject of continuous debate. One of the major issues is that
Nuria Fuentes-Peláez +4 more
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When Kinship Caregivers Became Teachers: Role Stress and Strain from Remote Learning during COVID-19
Societies, 2023 For caregivers of school-age children, schooling at home was a significant stressor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research demonstrates the emotional burden of taking on the role of teacher while trying to balance responsibilities related to work ...
Amanda Klein-Cox +2 more
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Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities, 2020 The study is about international kinship care arrangements in Ethiopia, focusing on Ethiopian children who applied for an Australian Orphan Relative Visa. A qualitative case study research method was used. Study participants
Asnakech Tesfaye, Ashenafi Hagos
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EXPLORING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY IN A SPECIFIC SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEM [PDF]
Social Sciences and Education Research ReviewKinship is considered a fundamental gateway to understanding patterns of social, cultural, and organizational interaction. The kinship term also represents a crucial structure within the prevalent kinship system in society.
Dalila LALAOUNA, Ammar SIDIDRIS
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‘That's the bloodline’: Does Kinship and care translate to Kinship care?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2022 AbstractKinship for First Nations people is a fundamental, yet complex, element of one's culture, enabling both belonging and relationality, and extending beyond blood family and relations. Kinship is also recognized as important within out‐of‐home care (OOHC) systems, with kinship care being the predominant OOHC placement type in Australia (AIHW, 2021)
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The Role of African Spirituality in the Provision of Kinship Care in the South African Context
ReligionsThis article focuses on understanding the role played by African spirituality in the provision of kinship care in the South African context. African traditional spirituality was found to be an important factor underpinning kinship care and its provision,
Langa Mshayisa +2 more
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Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal, 2020 A kinship family is one where a family member, other than a biological parent, is primarily re- sponsible for the child. In-depth, unstructured interviews with kinship caregivers and children from 15 kinship families were conducted to gain a thorough ...
Kara Vander Linden +1 more
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Social Sciences, 2023 In recent years, social network analysis has had its own distinctive theoretical and methodological underpinnings. This article proposes a novel method for the application of a fused mixed-methods approach and social network analyses that incorporates ...
Emi Patmisari +2 more
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