Peer Support for New Foster Parents: A Case Study of the [location masked for blind review] Foster Parent Mentoring Program

Mentoring can provide significant benefits to both the mentor and the mentee. Such relationships can develop organically, or through a matching process as part of a mentoring program, as structured mentoring. This paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of both types of mentoring in the context of strengthening Indigenous research capacity. The author reflects on her own experiences of being mentored as an Indigenous academic and researcher and the lessons that can be learned from this experience. With reference to the literature and author’s case study, the paper will focus on the potential professional, personal and social impacts of mentoring relationships for Indigenous academics.

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The Support to Improve Self Efficacy and Healing of Drugs Addict

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) ◽

10.11591/ijphs.v5i4.4830 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 359

Author(s):

Rosdiana Rosdiana ◽

Bhisma Murti ◽

Mahendra Wijaya ◽

Suwarto Suwarto

Keyword(s):

Social Learning ◽

Family Support ◽

Peer Support ◽

Drug Addiction ◽

Study Design ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Healing Process ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Case Study Design

Appropriate counseling and education can be adopted to achieve a change in attitude, knowledge and perception. Still there is a wrong perception of a given intervention. Peer support through a process of social learning, the process of growing understanding of how to process information from experience, observational include: attention (attention), given (retention), reproduction of motion (reproduction), motivation (motivation), and communication. The purpose of this study was to analyze resident self-efficacy to regardless of drug addiction through family support. This study employed qualitative approach with case study design. Subjects in this study were residents, ex drugs user, peer support, and resident family. The results showed that peer support from fellow residents and the support of the major on duty (MOD) very meaningful and helpful for resident in the healing process.

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A Case Study of Preservice Teachers' Experiences in a Multicultural Mentoring Program

The Journal of Korean Teacher Education ◽

10.24211/tjkte.2010.27.4.141 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 141-165

Author(s):

우희숙

Keyword(s):

Preservice Teachers ◽

Mentoring Program ◽

Teachers Experiences

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DINAMIKA PENALARAN MORAL REMAJA YANG MENGIKUTI MENTORING AGAMA ISLAM DI KOTA BANDA ACEH

Psikoislamedia Jurnal Psikologi ◽

10.22373/psikoislamedia.v5i2.8097 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 195

Author(s):

Vera Nova ◽

Ida Fitria ◽

M Reza Rifki

Keyword(s):

Moral Reasoning ◽

Religious Education ◽

Mentoring Programs ◽

Mentoring Program ◽

Research Subjects ◽

Moral Orientation ◽

One Year ◽

Collection Methods ◽

Banda Aceh

This study aims to determine the dynamics of moral reasoning among adolescents who take part in the Islamic mentoring program in Banda Aceh. This study used a case study qualitative approach involving six research subjects from 3 high schools in Banda Aceh who had participated in Islamic mentoring for more than one year. The data collection methods used was interviews, observation and FGD. The data analysis used is thematic analysis. The results of this study shows that the moral reasoning of six research subjects has been at the level of post conventional moral reasoning, social contract orientation stage of legality and moral orientation with universal ethical principles. Dynamic moral reasoning in the six subjects is formed from several factors, namely religious education from parents, religious education in schools especially the mentoring programs, curriculum and mentoring implementation methods, length of time for implementing mentoring, mentoring environment, and continuity of mentoring or length of time following mentoring.

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Contact with biological parents following placement in foster care: Associations with preschool child externalizing behavior

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/13591045211049295 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 135910452110492

Author(s):

Karine Poitras ◽

George M. Tarabulsy ◽

Natalia Varela Pulido

Keyword(s):

Foster Care ◽

Behavior Problems ◽

Externalizing Behavior ◽

Foster Parents ◽

Foster Parent ◽

Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽

Foster Child ◽

Child Externalizing Behavior ◽

Biological Parents ◽

Child Externalizing

Externalizing behavior problems are a salient issue in the context of child protection services, where associations with placement stability and caregiving behavior have been documented. Moreover, although research on the association between contact with biological parents and foster child externalizing behavior problems is scarce and has yielded mixed results, several studies have shown links between the two variables. The purpose of this study is to determine the association of face-to-face contact with biological parents and externalized behaviors, while taking into account placement instability and foster parent interactive sensitivity. Fifty preschoolers and their foster parents were visited at home. Child externalizing behavior problems were self-reported by foster parents, foster parent sensitivity was measured via play observations, and information relative to placement was collected through interviews with biological parents and gathered from social services data. Results reveal that more frequent contact with biological parents and lower levels of foster parent sensitivity are independently linked to greater levels of externalizing behavior problems even after controlling for placement instability. Discussion focuses on the importance of children’s relationship experiences during foster care and the necessity to investigate their role to more clearly understand foster child socioemotional development.

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Providing Love and Care

Raising Government Children ◽

10.5149/northcarolina/9781469635644.003.0005 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine E. Rymph

Keyword(s):

World War Ii ◽

Child Welfare ◽

Foster Parents ◽

Foster Parent ◽

National Standards ◽

Foster Mother ◽

World War ◽

Foster Parenting ◽

Parent Role ◽

Foster Fathers

This chapter examines the ambiguity of the foster parent role in the post-World War II period, looking particularly at analogies to other kinds of parenting. It explores efforts by child welfare professionals to reconcile their ambivalent feelings about foster parents through the creation and promotion of national standards for foster care and foster parenting. The chapter looks closely at professional writings about the foster mother role and the reasons why foster fathers received so little attention. It also examines the ways in which foster parents resisted their proscribed role, notably through attempting to adopt children in their care.

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