Research Paper must be done on separate documents in correct order. I will need the topic done by 9/29/2014. Choose a topic for your Research Paper. Provide a 150-word explanation on why you chose your topic and how you plan to conduct your research.

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Home >Psychology homework help >Research Paper must be done on separate documents in correct order. I will need the topic done by 9/29/2014. Choose a topic for your Research Paper. Provide a 150-word explanation on why you chose your topic and how you plan to conduct your research.

FOSTER CARE 1

Working Outline

I. ABSTRACT

II. Introduction to Foster Care

“Children in the child welfare system commonly present with issues surrounding trauma, attachment, and both internalizing and externalizing behaviors, making it difficult for many well-meaning foster parents to successfully provide a stable living arrangement in which children can thrive” (Kolos, 2009, p.48).

III. Types of Foster Care

A. Group home fostering

“Past studies have indicated that MTFC is an effective treatment approach for delinquent boys, producing outcomes superior to GC in terms of arrest and incarceration rates (Chamberlain & Reid, 1998; Eddy, Whaley, & Chamberlain, 2004)” (Chamberlain, 2007, p. 23).

B. “Normal” homes

IV. Motivations of Foster Care

A. Reasons to be placed into foster care

1. Loss of family or becoming an orphan

2. Repeated delinquency not requiring incarceration leaving the child to parents who cannot or will not provide the appropriate stability.

3. Poor parenting situations in which the child is removed. This is sometimes presented with the option of the child/children returning if the parenting situation can be improved.

B. Siblings in Foster Care

1. Siblings placed together

2. Siblings placed apart

3. Siblings separated after initially being placed together

4. “This study contributes to emerging clinical practice efforts in this direction by enhancing our theoretical understanding of the role of placement condition, relationship quality, and child adjustment for siblings increased behavior and conduct difficulties (Kramer & Bank, 2005)” (Linares, 2007, p. 76).

C. Issues in Foster Care

1. Sexual abuse in foster care.

“Study results indicated that over 60% of the sexually abused foster care children were diagnosed as having PTSD on the basis of the combined diagnostic measures” (Dubner, 1999, p. 84).

2. Problem behaviors and number of disruptions

a. “…after six placement changes, over 60% of any subsequent changes were behavior related” (Fischer, 2011, p. 52).

b. “…foster caregiver reports of child problem behavior during the first 3 months in a new placement predicted placement disruptions over 12 months for the RFC group but not for the TFC group” (Fischer, 2011, p. 52).

3. Cultural difficulties present for refugees or immigrants

“It is important to note that relational difficulties are not just issues faced by immigrant or refugee children and their parents.” (Chamberlain, 2007, p. 23).

V. Foster care is effective as a way to lead children and teenagers to successful adult lives

Recommendations for improvement

VI. CONCLUSION

VII. REFERENCES

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