The Family Reunification Project: Facilitating Regular Contact among Foster Children, Biological Families, and Foster Families.

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Title: The Family Reunification Project: Facilitating Regular Contact among Foster Children, Biological Families, and Foster Families.
Language: English
Authors: Simms, Mark D., Bolden, Barbara J.
Source: Child Welfare. Nov-Dec 1991 70(6):679-690.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 1991
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Information Analyses
Descriptors: Biological Parents, Foster Children, Foster Family, Mental Health Workers, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills, Pilot Projects, Program Descriptions, Social Support Groups
Geographic Terms: Connecticut
ISSN: 0009-4021
Abstract: A 16-week pilot program, sponsored and carried out by mental health practitioners, created a neutral setting for structured visits of biological parents, their children in placement, and the children's foster parents. Results were sufficiently promising to warrant planning for a more extensive, research-based program. (GLR)
Entry Date: 1992
Accession Number: EJ436466
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:A 16-week pilot program, sponsored and carried out by mental health practitioners, created a neutral setting for structured visits of biological parents, their children in placement, and the children's foster parents. Results were sufficiently promising to warrant planning for a more extensive, research-based program. (GLR)
ISSN:0009-4021