Kinship family foster care: a methodological and substantive synthesis of research
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 26, Heft 7, S. 623-639
ISSN: 0190-7409
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In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 26, Heft 7, S. 623-639
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Journal of refugee studies, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 1121-1137
ISSN: 1471-6925
Abstract
Understanding the unique health and behavioral health needs of refugees is critical to developing culturally sensitive interventions and services for this vulnerable population. This paper highlights the process of recruiting participants for a study exploring these needs for resettled refugee women from their own perspectives and the perspectives of resettlement service providers. We recruited 14 resettled refugee women and seven service providers to participate in a semi-structured interview, which included open-ended questions and culturally-relevant vignettes designed to stimulate discussion about health and behavioral health issues. Participating women were receptive to the vignettes and were highly engaged in the study. With respect to methods, we found that it is feasible and practical to collect qualitative data using vignettes coupled with semi-structured interview questions. With respect to recruiting strategies, participants were more responsive to personal connections rather than to advertisements for recruitment. This paper reports the methodology; study results are reported separately.
In: Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research: JSSWR, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 56-65
ISSN: 1948-822X
In: Social work in mental health: the journal of behavioral and psychiatric social work, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 262-282
ISSN: 1533-2993
In: Child & adolescent social work journal, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 269-282
ISSN: 1573-2797
In: Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research: JSSWR, Band 9, Heft 1, S. 159-173
ISSN: 1948-822X
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 98, S. 80-84
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Clinical social work journal, Band 39, Heft 4, S. 379-389
ISSN: 1573-3343
In: Research on social work practice, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 93-109
ISSN: 1552-7581
Objective: This article examines the psychometric properties of the Casey Foster Applicant Inventory-Worker Version (CFAI-W), a questionnaire designed to assess the potential of foster family care applicants to provide foster care. Method: Retrospective data were collected from 208 foster care workers who completed two copies of the CFAI-W, one for the best foster family and one for the worst foster family they had ever known. Results: The CFAI-W demonstrated excellent internal consistency reliability and evidence of predictive and discriminant validity. Conclusions: The CFAI-W can be used in combination with other methods to introduce standardization and accountability to the assessment of foster parent applicants.
In: Journal of social work: JSW, Band 19, Heft 6, S. 789-828
ISSN: 1741-296X
In: Social work in mental health: the journal of behavioral and psychiatric social work, Band 15, Heft 6, S. 615-631
ISSN: 1533-2993
In: Probation journal: the journal of community and criminal justice, Band 66, Heft 2, S. 236-247
ISSN: 1741-3079
There is little published information about the measures that probation agencies in the United States use to identify individuals with mental illnesses who are under community supervision. This study used statewide administrative data to estimate and compare the prevalence of mental illnesses among probationers using officer report and offender self-report data. Prevalence estimates of mental illnesses ranged from 15 percent to 19 percent, which is consistent with prior studies that used formal diagnostic assessments. In the absence of costly and time-consuming diagnostic assessments, probation agency-developed mental health scales can aid in identifying those who might be in need of additional mental health assessment.
In: Research on social work practice, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 77-92
ISSN: 1552-7581
Objective: The Casey Foster Applicant Inventory-Applicant Version (CFAI-A) is a new standardized self-report measure designed to assess the potential to foster parent successfully. The CFAI-A is described, and results concerning its psychometric properties are presented. Method: Data from a sample of 304 foster mothers from 35 states are analyzed. Results: Six CFAI-A subscales were identified, and internal consistency reliability for these subscales ranged from .64 to .95. The construct validity of all but one of these subscales is promising. Conclusions: The CFAI-A shows promise for use in research and practice, where it might be used to improve decisions about how to support, monitor, and retain foster families and to match, place, and maintain foster children with foster families.
In: Social work in mental health: the journal of behavioral and psychiatric social work, Band 18, Heft 4, S. 398-409
ISSN: 1533-2993