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Foster children's perspectives on participation in child welfare processes: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

PLoS ONE, 2022
The objective of this meta-synthesis was to systematically synthesise qualitative research that explores foster children's perspectives on participation in child welfare processes.
Jill R McTavish, Christine McKee, Harriet L MacMillan   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

CHALLENGES CAREGIVERS EXPERIENCE WHEN TRANSITIONING TO KINSHIP FOSTER CARE IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
The literature on post-kinship foster care placement indicates the psycho-social and economic challenges of foster parents in kinship foster care. However, the resilience of foster parents in negotiating complex challenges after kinship foster care ...
W. Nkosi, M. Mthembu, L. Ramphabana, A. Mlotshwa   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The relationship between kinship and foster placement on mental health indicators in children and youth seeking treatment

Child Protection and Practice
Background: Children living in both kinship and foster care placements often face considerable adversity. It is possible that these placements can have differential impacts on children’s socioemotional, psychological, and educational outcomes and well ...
Shannon L. Stewart, Boden Brock, Jordyn Manis, Aadhiya Vasudeva, Jeffrey W. Poss   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socio-Developmental Network Analysis: Establishing a Research Method to Examine Socio-Contextual Dynamics of Children in the Mockingbird Family^TM

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, Helen McLaren, Michelle Jones   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘You Say One Thing Wrong, and Your Children Are Gone’: Exploring Trauma-Informed Practices in Foster and Kinship Care

British Journal of Social Work, 2023
Trauma-informed care is a growing practice approach in child and family social work. Current policy directions in out-of-home care (OOHC) in Victoria, Australia show an interest in further implementation of trauma-informed care, particularly through ...
Kimberlea Cooper, C. Sadowski, R. Townsend   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the European Child Guarantee—Evidence-Based Recommendations for Alternative Care

Children, 2021
Protection and promotion of child rights are referred to as a central purpose of the European Union (EU). Therefore in 2021, the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the European Child Guarantee were published to enable children to have the best ...
Bárbara Mourão Sacur, Elisete Diogo
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges Experienced by Youths Leaving Kinship Foster Care in Johannesburg, South Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Young people who leave kinship foster care in South Africa typically encounter greater difficulties transitioning to adulthood when compared to their peers who grow up with their biological parents.
C. Zimudzi, S. Dhludhlu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Compassion-Focused Therapy group for young people who live in foster, adoptive or kinship care: Initial development, reflections, and ways forward

Adoption & Fostering, 2023
Care-experienced youth are more likely than their peers to present with earlier, more severe and more chronic mental health difficulties. This case study presents the development of a Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) group for young people who do not ...
A. Lau-Zhu, L. Vella
semanticscholar   +1 more source

FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE BREAKDOWN OF FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS: THE PERSPECTIVES OF FOSTER PARENTS AND ADOLESCENTS

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
doaj   +1 more source

Advantages and disadvantages of kinship foster care – Perspectives from child welfare workers in Norway

European Journal of Social Work
This study explores the advantages and disadvantages of kinship foster care from the perspectives of child welfare workers. Since the introduction of the Foster Care Regulation in 2004, Child Welfare Services in Norway have been required to prioritise ...
K. J. Meyer, Jeanette Skoglund, Renee Thørnblad, Sabine Kaiser   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source