NDLI: The Impact of Formal and Informal Respite Care on Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Parents Caring for Children Involved in the Child Welfare System

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Author	Madden, Elissa E. Chanmugam, Amy McRoy, Ruth G. Kaufman, Laura Ayers Lopez, Susan Boo, Mary Ledesma, Kathleen J.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	This paper reports the results of a quantitative 42-item survey that explored foster, adoptive, and kinship parents’ (N = 160) utilization of different types of respite services (formal, informal, and a mixture of formal and informal), as well as their impressions of the impact of respite care on aspects of their lives related to family cohesion and stability, caring for their children, and their personal wellbeing. An exploratory cross-sectional, survey design was used to assess both the formal and informal respite care experiences of the foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers. Two-tailed Fisher’s exact tests were used to examine the relationship between the type of respite received and caregivers’ respite experiences. Findings indicated that parent experiences differed depending on the type of respite services they received. Specifically, parents who used a mixture of formal and informal respite reported positive experiences related to respite more frequently than the other two types of respite groups, while those who received only informal respite reported less benefit than others. Parents who used formal respite (either alone or mixed with informal respite) reported greater stress reduction. The greatest increase in family stability was reported by parents who received a mix of informal and formal respite. While this study revealed clear benefits for families to using both informal and formal respite services, the findings suggest that formal respite care was helpful to parents regardless of whether used alone or in combination with informal care.
Starting Page	523
Ending Page	534
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	07380151
Journal	Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
Volume Number	33
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	15732797
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-05-23
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Respite care Foster care Adoption Kinship Support Personality and Social Psychology Clinical Psychology Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Work

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