Foster care assessment: an exploratory study of the placement assessment process in Flanders and the Netherlands

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Vanderfaeillie ◽  
Harm Damen ◽  
Huub Pijnenburg ◽  
Peter van den Bergh ◽  
Frank Van Holen
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Care Assessment

Motivation for the Pastoral Profession in the Netherlands

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hessel J. Zondag
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Organizational Psychology ◽  
Expectancy Theory ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Protestant Denominations

Expectancy theory has been utilized by organizational psychology to explore the expectations and valuations of individuals in various professions. This study employs expectancy theory to clergy, investigating pastors' personal motivations, or values, for assuming pastoral ministry and the subsequent expectation that these values will be honored by their activities within the pastorate. The responses of 235 pastors from Catholic and Protestant denominations on a 24-item questionnaire devised to gauge pastoral motivation and adapted to assess pastoral expectations were factor analyzed and correlated in this exploratory study. The analysis yielded four robust factors. The first two motives found to be dominant were the pursuit of a Christian Way of Life and Anthropocentric Altruism. Anthropocentric Egoism and Theocentric Egoism, although secondary motivations, were theoretically meaningful in the understanding of pastoral motivations and expectations. The impact of expectations upon pastoral well-being and resilience against burnout is discussed.

scholarly journals The Meaning of Quality in Kinship Foster Care: Caregiver, Child, and Worker Perspectives

2002 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 508-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Chipman ◽  
Susan J. Wells ◽  
Michelle A. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Kinship Care ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Kinship Caregivers ◽  
Kinship Foster Care ◽  
Care Assessment ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Insight Into

Though principles, guidelines, and procedures for assessing the quality of foster care in kinship settings have been introduced, research on the factors that mediate the quality and outcome of kinship care has been minimal. To provide insight into these factors from the perspectives of kinship stakeholders, this article presents findings from a qualitative study conducted with kinship caregivers, children living with relatives, and caseworkers of children in kinship placements. Their views on quality care in kinship homes, including factors to consider in the selection and evaluation of kinship placements and opinions of how kinship and nonkinship foster care differ, make unique contributions to the development of standards and measures for kinship foster care assessment. Findings confirm the salience of specific factors present in existing guidelines, build on existing recommendations for the selection and evaluation of kinship homes, and highlight important policy and practice issues for consideration with kinship families.

scholarly journals Staff exchange within and between nursing homes in The Netherlands and potential implications for MRSA transmission

2016 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. VAN GAALEN ◽  
H. A. HOPMAN ◽  
A. HAENEN ◽  
C. VAN DEN DOOL
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Large Network ◽  
Nursing Home Staff ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Staff Exchange ◽  
National Prevalence

SUMMARYA recent countrywide MRSA spa-type 1081 outbreak in The Netherlands predominantly affected nursing homes, generating questions on how infection spreads within and between nursing homes despite a low national prevalence. Since the transfer of residents between nursing homes is uncommon in The Netherlands, we hypothesized that staff exchange plays an important role in transmission. This exploratory study investigated the extent of former (last 2 years) and current staff exchange within and between nursing homes in The Netherlands. We relied on a questionnaire that was targeted towards nursing-home staff members who had contact with residents. We found that 17·9% and 12·4% of the nursing-home staff formerly (last 2 years) or currently worked in other healthcare institutes besides their job in the nursing home through which they were selected to participate in this study. Moreover, 39·7% of study participants worked on more than one ward. Our study shows that, in The Netherlands, nursing-home staff form a substantial number of links between wards within nursing homes and nursing homes are linked to a large network of healthcare institutes through their staff members potentially providing a pathway for MRSA transmission between nursing homes and throughout the country.

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