Support needs and satisfaction of Flemish foster parents in long-term foster care: Associated characteristics of foster children, foster parents and foster placements

Vanderfaeillie, Johan; Gypen, Laura; West, Delphine; Holen, Frank Van

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104990

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“…Foster carers' requests for training and support related to behaviour management have been consistently reported in the literature for at least half a century (e.g. [40,[42][43][44][45][46][47]), indicating such training has either not been provided or is not efective. In this context, given that some children with IDD are known to manifest complex and challenging behaviours [48], it is not surprising that foster carers struggle to provide care for children with IDD.…”

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Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Out-of-Home Care: A Scoping Review

Shannon

Wilson

Blythe

2023

Health & Social Care in the Community

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Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often over-represented in child protection and out-of-home care services. Despite this fact, little is known or understood about their experiences with these services. This scoping review seeks to identify the published literature about children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are engaged with child protection and out-of-home care services. Findings from the 18 studies included in this review show that these children are at increased risk of entering the child protection and out-of-home care system, with outcomes that do not fare as favourably as their nondisabled peers. This is largely due to a lack of support, training, and resources for the children, their families, and carers. Placement failure was a common theme with residential care more likely for children with greater complexity and support needs. These children are understudied, with more research needed to better understand the factors that contribute to their experiences. Greater insights into how a child protection and out-of-home care pathway can be avoided, via the provision of adequate services and supports, are also urgently needed so that fewer children are placed at risk in a system where poor outcomes are common.

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Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Out-of-Home Care: A Scoping Review

Shannon

Wilson

Blythe

2023

Health & Social Care in the Community

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“…At the same time, foster care is regarded as a vulnerable intervention (Vanderfaeillie et al, 2020); the breakdown rates are high, especially when foster care is not well framed by structures that support foster children, foster families and the biological family (Gabriel & Stohler, 2020).…”

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Professional love and diversity in foster care

Reimer

Join‐Lambert

2022

Children & Society

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“…Whenever possible, birth parents are involved in the placement, and parent–child contacts are facilitated (Vanderfaeillie & Van Holen, 2018). Approximately 68% of the foster children in long‐term foster care in Flanders maintain contact with their birth parents (Vanderfaeillie et al, 2020).…”

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“…Approximately 68% of the foster children in long-term foster care in Flanders maintain contact with their birth parents (Vanderfaeillie et al, 2020).…”

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What criteria do foster care workers take into account when recommending foster children's visiting arrangements with their birth parents

Van Holen,

Moens,

Van Hove

et al. 2023

Child & Family Social Work

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Concept mapping was used to identify criteria foster care workers in Flanders use to regulate visiting arrangements for birth parents of foster children. A sample of 43 foster care workers were asked to answer in writing the question: ‘What criteria do you take into account when you have to regulate visiting arrangements?’ Fifty unique answers were identified by three researchers. In a second phase, 32 foster care workers individually grouped together the statements that according to them covered the same topic. Furthermore, they were asked to indicate the degree of importance and the difficulty to assess each response on a 7‐point scale. Multidimensional scaling and hierarchic cluster analyses identified five clusters of criteria: child related criteria, attitudes of birth parent(s), criteria related to placement conditions, interaction with birth parents and criteria related to foster parents. Although sometimes differently grouped or named, the criteria mentioned by foster care workers were almost entirely in line with findings from other research. Foster care workers considered most criteria rather easy to assess. However, the more important criteria were (child related criteria and attitudes of birth parent[s]), the more difficult they were considered to assess. Identification of these criteria can help to improve and systemize the decision‐making process.

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Support needs and satisfaction of Flemish foster parents in long-term foster care: Associated characteristics of foster children, foster parents and foster placements

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Out-of-Home Care: A Scoping Review

Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Out-of-Home Care: A Scoping Review

Professional love and diversity in foster care

What criteria do foster care workers take into account when recommending foster children's visiting arrangements with their birth parents

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