“It's just not right to move a kid that many times:” A qualitative study of how foster care alumni perceive placement moves

Chambers, Ruth; Crutchfield, Rashida M.; Willis, Tasha Y.; Cuza, Haydée A.; Otero, Angelica; Harper, Stephanie; Carmichael, Heather

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.028

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“…Youth in foster care often feel that key adults in their lives make decisions about them without them (Chambers et al, 2018;Mathiesen et al, 2001). Results of the current investigation indicate youth and adult characteristics impact inter-rate agreement on ratings of sibling relationships, and disagreement on these measures are independently associated with youth ratings of resilience.…”

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Levels of agreement between youth in out‐of‐home care and key adults' ratings of sibling and peer relationships: The impact of respondent characteristics and associations to youth resilience

Wojciak

Waid

2021

Child & Family Social Work

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The current study utilized survey data to determine if respondent characteristics and inter-rater agreement on measures of important relationships were associated with resilience among child welfare-involved youth. Youth and key adults (e.g., caregivers or caseworkers) each completed a multidimensional survey of youth well-being. Both responded to measures of sibling and peer relationships; youth also completed a brief resilience measure. Inter-rater agreement for sibling and peer relationship constructs were established through independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, Cronbach's kappa and double-entry intraclass correlation coefficient.Linear regression models then examined associations of respondent and dyad characteristics to inter-rater disagreement, and inter-rater disagreement to youth reported resilience. Post hoc analyses probed interactions for respondent characteristics and inter-rater disagreement to youth resilience. Results indicate key adults overestimated the quality of youth's sibling relationships, and inter-rater disagreement was highest when the youth was older and the adult was a caregiver.Sibling rater disagreement was associated with higher youth reported resilience. For peer relationships, significant inter-rater disagreement was not observed. Higher relative disagreement, however, was associated with lower youth resilience. Findings suggest levels of inter-rater agreement may be an important consideration when assessing the well-being of youth in out-of-home care.

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confidence: 68%

Levels of agreement between youth in out‐of‐home care and key adults' ratings of sibling and peer relationships: The impact of respondent characteristics and associations to youth resilience

Wojciak

Waid

2021

Child & Family Social Work

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“…Each placement change requires children to experience this adjustment period once more. Compounding these difficult adjustment processes, placement changes may evoke feelings of loss, rejection, and distrust, particularly when the placement change was unexpected or unplanned (Chambers et al, 2018). After multiple moves, children may also have more difficulty developing trust and connection with caregivers and act out more (Rubinet al, 2007), thus increasing their risk for additional moves (Aarons et al, 2010).…”

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“…Scholars have argued that children may find it easier to adjust to a new environment when they have a familiar companion (McCormick, 2010); thus, the adjustment process may involve less acting out or fewer behavioral challenges—a key antecedent of placement moves (Konijn et al, 2019). When separated, children may feel angry or sad (Chambers et al, 2018) and therefore be more likely to have negative interactions within their foster home that result in placement changes. Potentially indicative of better adjustment for children placed with siblings, Sattler and colleagues (2018) found that older children were less likely to run away from placement or ask to be moved to a new home if their siblings were placed with them.…”

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Sibling Separation and Placement Instability for Children in Foster Care

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Kim

2021

Child Maltreat

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U.S. foster care policy prioritizes keeping siblings together while in foster care. However, prior research on the effects of sibling placement is limited in sample, measures, and research design. In this study, we use data on 2,297 children from an urban county in years 2015–2019 and assess how sibling separation is associated with placement instability. We use multilevel parametric hazard modeling with adjustments for child, sibling, and placement characteristics. Findings indicate that children placed with at least one sibling are less likely to experience a placement move and are specifically less likely to experience a non-progress move (e.g., moves due to problems or negative experiences in their foster home). For larger sibling groups, sibling separation was not consistently associated with placement instability and there was little difference in placement instability for children placed with some versus all siblings. Results were robust to differences in measurement and model specification. Black or Hispanic race/ethnicity was also associated with increased risk of instability, and associations between sibling separation and instability were stronger for Black children, implying enhanced efforts to maintain sibling groups may be especially beneficial for Black children. Overall, findings provide support for the continuation and expansion of policies promoting sibling placement.

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“… as notes regarding demographic information with no specific discussion (e.g., Brown & Wilderson, 2010;Carter Narendorf et al, 2018;Chambers et al, 2017Chambers et al, , 2018Chambers et al, , 2020Chisholm-Straker et al, 2019;Choy-Brown et al, 2020;Crosby et al, 2018;Gibbs et al, 2015;Haner & Pepler, 2017;Mitchell et al, 2016;Ruff & Harrison, 2020;Thulien et al, 2019;Tyler et al, 2012);…”

Section: Children and Youth Services Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Cyc Cis-Tem: A Literature Review of Queer and Trans Topics in Child and Youth Care

Walker

2021

IJCYFS

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Although Child and Youth Care (CYC) sees itself as a field that embraces diversity and complexity, there is a notable lack of discussion of sexual and gender diversity: queer and trans topics are rarely taken up across CYC research, practice, and pedagogy. Through a systematic literature review of articles published between 2010 and early 2020 in six journals with a focus on CYC practice, research, and theory, this article assesses how queer, trans, Two-Spirit, and nonbinary identities and topics are being discussed in the current CYC literature and reveals a conspicuous absence of publication on these topics. In a 10-year period, across six CYC publications comprising over 4000 published articles, only 36 articles focused on queer and LGBT issues (by covering both sexual and gender diversity) and, of those, only eight articles specifically focused on gender diversity or trans topics. No articles were found within any of the reviewed publications that specifically focused on Two-Spirit identities or topics and only one article mentioned nonbinary identities. Through exploring how and where queer and trans, Two-Spirit, and nonbinary identities and topics are being discussed, this review asks how we as a CYC field might begin to make space for these topics within our field and practice, in order to work towards social change that shifts our field and challenges the cis-heteronormative CYC system.

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“It's just not right to move a kid that many times:” A qualitative study of how foster care alumni perceive placement moves

Cited by 19 publications

References 14 publications

Levels of agreement between youth in out‐of‐home care and key adults' ratings of sibling and peer relationships: The impact of respondent characteristics and associations to youth resilience

Levels of agreement between youth in out‐of‐home care and key adults' ratings of sibling and peer relationships: The impact of respondent characteristics and associations to youth resilience

Sibling Separation and Placement Instability for Children in Foster Care

Exploring the Cyc Cis-Tem: A Literature Review of Queer and Trans Topics in Child and Youth Care

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