Sponsor
Portland State University. School of Social Work
First Advisor
June Dunn
Term of Graduation
Winter 1976
Date of Publication
3-15-1976
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Language
English
Subjects
Foster home care
DOI
10.15760/etd.1773
Physical Description
1 online resource (28 pages)
Abstract
The purpose of this practicum is to determine reasons given by former foster parents for their termination of provision of foster care.
Research was completed through a survey of the literature in the field of roster care and through inquiries with personnel currently working with foster care programs in Columbia and Multnomah Counties. Utilizing the concerns of the personnel and issues raised in the literature, a questionnaire was developed which was intended specifically for former roster families currently residing in Columbia County. 48.9 percent of the questionnaires were returned.
The results showed that fifty percent of the foster families who responded terminated their provision of foster care within two years, with an additional twenty three percent terminating within two more years, making a total of seventy-three percent who discontinued foster care within four years. Sixty-one percent listed "no longer interested" as a reason for terminating. This category included the foster family's own children's reactions; foster child related concerns such as age, sex, and behavior problems, and situational factors such a s recreational limitations, work, or school changes. An area of concern in this study was the relationship of the agency who administers a foster care program and the reasons foster parents give for discontinuing foster care. The data gathered shows that seventy-four percent of these former foster families rated their contact with Columbia County Children's Services Division as either "okay" or "good".
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11932
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Linda Ann, "An Exploratory Study Concerning Reasons Given for Termination of Provision of Foster Care" (1976). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1773.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.1773
Comments
A practicum submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work.
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