Foster Care

The term “foster care” is used in a variety of ways, and, consequently, it often causes confusion and miscommunication. In the industrialized world it is generally used to refer to formal, temporary placements made by the State with families that are trained, monitored and compensated at some level. In many developing countries, however, fostering is kinship care or other placement with a family, the objective(s) of which may include the care of the child, the child’s access to education, and/or the child’s doing some type of work for the foster family.

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Erin R. Barnett PhD, Elizabeth A. Boucher MPH, Katrin Neubacher PsyD, Elizabeth A. Carpenter-Song PhD - Children and Youth Services Review,

This paper discusses the study of foster parent perspectives on decision-making relevant to the use of psychotropics with children in foster care.  

Haksoon Ahn, Samantha Hartzel, Terry Shaw - Research on Social Work Practice,

This study evaluates one mid-Atlantic state’s implementation of a FGDM called family involvement meetings (FIMs) to improve family strengths and their active engagement in the service planning process.

Orrin G. Hatch, Ron Wyden, Kevin Brady and Sander M. Levin - The Washington Post,

This opinion piece from the Washington Post discusses how working to keep children with their families is a better option 

Frank J. Mautino - Auditor General - Illinois,

This document reports on the status of children who remain in psychiatric hospitals, emergency shelters, and detention facilities in Illinois, US.  In 2015, there were approximately 168 children who were hospitalized beyond medical necessity; 380 children who remained in emergency shelter beyond 30 days, and the audit reported “no available data” on children who remained in a detention facility solely because placement cannot be located.

Jade Purtella and Philip Mendes - Children Australia, Volume 1, Special Issue 003,

This article examines the Stand By Me (SBM) programme, which was developed in Victoria to replicate the ongoing support provided in the UK to care leavers by Personal Advisers who remain available to assist young people until 21 years of age. 

Eddy J. Walakira, Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi, Luwangula Ronald - Terres des Hommes Netherlands and Makerere University,

Strong Beginnings (SB) was an 18-month project purposed to promote an alternative care model that places emphasis on family based care of children, improving the quality of care within child care institutions, build capacities of government and non-government agencies in implementing alternative care; generate evidence and promote learning. 

Monique B. Mitchell - Journal of Family Theory and Review,

This article explores how a child's psychological family can be affected, challenged, and transformed in the foster care system. When placed into foster care, children are often disconnected from many significant relationships, especially familial relationships (e.g., parents, siblings).

Ulene Schiller & Gideon de Wet - Qualitative Social Work,

This paper analyses the experiences of adolescents in foster care placement with specific reference to participatory decision making in an indigenous African cultural context in South Africa. 

Matt Danzico, Emma Wells and Maxim Lomakin - BBC,

This news article from the BBC is about a small orphan village south of Moscow, which has been experimenting with what the founders think may be a novel solution to support both foster children and the families who take them in.

Frank Van Holen, Johan Vanderfaeillie, Haim Omer, Femke Vanschoonlandt - Research on Social Work Practice,

The aim of this study is to evaluate a training in non-violent resistance (NVR) for foster parents who take care of a foster child (ages 6-18) with externalizing problem behavior.