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EBP in Foster Parent Training and Supporttreatment model for neglect cases.Contemporary Family Therapy, 20, 351-370.Population: Family-based foster carethe foster family and the agency. This program made social workers, marital andfamily therapists, and child psychologists available to the families. The stepsinvolved in the ecosystemic program included:• Making sure the child and biological family are in secure places;• Stabilizing the family;• Addressing the long-term reality needs of the family; and• Referring the parents to appropriate classes and approaching themabout using psycho-educational interventions.Findings: Overcoming resistance to the program by biological families, fosterfamilies, and agency staff was an ongoing struggle. The agency, however, wasdedicated to seeing this program succeed and trained staff and foster familiesaccordingly. According to anecdotal evidence, the partnerships between fosterfamilies, biological families, and the agency seemed to have positive outcomes forthe children and their families. Program evaluation will be conducted in the future.Family Reunification Project Emerging PracticeSimms, M. D. & Bolden, B. J. (1991). TheFamily Reunification Project: Facilitatingregular contact among foster children,biological families, and foster families. ChildWelfare, 70, 679-690.Method: The aim of this pilot project was to create a neutral setting for structuredvisits with biological parents, children in placement, and foster parents withstructured activities. A total of eight foster children (aged 5-9), three biologicalmothers, one biological father, and four foster mothers participated in the project.The Family Reunification Project included 16 weekly sessions (visits) that lasted fortwo hours. The first hour consisted of a structured session for the foster childrenand their biological parents. A foster parent support and training group metconcurrently in a separate location. After the children left the second hour consistedof a support group for the biological parents. The structured visit included, groupactivities facilitated by an art therapist and free play, with two or three staffmembers observing and providing assistance to parents. The space included toys,books, a small playground with a swing and slide. A clinical social workerconducted the group for foster parents in a separate room from the visiting area.After the foster parents took the children home, the biological parents met as agroup with the social worker.Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW)University of Minnesota School of Social WorkContact: Kristine N. Piescher, Ph.D. kpiesche@umn.edu 129
EBP in Foster Parent Training and SupportFoster Parent Involvement in Service PlanningDenby, R., Rindfleisch, N., & Bean, G.(1999). Predictors of foster parents’satisfaction and intent to continue to foster.Child Abuse and Neglect, 23, 287-303.Population: Family-based foster careFindings: This project provided a unique provision of direct services for fosterparents, foster children, and their biological parents in a single coordinatedprogram. The use of both group and individual activities stimulated useful parentchildinteractions. Observations of parent-child interactions during the sessionswere collected and given to agency caseworkers, but because too few familieswere involved for a relatively short amount of time, effect on case planning was notdeterminable.Limitations: This study utilized a very small sample. No clear outcome measureswere available to determine pre-program and post-program functioning; the studyrelied on self-report of participants.Method: This descriptive study examined foster parents’ satisfaction and itsrelationship to their continuation to provide foster care services. 544 active fosterparents from the eight largest counties in Ohio participated in the study.Findings: Results revealed a high overall level of satisfaction with foster parentingand intent to continue as a licensed foster home. The study found that 1) parentingcompetencies, 2) feeling drawn to foster care, 3) accepting of investments in fostercare, 4) age of foster mother, 5) support and collaboration from social worker hadthe strongest influences on foster parents’ satisfaction.Henry, D., Cossett, D., Auletta, T., & Egan,E. (1991). Needed services for fosterparents of sexually abused children. Childand Adolescent Social Work, 8, 127-140.Population: Family-based foster careLimitations: This study was descriptive in nature and did not utilize any controls(i.e., comparison groups, confounding variables, etc.).Method: This article reports on a descriptive study of the service provided to fosterparents who care for sexually abused children. Agency directors, social workersand foster parents were asked to respond to mailed questionnaires, which focusedon the foster parents’ knowledge of the abusive events, their responses to thechildren’s most problematic symptoms, and available and needed services.Subjects were selected from the first 100 cases of children referred over a two yearperiod to The Child Sexual Abuse Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Thirty of thesechildren were identified as foster children. Telephone contact was initiated with 21foster families. Eight foster agencies, 12 social workers (for 16 sexually abusedchildren) and 8 agency directors were identified. Participants also completedtelephone interviews.Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW)University of Minnesota School of Social WorkContact: Kristine N. Piescher, Ph.D. kpiesche@umn.edu 130
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