Foster care parents' perceptions of their foster care youth's self-efficacy beliefs

Abstract

Every year, thousands of children are placed in foster care. It is estimated that approximately 24,000 youth age-out of the foster care system each year. Improving outcomes for youth in foster care when they age-out of the system has been a concern among government agencies, policy makers, and advocates (Casey Family Programs, 2010). Although research in the foster care area has studied the outcomes of foster youth when they age-out of the system, the role of the foster parents related to these outcomes, TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES .