IS FOSTER CARE THE SAFE PLACE WE BELIEVE IT TO BE? IF NOT, WHY NOT?

Foster care is an important part of the child protection system; however, it seems that some foster children are not protected – they are abused and neglected. The aims of this article are to confirm on a small scale whether children in foster care are indeed being abused and neglected and to develo...

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Autores principales:	Rankwe Reuben Masha, Petro Botha
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Lenguaje:	AF EN
Publicado:	Stellenbosch University 2021
Materias:	abuse foster children foster care grant foster parents neglect social workers Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology HV1-9960
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/affb94f764d14d0dbc7faf8c42f7a782
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:affb94f764d14d0dbc7faf8c42f7a7822021-12-01T13:37:53ZIS FOSTER CARE THE SAFE PLACE WE BELIEVE IT TO BE? IF NOT, WHY NOT?10.15270/57-4-9730037-80542312-7198https://doaj.org/article/affb94f764d14d0dbc7faf8c42f7a7822021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/973https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8054https://doaj.org/toc/2312-7198Foster care is an important part of the child protection system; however, it seems that some foster children are not protected – they are abused and neglected. The aims of this article are to confirm on a small scale whether children in foster care are indeed being abused and neglected and to develop an understanding of factors contributing to the abuse and neglect of these foster children. A qualitative research approach was applied. Findings confirmed the occurrence of abuse and/or neglect and provided information on factors relating to foster parents and the foster care system itself contributing to this phenomenon.Rankwe Reuben MashaPetro BothaStellenbosch Universityarticleabusefoster childrenfoster care grantfoster parentsneglectsocial workersSocial pathology. Social and public welfare. CriminologyHV1-9960AFENSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, Vol 57, Iss 4, Pp 499-515 (2021)
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description	Foster care is an important part of the child protection system; however, it seems that some foster children are not protected – they are abused and neglected. The aims of this article are to confirm on a small scale whether children in foster care are indeed being abused and neglected and to develop an understanding of factors contributing to the abuse and neglect of these foster children. A qualitative research approach was applied. Findings confirmed the occurrence of abuse and/or neglect and provided information on factors relating to foster parents and the foster care system itself contributing to this phenomenon.
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