scholarly journals Characteristics of Children in Foster Care, Family-Style Group Care, and Residential Care: A Scoping Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 2357-2371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harmke Leloux-Opmeer ◽  
Chris Kuiper ◽  
Hanna Swaab ◽  
Evert Scholte
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Group Care ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Care Family ◽  
Family Style

Children referred to foster care, family-style group care, and residential care: (How) do they differ?

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harmke Leloux-Opmeer ◽  
Chris H.Z. Kuiper ◽  
Hanna T. Swaab ◽  
Evert M. Scholte
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Group Care ◽  
Care Family ◽  
Family Style

scholarly journals Comparing Long-Term Placement Outcomes of Residential and Family Foster Care: A Meta-Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 653-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongdong Li ◽  
Grace S. Chng ◽  
Chi Meng Chu
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Family Foster Care ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Perception Of Care ◽  
Children In Care

This study presents findings from three separate meta-analyses investigating differences between children placed in residential care and in family foster care with regard to three outcomes: internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors, and perception of care. Based on publications from the last 20 years, a total of 23 studies were included. The total sample consisted of 13,630 children in care, with 7,469 from foster care and 6,161 from residential care. The results from this study indicated that children in foster care had consistently better experiences and less problems across the three outcomes as compared to children in residential care. Analyses did not reveal evidence of publication bias, and sensitivity analyses also suggested that results were not influenced by individual studies. Additionally, moderation analyses revealed that the differences between foster and residential care could vary depending on certain factors such as the publication year, the gross domestic product of the country, and the length of care. The implications of differences in outcomes between the two placements are discussed.

scholarly journals Children’s perceptions about contact and subjective well-being in residential and foster care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
João M. S. Carvalho ◽  
Paulo Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Placement Stability ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Phone Calls

Contact between children in foster and residential care and their birth families have an impact on children’s development and on placement stability. Contact is also important for their social relationships and sense of belonging and well-being. The aim of this study was, from children’s point of view, to describe, analyse and compare contact in residential care and foster care in terms of its frequency, visit location, feelings during and after the visits, visit difficulties, happiness with their placement, their self-confidence, future perception about their lives, and perception of their subjective well-being. We used a sample of 145 children in residential care and all the children in foster care (39), aged between 11 and 15, from the same four Portuguese districts. Results indicated that children in residential care had more contact and visits with their parents than children in foster care, being phone calls the most used way to contact the children. The majority of the children presented joy or satisfaction during parents’ visits and more diffuse feelings after the visit. Also, most of children would like to have more visits and just a minority present some difficulties in their fulfilment. Nevertheless, children in foster care had more self-confidence, optimism in relation to their future, happiness in relation to their placement and higher subjective well-being than children in residential care. In summary, it seemed that the type of placement for children at risk is more important to their future than the existence of contact with their parents.

Family assistant in meanders of foster care – the perspective of working with the biological family of a child placed in foster care environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 138-154
Author(s):  
Magdalena Zmysłowska
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Family Assistance ◽  
Biological Family ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
The Family ◽  
Care Family

The article deals with the issues of family assistance from the perspective of working with the biological family of a child placed in foster care. Family support, implemented by assistants, consists of helping to overcome difficulties in order to prevent children being taken away and placed in a foster care environment, and when this happens, focusing on seeking change and creating safe conditions for their return. Studies cited in the text indicate that biological parents face many problems, among which alcohol addiction is the most common. The assistant, working with the family, needs to perform many tasks, the effects of which depend on the involvement of parents, cooperation with other entities responsible for supporting families experiencing difficulties, and continue supporting parents after the child’s return. The article also attempts to outline the factors that increase the child’s chances of returning to the family, considering the most important aspect that is to say maintaining contact between parents and children in foster care, and cooperation between assistants and biological families, foster families, persons running family children’s homes or representatives of care and educational institutions, and all other entities within the assistance system.

scholarly journals The Statistical Analysis of the Academic Achievement of Young People Living in the Child Protection System

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Ildikó Erdei ◽  
Karolina Eszter Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Children In Foster Care

In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on placing children in foster care. Our main research aims to explore the connections between the future orientation of disadvantaged young people living in residential care homes and foster families. In our pilot-study, we made it measurable by a comparative analysis of their study results. The sample consists of children raised in the child protection specialist and aftercare system of the Greek Catholic Child Protection Centre of Debrecen and Nyírség. The comparative analysis included 57 children and young people living in residential care homes and 57 children and young adults living in foster care. The members of both groups were born between 1993 and 2003, so are 15-25-year-olds. The comparative analysis was made on the basis of the available documents and study statistics between June 2019 and November 2019, to measure and compare the academic achievement of young people living in residential care homes and with foster parents. According to the statistical analysis, it was found that the academic achievement, based on year repetitions, show a more favourable picture of students living with foster parents. Depending on our results, a number of additional research questions arise.

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