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
COinS
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