Title

Promoting Quality Parent-Child Visits: The Power of Relational Connections between Foster and Birth Parents

Department/School

Social Work

Date of this version

2015

Document Type

Article

Keywords

child welfare, child welfare (resilience in), foster care, fostering

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12230

Abstract

Parent–child visits for children in foster care are often fraught with tension, particularly between foster parents and parents. Qualitative interviews with 42 social workers, foster parents and parents revealed more positive relations when foster parents recognized parent fears and shared power over parenting decisions with them. Social workers can support the process by clarifying visiting expectations and encouraging foster parents to reach out to parents.

Volume

22

Issue

1

Published in

Child & Family Social Work

Citation/Other Information

Nesmith, A., Patton, R., Christophersen, K., & Smart, C. (2015). Promoting quality parent-child visits: The power of relational connections between foster and birth parents. Child & Family Social Work, 22(1), 246-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12230

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