The role of the kinship foster parent: A comparison of the role conceptions of relative and non-relative foster parents

Prohn, Nicole S. Le

doi:10.1016/0190-7409(94)90016-7

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“…Caregivers When compared to nonkinship foster parents, kin caregivers are more likely to be older, African American women Gebel, 1996;LeProhn, 1994;Thornton, 1991), single, and head of household LeProhn, 1994), with less education and lower incomes Gebel, 1996;LeProhn, 1994). Gebel (1996) reported that relative caregivers were less likely to be employed outside of the home while Berrick et al, (1994) found the opposite to be true, though both found relatives more likely to report that they were not in good health.…”

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The Meaning of Quality in Kinship Foster Care: Caregiver, Child, and Worker Perspectives

Chipman¹,

Wells

Johnson

2002

Families in Society

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Though principles, guidelines, and procedures for assessing the quality of foster care in kinship settings have been introduced, research on the factors that mediate the quality and outcome of kinship care has been minimal. To provide insight into these factors from the perspectives of kinship stakeholders, this article presents findings from a qualitative study conducted with kinship caregivers, children living with relatives, and caseworkers of children in kinship placements. Their views on quality care in kinship homes, including factors to consider in the selection and evaluation of kinship placements and opinions of how kinship and nonkinship foster care differ, make unique contributions to the development of standards and measures for kinship foster care assessment. Findings confirm the salience of specific factors present in existing guidelines, build on existing recommendations for the selection and evaluation of kinship homes, and highlight important policy and practice issues for consideration with kinship families.

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Section: Characteristics Of Kinshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Meaning of Quality in Kinship Foster Care: Caregiver, Child, and Worker Perspectives

Chipman¹,

Wells

Johnson

2002

Families in Society

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“…Caregivers tended to be grandmothers (Dubowitz et al, 1993;Gleeson et al, 1997;LeProhn, 1994) and the majority were maternal rather than paternal relatives (Gleeson et al, 1997;LeProhn, 1994). Results on the health status of kinship foster caregivers have been inconclusive Dubowitz et al,1993).…”

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“…Studies comparing kinship foster caregivers to regular foster caregivers found that kinship foster caregivers were more often ethnic minorities; kinship foster caregivers tended to have less education and lower incomes than their non-related foster caregiver counterparts , Gebel, 1996LeProhn, 1994); they were also more likely to be older and single (Dubowitz et al, 1993), to have moved at least once in the previous three years and be less likely to own their own home .…”

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“…However, studies have also found that kinship caregivers tend to have more stressors than regular caregivers, yet receive fewer services Gebel, 1996;Gleeson et al, 1997;LeProhn, 1994). Other concerning issues about kinship foster care include slower family reunification rates (Berrick, 1998), the debate regarding different standards for kinship foster homes, the role of the state in monitoring/supporting family placements, and the emergence of two tiered levels of care for children-in-care (Berrick, 1998;Hegar, 1999b).…”

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“…The limited research on practice is primarily American-based; there are few Canadian studies that address kinship care in a northern, cross-cultural setting. Many of the kinship foster care research studies completed to date have been devoted to outcome comparisons between kinship foster care and regular foster family care Gebel, 1996;LeProhn, 1994;Scannapieco, 1999). There have been no Yukon based studies addressing application of this model.…”

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Moving forward with lessons from the past: An examination of kinship foster care in the Yukon.

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Head Start's Impact on Cognitive Outcomes for Children in Foster Care

Lee

2015

Child Abuse Review

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Using the Head Start Impact Study data, this secondary data analysis examines Head Start's impact on cognitive outcomes for children in foster care. Out of 4442 children, 162 children in foster care were selected to examine the following study questions.(1) Do children in foster care who enrol in Head Start have different child and family characteristics than those who do not participate in Head Start? (2) Do children in foster care who participate in Head Start have higher reading and math scores at ages five to six? (3) Do child and family characteristics moderate Head Start's impact on reading and math scores of children in foster care at ages five to six? There was no main Head Start impact on reading and math scores for children in foster care. However, Head Start impact was found for the child's gender and the caregiver's age. Girls who participated in Head Start obtained higher reading and math scores than boys. Children cared for by older caregivers had higher math scores than those cared for by younger caregivers. Baseline variables such as ethnicity, special needs status and cognitive skills prior to Head Start enrolment were directly associated with math and reading scores at ages five to six. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. KEY PRACTITIONER MESSAGES• Child welfare workers should consider enrolling more children who are in foster care in the Head Start programme.• Head Start should address and implement programme performance standards and regulation specifically targeting children in foster care.• Head Start should consider various family characteristics to maximise programme benefits for children in foster care.

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The role of the kinship foster parent: A comparison of the role conceptions of relative and non-relative foster parents

Cited by 90 publications

References 7 publications

The Meaning of Quality in Kinship Foster Care: Caregiver, Child, and Worker Perspectives

The Meaning of Quality in Kinship Foster Care: Caregiver, Child, and Worker Perspectives

Moving forward with lessons from the past: An examination of kinship foster care in the Yukon.

Head Start's Impact on Cognitive Outcomes for Children in Foster Care

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