Youth-friendly version of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
This youth-friendly version of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children is an interpretation from members of the I Matter International Youth Council.
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Culturally Competent Parenting: A Test of Web‐Based Training for Transracial Foster and Adoptive Parents
This study tested a web‐based parenting course called FosterParentCollege.com (FPC) Culturally Competent Parenting (CCP) for transracial foster and adoptive parents.
Intimacy among relative strangers: Practices of touch and bodily care in new foster care relationships
This study draws on in-depth interviews with eight foster care couples and explores how foster carers construct practices around bodily care and touch in new foster care relationships.
General public perceptions and motivations to adopt children from out-of-home care in New South Wales, Australia
For this study, a general sample of the New South Wales (NSW) public completed an online survey about adoption practices and their willingness to consider adopting from out-of-home care, with background questions on perceived social support and life satisfaction.
Children in care: Where do children entering care at different ages end up? An analysis of local authority administrative data
This paper explores the usefulness of undertaking a longitudinal analysis of administrative data on children in care at local authority level to determine the care pathways for children entering care, differentiating by age at entry.
Child, Family, and Case Characteristics Associated With Reentry Into Out-of-Home Care Among Children and Youth Involved With Child Protection Services
The aims of this study were to examine rates of reentry and risk factors associated with reentry into out-of-home care among children and youth involved in the child protection (reported for abuse/neglect) and youth-in-conflict (reported for behavioral issues) programs.
Anchors for deliberation and shared deliberation: Understanding planning in young adults transitioning from out-of-home care
This theoretical paper focuses on early-stage planning in young adults in transition from out-of-home care in the UK.
Disability Inclusion in Family-Based Care: Part One
In this video, Children in Families ABLE project practitioners discuss their key learning with respect to supporting caregivers to care for children, including the importance of managing stress and expectations, developing trusting relationships and taking a whole family approach to support.
Family Tracing for Children Without Adequate Documentation
In this video, Dy Noeut and Kim Malin of New Smile Organisation (NSO) discuss their experience of conducting family tracing as a part of reintegration efforts in the context of an unregistered orphanage where children’s files contained missing and inaccurate information.
Disability Inclusion in Family-Based Care: Part Two
In this video, Children in Families ABLE project practitioners speak to their experience and learning around recruiting foster families to care for children with disabilities, including the types of families to target and how to use role-modeling to address issues of stigma in the community.