Sibling Foster Care, Placement Stability, and Well-Being: A Theoretical and Conceptual Framework

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Waid
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Placement Stability ◽  
Foster Care Placement

Parenting Engagement in Foster Care Placement Stability and Permanency

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-236
Author(s):  
Mark Trahan ◽  
Jangmin Kim ◽  
Jennifer Bellamy ◽  
James Hall
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Placement Stability ◽  
Foster Care Placement

scholarly journals Adverse Childhood Experiences and Foster Care Placement Stability

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiley W. Liming ◽  
Becci Akin ◽  
Jody Brook
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Placement Stability ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Placement Instability ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Foster Care Placement

OBJECTIVES To examine the impact of cumulative adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on a child’s foster care placement stability in Kansas. METHODS Secondary data analysis was conducted by using a purposive cohort sample of 2998 children, from 6 to 18 years old, in Kansas’s foster care system between October 2015 and July 2019. Multivariate hierarchical logistic regression models were used to examine the influence of cumulative ACEs on a child's placement stability. ACEs were measured at foster care intake and self-reported by the child. Placement stability variables were obtained through the state administrative database. RESULTS Children in foster care with greater cumulative ACE exposure were significantly more likely to experience placement instability. Compared to children with 1 to 5 ACEs, when controlling for all other variables, children with ≥10 ACEs had an increased odds of experiencing placement instability by 31% (odds ratio: 1.31; P < .05); and children with 6 to 9 ACEs had a 52% (odds ratio: 1.52, P < .001) increased odds of experiencing placement instability. A child’s race, biological sex, age at episode start, and whether they had siblings in foster care all significantly influenced placement instability. CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study, in conjunction with previous research on ACEs and foster care, highlight the need to proactively address ACEs and trauma exposure at foster care entry.

scholarly journals The Impact of Placement Stability on Behavioral Well-being for Children in Foster Care

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Rubin ◽  
A. L.R. O'Reilly ◽  
X. Luan ◽  
A. R. Localio
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Placement Stability ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Children’s perceptions about contact and subjective well-being in residential and foster care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
João M. S. Carvalho ◽  
Paulo Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Placement Stability ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Phone Calls

Contact between children in foster and residential care and their birth families have an impact on children’s development and on placement stability. Contact is also important for their social relationships and sense of belonging and well-being. The aim of this study was, from children’s point of view, to describe, analyse and compare contact in residential care and foster care in terms of its frequency, visit location, feelings during and after the visits, visit difficulties, happiness with their placement, their self-confidence, future perception about their lives, and perception of their subjective well-being. We used a sample of 145 children in residential care and all the children in foster care (39), aged between 11 and 15, from the same four Portuguese districts. Results indicated that children in residential care had more contact and visits with their parents than children in foster care, being phone calls the most used way to contact the children. The majority of the children presented joy or satisfaction during parents’ visits and more diffuse feelings after the visit. Also, most of children would like to have more visits and just a minority present some difficulties in their fulfilment. Nevertheless, children in foster care had more self-confidence, optimism in relation to their future, happiness in relation to their placement and higher subjective well-being than children in residential care. In summary, it seemed that the type of placement for children at risk is more important to their future than the existence of contact with their parents.

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