Positive parenting support during family reunification

Balsells, M. Àngels; Inchaurrondo, Ainoa Mateos; Monclús, Aida Urrea; Tió, Eduard Vaquero

doi:10.1080/03004430.2018.1491559

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“…Based on the current data, it is the recommendation of the research team that governments should not mandate the rapid return of children to family. Although family care is ideal and should be the goal for children, it is imperative to engage in appropriate child and family preparation to ensure the safety and best interest of children ( Balsells Bailón, Mateos Inchaurrondo, Urrea Monclús, & Vaquero Tió, 2018 ; Lancet Institutional Care Reform Commission Group, 2020 ). In situations where governments have mandated the rapid return of children to family, the research team makes the following recommendations.…”

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Rapid return of children in residential care to family as a result of COVID-19: Scope, challenges, and recommendations

Wilke¹,

Howard

Goldman³

2020

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Background As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, some governments have mandated that residential care providers rapidly return children and youth to family. Objective The goal of the present study was to better understand the scope and characteristics of rapid return, and to provide data-informed recommendations for service providers working with this population. Participants and setting Representatives from 67 non-government organizations (NGOs) providing residential care that were government-mandated to rapidly return children and youth to family completed a brief online survey. They collectively serve 12,494 children in 14 nations. Methods Using a mixed methods design, results examined 1) characteristics of the rapid return mandate, 2) preparation received by children and families, 3) support services provided since the return, and 4) primary concerns for children and families. Results Data revealed that rapid return was characterized by compressed timelines that did not allow for adequate child and family assessment and preparation. However, all respondents indicated they believed at least some families would be able to remain intact safely with appropriate support. Primary concerns for children and families related to unresolved antecedents to separation, lack of economic capacity, limited monitoring, and lack of access to education. Conclusions Based on the findings, 9 recommendations were made for service providers working with children and families that have been rapidly reunified as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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confidence: 99%

Rapid return of children in residential care to family as a result of COVID-19: Scope, challenges, and recommendations

Wilke¹,

Howard

Goldman³

2020

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…Oriented both to children and parents adapting parent-child activities to the age, interests and needs of the children as well as providing feedback on the successes experienced in each encounter between parents and children (Landsman et al, 2014); b. Oriented specifically to improve the quality of the parent-child relationship through work on specific skills (Balsells et al, 2018;Dakof et al, 2010); and c. With an ecological and family-type perspective that promotes the quality of family functioning as a system through comprehensive, multi-domain and multi-context lasting interventions (Dakof et al, 2010;Rodrigo, 2016).…”

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“…This framework enables the development of new professional practices with a scientific foundation that includes an ecological, inclusive and participatory approach (Balsells et al, 2019). Along this line, several authors support the implementation of socio-educational programmes to teach parenting skills (Arranz et al, 2019) and provide specific educational needs for each stage of the reunification process (Balsells et al, 2018).…”

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The voices of parents and children in foster care

Monclús

Inchaurrondo

Fernández-Rodrigo

et al. 2020

Journal of Social Work

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Summary This article presents the results of a qualitative study whose objective was to collect information on the perceptions of changes in parents and their children who are in the Spanish foster care system after completing a positive parenting programme. Findings The participants in the focus groups included 66 parents and 57 children. Triangulation of the voices of all protagonists identified findings that suggest the need for changes regarding understanding foster care measures and the process of family resilience; the quality and content of visits and contact between parents and children; and the role of professionals involved in the case. Applications The findings indicate the efficacy of the intervention proposed in the ‘Walking family’ programme with the direct and active involvement of children as they become a driver of change for the parents. However, when this does not occur, professionals must work from a critical approach and should provide a realistic view of the family to children.

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“…In Spain, the return to the home is the objective of any measure of temporary separation and justifies the development and implementation of plans and programs for the recovery of the family environment (Balsells et al, 2018). This is what the Spanish legislation considers when it prioritizes the family life of CA (articles 2.2.c, 11.2.b and 12.3), Organic Law 1/1996, of 15 January, on the Legal Protection of Minors, partially amending the Civil Code and the Civil Procedure Act [Ley Orgánica 1/1996, de 15 de enero de Protección Jurídica del Menor, de modificación parcial del Código Civil y de la Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil— LOPJM, LE1]) and maintains that, in the case of separation caused by abandonment, the main objective should be ‘reintegration into their own family’ (art.…”

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The participation of parents in the protection system: The case of the Spanish legislation

Massons-Ribas

Balsells

Cortada

2023

Child & Family Social Work

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Working with the families of origin of children and adolescents (CA) who are in the CA protection system is essential to achieve reunification, which is the ultimate objective when planning foster care; it is a scientific, social and professional challenge that must be included in the legislation of each country. For this, it is essential that the laws consider and regulate the participation of families in decision‐making during foster care and subsequent reunification processes. We analysed 22 laws enacted through Spanish legislation, both national and regional, that regulate the protection of children. The study focuses on analysing how the Spanish legislation contemplates the participation of parents during foster care and subsequent reunification. The Spanish legislative texts do not expressly, clearly and effectively include the participation of parents. They are limited to the punctual recognition of acts of notification and hearing and, where appropriate, of opposition to certain resolutions. Spain lacks a general legal framework that supports and guarantees the necessary participation of the family in the protection system. The focus on the recognition of the rights of CA in laws as a result of international pressure has relegated the legal protection of the rights of parents, mainly in their right to be heard.

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Positive parenting support during family reunification

Cited by 16 publications

References 31 publications

Rapid return of children in residential care to family as a result of COVID-19: Scope, challenges, and recommendations

Rapid return of children in residential care to family as a result of COVID-19: Scope, challenges, and recommendations

The voices of parents and children in foster care

The participation of parents in the protection system: The case of the Spanish legislation

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