The Foster Care Research Project: Clinical impressions.

1989 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 430-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. D. Steinhauer ◽  
M. Johnston ◽  
J. P. Hornick ◽  
P. Barker ◽  
M. Snowden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Care Research

The Foster Care Research Project: Summary and Analysis

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 509-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.D. Steinhauer ◽  
M. Johnston ◽  
M. Snowden ◽  
J. Santa-Barbara ◽  
B. Kane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Foster Parent ◽  
Parent Satisfaction ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Clinical Vignettes

This paper analyzes and summarizes five more detailed papers describing the Foster Care Research Project (F.C.R.P.). This compared two (individual and group) models of foster care as to their effects on foster parent satisfaction, placement breakdowns and several indices of children's adjustment in care. The group model is described and contrasted with other “extended family” models, and the results of the project, which were mixed, are summarized. A critique of the experimental design suggests why clinical gains noted in the children were not borne out experimentally. Following a clinician's analysis of the process by which the group model operated (illustrated by clinical vignettes), the paper ends by describing the content and process of two support groups for the natural children of the foster parents.

Balancing contradictions: The experiences of biological children of foster families

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Nuske
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Special Group ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Foster Families ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Biological Children ◽  
Training And Support

This paper presents findings from a recent research project that provided an opportunity for the voices of a special group of young people to be heard. The biological children of foster families have rarely been the focus of foster care research. Their stories are used in this study to highlight individual experiences and, ultimately, to inform the practice of offering support to foster families.Twenty-two young people between the ages of nine and thirty-two were interviewed. Their stories told of life in a confusing and contradictory world of foster care. This paper presents, through the words of the young people, four essential themes that highlight these contradictions. These are: sharing and losing; being responsible and escaping; caring and resenting; shouting and keeping quiet. Recommendations are made to improve training and support to foster families.

Parent-Child Contact for Youth in Foster Care: Research to Inform Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 684-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenore M. McWey ◽  
Ming Cui
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Youth In Foster Care ◽  
Parent Child

Avoiding saying too much: The complexity of relationships between permanent parents and social workers

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cas O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Physical Punishment ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Parenting Expectations ◽  
Over Time

Relationships between social workers and foster care, permanent care and adoptive parents are based on a combination ofknowledge, power, partnership and support, the ‘mix’ of which is likely to change over time. Different interpretations of what each side contributes to these relationships during assessment and post-placement contact, add to the complexity which parents and workers negotiate.In a longitudinal research project on support in permanent placements, avoiding saying too much was an important part of these relationships. ‘Good’ and ‘bad’ parenting, expectations, blame, physical punishment and not coping are just some of the issues which were not spoken about.This article explores the gap between the things which can be said and the things which are rarely said, and looks at how this gap affects relationships between fami lies and workers.

scholarly journals African primary care research: Choosing a topic and developing a proposal

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Mash
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Primary Care Research ◽  
Care Research ◽  
African Context ◽  
Research Studies

This is the first in a series of articles on primary care research in the African context. The aim of the series is to help build capacity for primary care research amongst the emerging departments of family medicine and primary care on the continent. Many of the departments are developing Masters of Medicine programmes in Family Medicine and their students will all be required to complete research studies as part of their degree. This series is being written with this audience in particular in mind – both the students who must conceptualise and implement a research project as well as their supervisors who must assist them.This article gives an overview of the African primary care context, followed by a typology of primary care research. The article then goes on to assist the reader with choosing a topic and defining their research question. Finally the article addresses the structure and contents of a  research proposal and the ethical issues that should be considered.

scholarly journals African primary care research: Quality improvement cycles

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Van Deventer ◽  
Bob Mash
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Project Proposal ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Primary Care Research ◽  
Care Research

Improving the quality of clinical care and translating evidence into clinical practice is commonly a focus of primary care research. This article is part of a series on primary care research and outlines an approach to performing a quality improvement cycle as part of a research assignment at a Masters level. The article aims to help researchers design their quality improvement cycle and write their research project proposal.

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