The Role of Contact in Concurrent Planning

The Experiences of Birth Parents and Carers

Bibliographic Data

ID12460262
AuthorsElizabeth Monck (Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education , 27/28 Woburn Square, London, WC1N 0AA, corresponding author), Jill Reynolds (Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education , 27/28 Woburn Square, London, WC1N 0AA), Valerie Wigfall (Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education , 27/28 Woburn Square, London, WC1N 0AA)
Year2005
Volume9
Issue1
Pages13-34
Publication date2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdoption Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1092-6755 • E-ISSN: 1544-452X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j145v09n01_02
OpenAlexW1604386827
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited9

The first three UK concurrent planning [CP] projects were evaluated with the first 24 placements. All the concurrency carers and nearly half the birth parents were interviewed before the judicial hearing determining the child's final placement. Involving birth parents in frequent contact with their fostered child is an integral part of the CP approach and aims to maintain attachment and enhance their parenting skills. This exploratory paper reports the responses of birth parents and concurrency carers to the aims and realities of the contact arrangements. Most had appreciated the contact sessions, but relations between foster and birth parents were not always easy

Concurrency · Contact system · Developmental psychology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Computer Science · Engineering · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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