Sponsor
Portland State University. School of Social Work
First Advisor
Jack C. Finley
Term of Graduation
1972
Date of Publication
1972
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Language
English
Subjects
Foster home care, Foster children, Foster parents
DOI
10.15760/etd.1691
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 129 pages)
Abstract
Many children drift into unplanned long-term foster home care, under conditions unsatisfactory for the child, his own family and the foster parents. Current practice in foster care often contributes to foster children growing up without the necessary love, support and guidance from a family that he can call his own. Recent publications in social work journals have suggested that a lack of consistent family relationships may be injurious to the emotional development of children. Social workers have become increasingly dissatisfied with a "helping process" that may, in fact, generate more harm than help. Originating from the social worker's dissatisfaction with the foster care system is an awareness that some method for evaluation of parenting potential is a critically important factor if the goal of responsible planning for foster home placement is to be attained. One possible method for evaluating parenting potential is to analyze the parents' history of adaptation through an examination of case record material. The purpose of our study is to determine the feasibility of the case analysis method as a tool for the development of predictive criteria designed to evaluate "potential for parenting" and thus, aid in more adequate foster care planning.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11182
Recommended Citation
Hutchins, Kaye; McCarthy, Rose Mary; O'Neal, Jim C.; Radke, David; and Rankin, Richard, "Children Without Futures: a Feasibility Study Comparing Characteristics of Families Who Have Children Placed in Long and Short-term Foster Care" (1972). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1692.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.1691
Comments
A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work.
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