A Systematic Review of Factors Needed for Successful Foster Placements: Perspectives from Children and Foster Parents

Saarnik, Helen

doi:10.1080/0145935x.2021.1926227

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“…Non-relative foster parents face a number of stressors, including challenges with child behavior, insufficient training, negative interactions with other foster care stakeholders, difficulty in advocating for needed child or family services, and other difficulties or uncertainty in navigating the foster care system (Adams et al, 2018). However, there is also evidence to support that foster parents develop resilience, skills, and relationships as they learn to navigate the foster care system and successfully care for children (Cooley et al, 2017;Saarnik, 2021).…”

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Foster Caregiving and Child Outcomes in relative and non-relative Foster families

Cooley

Krysik

2022

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Section: Primary and Secondary Data Analysesmentioning

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Foster Caregiving and Child Outcomes in relative and non-relative Foster families

Cooley

Krysik

2022

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…Providing effective support for foster carers is considered a means to improving outcomes for children in care (Midgley et al, 2019). Positive, respectful and inclusive relationships with other professionals working in child protection have been shown to be highly valued by foster carers (Pithouse and Rees, 2014;Saarnik, 2021). When foster carers feel that their professional knowledge and experience are valued, and they are provided with effective, ongoing support, particularly through times of increased stress, this helps them to provide the best possible quality of care for children and young people in the care system (Williams, 2021).…”

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‘The worst day of my life’: Foster carers’ experiences of allegations

Roberts,

Rees,

Elliott

et al. 2024

Adoption & Fostering

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Appropriate allegation investigations within social care are paramount to protect children. However, many allegations are unsubstantiated ( Biehal et al., 2014 ) and result in stress and anxiety for fostering families ( Adams, Hassett and Lumsden, 2018 ), financial uncertainty ( Boffey, Stanton and Thomas, 2019 ), unplanned endings and foster carers leaving their role ( Adams, Hassett and Lumsden, 2018 ). There is little research into the prevalence, nature and outcomes of allegations against foster carers. This UK-based study uses The Fostering Network’s State of the Nation’s Foster Care (SOTN) 2021 survey and analyses responses from 3,352 UK foster carers and 99 fostering service staff. Qualitative findings reflect six themes: (1) emotional impacts, (2) financial implications, (3) independent support, (4) social services involvement, (5) understanding allegations, and (6) children being removed or foster carers leaving their role. Quantitative findings show only 25% of those experiencing an allegation believed they were sufficiently communicated with, only 20% believed specified timescales were adhered to, 57% did not receive independent support, and 36% said no support was offered to children in their home. Poor information-sharing and lack of support were found to have exacerbated the stress experienced.

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“…Therefore, foster children need stable relationships with supportive adults at the school, for example with caring, flexible and sensitive educators who are aware of their challenges and understand their need to be more involved in activities and curricula (Saarnik, 2021). In the USA, the school environment, programs, teachers and counsellors were credited with providing much‐needed academic and emotional support to foster youth (Morton, 2016).…”

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‘It hurts to give up on a child who has already been given up’: School counsellors' perspectives on their support for children in foster care

Levkovich,

Awwad‐Tabry,

Shachoach

2023

Children & Society

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This qualitative study examines how 17 elementary school counsellors perceive their work with out‐of‐home foster‐care children. Three main themes emerged from the in‐depth semi‐structured interviews, highlighting the challenges and conflicts faced by these counsellors: (1) shying away from providing deep therapy but helping with specific issues, (2) the professional and ethical dilemmas of having to report to the authorities about foster families' domestic neglect or abuse while maintaining positive work relationships with these families and the children and (3) prevailing admiration towards the foster parents. The study recommends comprehensive training for school counsellors, administrators and staff as well as professional peer‐support groups for counsellors.

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A Systematic Review of Factors Needed for Successful Foster Placements: Perspectives from Children and Foster Parents

Cited by 14 publications

References 45 publications

Foster Caregiving and Child Outcomes in relative and non-relative Foster families

Foster Caregiving and Child Outcomes in relative and non-relative Foster families

‘The worst day of my life’: Foster carers’ experiences of allegations

‘It hurts to give up on a child who has already been given up’: School counsellors' perspectives on their support for children in foster care

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