Planned and unplanned terminations of foster care placements in the Netherlands: Relationships with characteristics of foster children and foster placements |
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| Institution: | 1. Research institute of Child Development and Education, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Amsterdam, P. O. Box 15780, 1001 NG Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. HSConsult, Leidsestraatweg 133, 3443 BT Woerden, The Netherlands;1. School of Social Work, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, MN, United States;2. School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, Oregon State University – Cascades, Bend, OR, United States;3. Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, United States;4. School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States;1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, One Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America;2. School of Public Health, City University of New York, 55 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027, United States of America;3. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019, United States of America;4. Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 227 East 30th Street, New York, NY 10016, United States of America |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the role of placement and child characteristics in the unplanned termination of foster placements. Data were used from 169 foster children aged 0 to 20. Results showed that 35% of all foster placement terminations were unplanned. Outcomes of logistic regression analyses demonstrated that behavior problems, parenting stress and a non-Dutch ethnic background of the foster child increased the likelihood of a placement termination. Furthermore, risk accumulation contributed to unplanned terminations. The results indicate that supporting foster parents in managing problem behavior of the foster child and reducing parenting stress may be a key to an effective prevention of disrupted foster care placements. |
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