Parent-Child Interaction during Foster Care Visits

The case-based research discussed in this article describes the variety of strategies mothers and young children spontaneously used to negotiate the complexities of foster care visiting. Nine mothers and their 24- to 48-month-old children were videotaped during their foster care visits. After each v...

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Published in:	Social work (New York) Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 325 - 338
Main Authors:	Haight, Wendy L., Black, James E., Workman, Cindy L., Tata, Lakshmi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Oxford University Press 01-10-2001 National Association of Social Workers
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Affective Behavior Attachment Behavior Child Behavior Child Development Child Welfare Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Emotional Response Evaluation Female Foster Care Foster children Foster home care Foster Home Care - psychology Humans Infants Interpersonal relations Male Midwestern States Mother-Child Relations Mother-Infant interactions Mothers Mothers - psychology Narratives Natural mothers Parent and child Parent Child Relations Parent Child Relationship Parent Visitation Parents Parents & parenting Pretend play Separation Social interaction Social work Spontaneous Behavior United States Videotape Recording Visitation Visits Young Children United States visits mothers foster care parent-child relations
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Summary:	The case-based research discussed in this article describes the variety of strategies mothers and young children spontaneously used to negotiate the complexities of foster care visiting. Nine mothers and their 24- to 48-month-old children were videotaped during their foster care visits. After each visit, the mother participated in an in-depth, audiotaped interview. Mothers and children displayed a wide variety of responses to visits. Mothers spontaneously discussed the challenges of visits, particularly separating at the end of visits. Implications for enhancing the quality of visits and strengthening services are discussed.
Bibliography:	The authors also thank Christabelle Walker, whose excellent social work skills helped to make participation in this study as pleasant as possible for all involved—children and their families, foster parents, caseworkers, and researchers; they thank Marya Sosulski for her meticulous transcription of the videotapes and Jill Doner Kagle, Susan Wells, John O'Donnell, and John Poertner for their helpful suggestions. istex:B3F7F50A59392A98A42C8F64A0F75A1D57C00F31 ark:/67375/HXZ-V3WMP299-M ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0037-8046 1545-6846
DOI:	10.1093/sw/46.4.325