Factors affecting positive transitions for foster children
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Date
2013Author
Anagnos, Jennifer
Ware, Megan
Advisor(s)
Wolfrgram, Susan
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The majority of foster children are forced to endure a multitude
of hardships and stress as they transition to new placements
(Cole, 2005). This non-random pilot study investigated the foster
mother's perspective on factors affecting positive transitions for
foster children. The survey results support our hypothesis that
foster mothers would find the quality of home life and emotional
and physical caregiver availability to be the most important
aspects affecting positive transitions. Implications for practitioners
include slowly transitioning foster children to new placements
and placing an emphasis on natural parenting in foster parent
training. Future research would benefit from qualitative interviews
and "mixed methods" to gather participants' lived experiences.
Subject
Positive transitions
Foster parents