Clothing selection motivations and the meaning of possessions for tweens in a foster care group home

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyo Jung (Julie) Chang ◽  
Malinda J. Colwell ◽  
Desiree N. Walisky
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Care Group

City Kids in the Wilderness: A Pilot-Test of Outward Bound for Foster Care Group Home Youth

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Fischer ◽  
E. B. Attah
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Outward Bound ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Group Home Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Before And After

Children in urban foster care settings, rarely have the opportunity to participate in adventure-based wilderness experiences, such as Outward Bound. This paper describes the use of a seven-day Outward Bound experience with 23 youth from four foster care group homes in Atlanta, Georgia. The effort examines data collected before and after the program documenting the perspectives of the youth, their foster parents, and their foster care workers in regard to the impacts on the youth. The research highlights the difficulties of evaluating a field-based experience, and provides data that illustrates the potential effects of Outward Bound on youth in group-home care. Further research is needed to fully demonstrate the effects of such efforts and to identify how to best tailor the experience to the needs of youth in urban foster care settings.

scholarly journals Effects of early intervention on EEG power and coherence in previously institutionalized children in Romania

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 861-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Marshall ◽  
Bethany C. Reeb ◽  
Nathan A. Fox ◽  
Charles A. Nelson ◽  
Charles H. Zeanah
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Spectral Power ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Alpha Power ◽  
Eeg Coherence ◽  
Institutionalized Children ◽  
Eeg Power ◽  
Foster Care Placement

AbstractTwo groups of Romanian children were compared on spectral power and coherence in the electroencephalogram (EEG) in early childhood. One group consisted of previously institutionalized children who had been randomly assigned to a foster care intervention at a mean age of 23 months. The second group had been randomized to remain in institutional care. Because of a policy of noninterference, a number of these children also experienced placement into alternative family care environments. There were minimal group differences between the foster care and institutionalized groups in EEG power and coherence across all measured frequency bands at 42 months of age. However, age at foster care placement within the foster care group was correlated with certain measures of EEG power and coherence. Earlier age at foster care placement was associated with increased alpha power and decreased short-distance EEG coherence. Further analyses separating age at placement from duration of intervention suggest that this effect may be more robust for EEG coherence than EEG band power. Supplementary analyses examined whether the EEG measures mediated changes in intellectual abilities within the foster care children, but no clear evidence of mediation was observed.

scholarly journals Research with a Transformative Activist Agenda: Creating the Future through Education for Social Change

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (14) ◽  
pp. 575-602
Author(s):  
Eduardo Vianna ◽  
Anna Stetsenko
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Disadvantaged Populations ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Youth In Foster Care

A transformative activist stance is a theoretically grounded model for educational research based on a radically revised theory of human development and learning. Its purpose is to advance a transformative agenda that contributes to the creation of equitable futures for students, especially those from disadvantaged populations. A collaborative project conducted in a group home for youth in foster care provides a dramatic illustration for this approach.

Foster Care for Child Maltreatment. II. Impact on School Performance

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 841-847
Author(s):  
Desmond K. Runyan ◽  
Carolyn L. Gould
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Home Care ◽  
School Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Historical Cohort ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Impact

At least 150,000 children currently reside in foster care in the United States because of child maltreatment. Nearly 15% of all confirmed maltreatment reports record foster care as one of the acute interventions. Yet, the impact of foster care has been largely unexamined. We conducted a historical cohort study of the impact of foster care on subsequent school performances for 114 children placed in foster care because of maltreatment. A comparison cohort was constituted of 106 maltreated children who were similar in age, race, sex, and year of diagnosis but who were left in their homes after report. School records were reviewed for 96 of the foster care children and 69 of the home care children. School attendance had improved for both groups at the time of follow-up nearly 8 years later. Children in school at the time of report who were then placed in foster care missed an average of 15.6% of the school year prior to the report compared with missing only 3.48% of the most recent school year. The children from the comparison group missed an average of 8.5% of the school year prior to their index maltreatment report and 7.2% of their most recent year in school. Forty-four percent of the foster care group achieved average or above average grades on follow-up compared with the passing rate for the home care group of 32% (P = .17). The foster care children were more likely to receive special education services. Overall, both groups were doing poor work in school an average of 8 years after maltreatment report. There appears to be no evidence for a significant rehabilitative effect of foster care as measured by subsequent school performance.

Addressing Sexual Health Among Youth in Foster Care Group Homes: A Community-Engaged Grounded Theory Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Aparicio ◽  
Olivia N. Kachingwe ◽  
John P. Salerno ◽  
Melanie Geddings-Hayes ◽  
Bradley O. Boekeloo
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Youth In Foster Care

scholarly journals 1179 Barriers To Sleep Among Children Exposed To Adversity

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A450-A450
Author(s):  
R Robbins ◽  
C H Ripple ◽  
C Fleshman ◽  
K Bonuck ◽  
G Jean-Louis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
National Sample ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Residential Programs

Abstract Introduction Children exposed to adversity (e.g., homelessness, poverty) are at risk of poor sleep. Community settings that serve these children, both residential (e.g., foster care group homes, shelters) and non-residential (e.g., early care and education, schools), hold important understandings to the barriers to sleep they experience. We surveyed a heterogeneous national sample of community-based organizations (CBOs) in our Pajama Program sample to explore these barriers. Methods Pajama Program, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit, administered an online needs assessment in May 2016 to staff at 3,911 CBOs. This poster reports on qualitative responses to the question, What are the primary barriers to sleep and bedtime among children your organization serves? Responses from residential and non-residential CBOs were analyzed separately. Two trained coders independently used the constant comparative method to analyze transcripts. Results Survey respondents (1,635) provided services in non-residential (42%), residential (18%) and combined (43%) settings. Organizations provided child welfare/foster care (20.6% of programs); transitional housing/shelter (20.5%); social services (15.6%); and early care and education (12.7%) services. Responses to the target open-ended item were from 127 non-residential and 55 residential programs. Sleep barriers common to both settings included: late/irregular bedtimes; no bedtime routine; lack of sleep education; housing/food insecurity; stress; disrupted/uncomfortable sleep; and adapting to new environments. Trauma was a barrier among residential (vs. non-residential) programs. Non-residential providers noted unstable family situations, bedding insecurity, and poor sleep hygiene. Conclusion Our research highlights barriers to sleep among children exposed to adversity, a largely understudied yet high risk group. Barriers reported by residential and non-residential CBOs were more similar than different. was Across program types and settings, CBOs expressed a need for sleep health education interventions for children and caregivers. Support Funding for this project was provided by Pajama Program, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit.

scholarly journals Self-assessment of the quality of life of children and adolescents in the child welfare system of Serbia

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 469-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Damnjanovic ◽  
Aneta Lakic ◽  
Dejan Stevanovic ◽  
Ana Jovanovic ◽  
Jasna Jancic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
General Population ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Care Group

Background/Aim. Children and adolescents who enter a child welfare system are at higher risk of suffering from mental disorders, physical health, and/or social and educational problems than the general population of the same age is. This study was organized with the aim to evaluate the general characteristics of quality of life (QOL) in children and adolescents living in residential and foster care in Serbia. Methods. Two hundred and sixteen children and adolescents, aged 8-18 years, from residential and foster care and 238 children and adolescents from the general population participated in the study. QOL was assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) - Serbian version. Three groups were created: residential care group (RCG), foster care group (FCG), and control group (children and adolescents from biological families - CG). Descriptive data were calculated for all questionnaires? scores, while t-test and ANOVA were used to compare them. Results. The mean value of the total PedsQL was lower in the RCG, 67.47 ? 17.75, than in the FCG and the CG, 88.33 ? 11.27 and 80.74 ? 11.23, respectively. Additionally, the RCG reported lower all PedsQL Scale scores, but the lowest value was for the psychosocial domain. These differences were statistically significant (F value ranged from 17.3 to 49.89, p < 0.000). However, only the scores of the RCG were statistically different from the FCG and the CG, while the differences between the FCG and the CG were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). Conclusion. Children and adolescents living in residential care have significantly poorer QOL than those living in foster care or in biological families. On the other side, QOL in children and adolescents from foster care is similar to the one of those living in biological families.

scholarly journals Serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) genotype moderates the longitudinal impact of early caregiving on externalizing behavior

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoë H. Brett ◽  
Kathryn L. Humphreys ◽  
Anna T. Smyke ◽  
Mary Margaret Gleason ◽  
Charles A. Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Serotonin Transporter ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
Differential Susceptibility ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Longitudinal Impact ◽  
Polymorphic Region

AbstractWe examined caregiver report of externalizing behavior from 12 to 54 months of age in 102 children randomized to care as usual in institutions or to newly created high-quality foster care. At baseline no differences by group or genotype in externalizing were found. However, changes in externalizing from baseline to 42 months of age were moderated by the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region genotype and intervention group, where the slope for short–short (S/S) individuals differed as a function of intervention group. The slope for individuals carrying the long allele did not significantly differ between groups. At 54 months of age, S/S children in the foster care group had the lowest levels of externalizing behavior, while children with the S/S genotype in the care as usual group demonstrated the highest rates of externalizing behavior. No intervention group differences were found in externalizing behavior among children who carried the long allele. These findings, within a randomized controlled trial of foster care compared to continued care as usual, indicate that the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region genotype moderates the relation between early caregiving environments to predict externalizing behavior in children exposed to early institutional care in a manner most consistent with differential susceptibility.

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