An exploratory study into the relative merits of related and unrelated foster care placements

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dc.contributor.advisorMackintosh, Ianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Emmenes, Melanieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-28T05:24:35Z
dc.date.available2015-10-28T05:24:35Z
dc.date.issued1988en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 79-94.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe field of related foster care has to a large extent been neglected. Related foster care is regarded with considerable scepticism and ambivalence by many social workers because of a number of pitfalls which are often associated with such placements. The aim of this study is to explore the relative merits of related and unrelated foster placements, and thus to enhance knowledge in this area and so improve service delivery to foster children, their parents, by foster parents and child and family welfare agencies. A literature survey was undertaken during which it was evident that the field of related foster care has received little attention in both literature and research. The literature studies have highlighted some of the pros and cons of related and unrelated foster placements. A questionnaire was constructed and administered to a sample of related and unrelated foster parents. A descriptive analysis was made of the results with the focus being on the behaviour and academic functioning of the children. The overall findings in this study showed that children fostered by relatives seemed to be doing at least the same as, and in some aspects better than, those children fostered by recruited unrelated foster parents. Over a 11 there appeared to be some significant advantages for those children who were being fostered by relatives.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan Emmenes, M. (1988). <i>An exploratory study into the relative merits of related and unrelated foster care placements</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14373en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan Emmenes, Melanie. <i>"An exploratory study into the relative merits of related and unrelated foster care placements."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14373en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Emmenes, M. 1988. An exploratory study into the relative merits of related and unrelated foster care placements. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van Emmenes, Melanie AB - The field of related foster care has to a large extent been neglected. Related foster care is regarded with considerable scepticism and ambivalence by many social workers because of a number of pitfalls which are often associated with such placements. The aim of this study is to explore the relative merits of related and unrelated foster placements, and thus to enhance knowledge in this area and so improve service delivery to foster children, their parents, by foster parents and child and family welfare agencies. A literature survey was undertaken during which it was evident that the field of related foster care has received little attention in both literature and research. The literature studies have highlighted some of the pros and cons of related and unrelated foster placements. A questionnaire was constructed and administered to a sample of related and unrelated foster parents. A descriptive analysis was made of the results with the focus being on the behaviour and academic functioning of the children. The overall findings in this study showed that children fostered by relatives seemed to be doing at least the same as, and in some aspects better than, those children fostered by recruited unrelated foster parents. Over a 11 there appeared to be some significant advantages for those children who were being fostered by relatives. DA - 1988 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1988 T1 - An exploratory study into the relative merits of related and unrelated foster care placements TI - An exploratory study into the relative merits of related and unrelated foster care placements UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14373 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14373
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan Emmenes M. An exploratory study into the relative merits of related and unrelated foster care placements. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1988 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14373en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFoster home careen_ZA
dc.subject.otherClinical Social worken_ZA
dc.titleAn exploratory study into the relative merits of related and unrelated foster care placementsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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