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Broad, Bob. "Kinship care." Social Work and Social Sciences Review 13, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 59–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1921/19629.

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DWORKIN, PAUL H. "Kinship Care." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 14, no. 6 (December 1993): 394???395. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004703-199312010-00006.

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DUBOWITZ, HOWARD, SUSAN ZURAVIN, RAYMOND H. STARR, SUSAN FEIGELMAN, and DONNA HARRINGTON. "Kinship Care." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 14, no. 6 (December 1993): 396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004703-199312010-00007.

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Crewe, Sandra Edmonds, and Rowena Grice Wilson. "Kinship Care." Journal of Health & Social Policy 22, no. 3-4 (December 31, 2006): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j045v22n03_01.

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Szilagyi, Moira. "Kinship Care." Academic Pediatrics 14, no. 6 (November 2014): 543–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2014.09.006.

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Broad, Bob. "Kinship care." Social Work and Social Sciences Review 13, no. 1 (December 20, 2012): 59–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v13i1.467.

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This article summarises the main research evidence about children living in kinship care placements in the United Kingdom (UK). It identifies key themes emerging from the literature and concludes with policy and practice recommendations. It is argued that whilst the evidence about kinship care outcomes is equivocal it nevetheless indicates that kinship care is at least as good as other placements and that it should become more integrated into permanency planning and family support, and be propery recognised, financed and supported.
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Kiraly, Meredith. "Commentary: Kinship Care." Children Australia 36, no. 2 (June 1, 2011): 43–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/jcas.36.2.43.

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Crewe, Sandra Edmonds, and Rowena Grice Wilson. "Epilogue—Kinship Care." Journal of Health & Social Policy 22, no. 3-4 (December 31, 2006): 233–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j045v22n03_15.

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GAREY, ANITA ILTA, KAREN V. HANSEN, ROSANNA HERTZ, and CAMERON MACDONALD. "Care and Kinship." Journal of Family Issues 23, no. 6 (September 2002): 703–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x02023006001.

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Darwiche, Sabrina, Lindsay Terrell, Asheley C. Skinner, and Aditee P. Narayan. "Kinship Care and Foster Care." North Carolina Medical Journal 80, no. 6 (November 2019): 325–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.18043/ncm.80.6.325.

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Spence, Nigel. "Kinship care in Australia." Child Abuse Review 13, no. 4 (July 2004): 263–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/car.854.

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Saunders, Hilary, and Julie Selwyn. "Supporting Informal Kinship Care." Adoption & Fostering 32, no. 2 (July 2008): 31–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857590803200205.

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Farmer, Elaine. "Making Kinship Care Work." Adoption & Fostering 33, no. 3 (October 2009): 15–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857590903300303.

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Testa, Mark F. "Kinship Care and Permanency." Journal of Social Service Research 28, no. 1 (March 11, 2002): 25–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j079v28n01_02.

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Waterhouse, Suzette. "Assessment in Kinship Care." Child & Family Social Work 13, no. 2 (May 2008): 238–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2008.00553.x.

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Seth, Clare, and Ann Horne. "National Kinship Care Strategy." Children and Young People Now 2024, no. 2 (February 2, 2024): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/cypn.2024.2.43.

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Ponnert, Lina. "Emotional kinship care and neutral non-kinship care - the struggle between discourses." Child & Family Social Work 22, no. 2 (November 25, 2016): 1084–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12328.

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Nandy, Shailen, and Julie Selwyn. "Report: Kinship Care and Poverty: Using Census Data to Examine Kinship Care." Children and Young People Now 2014, no. 4 (February 18, 2014): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/cypn.2014.4.28.

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Harris, Alexandra Conroy. "Kinship care and the Care Review." Children and Young People Now 2022, no. 7 (July 2, 2022): 42–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/cypn.2022.7.42.

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Alexandra Conroy Harris, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, explains how proposals in the Care Review to encourage more children to be placed in kinship care arrangements could have unintended consequences
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Gibbons, Leonie, and Jan Mason. "Challenges posed by kinship care: A study focussing on New South Wales." Children Australia 28, no. 4 (2003): 12–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200005769.

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Kinship care as a formal placement option has been steadily increasing over recent years, particularly in New South Wales. This paper draws on a report of research on kinship care in New South Wales, in which the two authors participated (Mason et al, 2002). In conducting the research, qualitative and quantitative methods were used to explore both ‘top down’ perspectives (from policy documents and statistics) and ‘bottom up’ perspectives (from child protection practitioners and those who experience policy as service recipients – kinship carers, young people in kinship care and parents of children in kinship care).In this paper we briefly outline the research and discuss findings relating to definitions of kinship care, the extent of kinship care in NSW, decision making around the placement of children in kinship care, reasons given by participants for kinship care, and support for carers.
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Chipman, Robert, Susan J. Wells, and Michelle A. Johnson. "The Meaning of Quality in Kinship Foster Care: Caregiver, Child, and Worker Perspectives." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 83, no. 5 (October 2002): 508–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.51.

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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.
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Scannapieco, Maria, Rebecca L. Hegar, and Catherine McAlpine. "Kinship Care and Foster Care: A Comparison of Characteristics and Outcomes." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 78, no. 5 (October 1997): 480–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.817.

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The increase in children entering foster care, together with a range of other political, economic, and social factors, has helped fuel the newest phenomenon in the child welfare system–a substantial proportion of children in formal kinship care. Kinship care is defined as out-of-home placement with relatives of children who are in the custody of state and local child welfare agencies. The authors present a review of previous research and report on a study that examined differences and similarities between kinship and traditional foster care in Baltimore County, Maryland, a suburban county that surrounds the city of Baltimore. This study supports many earlier conclusions concerning kinship care, such as children remain in care longer, caregivers are primarily African American, and services provided by kin are less extensive than those provided by traditional foster parents.
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Dunne, Emer G., and Lisa J. Kettler. "Social and emotional issues of children in kinship foster care and stressors on kinship carers: A review of the Australian and international literature." Children Australia 31, no. 2 (2006): 22–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200011093.

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The aim of this paper is to review the Australian and international literature on social and emotional issues affecting children in kinship foster care and to examine stresses experienced by kinship foster carers.There is a growing trend of kinship foster care as an alternative form of care for children in Australia and overseas which is attributed to factors such as child abuse, parental incapacity, parental incarceration, and parental substance misuse. The ideology supporting the use of kinship care is that it is in the child’s best interests because it helps them to maintain ties with their family of origin.A comprehensive search of the literature on kinship care was undertaken and articles addressing social and emotional issues of children in kinship care or their carers were selected for critical review.The literature suggests that children placed with kinship foster carers suffer from a range of social and emotional issues and these may impact on outcomes in adulthood. The existing literature does not, however, adequately differentiate the impacts of kinship care itself from the children’s pre-existing difficulties and there is a paucity of literature comparing kinship care outcomes with outcomes for children who have experienced other forms of out-of-home care. Common factors experienced by kinship foster carers that can make it challenging for them to deal with children’s issues are economic disadvantage, stress, health issues and lack of resources.In conclusion, this review supports the arguments for assessment and interventions for children in kinship foster care; and support, parent training and interventions for kinship carers. Longitudinal studies are needed in this area.
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Mshayisa, Langa, Raisuyah Bhagwan, and Fathima Dewan. "The Role of African Spirituality in the Provision of Kinship Care in the South African Context." Religions 15, no. 1 (January 16, 2024): 108. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel15010108.

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This article focuses on understanding the role played by African spirituality in the provision of kinship care in the South African context. African traditional spirituality was found to be an important factor underpinning kinship care and its provision, especially in rural African communities. The study was conducted using a qualitative research methodology. Twenty-one (21) participants, who were kinship caregivers, were recruited using purposive non-probability sampling methods. The study found that African spirituality helped them to preserve both their cultural and personal identity. Furthermore, through African spirituality, children and youth in kinship care receive psychosocial support and experienced a positive upbringing through their kinship caregivers and tribal community. African kinship caregivers were found to offer kinship care as a spiritual duty to help children and youth who need care and protection in the absence of their birth parents.
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Kiraly, Meredith, Julieanne James, and Cathy Humphreys. "‘It's a Family Responsibility’: Family and Cultural Connection for Aboriginal Children in Kinship Care." Children Australia 40, no. 1 (October 29, 2014): 23–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2014.36.

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Kinship care as a form of protective care in Australia has grown considerably over the past decade. The University of Melbourne Family Links: Kinship Care and Family Contact research project comprised a survey of kinship carers and consultations with key stakeholders. Given the significant over-representation of Indigenous children in kinship care arrangements, the project included a nested study of Indigenous kinship care. Research participants stressed the imperative for Indigenous children to be connected to family, community and culture. However, survey responses indicated that in many cases, family and cultural connections were not being assisted by cultural support planning. Indigenous caseworkers described the complexities of facilitating family contact, highlighting good practice as well as dilemmas and shortcomings in culturally sensitive practice. There was much evidence of the straitened circumstances of Indigenous kinship carers and unmet support needs among carers, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. Suggestions are made about ways in which children in kinship care might be better supported to maintain their family relationships.
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Kalra, Gurneet K. "Kinship Care: Challenges and Opportunities." Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond 7, no. 2 (September 2020): 229–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2349300320932775.

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Green, Robert, and Jill Duerr Berrick. "Kinship care policy and practice." Children and Youth Services Review 23, no. 1 (January 2001): 110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0190-7409(01)80003-7.

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Green, Robert, and Jill Duerr Berrick. "Kinship care policy and practice." Children and Youth Services Review 23, no. 2 (February 2001): 202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0190-7409(01)80007-4.

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Gourdine, Ruby M. "Child Only Kinship Care Cases." Journal of Health & Social Policy 22, no. 3-4 (December 31, 2006): 45–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j045v22n03_04.

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Bent-Goodley, Tricia B., and Kesslyn Brade. "Domestic Violence and Kinship Care." Journal of Health & Social Policy 22, no. 3-4 (December 31, 2006): 65–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j045v22n03_05.

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Farmer, Elaine. "Placement stability in kinship care." Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 4, no. 2 (June 22, 2009): 154–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17450120902887871.

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McPherson, Lynne, and Noel MacNamara. "Therapeutic Kinship Care: A Carer's Perspective." Children Australia 39, no. 4 (December 2014): 221–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2014.29.

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Kinship-care placements in Australia are now more prevalent than foster care and are the fastest growing form of out-of-home care in this country (AIHW, 2014). On 30 June 2013, 93% of Australian children in out-of-home care were in home-based care, with 43% of these in foster care and 48% in relative/kinship care (AIHW, 2014). The past decade has seen a greater understanding of children's needs in out-of-home care, with models of therapeutic care showing promise in Australia and internationally. These models, however, are designed almost exclusively for children placed in foster care or residential care, and as such do not consider the unique features of kinship care. This paper will identify the needs of children in out-of-home care, before briefly examining the concepts of therapeutic foster care as a response to children who have experienced trauma. Key distinctions between foster care and kinship care will be highlighted and implications for a conceptual model of therapeutic kinship care discussed.
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Lawrence-Webb, Claudia, Joshua N. Okundaye, and Gayle Hafner. "Education and Kinship Caregivers: Creating a New Vision." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 84, no. 1 (January 2003): 135–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.82.

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Current issues regarding the education of children with disabilities who are placed with kinship caregivers are highlighted using qualitative data on low-income African American kinship care providers who are 40–70 years old. Examined are the historical and social implications of kinship care, and the challenges facing the formal education of these children. Also explored are suggestions of kinship caregivers for improving the relationship between the school and their grandchildren. Kinship caregivers continue to highly value education as a priority for the children in their care. Despite difficulties in interacting with schools, kinship caregivers identify collaborative relationships they want with education providers.
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Smith, Andrea B. "BUILDING NETWORKS OF PROFESSIONALS TO SUPPORT KINSHIP CARE FAMILIES." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1043.

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Abstract Numbers of American children being raised by relatives continue to rise. Over 7.8 million children, representing 10.5% of American children under age 18, lived in a relative-headed home. Of these, 2.5 million have no parent present in their home (Generations United, 2016). Kinship families’ needs are typically complex, needing prompt and sensitive responses. Varied professionals often serve kinship families but the majority report receiving little information or training related to kinship families. (Smith 2017 This pilot project surveyed professionals (n = 63) representing varied disciplines in a pre/post-test format to determine change in knowledge and strategies for working with kinship care family members. All respondents were enrolled in graduate courses specifically focused on kinship families. Respondents represented diverse fields including family therapists (n = 9), family service workers (n = 23), teachers (n = 16), school administrators (n = 4), child care providers (n = 2) and health care professionals (n = 7 ). Respondents completed a 17 question pre/post survey. Results demonstrated the majority (n = 59; 93%) had experience with kinship families but most (n = 47; 74%) had received little/no targeted professional training. Post-test results strongly indicated that completing any amount of kinship-related coursework positively impacted professionals’ knowledge, confidence, and readiness to utilize learned strategies in their work with kinship families. Additionally, post-test results of students completing the entire series of classes (9 credits) revealed significantly greater changes, demonstrating the importance of providing comprehensive information to enhance professional practices for working with kinship families.
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Kiraly, Meredith, and Cathy Humphreys. "The Changing Face of Out-of-home Care in Australia – Developing Policy and Practice for the 21st Century." Children Australia 42, no. 4 (November 6, 2017): 230–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2017.38.

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This Opinion Piece traces the rise of statutory kinship care in Australia from the progressive reduction of residential care and the struggle to recruit sufficient foster carers to meet demand for protective care. It outlines identified benefits of kinship care for children and flags concern about the early stage of development of kinship care policy, programs and data systems. It is argued that there are significant risks for children's safety and well-being in failing to assess carers thoroughly and to provide equitable case management and support (both financial and non-financial) to children in kinship care as in foster care.
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Brown, Stephanie, Don Cohon, and Rachel Wheeler. "African American extended families and kinship care: how relevant is the foster care model for kinship care?" Children and Youth Services Review 24, no. 1-2 (January 2002): 53–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0190-7409(01)00168-2.

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Breman, Rachel, Ann MacRae, and Dave Vicary. "‘It's Been an Absolute Nightmare’ – Family Violence in Kinship Care in Victoria." Children Australia 43, no. 1 (February 23, 2018): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2018.8.

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Kinship care has become the fastest growing form of out-of-home care in Victoria and is the preferred placement option for children who are unable to live with their parents. Little is known about family violence in kinship care that is perpetrated by a close family member of the child in care (usually the child's mother/father) against the carer(s) and children once the placement has started. In this context, family violence means any act of physical violence, emotional/psychological violence, verbal abuse and property damage. In 2017, Baptcare undertook research with 101 kinship carers to gain a better understanding of how family violence was impacting on children and families in kinship care in Victoria. The study used a mixed design that specifically targeted kinship carers who had direct experience of family violence during their placement. This study has demonstrated that significant amounts of violence from family members are being experienced by kinship carers in Victoria and the children in their care. As a response to these findings, Baptcare is proactively addressing family violence in kinship care, across a range of domains, to provide solutions to the issues identified in this research.
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Leifsen, Esben, and Alexander Tymczuk. "Care and Connectivity in Labour Migration." Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society 35, no. 4 (December 1, 2010): 49–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.30676/jfas.127518.

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Until quite recently notions of kinship have been treated as localized modes of social organization and classification systems. Moreover, as forms of organization and as ideational relational structures, kinship systems have been considered to exist outside colonial administrations and economies, nation states and the market. An early non-typical example going against this trend is Esther Goody’s study of fosterage practices among West-Africans in London. Her study is a prolongation of studies she carried out in Ghana on different types of institutionalized child-care arrangements which implied child circulation (Goody 1982). The study of fosterage, wardship and apprenticeship practices in West Africa has contributed to a newer research current which thematically links West Africa, the Pacific region, the Caribbean and parts of Latin America. Situations of multi-local families and kinship groups, relational and changeable socialities and the circulation of children have been shown by ethnographic accounts and social history studies to exist parallel and prior to the period when conditions of economic globalization turned transnational migration into a relevant research topic. Ethnographic insight from these studies can contribute to the study of kinship and the structuring of kinship relations in transnational contexts.
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Cunningham, Lisa, and Fraser Lauchlan. "Pre-school children in kinship care: Are we doing enough as EPs?" Educational and Child Psychology 27, no. 4 (2010): 73–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpsecp.2010.27.4.73.

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Kinship care is a growing alternative to local authority care yet it has been argued that its information base, practice guidance and support structures are in arrears of the introduction of new legislation. This research aims to extend the limited information currently available on kinship care by exploring some of the factors and potential implications that this type of parental surrogacy may have on the development, attachment and education of these children.The context of the study is a pre-school extended day care establishment situated within a large multi-cultural authority. Questionnaire data sampling the views and experiences of 39 participants (educational psychologists, social workers and kinship carers) as well as in-depth case studies of two pre-school children in kinship care were analysed.The results provide evidence that children in kinship care often experience attachment related issues and behavioural difficulties, which can further impact on their cognitive and social development, academic performance and subsequent educational attainment and achievement. However, the authors argue that often these difficulties arise from the experiences the child encountered prior to them requiring kinship care intervention, and not as a result of the kinship care arrangement itself.In recognition that they are not a homogeneous group, all efforts should be made to identify the needs of individual kinship children in education as early as possible with ongoing monitoring. Future research should be carried out in multi-agency contexts to understand further the needs of this potentially vulnerable client group, and intervention programmes to address their needs should be explored.The authors conclude with some recommendations for supporting children receiving kinship care including implications for the role of the educational psychologist.
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Comas-d’Argemir, Dolors, and Montserrat Soronellas. "Men as Carers in Long-Term Caring: Doing Gender and Doing Kinship." Journal of Family Issues 40, no. 3 (November 14, 2018): 315–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x18813185.

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In this article, we examine men’s involvement in long-term care for the elderly or sick relatives to locate changes in gender and kinship relations. Research on care has highlighted the role of gender, but has been blind as regards the link between care and kinship, which is taken as a given. We consider care as work and care as kinship by means of the concepts of “doing gender” and “doing kinship.” We use data from the qualitative research we are undertaking in Catalonia (Spain) and this text is based on 49 interviews. We found that men are becoming new agents in care, due to social and cultural changes which are leading to a renegotiation of how care is allocated. Caring produces gender and produces kinship, and as such the involvement of men in care resignifies the contents of these relations and calls the nature of these changes into question.
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Kang, Hyunah. "Theoretical Perspectives for Child Welfare Practice on Kinship Foster Care Families." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 88, no. 4 (October 2007): 575–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.3680.

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To provide deepened and expanded discussions of the advantages of kinship foster care, this paper attempts to understand the theoretical backgrounds of kinship care. The paper also analyzes research studies regarding caregiving environments and well-being outcomes of children in kinship foster care to examine whether empirical evidence supports theoretical conjectures. In addition, the paper discusses the status of knowledge concerning kinship foster care and the rigorousness of research methods. The paper's analysis and discussion are intended to provide theoretical perspectives for suppositions in practice and, eventually, guide child welfare practice.
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Breman, Rachel, Ann MacRae, and Dave Vicary. "Child-Perpetrated Family Violence in Kinship Care in Victoria." Children Australia 43, no. 3 (June 26, 2018): 192–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2018.28.

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There is growing evidence to support our understanding of adolescent violence in the home, however, there is a paucity of research about child-perpetrated violence that occurs within the context of kinship care. In 2017, Baptcare commenced research with 101 kinship carers in Victoria to gain a better understanding of how family violence was impacting on children and families. This research included a focus on child-perpetrated violence directed towards carers once the kinship placement commenced. In this context, family violence means any act of physical violence, emotional/psychological violence, verbal abuse and property damage caused by the child. This study utilised an online survey and semi-structured interviews that specifically targeted kinship carers who had direct experience of family violence. Findings demonstrated the disturbing types of child-perpetrated violent and aggressive behaviours kinship carers experienced. The data indicates that incidents of violence occurred early in the placement, they occurred frequently, and carers experienced multiple acts of violence from the child. The impact of the violence on the carer's household is significant in terms of the carer's health, wellbeing and placement stability. Further, the findings highlight the transgenerational nature of family violence in the context of kinship care in Victoria. The study described in this paper is the first step in understanding and exposing this complex issue and draws attention to some of the significant issues confronting Victorian kinship families experiencing family violence. This paper will describe the approach that Baptcare is taking to address family violence in its kinship-care programs.
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McCartan, Claire, Lisa Bunting, Paul Bywaters, Gavin Davidson, Martin Elliott, and Jade Hooper. "A Four-Nation Comparison of Kinship Care in the UK: The Relationship between Formal Kinship Care and Deprivation." Social Policy and Society 17, no. 4 (July 6, 2018): 619–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746418000179.

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The practice of extended family and friends helping to care for children when their parents are unable to is an enduring tradition in many cultures. Kinship care provides the largest proportion of out of home care in Western society but many of these carers experience poverty and deprivation, and do not receive comparable levels of support, financial or professional, to other placement types. This study provides UK evidence for the relationship between kinship care and deprivation and examines how the welfare state frames kinship care in policy and practice.
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Koh, Eun, Allysa Ware, and Eunju Lee. "State Implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act." Advances in Social Work 21, no. 1 (June 14, 2021): 77–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/23942.

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Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (FC Act) has been in place for over 10 years. However, children in kinship care continue to receive fewer benefits, supports, and access to resources due to challenges with fully integrating kinship care into the child welfare system. The current study explored the state implementation of the FC Act with a focus on kinship care. Representatives from 15 states across the U.S. completed an online survey focused on their state’s response to the FC Act, and 14 participated in a follow-up survey on their states’ plan for kinship navigator programs with the passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 (FFPSA). The findings show that the most common change after the FC Act was observed in the Act’s mandatory requirement to identify and search for kinship caregivers. States were less likely to implement non-mandated services or programs despite their potential benefits. In response to the FFPSA, states were looking for opportunities to learn from other states implementing kinship navigator programs. More support and oversight from the federal government are needed to promote successful policy implementation at the state level. In addition, social work practitioners need to be aware of programs and legislation on kinship care in order to advocate for and ensure the well-being of children and caregivers who provide kinship care.
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Dziro, Charles. "Challenges and Opportunities Experienced by Young Adults Transitioning Out of Informal Kinship-Based Foster Care in Bikita District, Zimbabwe." Emerging Adulthood 8, no. 1 (August 28, 2019): 82–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167696819870019.

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The desire to understand young adults’ transition into adulthood from informal kinship-based foster care has been growing. This article examines the challenges encountered by, and the opportunities available to, young adults as they transition from informal kinship-based foster care to independent living in the Bikita District of Zimbabwe. In-depth interviews were conducted with 26 young people who had left care and key informants. Data were analyzed using a thematic framework. Key findings included the young adults’ need for proper preparation in formal education, health, social welfare, and employment to ward off the challenges they face before they leave informal kinship-based foster care. The opportunities available to the young adults included cultural identity, social capital, and training in independent life skills within their kinship group. Recommendations are made for better preparation and support to young people transitioning out of informal kinship-based care in Zimbabwe.
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Hernández, Julia, and Jill Duerr Berrick. "Kinship Probate Guardianship: An Important Permanency Option for Children." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 100, no. 1 (November 21, 2018): 34–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1044389418803447.

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A growing number of children are being raised by relatives under a variety of different care arrangements. Although the extant literature provides rough estimates of the number and characteristics of children living in most care arrangements, research on kinship probate guardianship is especially scarce. This article focuses on kinship probate guardianship in an effort to build the literature on this understudied population. It examines demographic information about caregivers and children pursuing kinship probate guardianship, the circumstances that necessitate children’s alternative care, and reasons for selecting this custodial arrangement. Findings suggest that children and caregivers who select into kinship probate guardianship have characteristics similar to those of children and caregivers in other types of kinship care. These children move into the homes of their relatives for a variety of reasons, primarily including parental desertion, detention, and drug use.
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Kiraly, Meredith, Jill Green, and Tracey Hamilton. "Towards real support for all Australian children in kinship care and their carers." Children Australia 45, no. 2 (June 2020): 97–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2020.21.

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AbstractThe introduction to this article provides a brief overview of current issues in kinship care. This is followed by transcripts of two speeches given by kinship carers at a Kinship Care Forum held in Brisbane in 2020. In these speeches, the speakers described how they became carers, their commitment to the children in their care, the challenges they have faced, the children’s development over time in their care and their struggles to achieve the support they needed.
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McFadden, Emily Jean. "Review: Kinship Care Comes of Age." Adoption & Fostering 25, no. 4 (December 2001): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857590102500415.

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Argent, Hedi. "What's the Problem with Kinship Care?" Adoption & Fostering 33, no. 3 (October 2009): 6–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857590903300302.

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Palacios, Jesús, and Jesús M. Jiménez. "Kinship Foster Care: Protection or Risk?" Adoption & Fostering 33, no. 3 (October 2009): 64–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857590903300307.

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