TY - JOUR
T1 - African Americans' foster parenting experiences
T2 - Research findings and implications for policy and practice
AU - Denby, Ramona
AU - Rindfleisch, Nolan
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Urban Affairs Project of Ohio State University through a grant from the Ohio Board of Regents. The authors thank Karen Harper, Gerald Bean, and Kiyoung Lee for their contributions to the project upon which this article is based. Reprints are available from Ramona Denby, University of Tennessee, College of Social Work, 109 Henson Hall, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3333. [rdanby@utk.edu]
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - In this article African American and white foster parents are compared with a focus on the fostering experiences of African Americans. Results of a recent study (Family Foster Home Retention Project [FFHRP]) of 804 foster parents in 8 urban counties regarding their demographic characteristics, reasons for fostering, willingness to continue fostering, opinions about fostering and training, stress, support, satisfaction, and predictions about future licensing status are discussed. Results from the FFHRP are considered in relation to the seminal work on African American foster parenting experiences with agencies conducted by Susan Downs a decade ago. Findings from this study reveal that African American foster parents' experiences with agency workers are generally favorable. Areas of displeasure focus on such macrostructural issues as agency policy concerning reimbursement, training content, allowances for children's care, amount of services provided to parents, types of children placed with parents, and involuntary closure of homes. Implications for policy, practice, and research are presented.
AB - In this article African American and white foster parents are compared with a focus on the fostering experiences of African Americans. Results of a recent study (Family Foster Home Retention Project [FFHRP]) of 804 foster parents in 8 urban counties regarding their demographic characteristics, reasons for fostering, willingness to continue fostering, opinions about fostering and training, stress, support, satisfaction, and predictions about future licensing status are discussed. Results from the FFHRP are considered in relation to the seminal work on African American foster parenting experiences with agencies conducted by Susan Downs a decade ago. Findings from this study reveal that African American foster parents' experiences with agency workers are generally favorable. Areas of displeasure focus on such macrostructural issues as agency policy concerning reimbursement, training content, allowances for children's care, amount of services provided to parents, types of children placed with parents, and involuntary closure of homes. Implications for policy, practice, and research are presented.
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U2 - 10.1016/0190-7409(96)00021-7
DO - 10.1016/0190-7409(96)00021-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030522450
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 18
SP - 523
EP - 551
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
IS - 6
ER -