NDLI: Flemish Foster Mothers’ Perceptions of Support Needs Regarding Difficult Behaviors of Their Foster Child and Their Own Parental Approach

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Author	Vanschoonlandt, Femke Holen, Frank Vanderfaeillie, Johan Maeyer, Skrällan Andries, Caroline
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Family foster care is a valuable, but vulnerable type of out-of-home placement. Adequate support of foster parents is an important factor for placement success. This requires an accurate assessment of the support needs of foster parents. This paper focuses on the support needs of foster mothers concerning difficult behavior of the child and their own parenting behavior. Data were gathered from 282 foster mothers. 46 % of the foster mothers needed support on at least one behavior of the child, 40 % on at least one parenting behavior. Foster mothers, who felt less competent to deal with the child, expressed a higher support need on both areas. A high support need concerning difficult behaviors was further predicted by the foster mother’s age, the type of foster care, and the number of biological children. A high support need concerning parenting was further predicted by the quality of support by the foster care worker and the number of foster children. Careful monitoring of all types of foster care situations with special attention to problem behaviors and how to handle them could make this type of out-of-home-placement more effective.
Starting Page	71
Ending Page	86
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	07380151
Journal	Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
Volume Number	31
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15732797
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-06-26
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Support needs Problem behavior Parenting behavior Foster parents Personality and Social Psychology Clinical Psychology Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Work

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