Date
12-19-2023
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)
Chair
Mollie Evans Boyd
Keywords
Foster Care, Disruptions, Foster Parents, Foster Care Caregivers, Foster Children, Safety, Crisis Management, Foster Parent Stress, Foster Parent Training, Foster Care Trauma
Disciplines
Counseling | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Moore, LaToya Ebony, "A Phenomenological Approach of Foster Parent Factors that Predict Placement Disruption of Children in Foster Care" (2023). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5142.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5142
Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover foster parent factors contributing to foster care disruptions. Disruptions of foster care children are detrimental to the safety and well-being of the children. There are implications of foster care disruptions producing short- and long-term negative outcomes for children and families. Research indicates the emotional trauma effects of placement instability negatively impact the child’s relationships, ability to form attachments, educational outcomes, and mental and developmental stability. Foster parent factors have been identified that predict the likelihood of the parents disrupting the child’s placement and strategies for increasing placement stability in various studies. Further exploration on understanding why foster parents disrupt placements should be considered in effort to increase placement stability and reduce foster care children’s negative impact of placement moves.
