Parent Perspectives on Family Involvement in Therapeutic Foster Care |
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Authors: | Pauline Jivanjee |
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Institution: | (1) Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR |
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Abstract: | There has been an increasing focus on family involvement in the treatment of children with serious emotional disorders, but it has received only limited attention in relation to out-of-home placements. I present the findings from a qualitative study of family involvement from the perspectives of parents whose children were placed in therapeutic foster care (TFC). Parents' perspectives on their involvement in placement decisions, relationships with professionals and TFC providers, practices related to family involvement, barriers to involvement, and strategies to enhance family involvement are described. Parents of children in TFC wanted to have contact with their children and to participate in decision making. They described relationships and practices that contributed to their involvement. |
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Keywords: | therapeutic foster care family involvement out-of-home placements barriers to family involvement parents' perspectives |
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