The relationship between re-incarceration and their own childhood foster care experience of women

The purpose of this article is to explore the application of filial therapy as a means of strengthening relationships between foster parents and adolescent foster children. Adolescents in foster care experience a number of placement disruptions and while a number of therapeutic interventions are implemented to assist adolescents in foster care, very few are aimed at strengthening the foster parent–foster child bond. Studies have repeatedly shown filial therapy as an effective method for strengthening parent–child relationships. Filial therapy is discussed as an intervention for improving the relationship between adolescents in foster care and their foster parents. A review of the literature is presented as well as a description of filial therapy and the adaptations necessary to implement filial therapy with adolescents and their foster parents.

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Understanding Social Support’s Role in the Relationship Between Maltreatment and Depression in Youth With Foster Care Experience

Child Maltreatment ◽

10.1177/1077559511402985 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 102-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 72

Author(s):

Amy M. Salazar ◽

Thomas E. Keller ◽

Mark E. Courtney

Keyword(s):

Foster Care ◽

Care Experience ◽

The Relationship

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“The Way All Foster Care Should Be”: The Experience of Therapeutic Foster Carers in the Victorian Circle Program

Children Australia ◽

10.1017/cha.2014.30 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 211-215 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Margarita Frederico ◽

Maureen Long ◽

Patricia McNamara ◽

Lynne McPherson

Keyword(s):

Foster Care ◽

Therapeutic Foster Care ◽

Developmental Trauma ◽

Child Relationship ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Therapeutic Perspective ◽

The Way

Central to the success of therapeutic foster care (TFC) is the quality and stability of the relationship between the child and carer. This key relationship may, from a therapeutic perspective, facilitate healing by addressing the impact of complex developmental trauma experienced by the child who has been placed in care. Stability of the carer–child relationship is critical in this context. Therapeutic carers have been shown to be significantly more likely to remain in the role of carer than their counterparts in mainstream foster care. The research reported on in this paper draws upon findings from an evaluation of a TFC programme and gives voice to the Circle Carers, presenting the components of TFC which are important to them. The paper commences with the story of Ruby in TFC as told by a carer. The focus then becomes a detailed exploration of the experience of carers and their capacity to care. Implications for practice are identified.

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