Planned and unplanned terminations of foster care placements in the Netherlands: Relationships with characteristics of foster children and foster placements

Rooij, Floor van; Maaskant, Anne; Weijers, Irene; Weijers, Desirée; Hermanns, J.M.A.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.022

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“…Consistent with previous studies (Farmer, Lipscombe, & Moyers, 2005;Hurlburt et al, 2010;Jones & Morisette, 1999;McCarthy, Janeway, & Geddes, 2003), our study showed that a considerable group of foster parents had above average levels of parental stress . Although we found that foster parents' stress did not have an effect on foster children's internalising and externalising behaviour problems, we know from previous studies that parental stress can be negatively related to foster parents' motivation to continue fostering (Brown & Bednar, 2006;Farmer et al, 2005) and that parental stress therefore poses a risk for foster placement breakdown (Van Rooij, Maaskant, Weijers, Weijers, & Hermanns, 2015). Foster care professionals should be alert to foster parents' stress.…”

Section: Directions For Improvements In Foster Carementioning

confidence: 52%

Variability in Developmental Outcomes of Foster Children: Implications for Research and Practice

2018

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This article focuses on the variability in developmental outcomes of foster children and the implications for foster care research and practice. We first provide a brief overview of our previous work, where we have shown by means of meta-analysis and a longitudinal study that foster children greatly vary with respect to their developmental functioning. We then discuss that it is both the heterogeneity of developmental trajectories and the lack of an accurate model for predicting foster children's development that make the screening and monitoring of foster children's development important. We provide suggestions for screening and monitoring, and discuss the Brief Assessment Checklist as an example of a specific instrument available for screening and monitoring of vulnerable children exposed to severe social adversity. We conclude our article with directions to improve foster care and research on foster care, including a discussion of the effectiveness of and foster children's susceptibility to interventions, support for foster parents and the potential of large national and international studies.

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Section: Directions For Improvements In Foster Carementioning

confidence: 52%

Variability in Developmental Outcomes of Foster Children: Implications for Research and Practice

2018

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“…Newton et al (2000) add to this that behavioural problems not only lead to a breakdown, but behavioural problems can also be the result of a breakdown and thus increasing the breakdown risk. In a Flemish (Vanderfaeillie et al, 2008) and a Dutch (Van Rooij et al, 2015) study, the association of previous placements and placement breakdown was not found. One Dutch study however (Strijker et al, 2008) did find a relationship between previous placements and breakdown.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Research, including Flemish/Dutch studies, found a relationship between behavioural problems and mental health problems of the foster child, and breakdown. The evidence was most consistent for externalizing problems (Oosterman et al, ; Rock et al, ; Strijker et al, ; Van Rooij et al, ; Vanderfaeillie et al, ). Children with previous placements experience more placement breakdown (Oosterman et al, ).…”

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“…Evidence for associations between breakdown and other demographic factors is much weaker (Rock et al, 2015), although Webster, Barth, and Needell (2000) found that belonging to an ethnic minority was associated with placement disruption in the United States. In a Dutch study of Van Rooij et al (2015), immigrant foster children experienced more unplanned terminated placements compared to nonimmigrant foster children. Research, including Flemish/Dutch studies, found a relationship between behavioural problems and mental health problems of the foster child, and breakdown.…”

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Foster care placement breakdown in the Netherlands and Flanders: Prevalence, precursors, and associated factors

Vanderfaeillie

Goemans

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Child & Family Social Work

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Family foster care is the option of choice for children in need of out‐of‐home care in Flanders and the Netherlands. Foster care is however a vulnerable intervention, and questions can be raised as to its efficacy. Although the literature on placement breakdown has made significant progress during the last years, empirical knowledge regarding breakdown in Flanders and the Netherlands remains scant. Consequently, this study aimed at investigating prevalence and precursors of breakdowns in long‐term foster care, the duration of placement before breakdown, and the association of child and placement characteristics with breakdown. Case files of 271 Dutch and 309 Flemish foster children were analysed with a coding scheme designed for this study. After 6 years, 398 placements had terminated: 169 placements broke down and 229 placements ended positively. Placements broke down mainly because of behavioural problems of the foster child, foster parents' parenting problems, and conflicts between birth and foster parents. Foster children with behavioural problems, older foster children, foster children denied treatment, and foster children in care because of sexual abuse were more at risk of breakdown. Assessing these factors is important when evaluating the appropriateness of a family foster care placement.

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“…Children in foster care have substantially higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems than children in the general population (Burns et al 2004 ; Landsverk et al 2006 ; Maaskant et al 2014 ). These problems increase parental stress of foster parents (Vanderfaeillie et al 2012 ) and often lead to placement disruption (for a meta-analysis see Oosterman et al 2007 ; Van Rooij et al 2015 ). Placement disruption in turn increases the risk of consecutive unstable placements for foster children (e.g., Farmer 1996 ; Rubin et al 2007 ).…”

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Effects of PMTO in Foster Families with Children with Behavior Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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The present randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of Parent Management Training Oregon for foster parents with foster children (aged 4–12) with severe externalizing behavior problems in long-term foster care arrangements. Foster children’s behavior problems are challenging for foster parents and increase the risk of placement breakdown. There is little evidence for the effectiveness of established interventions to improve child and parent functioning in foster families. The goal of Parent Management Training Oregon, a relatively long and intensive (6–9 months, with weekly sessions) parent management training, is to reduce children’s problem behavior through improvement of parenting practices. We specifically investigated whether Parent Management Training Oregon is effective to reduce foster parenting stress. A significant effect of Parent Management Training Oregon, compared to Care as Usual was expected on reduced parenting stress improved parenting practices, and on reduced child behavior problems. Multi-informant (foster mothers, foster fathers, and teachers) data were used from 86 foster families (46 Parent Management Training Oregon, 40 Care as Usual) using a pre-posttest design. Multilevel analyses based on the intention to treat principle (retention rate 73 %) showed that Parent Management Training Oregon, compared to Care as Usual, reduced general levels of parenting stress as well as child related stress and parent-related stress (small to medium effect sizes). The clinical significance of this effect was, however, limited. Compared to a decrease in the Care as Usual group, Parent Management Training Oregon helped foster mothers to maintain parental warmth (small effect size). There were no other effects of Parent Management Training Oregon on self-reported parenting behaviors. Child behavior problems were reduced in both conditions, indicating no additive effects of Parent Management Training Oregon to Care as Usual on child functioning. The potential implication of reduced foster parenting stress for placement stability is discussed.

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Planned and unplanned terminations of foster care placements in the Netherlands: Relationships with characteristics of foster children and foster placements

Cited by 25 publications

References 37 publications

Variability in Developmental Outcomes of Foster Children: Implications for Research and Practice

Variability in Developmental Outcomes of Foster Children: Implications for Research and Practice

Foster care placement breakdown in the Netherlands and Flanders: Prevalence, precursors, and associated factors

Effects of PMTO in Foster Families with Children with Behavior Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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