Contact with Family Members and its Impact on Adolescents and Their Foster
Contact with Family Members and its Impact on Adolescents and Their Foster
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与家庭成员的接触及其对青少年及其寄养人的影响
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2005
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J. Lipscombe
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S. Moyers;E. Farmer;J. Lipscombe
摘要本文讨论了最近完成的一项关于青少年寄养的研究结果，该研究包括对照顾者的养育技能和支持以及青少年在长期寄养期间与父母、兄弟姐妹和其他家庭成员的联系的详细评估。68名寄养照顾者、年轻人及其社会工作者在两个时间点接受了面谈，即在新的寄养安置开始后3个月，以及在12个月或在中断之前的情况下再次面谈。研究人员向寄养照料者、年轻人及其社会工作者提出了关于接触的详细问题，使研究人员能够对接触的数量和质量及其对年轻人和他们的安置的影响做出总结评级。本文描述了年轻人与家人的联系，它对他们和寄养家庭的影响，以及这种联系是如何随着时间的推移而变化的。调查结果显示，大多数青少年的接触是有问题的，并对安置结果产生重大影响。强调了管理联系的方式，并讨论了对政策和实践的相应影响。
Summary This paper discusses findings from a recently completed study of adolescent foster care, which included a detailed assessment of the fostering skills and supports of car ers and of the contact that adolescents had with parents, siblings and other family members during a long-term foster placement. Sixty-eight foster carers, young people and their social workers were interviewed at two points in time, 3 months after the start of a new foster placement and again at 12 months or at the point of disruption if this occurred earlier. Detailed questions about contact which were asked of foster carers, young people and their social workers enabled the researchers to make summary ratings about the quantity and the quality of contact and its effect on the young people and on their placements. This paper describes the contact the young people had with their families, its impact on them and on the foster families and how it changed over time. The findings revealed that contact for the majority of adolescents was problematic and had a significant impact on placement outcomes. Ways of managing contact are highlighted, and the corresponding implications for policy and practice discussed.