foster care, foster family, parents, meeting, child in care, visit
Abstract :
[en] This study was conducted in the French-speaking part of Belgium. The aim of this study was to examine how parental presence, quality of the parent-child relationship, and parental visitation arrangements influence the psychological state of children in foster families and institutional care. Our sample consisted of 568 children placed in foster care and 661 children placed in institutions. Our results show that children who no longer meet with their birth parents are not in the worst psychological condition, but neither do they flourish. The quality of the relationship between birth parents and their children significantly affects the children’s psychological state. If the relationship is good, the effect is positive, but the reverse is also true. These results suggest that it is impossible to define a general rule regarding the value and frequency of parent-child meetings.
Research Center/Unit :
ARCH - Adaptation, Résilience et CHangement - ULiège
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Chartier, Stéphanie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Psycho-traumatisme
Language :
English
Title :
Parent Visits to Children in Foster Care and Institutional Care
Alternative titles :
[en] Visites des parents aux enfants placés en famille d’accueil et en institution.
Original title :
[en] Parent Visits to Children in Foster Care and Institutional Care
