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The Perception Adolescents in Kinship Foster Care Have of their Own Needs (English version)

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  • Ainoa MATEOS

    (Departamento de Metodos de Investigacion y Diagnostico en Educacion. Facultad de Pedagogia. Universidad de Barcelona, P. de la Vall d’Hebron 171, 08035 Barcelona, SPAIN)

  • M. Angels BALSELLS

    (Departamento de Pedagogia y Psicologia. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educacion. Av. de l’Estudi General, 4. 25001 Lleida, SPAIN)

  • Mari Cruz MOLINA

    (Departamento de Metodos de Investigacion y Diagnostico en Educacion. Facultad de Pedagogia. Universidad de Barcelona, P. de la Vall d’Hebron 171, 08035 Barcelona., SPAIN)

  • Nuria FUENTES-PELAEZ

    (Departamento de Metodos de Investigacion y Diagnostico en Educacion. Facultad de Pedagogia. Universidad de Barcelona, P. de la Vall d’Hebron 171, 08035 Barcelona, SPAIN)

Abstract

This article presents the most important findings concerning the socialeducational needs as expressed by adolescents in kinship foster care (KFC) in the study carried out I+D SEJ-026575 in Spain between 2005 and 2008. The data for the study was collected from discussion groups with adolescents in kinship foster care AFE (n=57) from different autonomous communities in Spain. In the needs assessment the data was collected in the following categories: characteristics of Foster care in kinship family; family history; foster family and foster child; biological family and foster child; self-awareness; healthy family life; free time; the future after fostering. In the results found the following needs stand out: emotional family stability; overcoming problems related to the generation gap with the Foster family, greater openness and clarity dealing with family history, establishing norms and limits, increasing the frequency and quality of parents visits, finding ways of aiding relationships between the foster family and the biological parents, providing support and resources to the foster family, affronting in an educational way subjects such as sexuality, drug addiction, pro-social activities and lastly preparation to face the future after foster care. Incorporating these elements in the support programme for adolescents in KFC can contribute in a positive way to the cognitive, emotional and behavioral development of these adolescents.

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  • Ainoa MATEOS & M. Angels BALSELLS & Mari Cruz MOLINA & Nuria FUENTES-PELAEZ, 2012. "The Perception Adolescents in Kinship Foster Care Have of their Own Needs (English version)," Revista de cercetare si interventie sociala, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 38, pages 25-41, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev2rl:v:38:y:2012:i::p:25-41
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    1. Balsells, M. Ángeles & Fuentes-Peláez, Nuria & Pastor, Crescencia, 2017. "Listening to the voices of children in decision-making: A challenge for the child protection system in Spain," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 418-425.
    2. Rabassa, Judit & Fuentes-Peláez, Nuria, 2023. "Effectiveness of group intervention in improving kinship care families’ outcomes: A systematic review of group interventions aimed at kinship caregivers and youth in kinship care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).

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    Keywords

    foster care in kinship family; adolescent foster children; socialeducational needs; social-educational inclusion;
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    JEL classification:

    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate
    • Y80 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines - - - Related Disciplines

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