Daniela Reimer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4416276 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniela Reimer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniela |
| FAMILY NAME | Reimer |
| SIGNATURE | REIMER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Siegen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9923-5787 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Serving families living in poverty
This article presents findings from a cross-national qualitative study that examined how frontline practitioners engage with poverty in their everyday work with families with children. Drawing on qualitative responses to four open-ended questions from an international survey (n = 634), the study brought together practitioner accounts from ten countries: Australia, China, Germany/Switzerland, 2 Israel, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the UK, and the US. U…
Family and professionalism in foster families
In many countries, there is a distinction between traditional and professional foster families. This distinction is laden with tension since traditional and professional foster families are not treated as equals regarding remuneration, recognition and support. This situation raises questions about professionalization in the field of foster care. The article takes an approach that defines professionalization more broadly than the formal qualificat…
The perspective of the child in child and youth welfare
Handlungsfelder und Adressierungen der Sozialen Arbeit
Die Handlungsfelder Sozialer Arbeit zu systematisieren ist nicht voraussetzungslos; aufgrund weitgehender Differenzierungen in der Praxis sind eine Gesamtübersicht sowie eine trennscharfe Benennung und Zuordnung kaum mehr möglich. Diese Entwicklungen berücksichtigt das Buch, indem es die bisherigen lebensalter- und lebenslagenbezogenen Systematisierungen um lebensraum- und lebenskontextbezogene sowie um disziplin- und professionsbezogene Handlung…
The importance of emotions in the lives of children and young people in foster care in England, France and Germany
When foster care is discussed in research, emotions are mostly kept out of the scope. This article explores emotions narrated by young people in foster care and by their foster carers. It brings together findings from two studies: The first used biographical interviews conducted with 100 young people from Germany, while the second draws on ethnographic interviews with 12 young people from France and England. The analysis, in line with relevant li…
Professional love and diversity in foster care
From Attachment to Recognition for Children in Care
Attachment theory has, over the last half-century, offered important insights into the nature of early experience and into human relationships more generally. These lessons have been influential in improving child-care attitudes and provision. While acknowledging such advances, our argument in this article is that the dominance accorded attachment theory in policy and professional discourse has reached a point where understandings of human relati…
Towards a theory of upbringing in foster care in Europe
Across Europe, foster care is the preferred intervention for children who cannot live with their birth families, yet just what states look for from foster care is rarely articulated. Its use and intended purpose can reflect not only historical peculiarities but also the nature of the welfare regime existing in a particular country. This article reports on a preliminary exploration of fostering across 11 European countries, reflecting different ca…
The use of biographical narratives to explain favourable and unfavourable outcomes for children in foster care
In many European countries, the number of children living in foster families temporarily or for longer periods is rising, but little is known about the experiences and feelings of children growing up in these settings and whether or how these are related to outcomes. This article seeks to fill this gap by discussing the views of former foster children as reported in autobiographical interviews. It expands research on biographical narratives and l…
Everything was Strange and Different’
When children enter a foster family they face a new family culture. At the University of Siegen, Germany, Daniela Reimer and her colleagues analysed biographies of young adults who had spent some of their lives in foster care. Their aim was to explore how children overcome these cultural changes and the approaches that help them cope. This article highlights the manifestations of cultural tensions which, although seemingly trivial to adults, are …
From Attachment to Recognition for Children in Care
Attachment theory has, over the last half-century, offered important insights into the nature of early experience and into human relationships more generally. These lessons have been influential in improving child-care attitudes and provision. While acknowledging such advances, our argument in this article is that the dominance accorded attachment theory in policy and professional discourse has reached a point where understandings of human relati…
Towards a theory of upbringing in foster care in Europe
Across Europe, foster care is the preferred intervention for children who cannot live with their birth families, yet just what states look for from foster care is rarely articulated. Its use and intended purpose can reflect not only historical peculiarities but also the nature of the welfare regime existing in a particular country. This article reports on a preliminary exploration of fostering across 11 European countries, reflecting different ca…
Everything was Strange and Different’
When children enter a foster family they face a new family culture. At the University of Siegen, Germany, Daniela Reimer and her colleagues analysed biographies of young adults who had spent some of their lives in foster care. Their aim was to explore how children overcome these cultural changes and the approaches that help them cope. This article highlights the manifestations of cultural tensions which, although seemingly trivial to adults, are …
The use of biographical narratives to explain favourable and unfavourable outcomes for children in foster care
In many European countries, the number of children living in foster families temporarily or for longer periods is rising, but little is known about the experiences and feelings of children growing up in these settings and whether or how these are related to outcomes. This article seeks to fill this gap by discussing the views of former foster children as reported in autobiographical interviews. It expands research on biographical narratives and l…
Everything was Strange and Different’
When children enter a foster family they face a new family culture. At the University of Siegen, Germany, Daniela Reimer and her colleagues analysed biographies of young adults who had spent some of their lives in foster care. Their aim was to explore how children overcome these cultural changes and the approaches that help them cope. This article highlights the manifestations of cultural tensions which, although seemingly trivial to adults, are …
Towards a theory of upbringing in foster care in Europe
Across Europe, foster care is the preferred intervention for children who cannot live with their birth families, yet just what states look for from foster care is rarely articulated. Its use and intended purpose can reflect not only historical peculiarities but also the nature of the welfare regime existing in a particular country. This article reports on a preliminary exploration of fostering across 11 European countries, reflecting different ca…
The use of biographical narratives to explain favourable and unfavourable outcomes for children in foster care
In many European countries, the number of children living in foster families temporarily or for longer periods is rising, but little is known about the experiences and feelings of children growing up in these settings and whether or how these are related to outcomes. This article seeks to fill this gap by discussing the views of former foster children as reported in autobiographical interviews. It expands research on biographical narratives and l…
From Attachment to Recognition for Children in Care
Attachment theory has, over the last half-century, offered important insights into the nature of early experience and into human relationships more generally. These lessons have been influential in improving child-care attitudes and provision. While acknowledging such advances, our argument in this article is that the dominance accorded attachment theory in policy and professional discourse has reached a point where understandings of human relati…
Handlungsfelder und Adressierungen der Sozialen Arbeit
Die Handlungsfelder Sozialer Arbeit zu systematisieren ist nicht voraussetzungslos; aufgrund weitgehender Differenzierungen in der Praxis sind eine Gesamtübersicht sowie eine trennscharfe Benennung und Zuordnung kaum mehr möglich. Diese Entwicklungen berücksichtigt das Buch, indem es die bisherigen lebensalter- und lebenslagenbezogenen Systematisierungen um lebensraum- und lebenskontextbezogene sowie um disziplin- und professionsbezogene Handlung…
The importance of emotions in the lives of children and young people in foster care in England, France and Germany
When foster care is discussed in research, emotions are mostly kept out of the scope. This article explores emotions narrated by young people in foster care and by their foster carers. It brings together findings from two studies: The first used biographical interviews conducted with 100 young people from Germany, while the second draws on ethnographic interviews with 12 young people from France and England. The analysis, in line with relevant li…
Professional love and diversity in foster care
The perspective of the child in child and youth welfare
Family and professionalism in foster families
In many countries, there is a distinction between traditional and professional foster families. This distinction is laden with tension since traditional and professional foster families are not treated as equals regarding remuneration, recognition and support. This situation raises questions about professionalization in the field of foster care. The article takes an approach that defines professionalization more broadly than the formal qualificat…
Serving families living in poverty
This article presents findings from a cross-national qualitative study that examined how frontline practitioners engage with poverty in their everyday work with families with children. Drawing on qualitative responses to four open-ended questions from an international survey (n = 634), the study brought together practitioner accounts from ten countries: Australia, China, Germany/Switzerland, 2 Israel, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the UK, and the US. U…
Child Welfare and Adoption (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Foster care (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (3 works) · Family Support in Illness (3 works)