Date of Award
8-11-1998
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
First Advisor
Laura Boisen, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Anthony Bibus, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Richard Spratt
Abstract
The purpose of this exploratory study is to elicit the perceptions of social workers on factors which may be associated with a stable reunification following discharge from foster family care. Twenty-four social workers from the Waterloo Region of The Iowa Department of Human Services completed a survey in which they identified their perception of reunification factors pertaining to the birth parents, foster parents, child, social worker, and agency. The findings suggest that the maintenance of the connection between the child and birth family, the child's development of healthy attachment experiences, an ecologically-based assessment, and the social worker's rapport with and attitudes about the birth family are positively associated with a stable reunification.
Identifier
SC 11.MSW.1998.Kollman.LL
Recommended Citation
Kollman, Larry L., "Perceptions of Social Workers on Factors Associated with Foster Care Outcomes" (1998). Theses and Graduate Projects. 334.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/334