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The Impact of Bonding and Empowerment on Foster Carer Satisfaction and Retention

The Impact of Bonding and Empowerment on Foster Carer Satisfaction and Retention A Comparison with a Parental Role Timothy Broady ACWA Conference 2012. Role of Foster Carers. Important and Unique Providing care for child who has been removed from the care of his/her biological family

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The Impact of Bonding and Empowerment on Foster Carer Satisfaction and Retention

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  1. The Impact of Bonding and Empowerment on Foster Carer Satisfaction and Retention A Comparison with a Parental Role Timothy Broady ACWA Conference 2012

  2. Role of Foster Carers • Important and Unique • Providing care for child who has been removed from the care of his/her biological family Parental Responsibilities • Provide safe, nurturing, secure family environment • Involved in planning and decision making • Accountable • Sharing the care • Regular review • Ongoing training

  3. Role of Foster Carers • Ambiguous nature • Clients vs. Colleagues • Employees vs. Volunteers • Substitute parents vs. Specialised care providers Implications for satisfaction

  4. Satisfaction of Foster Carers • Bond/Attachment • Attachment relationships • Disrupting the old, developing the new • Parental responsibility • Day-to-day care • Late onset • Quality of care

  5. Satisfaction of Foster Carers • Empowerment • Initial motivation (intrinsic) • I am able • Autonomy (extrinsic) • I can • Support

  6. Research Questions • How does bonding/empowerment influence satisfaction? • How is this similar/different between foster carers and parents?

  7. Participants • Parents • N=97 (79% female) • 24 – 61 years old • 93% married / living with partner • 89% Australian • Foster Carers • N=123 (88% female) • 28 – 70 years old • 74% married / living with partner • 82% Australian

  8. Results • Bond • Child Parent Relationship Scale • How does this child respond to me?

  9. Results • Bond • Parent Child Relationship Questionnaire • How do I respond to this child?

  10. Results • Empowerment • Family Empowerment Scale • Sense of empowerment within family context

  11. Results • Empowerment • Intrinsic Empowerment • Personality variable – general sense of empowerment

  12. Results • Desire for Affirmation • Wanting positive response from child

  13. Results What predicts greater satisfaction?

  14. Implications • Similarities/differences between foster carers/parents • Impact of bond/empowerment • Understanding of role (as understood by carers) • Policy expectations of carers • Training/support Timothy Broady, PhD Candidate t.broady@student.unsw.edu.au

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