To Belong: Narratives About Family Belonging Among Children in Foster Families or Where Custody has been Transferred

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q2 SOCIAL WORK

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal Pub Date : 2024-09-21 DOI:10.1007/s10560-024-00981-0

Sara Larsson, Elisabeth Punzi, Therése Wissö

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In 1983, 2001, 2002 and 2020 Swedish legislation has sought to strengthen children’s rights to family belonging in foster care, as well as their voices in decision making. The aim of this study was to understand how children in long-term foster families and children whose custody has been transferred experience family belonging within these different legal contexts. Methods: Six participants aged 11–17 years were recruited. The data were collected through narrative interviews. Both verbal and visual methods were used in data collection and narrative analysis was used to capture a comprehensive understanding of the stories. Findings: It is suggested that a sense of family belonging can be understood through the following themes: “To spend time”, “To share experiences”, “To be seen, cared for, and supported”, “To resemble someone”, and “To know or not to know”. Conclusion: Practical implications of the findings are discussed in relation to planning, guidance, and decision-making within foster care. The results, if implemented in practice, could have an impact on how to discuss foster children’s sense of family belonging within the foster care system.

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归属：寄养家庭或监护权被转移的儿童关于家庭归属感的叙述

背景1983年、2001年、2002年和2020年，瑞典立法试图加强儿童在寄养家庭中的家庭归属权，以及他们在决策中的发言权。本研究旨在了解长期寄养家庭中的儿童和监护权被转移的儿童如何在这些不同的法律背景下体验家庭归属感。研究方法招募了六名 11-17 岁的参与者。数据通过叙述性访谈收集。在数据收集过程中使用了口头和视觉方法，并通过叙事分析来全面了解这些故事。研究结果研究认为，家庭归属感可以通过以下主题来理解："花时间"、"分享经历"、"被看见、被关心和被支持"、"与某人相似 "和 "知道或不知道"。结论本文讨论了研究结果对寄养服务中的规划、指导和决策的实际影响。这些结果如果在实践中得到落实，可能会对如何讨论寄养儿童在寄养系统中的家庭归属感产生影响。

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期刊介绍： The Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (CASW) features original articles that focus on social work practice with children, adolescents, and their families. Topics include issues affecting a variety of specific populations in special settings. CASW welcomes a range of scholarly contributions focused on children and adolescents, including theoretical papers, narrative case studies, historical analyses, traditional reviews of the literature, descriptive studies, single-system research designs, correlational investigations, methodological works, pre-experimental, quasi-experimental and experimental evaluations, meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Manuscripts involving qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods are welcome to be submitted, as are papers grounded in one or more theoretical orientations, or those that are not based on any formal theory. CASW values different disciplines and interdisciplinary work that informs social work practice and policy. Authors from public health, nursing, psychology, sociology, and other disciplines are encouraged to submit manuscripts. All manuscripts should include specific implications for social work policy and practice with children and adolescents. Appropriate fields of practice include interpersonal practice, small groups, families, organizations, communities, policy practice, nationally-oriented work, and international studies. Authors considering publication in CASW should review the following editorial: Schelbe, L., & Thyer, B. A. (2019). Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal Editorial Policy: Guidelines for Authors. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 36, 75-80.