Unpacking “support”: Understanding the complex needs of therapeutic foster parents

Erika Tullberg, Wendy Vaughon, Nawal Muradwij, Bonnie D. Kerker - Children and Youth Services Review

Drawing from focus groups with Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) foster parents, this paper explores different aspects of their experiences, identifies multiple ways in which they need support, and provides recommendations for foster care agencies looking to retain skilled foster parents and increase the quality and stability of children's experience in TFC programs.

Bullying and Psychological Distress in a Vulnerable Group: Youth in Residential Child Care

Santiago Yubero, Raúl Navarro, Manuel J. Maldonado, Myriam Gutiérrez-Zornoza, María Elche, Elisa Larrañaga - Journal of Child and Family Studies

This study was designed to extend previous research, help explain the role of the residential childcare context in bullying behaviors, and explore the relation of bullying with psychological distress among youths in residential childcare in Spain.