1. Youth in Foster Care and the Reasonable and Prudent Parenting Standard
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Amanda Stafford McRell, Kristen D. Seay, Benjamin Schooley, Sue E. Levkoff, Neset Hikmet, Christian E Holmes, and Akanksha Singh
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Parents ,Biopsychosocial model ,Adolescent ,Health Status ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Face (sociological concept) ,Foster Home Care ,Statute ,Resource (project management) ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Child ,Empowerment ,Retrospective Studies ,media_common ,Parenting ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Liability ,Public relations ,Foster care ,050902 family studies ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,0509 other social sciences ,business ,Psychology ,Foster parents ,050104 developmental & child psychology - Abstract
Children in foster care face disproportionate rates of biopsychosocial challenges but social and extracurricular activities (SEAs) may support their healthy development. The Reasonable and Prudent Parenting Standard (RPPS), a 2014 federal policy, aims to increase access to these opportunities for children in foster care. Analyses of statutes from 50 US states and the District of Columbia (n = 51) revealed similarities and differences in state-level RPPS policy implementation. Building on these findings, researchers conducted semi-structured retrospective telephone interviews with foster parents across one southeastern state (n = 20) to identify local retrospective perspectives on RPPS implementation. Using thematic inductive coding two unique themes emerged about SEAs prior to RPPS: 1) negative social impacts and 2) complicated activity approval processes. Three unique themes emerged after RPPS: 1) empowerment, 2) implementation disparities and 3) resource recommendations. Policy implications include the need to support foster parents by increasing resources (funding, transportation, access), clarifying liability and clarifying motivation expectations.
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- 2020