After Foster Care: Outcomes of Permanency Planning for Children.

Fein, Edith; And Others

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ288584

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1983

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

After Foster Care: Outcomes of Permanency Planning for Children.

Fein, Edith; And Others

Child Welfare, v62 n6 p485-558 Nov-Dec 1983

Reports a longitudinal study of 187 children under the age of 14 who were discharged to a permanent home from temporary foster care. Interviews conducted with parents or caretakers focused on perceptions of the children's functioning and adjustment in the family and their needs for, and uses of, formal and informal support systems. (RH)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Family Environment, Foster Care, Infants, Interviews, Longitudinal Studies, Placement, Social Services

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A