What do foster families and social workers think about children’s contact with birth parents? A focus group analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | María Jesús Fuentes Rebollo (0000-0001-7019-3889, Universidad de Málaga, corresponding author), Isabel M Bernedo (0000-0003-4354-4617, Universidad de Málaga), María D Salas (0000-0001-7845-2160, Universidad de Málaga), Miguel Ángel García‐martín (0000-0003-1819-0271, Universidad de Málaga), Miguel A García-Martín (Universidad de Málaga) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1416-1430 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872818775475 |
| OpenAlex | W2803769381 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 29 |
This study analyzes the opinions of foster families and social workers regarding the benefits and problems associated with contact visits. Data were gathered through two focus groups, comprising social workers and foster carers, respectively. Both groups agreed that visits were useful for maintaining foster children’s attachment to their birth family, for enhancing their psychological wellbeing and for helping them to understand the real situation of their birth family. Regarding difficulties, the two groups highlighted problems of coordination between social workers and foster families, as well as a lack of support and preparation for foster carers, children, and birth families
Developmental psychology · Focus group · Foster care · Foster parents · Political science · Social contact · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 2,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |