Foster Families: The Demands and Rewards of Being a Foster Mother

Fine, Paul; Pape, Mary Elizabeth

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-0855-1_4

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“…Many foster parents are religious Fine & Pape, 1991;Le Prohn, 1993) and report attending worship services (Kirby, 1997). One motivation for fostering has been to fulfill religious beliefs by helping children (Le Prohn, 1993).…”

Section: Journal Of Social Service Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Willingness to Foster Children with Emotional or Behavioral Problems

Cox

Orme

Rhodes

2003

Journal of Social Service Research

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There is a large and growing number of children in family foster care with emotional or behavioral problems, but fewer families are willing to foster such children. We know virtually nothing about families who are willing to foster such children. This longitudinal study of 142 foster family applicants found that most families were at least willing to discuss fostering children with most kinds of problems. Children who set fires, behave destructively, or act out sexually were the least acceptable. In general, families with more resources were more willing to foster children with emotional or behavioral problems. Also, families who were more willing to foster such children were more likely to have children Downloaded by [UZH Hauptbibliothek / Zentralbibliothek Zürich] at 20:45 25 December 2014placed fourteen months after pre-service training. These results have important implications for recruiting, training, and providing support and services to foster families.

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Section: Journal Of Social Service Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%