The objective of this study is to explore the role problems, namely role conflicts and role
ambiguity among foster mothers in Hong Kong. Moreover, their satisfaction and intention to …

The purpose of this study is to identify satisfaction levels and retention intention of Chinese
foster parents in Hong Kong. Foster parents are one of the major caregivers of children in …

The focus of the study is to investigate how clients experience and perceive the usefulness
of foster care placement on the maintenance of parent-child attachment. Foster care service …

The purpose of the study was to explore what kind of intervention might help foster parents
decide to continue engaging in foster care. As foster care services are still in the early stages …

Abstract Statement of the Problem. The foster parent role has undergone major transitions
since the development of foster family care policy during the last half of the nineteenth …

In foster family care services parenting responsibilities are typically divided among natural
parents, social workers and foster parents which may result in problems of role ambiguity …

With more vulnerable and behaviourally challenging children entering the foster system,
there is a need to recruit and retain foster parents to cope with this emerging trend. Past …

In addition to being a researcher, Dr Keiji Noguchi is a foster parent and so understands the
importance of a support model to prevent disruption of foster children placement. Noguchi …

Children and the youth account for over 50% of the South African population of
approximately 44 million. The majority of these children are raised in poverty and are …

Family foster care is a valuable, but vulnerable type of out-of-home placement. Adequate
support of foster parents is an important factor for placement success. This requires an …