This monograph shows the contribution of foster families to the system of social care for a child permanently or temporarily deprived of the biological family environment.
Adopting a theoretical and empirical approach that draws on survey research conducted with 212 foster families, it shows their involvement in the system, the functioning of foster families in terms of carrying out care and education tasks entrusted to them, as well as their expectations and the difficulties they face in their parenting work. Identifying the motives of the surveyed parents that prompted them to start a foster family, the research also shows how foster families meet the basic needs of children in their care.
Offering advice on the development of practical requirements and conclusions for the care and education work of foster families as well as centres and institutions that support them, this book will be of interest to all scholars and students of child welfare, child psychology and child and family social work.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [ Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license
0.Introduction. 1.The present and the future of foster families.
2.Research methodology. 3.Opinions of foster parents on the importance of the
family of origin for the decision to foster an orphaned child, their
motivation and difficulties experienced. 4.The opinions of foster parents on
the relationships in their families, the social perception of foster families
and the assistance provided to them.
Lidia Pietruszka, PhD, is a teaching and research employee of the Institute of Pedagogy at the John Paul II University of Lublin.
Andrzej uczyski, PhD, Associate Professor of KUL, is a teaching and research employee of the Institute of Pedagogy at the John Paul II University of Lublin.
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