2019 Volume 60 Issue 3 Pages 28-38
This study aimed to clarify not only the actual state of foster care support in Japan but also its influence on foster parents’ satisfaction. A questionnaire survey was administered via postal mail on 4,038 foster parents nationwide. Factor analysis was carried out to explore potential factor models of foster care support. The results identified seven factors: preplacement support, training for foster parents with no experience, support that considers the foster family member’s holistic needs, foster care workshops, assistance in creating connections to support foster parents, crisis intervention for placement disruption, and respite care. Multiple regression analysis then determined the relation between these exploratory factors and foster parents’ satisfaction. A cluster model showed two variables that shape foster parents’ satisfaction:assistance in creating connections to support foster parents and preplacement support.
