Maltreatment in Family Foster Homes:

McFadden, Emily Jean; Ryan, Patricia

doi:10.1300/j024v15n02_13

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“…Allegations of abusive treatment of foster children have been in the news recently with the-story of foster parents tried and convicted on two occasions of killing a foster child in their care having been overturned following appeals (Lennys go free, 1988). The importance of this issue is considerable (Hicks & Nixon, 1991;Morrisette, 1993) and has ramifications that are apparent in the balance between unintended damage to foster families while diminishing a resource for vulnerable children in need of care (Carbino, 1991) and acting to protect children from maltreatment while in care (McFadden & Ryan, 1991).…”

Section: Cluster Three: Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Concept-mapping the challenges faced by foster parents

Brown¹,

Calder²

1999

Children and Youth Services Review

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Section: Cluster Three: Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Concept-mapping the challenges faced by foster parents

Brown¹,

Calder²

1999

Children and Youth Services Review

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“…Some children may make unfounded allegations in the hope that this will lead to a return home, or because they feel a sense of divided loyalties. Parents may also make unfounded allegations against carers, perhaps in the hope that this will lead to the children's return and, it has been suggested, some children who have previously been sexually abused may misconstrue the innocent actions of adults as abusive and so make allegations of abuse (McFadden and Ryan, ).…”

Section: Is Maltreatment More Common In Foster Care Than In the Commumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several possible explanations have been proposed for confirmed maltreatment in foster care. First, many children in foster care have emotional and behavioural difficulties and some carers may respond poorly to the challenging behaviour they display, perhaps using over‐punitive discipline (Bolton et al ., ; McFadden and Ryan, ; Morris and Wheatley, ; Tarren‐Sweeney, ). There is also evidence that a minority of foster carers should never have been allowed to foster: they may fail to show warmth or care or may be responsible for very serious abuse or neglect (Morris and Wheatley, ; Crime and Misconduct Commission, ; Selwyn et al ., ; Tarren‐Sweeney, ; Biehal et al ., ).…”

Section: Is Maltreatment More Common In Foster Care Than In the Commumentioning

confidence: 99%

Maltreatment in Foster Care: A review of the evidence

Biehal

2013

Child Abuse Review

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This article examines the evidence on maltreatment in foster care, drawing on a critical review of research published in the USA, the UK and Australia. Few studies have reported on the extent of maltreatment in this setting and the evidence that does exist is inconclusive. The limited available evidence suggests that maltreatment may be reported for up to two per cent of children in foster care in any one year, but much depends on the definitions used and on local variation in thresholds for investigation. The article discusses the perpetrators and nature of this maltreatment and problems with substantiation, and highlights important gaps in the existing research.

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“…Having children taken away abruptly, being cut off from communication with the agency, being interviewed incompletely or not at all, and being isolated for long periods without information or support, were all negative experiences that left foster parents with feelings of loss, injustice, stigma, and mistrust of agencies. Child welfare educators and others became trained in the dynamics and dimensions of the problem (McFadden, 1985;McFadden & Ryan, 1991;Ryan, McFadden, & Wiencek, 1988b). At state, regional and national conferences, foster parents attended workshops on dealing with allegations, shared experiences, and began supporting foster parents under investigation.…”

Section: Evolution Of a National Foster Parent Association: Influences On Impactmentioning

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Foster Parent Associations: Advocacy, Support, and Empowerment

Pasztor

McFadden

2006

Families in Society

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Articles 19 and 20) mandates that alternative care be available to protect children from maltreatment by parents. In much of the world, a complex array of socio-economic and political factors has made institutions the principal method of care (Adie, 2005). In Western Europe and the United States, orphaned and destitute children were raised in congregate care until the mid-19 th century. In the U.S., the transition to family foster care from group care began with a movement that sent hundreds of thousands of children to families seeking what often amounted to child labor (McGowan, 2005;Weaver, 2006). These foster parents were expected to treat the children "like their own," teach them a skill and trade, and send them off for independent living, typically at about age 16 (National Commission on Family Foster Care, 1991). In the U.S., it took over a century after the emergence of foster parenting as we know it today for the National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) to be created, evolving from the premise that fostering and birth parenting were different (Child Welfare League of America, 1975;Pasztor, 1985;Pasztor & Wynne, 1995).This article (a) describes the NFPA's development and progress in relation to its mission; (b) considers organizational factors and socio-economic and political changes that have affected its progress; (c) proposes current and future issues the organization could address nationally and internationally to become more effective in meeting 21 st century child welfare challenges; and (d) offers this analysis as a framework foster parent associations might use to review and predict congruence between intentions and impact.

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Maltreatment in Family Foster Homes:

Cited by 12 publications

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Concept-mapping the challenges faced by foster parents

Concept-mapping the challenges faced by foster parents

Maltreatment in Foster Care: A review of the evidence

Foster Parent Associations: Advocacy, Support, and Empowerment

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