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Emotional needs of A boriginal foster parents
Author(s) -
Brown Jason D.,
Ivanova Viktoria,
Mehta Nisha,
Skrodzki Donna,
Rodgers Julie
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1468-2397
pISSN - 1369-6866
DOI - 10.1111/ijsw.12097
Subject(s) - contentment , foster parents , foster care , psychology , multidimensional scaling , space (punctuation) , cluster (spacecraft) , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , nursing , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , computer science , programming language
A boriginal children are overrepresented in care. A boriginal foster parents are underrepresented. There is a need to recruit and retain A boriginal foster parents. In the study, A boriginal foster parents were asked: “What do you need emotionally to be a good foster parent?” The results were analyzed using multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis, leading to eight concepts, including: awareness, contentment, self‐assurance, appreciation, resolve, space, caring, and commitment to one's values. These results were compared with the existing foster parent literature. Similarities and differences were described.