The role of the visit system in cases involving termination of family foster care: an approach from the professional perspective

  • Maite Aurrekoetxea Casaus University of Deusto
  • Pilar Pozo Cabanillas National University of Distance Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/cuts.58318
Keywords: child protection, parent-child relationship, family foster care, family visits
Agencies: Área de Infancia de la Diputación Foral de Bizkaia. Programa Bizkailab

Abstract

A large number of studies explain the different factors that lead to the termination of family foster care, but few focus on a particular element of the foster care process: visits and the role that they play in the unexpected interruption of family foster care. The aim of this study is to explore the elements of the visiting system that provide stability to family foster care. A qualitative study was carried out involving the analysis of 13 interviews with professionals who have intervened in 48 cases of termination of family foster care as part of the Bizkaia Childcare Service. The data were processed using the MAXQDA programme. The findings indicate that parental visits are a key tool for intervention in family foster care and at the same time emphasise the fundamental role of the biological mother in the stability of the foster care process.

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Maite Aurrekoetxea Casaus, University of Deusto

Profesora del Departamento de Trabajo Social y Sociología de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas de  la Universidad de Deusto

Pilar Pozo Cabanillas, National University of Distance Education
Profesora del Departamento de Metodologia de las Ciencias del Comportamiento de la Facultad de Psicología de la UNED
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Published
2019-06-27
How to Cite
Aurrekoetxea Casaus, M., & Pozo Cabanillas, P. (2019). The role of the visit system in cases involving termination of family foster care: an approach from the professional perspective. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social, 32(2), 277-288. https://doi.org/10.5209/cuts.58318
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Vol. 32 No. 2 (2019)
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Miscellanous

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