A Study on the Direction of Foster Homes Following the “New Vision for Alternative Care and the Role of Society in Child Well-Being”: Based on the Panel Research of Admitted Children

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  • 「新しい社会的養育ビジョン」における児童養護施設の方向性に関する検討――パネル調査で確認された入所児童の実態からの考察――
  • 「 アタラシイ シャカイテキ ヨウイク ビジョン 」 ニ オケル ジドウ ヨウゴ シセツ ノ ホウコウセイ ニ カンスル ケントウ : パネル チョウサ デ カクニン サレタ ニュウショ ジドウ ノ ジッタイ カラ ノ コウサツ

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<p>This longitudinal study aimed to examine the functional enhancement of foster homes and the limitation of the length of stay in care following the “New vision for alternative care and role of society in child well-being” based on the reality of the admitted children. All subjects were children admitted to five foster homes in prefecture A in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region (164 children at the initial investigation and 154 children at the three-year follow-up). Using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), this study assessed emotional and behavioral states of 76 children. Moreover, the relationship between the changes in their state and several factors (care group scale and form, child’s age at admission, length of stay, and caregiver continuity) were examined. The full CBCL scale scores did not show statistically significant differences between the surveys, and 60% of the children with severe problems did not recover. Only the relationship between caregiver continuity and changes in children was significant. Thus, we consider that the continuity of caregiving is effective for the functional improvement of foster homes and that the length of stay for children with special care needs cannot be immediately limited.</p>

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