2019
DOI: 10.1002/car.2544
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Abstract: Participation of children, birth parents and foster carers in matching decision‐making has the potential to improve the outcomes of a foster care placement. When practitioners choose which foster family is the best fit for a foster child, those affected by the foster care placement should be involved in decision‐making when possible. This research paper examines the influence of children, birth parents and foster carers on the matching decision from a practitioner's perspective. Semi‐structured interviews were… Show more

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“…In our fifth paper in this issue, Kirti Zeijlmans and colleagues () from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands report on the findings of a qualitative research study examining the matching decision which forms the beginning of a non‐kinship foster care placement. The study examined 22 practitioners' perspectives on the influence of children, birth parents and foster carers on the matching decision, as all three groups are impacted by the foster care process.…”
Section: Participation In Matching Decisionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In our fifth paper in this issue, Kirti Zeijlmans and colleagues () from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands report on the findings of a qualitative research study examining the matching decision which forms the beginning of a non‐kinship foster care placement. The study examined 22 practitioners' perspectives on the influence of children, birth parents and foster carers on the matching decision, as all three groups are impacted by the foster care process.…”
Section: Participation In Matching Decisionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Timing related to points of involvement in the matching process, and feasibility related to how achievable and practical the stakeholders' influence could be when the matching process was often compromised due to a lack of foster families, limited time or other practicalities.
‘The lack of foster families not only diminished the capacity to adhere to the wishes of children and parents, but also the preferences of foster carers were stretched when practitioners felt that they could be a good match to a specific child.’ (Zeijlmans et al , , p. 147)
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Section: Participation In Matching Decisionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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