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The impact of fostering on the biological children of foster carers: A review of literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Md Badal Moslehuddin
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Substantial changes in the nature of foster care during the last few decades place increasing demands not only on foster parents, but also on all members of their family. Some of these changes include the increasing number of children needing foster care and the resultant growth in the number of foster families, the move towards deinstitutionalisation, the use of treatment and specialist foster care and more emphasis on family reunification. Despite this, biological children of carers receive very little attention and recognition of their contribution.

In spite of the extensive literature on the subject of foster care, very little has been written on the impact of fostering on biological children. The literature related to foster care has primarily focused on professional processes, such as assessment and selection of foster families and management of the placement of a foster child. The limited amount of literature available on this topic is mainly from the UK and the US and is mainly related to foster mothers and their perceptions, with very little reference to their birth children. This along with my personal interest and practice experience has inspired me to conduct a literature review and write this paper.

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Section Three: Partnerships and the caring team – the wider caring network
Information
Children Australia , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , 1999 , pp. 49 - 54
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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