A Comparison of Family Foster Parents Who Quit, Consider Quitting, and Plan to Continue Fostering

Rhodes, Kathryn W.; Orme, John G.; Buehler, Cheryl

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“…And so, while the data do establish a relationship between religious altruism and utilization, the ultimate question of the linkage between religious motivation and foster home quality remains unanswered. 6 This initial empirical look at faith, altruism and fostering reveals many other intriguing questions in need of further research. For example, how do outcomes with recent faith-based initiatives in the area of child welfare square with the more general empirical associations found here?…”

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The Empirical Ties between Religious Motivation and Altruism in Foster Parents: Implications for Faith-Based Initiatives in Foster Care and Adoption

Howell‐Moroney

2014

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Amidst a crisis shortage of foster homes in the child welfare system, a number of innovative faith-based collaborations aimed at recruiting foster parents have recently emerged. It has been suggested that these collaborations offer a unique opportunity to recruit committed and altruistic parents as caregivers, providing much needed capacity to an overloaded child welfare system. This paper uses data from the National Survey of Current and Former Foster Parents to examine the associations between religious motivations for fostering, altruism and various measures of foster home utilization and longevity. The empirical results demonstrate that religiously motivated foster parents are more likely to have altruistic reasons for fostering, and scored higher than the non-religiously motivated group on an index of altruism. A separate empirical analysis shows that the interaction of high levels of altruism and religious motivation is associated with higher foster home utilization. No association was found between religious altruism and the parent's expressed intent to continue providing foster care. The implications of these findings for current faith-based collaboration in the child welfare arena are discussed.

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“…Recruitment and training of foster families is an expensive and time consuming undertaking that puts pressure on already limited federal resources for child welfare [6]. Consequently finding effective means to recruit and retain foster families is a central policy priority for ensuring the future of the child welfare system.…”

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The Empirical Ties between Religious Motivation and Altruism in Foster Parents: Implications for Faith-Based Initiatives in Foster Care and Adoption

Howell‐Moroney

2014

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“…While the Denby et al (1999) and Rodgers et al (2006) studies drew on samples of current foster parents regarding why they would consider quitting, Rhodes, Orme, and Buehler (2001) examined differences between three groups of foster parents that included former foster parents. While differences were found between all groups, foster parents who were currently invested in their fostering at the time of the study and who intended to leave reported that their reasons for leaving tended to reflect: health problems; the need to return to full-time work; receiving inadequate financial reimbursement; lacking day/respite care; experiencing problems with the child's birth parents; anticipating the difficulty in seeing a foster child leave their home; and not having enough say in the child's future planning.…”

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“…This is relevant since a common challenge and reason for considering leaving fostering is the lack of in-service training. Specific areas where training is lacking pertains specifically to fostering adolescents, responding to the needs of sexually abused children, addressing the needs of children from different cultures (Rhodes et al, 2001), as well as the specific needs of children with behavioural difficulties (Denby et al, 1999).…”

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“…TFC parents reported a lack of support services from agencies that included respite care and insufficient financial reimbursement and boarding rates. Rhodes et al (2001) found receiving inadequate financial reimbursement was linked to a withdrawal of service. Kirton (2001) also reported that parents providing care for more challenging children tended to view their financial compensation as low compared to when they fostered less compromised children.…”

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Comparing the Experiences and Withdrawal Considerations of Treatment and Regular Foster Care Parents: The Canadian Perspective

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Rodger

Brown

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This study investigated differences in the experiences of Canadian foster parents providing regular and treatment foster care and their consideration to withdraw from their position. Survey responses from 852 foster parents were analyzed subsequent to separating the participants into two groups based on the primary type of care they provided (regular N = 454; treatment N = 398). Results revealed that treatment foster care parents considered withdrawing at a higher rate compared to regular foster care parents. Subsequent analysis revealed numerous differences between the two groups regarding foster parents' experiences in fostering and reasons to withdraw. The results are discussed in the context of increasing concern for a declining number of foster parents with the coincidental increase in the number of children who enter foster care with higher rates of trauma and mental health disorders requiring a treatment response.

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A four factor model predicting likelihood of foster carer retention

Eaton¹,

Caltabiano²

2009

Aust J Social Issues

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This study used a self-report method to test a conceptual model for predicting the likelihood of retention of foster carers for children requiring out-of-home care. It was hypothesized that satisfaction levels of foster carers would be determined by locus of control and social support, and that the decision to stay or leave fostering within the next 18 months would be influenced by foster carer satisfaction, and commitment to a child/ren in care. Participants were 185 Queensland foster carers. Results supported the proposed model. Logistic regression analysis revealed that an increase in either satisfaction or commitment would result in foster carers being more likely to decide to stay in fostering. Multiple regression analysis found that both locus of control and social support made a significant contribution to the prediction of carer satisfaction. The findings were further supported by qualitative data. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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A Comparison of Family Foster Parents Who Quit, Consider Quitting, and Plan to Continue Fostering

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The Empirical Ties between Religious Motivation and Altruism in Foster Parents: Implications for Faith-Based Initiatives in Foster Care and Adoption

The Empirical Ties between Religious Motivation and Altruism in Foster Parents: Implications for Faith-Based Initiatives in Foster Care and Adoption

Comparing the Experiences and Withdrawal Considerations of Treatment and Regular Foster Care Parents: The Canadian Perspective

A four factor model predicting likelihood of foster carer retention

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