Factors influencing the guidance of shared parenthood over time : perspectives of foster care workers
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- Céline Cannaert (UGent) and Lieselot De Wilde (UGent)
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- This study explores the factors shaping foster care workers' (FCWs) guidance on shared parenthood between biological parents and foster carers in long-term placements. Using a qualitative longitudinal analysis of interviews with nine FCWs over 6-10 months, four influencing factors were identified: organizational, professional, case-specific, and interpersonal. Organizational factors proved most decisive, leading FCWs to adopt a cautious, incremental approach, while individual assumptions about power, trust, and truth shaped other factors. Policy should consider the balance between stability and shared parenthood. FCWs are encouraged to deepen their understanding of these dynamics to leverage opportunities and mitigate blind spots. Further research is recommended.
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- Long-term foster care, foster care workers, shared parenthood, the child's best interest, placement stability, qualitative longitudinal methodology, KINSHIP CARE, PLACEMENT INSTABILITY, CHILDREN, FAMILY, PEOPLE
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01JJPKW9NXW6YZWGNRJH7QZY4A
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- Cannaert, Céline, and Lieselot De Wilde. “Factors Influencing the Guidance of Shared Parenthood over Time : Perspectives of Foster Care Workers.” JOURNAL OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE, 2025, doi:10.1080/15548732.2025.2454387.
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- Cannaert, C., & De Wilde, L. (2025). Factors influencing the guidance of shared parenthood over time : perspectives of foster care workers. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2025.2454387
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- Cannaert, Céline, and Lieselot De Wilde. 2025. “Factors Influencing the Guidance of Shared Parenthood over Time : Perspectives of Foster Care Workers.” JOURNAL OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2025.2454387.
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- Cannaert, Céline, and Lieselot De Wilde. 2025. “Factors Influencing the Guidance of Shared Parenthood over Time : Perspectives of Foster Care Workers.” JOURNAL OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE. doi:10.1080/15548732.2025.2454387.
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- 1.Cannaert C, De Wilde L. Factors influencing the guidance of shared parenthood over time : perspectives of foster care workers. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE. 2025;
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- [1]C. Cannaert and L. De Wilde, “Factors influencing the guidance of shared parenthood over time : perspectives of foster care workers,” JOURNAL OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE, 2025.
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title = {{Factors influencing the guidance of shared parenthood over time : perspectives of foster care workers}},
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year = {{2025}},
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