Background Resource parent trainings are an important factor in caregiver readiness and
retention, which can improve placement stability and permanency achievement for children …

ABSTRACT JBI protocol for umbrella reviews was applied in the narrative synthesis of data
from four systematic reviews and one meta-analysis through an intersectionality lens to …

While associations between child behavior, parenting behaviors, and foster parent stress
have been established, a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between …

Abstract Background Many children in South Africa are orphaned or subjected to
maltreatment, leaving them in need of care and protection. Foster care is one form of …

Despite criticisms and systemic challenges that may impact the experiences and well-being
of children and families impacted by foster care, foster caregivers are frontline providers of …

Relatively little is known about foster parent preservice training, particularly how foster
parents perceive the helpfulness of preservice training. Given the high turnover of foster …

Foster caring, for both foster and kinship caregivers, can be a challenging and rewarding
endeavor. Both prospective and current foster carers have information needs. This article …

Child welfare jurisdictions increasingly place foster children with kinship foster parents as a
means of meeting their need for stability, family connection, and behavioral and emotional …

Understanding motivations to begin fostering among diverse foster parents is an important
step toward developing effective initiatives for recruitment and retention. This qualitative …

Multiple obstacles exist to introducing evidence‐based methods in social work practice. The
study directly interacts with social work practice and maps the interventions practice …