Planned and unplanned terminations of foster care placements in the Netherlands: Relationships with characteristics of foster children and foster placements

Floor van Rooij, Anne Maaskant, Irene Weijers, Desiree Weijers and Jo Hermanns

Children and Youth Services Review, 2015, vol. 53, issue C, 130-136

Abstract: This study examined the role of placement and child characteristics in the unplanned termination of foster placements. Data were used from 169 foster children aged 0 to 20. Results showed that 35% of all foster placement terminations were unplanned. Outcomes of logistic regression analyses demonstrated that behavior problems, parenting stress and a non-Dutch ethnic background of the foster child increased the likelihood of a placement termination. Furthermore, risk accumulation contributed to unplanned terminations. The results indicate that supporting foster parents in managing problem behavior of the foster child and reducing parenting stress may be a key to an effective prevention of disrupted foster care placements.

Keywords: Foster care; Placement disruption; Characteristics; Risk accumulation; Child behavioral problems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.022

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