Placement characteristics and stability: a longitudinal analysis of Norwegian children in foster homes
| Autor: | Bjørn Øystein Angel, Morten Blekesaune |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Gerontology
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Longitudinal study Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science business.industry 05 social sciences Norwegian language.human_language 050906 social work Foster care Statistical analyses Foster homes medicine language 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0509 other social sciences business Foster parents 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Child & Family Social Work. 22:236-245 |
| ISSN: | 1356-7500 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cfs.12223 |
| Popis: | This paper investigates how enhanced support for foster parents, such as covering fees and providing consultants and relief, may reduce the number of replacements experienced by children in foster care. It also investigates the extent to which replacements are associated with family (kin) vs. non-family foster parents, or with legal characteristics of the placement (i.e. forced administrative decisions vs. relief measures agreed upon by the parents). Statistical analyses of administrative data from Norway investigated the longitudinal relationships between these characteristics and the number of replacements at two levels – children (N = 16 109) and municipalities (N = 418) – over 5 years (2007–2011). The results reveal modest associations between enhanced support and fewer replacements; for example, replacement rates are lower for children placed in homes of kin than in non-family homes. Replacements also tend to be fewer when the placement is forced rather than consensual. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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