Foster and adoptive parents often face challenges while taking care of children who, due to
their adverse early life experiences, are at risk of developing insecure attachment …

This current systematic literature review aims to examine what is known about foster parents'
needs, satisfaction and perceptions of foster parent training. A systematized search in …

Good collaboration between professional foster parents (PFPs) and birth parents (BPs) is of
great importance for the well-being of out-of-home placed youngsters in family-style group …

The current randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of Video-feedback
Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline in Foster Care (VIPP-FC) …

The analysis of foster care placements that have already ended allows us to study them from
the perspective of their outcomes, while revealing the distinguishing elements that contribute …

Placement instability for children in foster care has an adverse effect on child safety,
permanency, and well-being. Some studies have examined racial matching between …

Foster children often encounter worldview differences between their foster family and their
birth family, for example, when participating in religious activities and practices. Foster …

Abstract Concept mapping was used to identify characteristics of successful foster families in
Flanders (Dutch speaking part of Belgium). A sample of 97 (out of 505) foster care workers …

The measures implemented to contain the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected the lives
of children and families all around the world, probably affecting children's psychosocial well …

Children in foster care experience higher levels and rates of psychosocial difficulties than
children from the general population. Governments and child welfare services have a …