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Kinship Care: an Afrocentric perspective [PDF]
, 2010 This thesis explores the experiences and meanings that are attributed to kinship care by caregivers, young people of African descent, and social workers.
Ince, Lynda C
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Childhood in Kinship Care [PDF]
, 2022 Kinship foster care involves placing children who cannot live at home in foster care with other members of their family or close network. This book sheds light on different aspects of kinship care development and practice. Using a 20-year longitudinal research study from Norway, this book shows the historical development of kinship care in Norway ...
Skoglund, Jeanette +2 more
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The wider family context of kinship care
, 2014 This book takes an in-depth look at what goes on 'inside' kinship care. It explores the dynamics and relationships between family members that are involved in kinship care, including mothers, grandparents, siblings and the wider family.
Ziminski, Jeanne
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Lessons from conducting a participatory evaluation of a kinship navigator program
Research Involvement and Engagement, 2023 Background Approximately one in ten children globally live with kinship caregivers—relatives and family friends who step in to care for a child when parents are unable to do so.
Erika Moldow +7 more
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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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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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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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A Four-Nation Comparison of Kinship Care in the UK: The Relationship between Formal Kinship Care and Deprivation [PDF]
, 2018 The practice of extended family and friends helping to care for children when their parents are unable to is an enduring tradition in many cultures. Kinship care provides the largest proportion of out of home care in Western society but many of these ...
Bywaters, Paul +6 more
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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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