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- Title
COMPARING THE EXPERIENCES AND WITHDRAWAL CONSIDERATIONS OF TREATMENT AND REGULAR FOSTER CARE PARENTS: THE CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE.
- Authors
Smith, Jessica; Rodger, Susan; Brown, Jason; Pickel, Laurel; den Dunnen, Wendy; Leschied, Alan
- Abstract
This study investigated differences in the experiences of Canadian foster parents providing regular and treatment foster care and their consideration to withdraw from their position. Survey responses from 852 foster parents were analyzed subsequent to separating the participants into two groups based on the primary type of care they provided (regular N = 454; treatment N = 398). Results revealed that treatment foster care parents considered withdrawing at a higher rate compared to regular foster care parents. Subsequent analysis revealed numerous differences between the two groups regarding foster parents' experiences in fostering and reasons to withdraw. The results are discussed in the context of increasing concern for a declining number of foster parents with the coincidental increase in the number of children who enter foster care with higher rates of trauma and mental health disorders requiring a treatment response.
- Subjects
FOSTER parents; CHILD welfare; MENTAL health; DECISION making; INVESTMENTS
- Publication
International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2015, Vol 6, Issue 1, p93
- ISSN
1920-7298
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18357/ijcyfs.61201513480