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Biological relatives:forgotten caregivers.

Karie A Gaska¹, Sandra Edmonds Crewe

¹, 706 Quincy Street, NW #3, Oakland, CA.

Journal of Health & Social Policy

|September 15, 2007

Summary

Biological parents

Area of Science:

Child Welfare Studies
Family Psychology
Social Work Research

Background:

Caseworkers prioritize child welfare and foster parent needs, often overlooking biological relatives.
Systemic and personal barriers hinder biological parent engagement in child welfare cases.
Kinship care can obscure reunification goals when children are placed with family.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the needs of biological parents from their perspective and that of child welfare workers.
To identify systemic and personal barriers to biological parent engagement.
To explore the complexities of biological parent involvement, particularly in kinship care.

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A case study approach was employed at a private therapeutic foster care agency in Washington, DC.

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Data were collected from 14 biological parents and 14 child welfare workers.

Qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed to understand perspectives and barriers.

Main Results:

Biological parent involvement varies, with frequent confusion regarding engagement practices when reunification is not the primary goal.
Barriers to engagement include caseworker workload and differing agency priorities.
Kinship care placements can complicate the focus on reunification, impacting biological parent involvement.

Conclusions:

There is a need to increase focus on biological relatives within the kinship care network.
Policy and practice adjustments are necessary to better support and engage biological parents.
Addressing the needs of biological parents is crucial for effective child welfare services and family well-being.