The Meaning of Quality in Kinship Foster Care: Caregiver, Child, and Worker Perspectives
Issue Date
2002Author
Chipman, Robert
Wells, Susan J.
Johnson, Michelle A.
Publisher
Alliance for Children and Families
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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Though principles, guidelines, and procedures for assessing the quality of foster care in kinship settings have
been introduced, research on the factors that mediate the quality and outcome of kinship care has been minimal.
To provide insight into these factors from the perspectives of kinship stakeholders, this article presents findings
from a qualitative study conducted with kinship caregivers, children living with relatives, and caseworkers
of children in kinship placements. Their views on quality care in kinship homes, including factors to consider in
the selection and evaluation of kinship placements and opinions of how kinship and nonkinship foster care differ,
make unique contributions to the development of standards and measures for kinship foster care assessment.
Findings confirm the salience of specific factors present in existing guidelines, build on existing
recommendations for the selection and evaluation of kinship homes, and highlight important policy and practice
issues for consideration with kinship families.
Description
Copyright 2002 Families International, Inc.
ISSN
1044-3894Collections
Citation
Chipman, R., Wells, S.J., & Johnson, M.A.(2002). The Meaning of Quality in Kinship Foster Care: Caregiver, Child, and Worker Perspectives. Families in Society, 83(5/6), 508-520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.51
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