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The foster care and family reunification nexus: Care as a mechanism for bringing families back together

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dc.contributor.authorCoram, V.
dc.contributor.authorLouth, J.
dc.contributor.authorMackenzie, C.
dc.contributor.authorGoodwin Smith, I.
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis research evaluated the operation of a specialist foster care model focusing on family reunification from the perspectives of foster carers and program staff. The research identified the key strengths of the program and made recommendations about how to optimise service provision to enhance outcomes for foster carers and children. Understanding how specialist foster carers experience their role is vital to ensuring they are well-supported, which also enhances outcomes for children. This research highlights the specific demands of specialist foster care and identifies ways support for specialist carers can be optimised. It recommends increasing investment in this critical role in order to improve outcomes for children, which in turn is likely to result in downstream savings for the welfare, health and justice sectors.
dc.identifier.doi10.25954/2r9a-hw29
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/25383
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of South Australia
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.subjectfoster care
dc.subjectout of home care
dc.subjectfamily reunification
dc.subjectspecialist care
dc.titleThe foster care and family reunification nexus: Care as a mechanism for bringing families back together
dc.typeReport
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916563082201831

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