Expérience et défis des familles d’accueil de proximité (FAP) en protection de la jeunesse

Lavergne, Chantal; Diaz, Rosita Vargas; Poirier, Marie-Andrée; Dorval, Amilie; Hélie, Sonia

doi:10.7202/1089101ar

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“…Some studies have addressed the distinctive aspects of family relationships in kinshipcare placements and the issues that they involve [3,[7][8][9][10][11][12], but very few studies have examined the relationships between the biological parents and the kinship caregivers, as experienced and reported by the biological parents. It seems important to document the experience of these parents, who remain central figures in their children's lives even after the placement.…”

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An Exploratory Typology for Understanding Family-Relationship Issues in Kinship-Care Placements

Dorval,

Hélie,

Poirier

2024

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Family relationships are a distinctive feature of kinship-care placements, but very few studies have examined how the dynamics of these relationships affect the placement experience. This article does explore these dynamics and identifies some possible patterns, as experienced and reported by parents of children placed in kinship care. The findings presented here come from a qualitative study employing a life-story methodology, in which nine parents were interviewed on two occasions each. All of them had experienced the permanent placement of at least one of their children with a member of their extended family, under the direction of a government child-protection agency. Drawing from significant themes in parental narratives, particularly that of relationships, we analyzed and delineated three distinct profiles. In the first profile, a family solidarity was present between the parents and the kinship caregivers before the placement and was maintained during the placement. In the second, the parents struggled to keep their place in their children’s lives, thus experiencing conflicts both with the kinship caregivers and with the child-protection agency. In the third profile, the dynamics of the current relationship between both biological parents influenced the other family relationships of the parent who was interviewed.

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