A review of foster home policies and regulations in the United States designed to support foster homes families

References

• Ahn, H., DePanfilis, D., Frick, K., & Barth, R. P. (2018). Estimating minimum adequate foster care costs for children in the United States. Children and Youth Services Review, 84, 55–67. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.045
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Anderson, J. D., & Marlett, D. C. (2014). Foster parent liability risk. Journal of Insurance Regulation, 33, 1–23. Retrieved from https://www.naic.org/documents/prod_serv_jir_JIR-ZA-33-10-EL.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2012). Stepping up for kids: What government and communities should do to support kinship families. Retrieved from http://www.aecf.org/resources/stepping-up-for-kids/
   Google Scholar
• Barnett, E. R., Jankowski, M. K., Butcher, R. L., Meister, C., Parton, R. R., & Drake, R. E. (2017). Foster and adoptive parent perspectives on needs and services: A mixed methods study. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 45, 74–89. doi:10.1007/s11414-017-9569-4
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brown, J. G. (1994a). Respite care services for foster parents. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Retrieved from https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-93-00070.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Brown, J. G. (1994b). Respite care services for foster parents – six case studies. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Retrieved from https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-93-00071.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Brown, J. G., & Calder, P. (2000). Concept mapping the needs of foster parents. Child Welfare, 79, 729–746.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Buehler, C., Rhodes, K. W., Orme, J. G., & Cuddeback, G. (2006). The potential for successful family foster care: Conceptualizing competency domains for foster parents. Child Welfare, 85, 523–558.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2015). Health-care coverage for youth in foster care—and after. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau. Retrieved from https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/health_care_foster.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2018). Working with kinship caregivers. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau. Retrieved from https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/kinship.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Cooley, M. E., Thompson, H. M., & Wojciak, A. S. (2017). Risk, resilience, and complexity: Experiences of foster parents. Children and Youth Services Review, 76, 35–41. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.02.030
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Doig, J., McLennan, J., & Urichuk, L. (2009). Jumping through hoops: Parents’ experiences with seeking respite care for children with special needs. Child: Care, Health and Development, 35, 234–242. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00922.x.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dorsey, S., Farmer, E. M. Z., Barth, R. P., Greene, K. M., Reid, J., & Landsverk, J. (2008). Current status and evidence base of training for foster and treatment foster parents. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 1403–1416. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.04.008
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fawley-King, K., Trask, E. V., Zhang, J., & Aarons, G. A. (2017). The impact of changing neighborhoods, switching schools and experiencing relationship disruption on children’s adjustment to a new placement in foster care. Child Abuse & Neglect, 63, 141–150. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.11.016
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Festinger, T., & Baker, A. J. L. (2013). The quality of evaluations of foster parent training: An empirical review. Children and Youth Services Review, 35, 2147–2153. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.10.009
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Geiger, J. M., Hayes, M. J., & Lietz, C. A. (2013). Should I stay or should I go? A mixed methods study examining the factors influencing foster parents’ decisions to continue or discontinue providing foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 35, 1356–1365. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.05.003
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gerstenzang, S. (2009, July-August). Foster parent training in America. The New York Times. Retrieve from http://affcny.org/wp-content/uploads/FPTraining1.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Gibbs, D., & Wildfire, J. (2007). Length of service for foster parents: Using administrative data to understand retention. Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 588–599. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.11.002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Grimm, B. (2003). Foster parent training: What the CFS reviews do and don’t tell us. Youth Law News, 3–29.
   Google Scholar
• Hebert, C. G., & Kulkin, H. (2017). An investigation of foster parent training needs. Child & Family Social Work, 23, 256–263. doi:10.1111/cfs.12413
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hudson, P., & Levasseur, K. (2002). Supporting foster parents: Caring voices. Child Welfare, 81, 853–877.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leathers, S. J. (2006). Placement disruption and negative placement outcomes among adolescents in long-term foster care: The role of behavior problems. Child Abuse & Neglect, 30, 307–324. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.09.003
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leos-Urbel, J., Bess, R., & Geen, R. (2000). State policies for assessing and supporting kinship foster parents. The Urban Institute. Retrieved from http://webarchive.urban.org/UploadedPDF/discussion00-05.PDF
   Google Scholar
• MacGregor, E. M., Rodger, S., Cummings, A. L., & Leschied, A. W. (2006). The needs of foster parents: A qualitative study of motivation, support, and retention. Qualitative Social Work, 5, 351–368. doi:10.1177/1473325006067365
   Google Scholar
• Madden, E. E., Chanmugam, A., McRoy, R. G., Kaufman, L., Ayers-Lopez, S., Boo, M., & Ledesma, K. J. (2016). The impact of formal and informal respite care on foster, adoptive, and kinship parents caring for children involved in the child welfare system. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 33, 523–534. doi:10.1007/s10560-016-0447-3
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Merriam, S. B. (2002). Qualitative research in practice: Examples for discussion and analysis. 1st ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Inc.
   Google Scholar
• Owens-Kane, S. (2007). Respite care: Outcomes for kinship and non-kinship caregivers. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 22, 85–99. doi:10.1300/J045v22n03_06
   Google Scholar
• Rhodes, K. W., Orme, J. G., & Buehler, C. (2001). A comparison of family foster parents who quit, consider quitting, and plan to continue fostering. Social Service Review, 75, 84–114. doi:10.1086/591883
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Smith, S. L. (2014). Supporting and preserving adoptive families: Profiles of publicly funded post-adoption services. Retrieved from https://www.adoptioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Supporting-and-Preserving-Families.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Smith, S. L., & Pertman, A. (2010). Keeping the promise: The critical need for post-adoption services to enable children and families to succeed. Retrieved from http://adoptioninstitute.org/old/publications/2010_10_20_KeepingThePromise.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Solomon., D. T., Nier, L. N., & Schoonover, C. E. (2017). The impact of foster parent training on parenting skills and child disruptive behavior: A meta-analysis. Child Maltreatment, 22, 3–13. doi:10.1177/1077559516679514
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2014). What is foster care? Retrieved from http://www.aecf.org/blog/what-is-foster-care/
   Google Scholar
• Walsh, W. A., & Mattingly, M. J. (2014). Related foster parents less likely to receive support services compared with nonrelative foster parents. Retrieved from http://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/216/
   Google Scholar