Clinical application of attachment theory in permanency planning for children in foster care
The importance of continuity of care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11277103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yvon Gauthier (0000-0002-2810-8094, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, corresponding author), Gilles Fortin (0000-0002-2123-8603, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine), Gloria Jéliu |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 379-396 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/imhj.20012 |
| OpenAlex | W2021432025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
| References cited | 15 |
Permanency planning is a critical issue facing all children in foster care. Foster children frequently suffer from developmental delays and severe behavior problems, often leading to repeated displacements that in turn increase the risk for attachment disorders. To prevent the emergence of such disturbances, an Attachment Clinic was developed in Montreal to offer consultation to Youth Protection workers. A specific problem has frequently been identified in this Clinic: Should a child who has developed a significant attachment to his or her foster parents return to the biological parents or stay in the foster family? The choice between the two families is even more difficult when the parenting competencies of the biological parents seem to have progressed while the child has developed secure attachments in the foster family. Clinical cases will be presented to illustrate such dilemmas. Concepts rooted in attachment theory have been very useful to understand such problems, and have led us to believe that children's best interests lie in the preservation of their attachment ties and that repeated ruptures of such ties constitute a severe trauma. Resistances of the milieu to our position will be discussed as well as the Court's decisions in light of Canadian jurisprudence
Attachment theory · Best interests · Continuity of care · Developmental psychology · Family court · Foster care · Foster parents · Health care · Jurisprudence · Political science · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies
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| Unique citing works | 41 |
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| Citations per year | 2,05 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 41 |