Placement stability: What role do the different types of family foster care play?

Châteauneuf, Doris; Poitras, Karine; Simard, Marie-Claude; Buisson, Camille

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105359

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“…Given the multifaceted and intersecting needs of children and young people living in and leaving care, the wider literature confirms that there is a requirement for integrated coordinated services to overcome the inherent fragmentation of children's lives, needs and services (Espeleta et al, 2020; McClean et al, 2020; Raman et al, 2017). It is also important to consider that when children have high levels of chronicity and comorbidity in emotional, developmental and functional difficulties, this puts further strain on foster and kinship carers, with evidence of placement breakdown known to further exacerbate detrimental outcomes for children (Chateauneuf et al, 2022; Konijn et al, 2019; Osborne et al, 2021; Rock et al, 2015). These additional factors must be taken into consideration when considering the urgency for increased availability of AHP services to the extended population of children and young people living in and leaving care.…”

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Allied health professional support for children and young adults living in and leaving care: A systematic scoping review

Blair

Leonard

Linden

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BackgroundChildren and young people living in and leaving care are known to have experienced significant childhood adversity and trauma resulting in potentially deleterious impact on their health and well‐being across the life course. Studies point to the complex needs of this population who may benefit from allied health professional (AHP)‐related support with limited studies located. This review sought to address this gap by systematically scoping empirical literature focused on the provision of AHP support to this cohort of children and young adults to assist an understanding of the service needs for this vulnerable population.MethodsThis scoping review followed Arskey and O′Malley's five steps framework (2005) to identify and review relevant literature. A focus on identifying the evidence, challenges and gaps in research relating to AHP support for children and young people living in and leaving care was initially agreed, followed by a systematic search using a combination of three key concepts to identify relevant studies in five AHP disciplinary areas to identify best evidence in the past decade (2011–2021). Study inclusion criteria were based on empirical studies of children and young people living in care (0–17 years) and leaving care (18–25 years). A data extraction table was formulated as a means of charting the data, aligned with the scope and objectives of this review. Finally, data were subsequently collated, synthesised and reported based on key thematic areas emerging from included studies regarding AHP support to children and young people living in and leaving care.ResultsA total of 13 studies met the review inclusion criteria. Included studies reported specifically on speech and language therapist (SLT; n = 5), occupational therapist (OT; n = 3) and arts‐based therapies (n = 5). No studies were identified with regard to the use of physiotherapy and dietetics with this population. Results indicated that children and young people living in and leaving care have high rates of speech, language, communication and sensory needs. More rigorous screening, assessment and early intervention were identified as essential for this vulnerable group. Increased multidisciplinary collaboration and OT support for young adults in preparation for transition to independent living was identified as an urgent requirement. Included studies indicate promising results in relation to access to arts‐based therapies with particular reference to identity formation for children and young people living in and leaving care.ConclusionsAlthough evidence of effectiveness remains limited, AHP service provision (specifically speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and arts‐based therapies) has the potential to contribute positively to addressing the complex and interacting needs of this vulnerable population. As a result, it is recommended that AHP service provision is integrated into the collaborative, multidisciplinary care available to children living in and leaving care. More extensive, higher quality research related to the benefits of AHP provision for this population of children and young people is essential to provide a more robust evidence base across the various professional disciplines that constitute allied health provision.

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confidence: 99%

Allied health professional support for children and young adults living in and leaving care: A systematic scoping review

Blair

Leonard

Linden

et al. 2023

Child

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“…Thanks to the existence of foster family practices, the deterioration of the adoption process is prevented (Akin, 2011;Festinger, 2002;Rolock & White, 2016). Studies in the literature have explained especially the positive effects of stabilization in the foster family and the negative developmental and social-emotional effects of continuous relocation of children in the institution (Chateauneuf et al, 2021;Clemens et al, 2018;Fisher et al, 2013;McGuire et al, 2018;Villodas et al, 2015). Similarly, it was determined that children who were placed with their relatives stayed with their foster families longer than children who were protected by unrelated families (Carnochan et al, 2013;Courtney & Prophet, 2011;Jedwab et al, 2019;Rice et al, 2017;Winokur et al, 2018).…”

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“Ai̇le” Kurumuna Atfedi̇len Anlamlarin Zi̇hi̇n Hari̇talarina Yansimalari

ERGİN

Demirsöz

2022

Uluslararası Anadolu Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

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Today, with the effect of modernization, important changes have occurred in family structures. Many factors such as the roles of individuals in the family, functions of the family, family structure, and intra-family communication have been affected by this change. The perspective of young adults towards the family is also significantly affected by this difference in family structures.In this study, it is aimed to examine the family perceptions of preschool teacher candidates through mind maps. 50 preschool teacher candidates, who took effective communication and parent education course, participated in the study designed with a qualitative research design. With the mind maps used as a data collection tool, the mental images of the preschool teacher candidates about the concept of "family" were tried to be determined. The themes obtained from the mind maps of preschool teacher candidates were grouped under seven headings. These titles are it was determined as "basic concepts about family types, basic concepts about family functions, basic concepts about family members, basic concepts about feelings towards family, basic concepts about family values, basic concepts about communication, basic concepts about elements that disrupt family unity". Major branches were taken as basis in determining the themes and sub-branches were used in determining the codes. In the creation of the codes, pictures and words were considered and the codes were placed within the relevant themes. In addition, the analysis results were expressed as frequency, frequency averages and percentages. The basic concepts associated with family types in the research; settlement, authority, size, biological and foster family themes. In this category, it was concluded that the theme that preschool teacher candidates predominantly included in their mind maps was family according to size. The themes created in the classification made according to family functions; biological functions, psychological functions, educational functions, social functions, cultural functions, economic functions. It was determined that the theme with the highest frequency was social functions. In the research, the basic concepts associated with family members were gathered under the nuclear family and extended family themes, and it was concluded that the nuclear family theme was more dominant. Emotions towards the family were categorized under the sub-themes of positive and negative emotions. It has been observed that positive feelings towards the family are given more place in the mind maps of pre-school teacher candidates. Themes for the basic concepts associated with the values of the family; power, universalism, benevolence, tradition, conformity, and security. Benevolence and tradition are the themes with the highest frequency in this category. Basic concepts associated with communication; attitudes, communication with the environment, communication within the family, technology tools, and outputs of correct communication. Among these themes, the themes with the highest frequency are; attitudes and family communication. It has been concluded that the basic concepts of lovelessness and incompatibility have the highest frequency in the category of elements that disrupt family integrity. In this study, mind maps were effective in revealing the family perceptions of preschool teacher candidates.

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Differing Perspectives on Parent–Child Contact in Child Custody and Protection Cases

Tustin

2024

Psycho-Legal Concepts for Parenting in Child Custody and Child Protection Vol. 2

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Placement stability: What role do the different types of family foster care play?

Cited by 11 publications

References 63 publications

Allied health professional support for children and young adults living in and leaving care: A systematic scoping review

Allied health professional support for children and young adults living in and leaving care: A systematic scoping review

“Ai̇le” Kurumuna Atfedi̇len Anlamlarin Zi̇hi̇n Hari̇talarina Yansimalari

Differing Perspectives on Parent–Child Contact in Child Custody and Protection Cases

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