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Equipping TFC Parents as Treatment Providers: Findings from Expert Interviews
- Source :
- Journal of Child and Family Studies. 30:870-880
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- As U.S. policy and practice further constrains the prevalence of residential treatment for youth with emotional and behavior challenges, treatment foster care (TFC) placements are expected to expand and serve challenging youth who were previously receiving group care placement. Treatment foster parents play an essential role in the delivery of TFC and its potential to be a transformative and healing environment for youth. Using qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews from 23 experts in TFC practice as well as more general child welfare training and implementation science, this paper seeks to build knowledge around the training and support needs of TFC parents from the perspectives of TFC experts. Findings suggest the importance of TFC parents viewing themselves as treatment providers and not just parents. They need to have competencies specific to working as a member of a treatment team, knowledge of public systems, and skills to manage youth challenging behaviors. Best practices in equipping TFC parents should follow adult learning principles that focus on experiential learning with peer support and ongoing coaching or reinforcement.
- Subjects :
- 050103 clinical psychology
Medical education
business.industry
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Best practice
education
05 social sciences
Peer support
Experiential learning
Coaching
Group care
Foster care
Transformative learning
Developmental and Educational Psychology
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Life-span and Life-course Studies
Psychology
business
Welfare
050104 developmental & child psychology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15732843 and 10621024
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Child and Family Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........7090baf599f6b7ff158be56aee0c620f