Indicators of Quality in Kinship Foster Care

被引：12

作者：

Falconnier, Lydia A. ^{[1
]}

Tomasello, Nicole M. ^{[2
]}

Doueck, Howard J. ^{[2
]}

Wells, Susan J. ^{[3
]}

Luckey, Heather ^{[4
]}

Agathen, Jean M. ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Illinois, Jane Addams Coll Social Work, Chicago, IL 60607 USA

[2] SUNY Buffalo, Sch Social Work, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA

[3] Univ British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada

[4] Res Triangle Inst, Res Triangle Pk, NC USA

[5] Off Cook Cty Publ Guardian, Chicago, IL USA

来源：

FAMILIES IN SOCIETY-THE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL SERVICES | 2010年 / 91卷 / 04期

关键词：

CHILD-WELFARE; MENTAL-HEALTH; PLACEMENT; CAREGIVER;

D O I：

10.1606/1044-3894.4040

中图分类号：

D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

Kinship care for at-risk children is an increasingly popular alternative to traditional foster care. Despite the rationale for such placements, questions remain about the quality of kinship care compared to other foster placement alternatives and about how to evaluate its quality. The purpose of this study was twofold: a review of the literature to explore the characteristics of children and caregivers in kinship homes, and an examination of existing tools for measuring kinship care quality. A total of 25 predictive, correlational, qualitative, and meta-analytic research studies were reviewed. Children in kinship care were found to experience unique circumstances that should be considered when developing a comprehensive instrument for measuring quality of kinship care. Development should include collaboration

引用

页码：415 / 420

页数：6

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