Ludovic Jamet, IDEFHI, France Anne Oui, ONPE France From 2013 to 2015, the French observatory of child protection (ONPE) has conducted a study on foster care as it is organized by French counties. This study combines a survey about foster carers’ working conditions in different French counties and interviews with social and administrative actors. This study had two purposes: taking […]
Pauline Simon Herrera, PhD student, Université Paris 8 – Université Paris Lumière, France Nathalie Duriez, Researcher, Université Paris 8 – Université Paris Lumière, France Alain Blanchet, Researcher Université Paris 8 – Université Paris Lumière, France The objective of our study is to understand how a child is building its Emotion Regulation (ER) strategies within the context of foster care. Preschool children learn ER strategies from infancy. Parental […]
Frank Van Holen, Researcher, Pleegzorg Vlaams-Brabant en Brussel ,Belgium Julie Van Loock, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Johan Vanderfaeillie, Researcher Vrije Universiteit Brussel ,Belgium The purpose of this study was to describe the support needs of grandparents who take care of their grandchildren in formal foster care, as perceived by themselves. One hundred and twenty five grandmothers were asked to describe their needs in response of the […]
Mary Beek, Researcher, University of East Anglia, UK Gillian Schofield, Researcher University of East Anglia, UK Elsbeth Neil, Researcher University of East Anglia, UK The transition from a short-term foster family to a long-term family carries risks as well as benefits. Children who are already vulnerable from earlier losses must be separated from foster carers who have usually become loved and trusted primary caregivers. There is […]
Thomas Gabriel, Researcher, ZHAW Department of Social Work, Institute of Childhood, Youth and Familiy, Switzerland Renate Stohler, Researcher, ZHAW Department of Social Work, Institute of Childhood, Youth and Familiy, Switzerland Bombach Clara, Researcher ZHAW Department of Social Work, Institute of Childhood, Youth and Familiy, Switzerland Processes leading to breakdown of foster care are very diverse, complex and assumed to be highly individual. In order to understand […]
Liat Shklarski, PhD student, City University of New York, United States Many foster youth have childhood histories of maltreatment and trauma (Samuels & Pryce, 2008) and struggle with forming and sustaining lasting relationships with adults (Avery, 2010). The Fostering Connections to Success and Adoptions Act (United States Congress 2008) recognizes that all youth need a relationship with a caring, committed […]
Gillian Schofield, Researcher, Centre for Research on Children and Families, United Kingdom Jeanette Cossar, Researcher, Centre for Research on Children and Families, University of East Anglia UK Emma Ward, Researcher, Centre for Research on Children and Families, University of East Anglia UK There has been little research on the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) young people in care and the role of […]
Carme Montserrat, Researcher, University of Girona, Spain Stability plays a key role in children’s lives, and especially in the lives of children in foster care. Evidence gathered over years of research has led us to think that it is crucial for both policy-makers and practitioners to take this aspect into account when developing action plans. Some examples are the […]
Marie Robert, Researcher, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada Rana Karam, Phd student, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada Tamara Leonora, Researcher, France We explore runaway behaviour in foster care through the lens of Lazarus and Folkman’s (1984) transactional model of stress and coping. To better understand the context and meaning of this behaviour in these troubled youth, semi-structured interviews were conducted […]