Kate Wilson
Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties?
Wilson, Kate
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Abstract
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.
Citation
Wilson, K. (2006). Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties?. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104506067873
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Oct 1, 2006 |
Deposit Date | Jan 25, 2008 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 25, 2008 |
Journal | Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry |
Print ISSN | 1359-1045 |
Electronic ISSN | 1461-7021 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 4 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104506067873 |
Keywords | attachment, attachment dynamic and interest sharing, foster care, responsive parenting, treatment foster care |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1018204 |
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