Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties?
Although foster care is generally seen as providing a positive experience for the children and young people for whom it caters, it is rarely conceived of as a place where the children are helped to address their emotional difficulties and modify their often difficult behaviour. Yet research evidenc...
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| description | Although foster care is generally seen as providing a positive experience for the children and young people for whom it caters, it is rarely conceived of as a place where the children are helped to address their emotional difficulties and modify their often difficult behaviour. Yet research evidence suggests that some foster carers are consistently less likely to have placements which break down, and that foster carers who show particular skills in parenting can make a difference to successful outcomes. The paper draws on a large longitudinal study of foster care to argue that it is possible to learn from what these foster carers do in order to develop these skills in others. A model of successful foster care. developed from the main statistical part of the study is first described. Two cases from the qualitative, case studies component of the research are then analysed to demonstrate a quality of responsive parenting. The model is further developed within the framework of the dynamic of attachment and interest sharing proposed by Heard and Lake, to show how this can be used as a basis for future approaches to working with foster placements. |
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| spelling | nottingham-8062020-05-04T20:29:21Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/806/ Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? Wilson, Kate Although foster care is generally seen as providing a positive experience for the children and young people for whom it caters, it is rarely conceived of as a place where the children are helped to address their emotional difficulties and modify their often difficult behaviour. Yet research evidence suggests that some foster carers are consistently less likely to have placements which break down, and that foster carers who show particular skills in parenting can make a difference to successful outcomes. The paper draws on a large longitudinal study of foster care to argue that it is possible to learn from what these foster carers do in order to develop these skills in others. A model of successful foster care. developed from the main statistical part of the study is first described. Two cases from the qualitative, case studies component of the research are then analysed to demonstrate a quality of responsive parenting. The model is further developed within the framework of the dynamic of attachment and interest sharing proposed by Heard and Lake, to show how this can be used as a basis for future approaches to working with foster placements. Sage Publications 2006-10 Article PeerReviewed Wilson, Kate (2006) Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 11 (4). pp. 495-511. ISSN 1359-1045 attachment attachment dynamic and interest sharing foster care responsive parenting treatment foster care 10.1177/1359104506067873 10.1177/1359104506067873 10.1177/1359104506067873 |
| spellingShingle | attachment attachment dynamic and interest sharing foster care responsive parenting treatment foster care Wilson, Kate Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? |
| title | Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? |
| title_full | Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? |
| title_fullStr | Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? |
| title_short | Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? |
| title_sort | can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? |
| topic | attachment attachment dynamic and interest sharing foster care responsive parenting treatment foster care |
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