Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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346269 | Children and Youth Services Review | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
•Aboriginal foster children are overrepresented in care.•There are not enough Aboriginal foster parents.•Aboriginal foster parents promote cultural continuity for children in care.
A total of 82 Aboriginal foster parents drawn from a provincial registry of foster parents participated in a telephone interview. The interview included the question “What do you need socially to be a good foster parent?” The responses were grouped together by participants in accordance with Trochim's (1989) concept mapping method. Forty-two unique responses were grouped into 6 clusters. These clusters referred to social participation, social networks, activities, as well as family relationships, healthy community and cultural connections.
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Authors
Jason D. Brown, Viktoria Ivanova, Nisha Mehta, Donna Skrodzki, Julie Gerrits,