Understanding Responses to Foster Care: Theoretical Approaches

Rittner, Barbara; Affronti, Melissa; Crofford, Rebekah; Coombes, Margaret; Schwam-Harris, Marsha

doi:10.1080/10911359.2011.555654

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“…In this manner evidenced-based practice could help to determine what form of intervention may be relevant for child protection. Many authors argue that it is difficult to develop intervention strategies where an understanding of what might drive problematic behaviour is lacking (Rittner, Affronti, Crofford, Coombe & Schwam-Harris, 2011). The reliance on evidenced-based interventions should be accompanied by proof of effectiveness involving accurate external evidence (Lawson & Berrick, 2013).…”

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Evidence-Based Practice in Child Protection Services: Do We Have Time for This?

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Strydom

2018

SWORK

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Evidence-Based Practice in Child Protection Services: Do We Have Time for This?

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Strydom

2018

SWORK

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“…This study considered what foster care alumni felt enhanced the adaptive processes for them and foster parents as they transitioned into unfamiliar homes, what resources they needed, and what were beneficial or problematic patterns in these homes. This study was conducted in the context of youth with complex trauma histories and multiple losses as they adapt to changing environments beyond their control (Rittner, Affronti, Crofford, Coombes, & Schwam-Harris, 2011). …”

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Functional Adaptation to Foster Care: Foster Care Alumni Speak Out

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Jones

2015

Journal of Public Child Welfare

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For this qualitative study, 18 foster care alumni, ranging in age from 18 to 25 years, described good foster parents as helping them functionally adapt to foster care. Good foster parents never referred to them as a "foster" child, balanced consistency with individualized application of rules, used terms such as "our family" or "our home," and included them in extended family gatherings and events. They were emotionally available without being intrusive, especially about stressful events in their lives. They facilitated ongoing contact with people from the child's past without being judgmental. Good foster parents also used their own resources, tried to accommodate personal tastes, and supported extracurricular activities.KEYWORDS aging out of foster care, foster care, family engagement, policy issuesThe number of children in foster care has been declining for much of the past decade-with approximately 397,000 children in care in 2012 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2013). Data from state child welfare systems in 2012 indicate that most children exit foster care to permanent placement through reunification with birth families or by being

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“…Berridge (2007) has described how much of the literature on the lives of young people in foster care is often atheoretical; Rittner and colleagues (2011) argue that even when it is not, it is over reliant on psychological theories of attachment. Both can limit understandings of the young people’s experiences.…”

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Preserving and memorialising relationships: exploring young people’s experiences of foster care through the lens of social capital

Rogers

2018

Adoption & Fostering

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This article presents findings from research into how young people growing up in foster care in the UK manage the relationships in their social networks and gain access to social capital. It is a concept that highlights the value of relationships and is relevant to young people in care as they have usually experienced disruptions to their social and family life. Qualitative methods were used and the findings show that despite experiencing disruption to their social networks, the young people demonstrated that they were able to maintain access to their social capital. They achieved this in two ways. Firstly, they preserved their relationships, often through what can be seen as ordinary practices but in the extraordinary context of being in foster care. Secondly, they engaged in creative practices of memorialisation to preserve relationships that had ended or had been significantly impaired due to their experience of separation and movement. The article highlights implications for policy and practice, including the need to recognise the value of young people’s personal possessions. Furthermore, it stresses the need to support them to maintain their relationships across their networks as this facilitates their access to social capital.

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Understanding Responses to Foster Care: Theoretical Approaches

Cited by 6 publications

References 70 publications

Evidence-Based Practice in Child Protection Services: Do We Have Time for This?

Evidence-Based Practice in Child Protection Services: Do We Have Time for This?

Functional Adaptation to Foster Care: Foster Care Alumni Speak Out

Preserving and memorialising relationships: exploring young people’s experiences of foster care through the lens of social capital

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