Providing Foster Care for Adolescents: Barriers and Opportunities |
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Authors: | Jennifer M. Geiger Megan J. Hayes Cynthia A. Lietz |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USAjmullins@asu.edu;3. School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
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Abstract: | This study used quantitative and qualitative data from a larger research project regarding foster parent experiences to examine the characteristics that predict a parent’s willingness to foster an adolescent. Data collected from closed- and open-ended items related to reasons for not fostering a teen were also analyzed. Findings suggest parents who are older and were a foster child themselves, increased the likelihood they would foster a teen. When discussing reasons for not fostering an adolescent, parents identified fears of problem behaviors and concerns about negative impact on other children; findings that were corroborated in responses to the open-ended comments. |
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Keywords: | adolescents foster care foster parents child welfare |
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