A cross-sectional study is conducted to explore similarities and differences in characteristics at admission of 200 Dutch school-aged children who were placed in foster, family-style group, and residential care. Data are collected through questionnaires for the children's carers, substitute caregivers,...
This study provides an overview of children, their families, and their circumstances at the time that the child entered foster care in Israel. Data regarding a representative sample of 800 children were collected as part of the ongoing operation of a clinical information system set up for Israel...
between public and private agencies and Schools of Social Work to conduct studies on three target populations at risk for long term foster care: (1) African American and American Indian children; (2) unsafe children due to maltreatment; and (3) children with serious emotional and behavioral ...
Using theme analysis, the following themes were generated: foster care as service; foster parents' preferences of foster children's characteristics; foster parents do not feel valued or trusted; increased caseworker and foster parent partnership; problems in the foster care and related systems; and ...
In C. H. Kempe & R. E. Helfer (Eds.), The battered child (3rd ed.; pp. 86-103). Chicago: Chicago University Press. Google Scholar Stroul, B. A. & Goldman, S. K. (1990). Study of community-based services for children and adolescents who are severely emotionally disturbed. The...
However, African American children are less likely to utilize mental health services. The referral and utilization of mental health services by children in foster care have practice and policy implications. Findings from this study suggest that the court system and social worker differ significantly in...
In C. H. Kempe & R. E. Helfer (Eds.), The battered child (3rd ed.; pp. 86-103). Chicago: Chicago University Press. Google Scholar Stroul, B. A. & Goldman, S. K. (1990). Study of community-based services for children and adolescents who are severely emotionally disturbed. The...
The study examined foster caregivers' sensitive guidance of conversations about emotional themes in a sample of foster caregivers living in Family Group Homes. Thirty caregivers were observed with two out of the several children under their care: one that was nominated by the Family Group Home's ...
When children are placed in foster care, foster agencies become responsible for the children's personal well being. When foster parents and children are unable to form healthy attachments, providing for basic needs of foster children can become an exhausting task and can ultimately lead to ...
Educational Experiences of Children in Foster Care: Meta-Analyses of Special Education, Retention and Discipline Rates The educational achievements of children in foster care have been determined to be below average in individual studies. In the present investigation, 31 st... Scherr,G T. - 《...