Specialized Foster Care
Voices from the Field
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10535832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen Wells (corresponding author), Lori D’Angelo, Lori D'Angelo |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 127-144 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Service Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7961 • E-ISSN: 1537-5404 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/604036 |
| OpenAlex | W2073166249 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
This qualitative study examined the experience of providing specialized foster care. Study participants were 40 specialized foster parents who participated in 2-3-hour focus-group interviews. The parents' statements were analyzed with a form of content analysis. Analyses revealed broad themes, including the preparation of children for entrance into and exit from care, the definition of the foster mother role, the authority of foster parents, and the support provided to foster parents. Specialized foster care was recast in terms of the interpersonal relationships and organizational practices and social policies in which it is embedded. Questions for future research were identified
Content analysis · Field (mathematics · Focus group · Foster care · Foster parents · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
Breaking the Rules
They're All My Children
An Intersectional Model
Adolescent Mothers in a Transitional Living Facility
Understanding Birth Parents Lessons from Attribution Theory
Surviving the System as a Foster Carer
Children with disabilities
Conceptualizing the step-down for foster youth approaching adulthood
The need to do it all
Current status and evidence base of training for foster and treatment foster parents
Foster parent perceptions of placement breakdown
Concept-mapping the challenges faced by foster parents
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2016 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |