Birthfamilies as Permanency Resources for Children in Long-Term Foster Care

Autor/inn/en	Mapp, Susan C.; Steinberg, Cache
Titel	Birthfamilies as Permanency Resources for Children in Long-Term Foster Care
Quelle	In: Child Welfare, 86 (2007) 1, S.29-51 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4021
Schlagwörter	Placement; Family Relationship; Foster Care; Birth; Adoption; Family Role; Child Welfare; Program Effectiveness; Age Differences; Racial Differences; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Pflegehilfe; Geburt; Kindeswohl; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	Provisions of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 mandated shorter time frames for making permanency decisions and facilitating adoption. Yet for many children, foster care continued to be a significant portion of their life experiences. This project explored the potential permanency option of birthfamilies and extended kin for children who languished in foster care while being free for adoption. Eighteen children achieved permanent placement with their birthfamilies. In addition, staff found that although many families could not provide permanent placements, they could offer appropriate relationships with the children. This project team recommends viewing family relationships as an integral component where placement is one option on a continuum that includes letters, phone calls, and visits. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10