Foster Parents in Need

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FOSTER PARENTS IN NEED: Strategies to Improve Foster Parent Training, Support and Retention A Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies Report FPWA would like to acknowledge the The Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund for their generous support for this report. TABLE OF CONTENTS I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 A. Key Points 8 a. Foster Parents 8 b. Foster Youth 10 c. Best Practices of Foster Care Agencies 10 d. Government Agency Strategies 12 II INTRODUCTION 14 III Administration for Children’s Services and its Contract Agencies 17 A. Training 21 B. ACS Oversight 25 C. Support 27 D. Influencing Agency Behavior 32 E. Evidence-Based Models of Foster Care 34 IV Foster Parent Demographic Profile 36 V Issues Facing Foster Parents 38 A. Motivations 39 B. Training 42 C. Communication with Agencies 46 D. Allegations 50 E. Support and Services 53 F. Making the Decision to No Longer Parent 55 VI Best Practices by New York City Agencies 57 A. Training 57 B. Support 59 C. Evidence-Based Practice 61 VII Evidence-Based Models A. Keeping Foster and Kin Parents Supported and Trained (KEEP) 63 B. The Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care –Adolescents (MTFC-A) 64 C. Triple P – Positive Parenting Program 65 D. The Teaching Family Model (TFM) 66 E. The Oregon Model, Parent Management Training (PMTO) 67 F. The Parenting Wisely (PAW) 68 VIII Other States 69 A. Recruitment and Pre-Service Training 70 B. In-Service Training 71 C. Addressing False Accusations of Abuse 73 IX Recommendations 74 A. Training 74 B. Communication with Agencies 75 C. Support and Services 75 D. Allegations 76 E. Best Practices 77 F. Government Agency Strategies 79 X CONCLUSION
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