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How do people become foster carers in Portugal? The process of building the motivation

dc.contributor.authorDiogo, Elisete
dc.contributor.authorBranco, Francisco
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-31T09:07:01Z
dc.date.available2021-03-31T09:07:01Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-01
dc.description.abstractAct no. 142/2015 highlights the importance of children out-of-home being placed in a family context. However, foster care continues to be an almost absent component in the Portuguese childcare system. In 2017, it corresponded to just 3% of out-of-home care. This research aims to contribute to the understanding of the reasons for becoming a foster family. It adopted a qualitative approach, using carers' narrative interviews and practitioners semi-structured interviews, inspired by grounded theory. Foster family motivation is rooted in altruism, affection for children and sensitivity to maltreatment. These factors, as well as personal life course and contact with out-of-home care, induce a predisposition to become a foster family. The quality of the support services and the care professionals' performance also reveal key elements.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/socsci8080230pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85071172704
dc.identifier.issn2076-0760
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/32410
dc.identifier.wos000683591700010
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectChild welfarept_PT
dc.subjectFoster carept_PT
dc.subjectFoster familiespt_PT
dc.subjectMotivationspt_PT
dc.titleHow do people become foster carers in Portugal? The process of building the motivationpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue8pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSocial Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume8pt_PT
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