Long-term foster parenting: grief, loss, love, persistence, and growth in the face of tragedy and trauma

IF 1.2 4区社会学 Q3 SOCIAL WORK

Journal of Public Child Welfare Pub Date : 2022-11-21 DOI:10.1080/15548732.2022.2149251

A. Nesmith, E. Hartley

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This qualitative study of 19 long-term foster carers examined how they coped with traumatic events with children in their care and continued to foster children. Phenomenological methods revealed that they endured significant traumatic events regarding the children that had lasting impacts on them. While much of the related research focuses on indirect secondary trauma among foster parents, these incidents were experienced and interpreted more as primary trauma. Participants also reported an intense commitment to the children in their homes, a passion for providing a good home for them, and recognized that they benefitted personally from fostering children. Recommendations include solutions more closely aligned with primary trauma and a using veteran foster parents to support and mentor new carers.

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长期寄养：面对悲剧和创伤时的悲伤、失落、爱、坚持和成长

摘要：这项针对19名长期寄养照顾者的定性研究考察了他们如何在照顾儿童的情况下应对创伤事件，并继续寄养儿童。现象学方法显示，他们经历了与儿童有关的重大创伤事件，这些事件对他们产生了持久的影响。虽然许多相关研究都集中在养父母中的间接继发性创伤上，但这些事件更多地被视为原发性创伤。参与者还报告说，他们对家里的孩子们有着强烈的承诺，对为他们提供一个好家充满热情，并认识到他们个人从养育孩子中受益。建议包括更符合原发性创伤的解决方案，以及利用经验丰富的养父母来支持和指导新的护理人员。

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Journal of Public Child Welfare SOCIAL WORK-

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3.10

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： Decisions made in the practice of child welfare have lifelong effects on children and their entire families which in turn affects every facet of society. To effectively practice in this vital field, social workers, psychologists, counselors, juvenile court judges, attorneys, and other child welfare professionals need to stay informed about the latest findings and important issues in public child welfare. To answer this crucial need, the Journal of Public Child Welfare provides a broad forum for theory-based and applied research in child welfare. Rather than limit itself to primarily private agencies, this essential journal provides the quality research and comprehensive information that child welfare professionals and public agencies need most.