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Families, Children and Youth in Global Contexts
- 2021
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Perspectives on Families, Children and Youth in Global Contexts brings together the main results of the research projects developed for their disseratations by the first graduate students of the Erasmus Mundus Family master's program. Coming from a significant variety of countries mostly out of Europe, these students addressed, under different perspectives, the study of families, immigration and gender issues, children and young people in school and care settings, as well as welfare policies. As a whole the analyzes carried out by the authors of this book represent important contributions for understanding the current daily lives of families, children and youth at a global level.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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Förord
- 2011
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Ingår i: Familj, vardagsliv och modernitet. En festskrift till Margareta Bäck-Wiklund. - Göteborg : University of Gothenburg. - 9789186796792
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Höjer, Staffan, 1953, et al.
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Conclusion
- 2021
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Ingår i: das Dores Guerreiro, M., Twesigye, J., Höjer, I., Höjer, S. & Enoksen, E. Families, Children and Youth in Global Contexts.. - Lissabon : Editora Mundus Sociais. - 9789898536792
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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Young People’s Experience of Participation When Exiting out of Care
- 2014
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Ingår i: Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Soziale Arbeit/Revue suisse de travail social. - 1661-9870. ; 16:1, s. 27-45
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this paper is to focus on young people’s experiences of participation during the process of transition from placements in out-of-home care independent life. 65 young care leavers were interviewed, 14 boys and 51 girls between 18 and 26 years old. Results show that those who were invited to participate in the planning of their care leaving experienced a more positive and successful transition from care to adulthood. When administrative regulations guided the care leaving process, young people felt excluded and out of control, and their transition became a more negative experience.
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- Adeboye, Temitayo, et al.
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Unveiling the experiences of young people in foster care: Perspectives from Portugal and Nigeria
- 2019
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Ingår i: International Social Work. - : SAGE Publications. - 0020-8728 .- 1461-7234. ; 62:1, s. 433-446
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article examines the lived experiences of young people in the process of leaving the care of SOS Children’s Villages in both Nigeria and Portugal. Interviews were conducted with 12 young people and data were analysed using content analysis. Young people’s lived experiences were captured in three emerging dimensions of past, present and future experiences. The study recommends resolving young people’s childhood conflicts towards a successful transition into adulthood. It also has implications for policy practice in tailoring the present experiences in preparing young people for the demands of life after care.
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- Artamonova, A., et al.
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Time and context shaping the transition from out-of-home care to adulthood in Portugal
- 2020
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Ingår i: Children and Youth Services Review. - : Elsevier BV. - 0190-7409. ; 115
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The difficulties that modern care leavers face on the way to independence are the focus of many studies. The present research illustrates how time and context - operationalised through belonging to different generations, from the previous century to today - has shaped care leavers' pathways to adulthood in Portugal. To trace these pathways, ten care leavers were selected based on purposeful sampling and snowball methods. To reveal the factors that indicate care leavers' better life outcomes, interviews with seven experts working with this vulnerable population group were organised. The pathways of male informants look "normal", even thriving, when compared with the trajectories of the general population of Portugal in the second half of the 20th century, while the experiences of female care leavers sound somewhat traumatising. The timing and sequence of the young cohorts' transition to adulthood events does not look aberrant compared to the general population. The various factors that determine a care leaver's better life outcomes emerged as access to the tangible and intangible resources needed to generate human and social capital, and personal agency. Care leavers from older cohorts were empowered by means of education and the support of former residents of out-of-home care institutions. Women from older cohorts could receive education but, due to the social context, they were not expected to build careers. The educational opportunities given to them were very basic and did not afford them the confidence to deal with adversity. Care leavers from younger cohorts seem to lose the advantage of competitive education and the sense of belonging to a large and powerful childcare institution due to the democratisation of the education system and de-institutionalisation of residential care in the country. However, they can stay in care longer, gain practical skills for independent living and benefit from the personalised support of professionals to deal with adversity.
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- Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth, et al.
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Out of home care in Norway and Sweden – similar and different
- 2013
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Ingår i: Psychosocial Intervention. - : Colegio Oficial de Psicologos de Madrid. - 1132-0559 .- 2173-4712. ; 22:3, s. 193-202
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- An overview of the current situation in the out-of-home care in Norway and Sweden is presented in this article; also the development in later years is described and discussed. Socially, politically and culturally there are few differences between Norway and Sweden. Child protection and out-of-home placement of children and young people are integrated parts in the welfare state that are shared by the Nordic countries. It is a model that builds on principles of universalism and decommodification of social rights. The welfare model presupposes high public legitimacy for a high level of social expenditure. However the idea of marketization and privatization has also affected the welfare model in Sweden and Norway. Although there are more similarities than differences between the two countries' child protection systems, the article discusses some differences, for example the after care services, new groups of children and young people in the out-of-home care, like young unaccompanied asylum seekers. There are also some differences when it comes to privatization, the introduction of evidence-based methods in the child protection system and the tension between general and residual services for children and young people in the child protection system.
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- Becevic, Zulmir, et al.
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Examining narratives of Swedish care-leaving bureaucracy from a lived citizenship perspective: framing the problem in political terms
- 2024
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Ingår i: European Journal of Social Work. - 1369-1457 .- 1468-2664.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- ABSTRACT The transition to young adulthood is a complex process for all young people, but especially those leaving care who are at high risk of social exclusion. The adverse living conditions of young care leavers have been well documented in recent decades and constitute an established point of departure in the political discourse on care leavers, as well as within the international field of leaving care research. This article builds on twelve in-depth interviews with young people aged 17–24 from a Swedish research project on youth transitioning from out-of-home care and their paths to housing, work and education. From the perspectives of care leavers, the processes governing transitions are characterised by rigid managerialism and social administration that fails to address the extensive needs regarding housing, income, education and health as experienced by this group. The article explores leaving care from a lived citizenship perspective, arguing that the lack of responsiveness from the social services, as well as the lack of meaningful long-term interventions capable of addressing the material, psychological, emotional, relational and educational needs of young people leaving care, places this group on the margins of citizenship, unsupported and insufficiently prepared to enter the many trials of emerging adulthood.
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- Becevic, Zulmir, et al.
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Samhällsvård mellan svek och tillit
- 2018
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Ingår i: Manifest - för ett socialt arbete i tiden. - : Studentlitteratur. - 9789144125688 ; , s. 185-197
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Socialt arbete, samhällsvård, barn och unga
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- Bäck-Wiklund, Margareta, 1944, et al.
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Att växa upp med fostersyskon. Om att inte blir sedd, om osäkerhet och omsorg
- 2005
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Ingår i: Socionomen. ; :4, s. 25-28
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Att barn växer upp under olika villkor är väl knappast någon nyhet, men en grupp vars tillvaro till största delen är okänd för oss är de närmare 10 000 barn som i vårt land växer upp med fostersyskon. De växer upp i en familj som av ansvariga myndigheter granskats och befunnits vara en ”god familj”, lämpad för att möta barns behov av stabilitet, trygghet och bekräftelse. Men med fosterbarnets inträde i familjen förvandlas den sociala enhet som vi betraktar som den mest privata, och som vi omger med myter och skyddar från insyn och kontroll till ett ”familjehem”. Därmed blir relationer och vardagsrutiner en del i en offentlighet. De eviga föräldra- och syskonrelationerna existerar därefter parallellt med relationer vars utsträckning i tiden är osäkra och utanför familjehemmets kontroll. I familjehemmet möts barn från olika världar, med olika erfarenheter. De skall där finna ett sätt att tillsammans dela sitt vardagsliv, och också dela på föräldrarnas uppmärksamhet. I artikeln presenteras några resultat ur ett FAS-projekt (Forskningsrådet för arbetsliv och socialvetenskap) där barn fått berätta om livet i ett familjehem och om hur det är att dela sina föräldrar med fostersyskon.
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- Cameron, Claire, et al.
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Security-first thinking and educational practices for young children in foster care in Sweden and England: A think piece
- 2020
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Ingår i: Children and Youth Services Review. - : Elsevier BV. - 0190-7409. ; 119
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- © 2020 While the education of looked after children has attracted considerable policy attention in Europe and North America, and globally the early education of preschool aged children is the subject of substantial investment, the early education of young children in foster care is neglected in both research and policy. This paper is a cross-national think piece to stimulate research and debate about young children in foster care. We present findings from two studies, one in England and one in Sweden, exploring foster carers’ views and practices with young children. We argue that there is a perceived tension, in foster care policy and practice, between education and emotional wellbeing such that young children's attachment relationships and sense of security is privileged over their engagement in educational practices. Attachment relationships are a necessary but insufficient condition for optimal development of fostered children.
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- Green, Oksana Shmulyar, et al.
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Conceptualising children's and young people's experiences of mobility, transnationality and affective bonds
- 2019
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Ingår i: Organizing Migration and Integration in Contemporary Societies – OMICS Conference November 6-9, 2019, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper explores the ways in which migrant children and young people from Poland and Romania, after reuniting with their parents working in Sweden, re-define and create significant relationships build on love, care and solidarity in a transnational setting. Due to the increasing intra-EU mobility since 2004 a growing number of the European migrant worker families settle in Sweden, however children’s and young people‘s own perceptions and experiences of arriving, settling and building significant relationships in a new country are largely overlooked. The results of our own research with the parents from Poland and Romania, who migrated to Sweden to find employment show that living on a distance inflicts tensions within families, which finds an echo in family relations upon reunification. The economic difficulties, unstable housing or employment in Sweden is a common experience for many European migrants, and children tend to play a central role in connecting their parents to the wider society, thus it is crucial to examine how children’s own transformation to a new society takes place. Theoretical frameworks of ‘mobile childhoods’ (Fresnoza-Flot&Nagasaka 2015), transnationalism (Orellana et al 2001; Ni Laoire et al 2011; Gardner 2012), and the ‘care worlds’ of children (Luttrell 2013; McGovern&Devine 2016) are used in this paper to analyse the preliminary results of interviewing children, to conceptualise their own perspectives on reunification and the creating of affective bonds locally and transnationally, embedded in their experiences of separation from parents and other kin, their own migration and negotiating their belonging in the Swedish society.
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- Green, Oksana Shmulyar, et al.
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Mobility and Connection to Places: Memories and Feelings about Places that Matter for CEE-Born Young People Living in Sweden
- 2022
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Ingår i: Central and Eastern European Migration Review. - : University of Warsaw. - 2300-1682. ; 11:2, s. 119-135
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article addresses issues of mobility and place-making among CEE-born young people who migrated from Poland and Romania to Sweden as children (up to the age of 18). Previous research on intra-EU mobility in other destinations posits this group as 1.5-generation migrants who, due to their mobility at a formative age, experience duality and in-betweenness – with specific effects on their social and familial lives. Inspired by this research, our article examines how mobility to Sweden at a young age (re)shapes young peoples’ connection to and meaning-making of places post-migration. Drawing on two-step qualitative interviews with 18 adolescents and young adults from Poland and Romania, as well as on drawings and photographs as part of the visual materials produced by the participants, the article makes two contributions. First, it integrates the scholarship on children and youth mobility, translocalism and place-making but also deepens these conceptualisations by underlining the role of memories and feelings in young people’s place-making processes. Second, the article suggests that visual methodology is a valuable tool with which to capture the embodied and the material practices of translocal place-making over time. Our findings reveal that most of these young people continue to strongly associate with places from their childhood and country of origin. For some, these places symbolise ongoing transnational practices of visits and daily communication while, for others, these are imaginary places of safety and a right place to be. The findings also highlight the importance of memories and feelings in creating transnational connectivity between the countries of origin and Sweden, as well as in developing coping strategies against the social exclusion and misrecognition which some young people may experience in their new living spaces.
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- Hedin, Lena, 1951-, et al.
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Jokes and routines make everyday life a good life - on "doing family" for young people in foster care in Sweden
- 2012
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Ingår i: European Journal of Social Work. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1369-1457 .- 1468-2664. ; 15:5, s. 613-628
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this article is to identify inclusion practices in foster families by studying the everyday life of young people entering various types of foster family. Structure and warmth in the family stand out as important dimensions of everyday life. What is not so evident in previous research is the way emotional ‘warmth’ is created. In particular, joking, gentle teasing and laughing, which in this paper stand out as important inclusion practices, seem to be rather unknown aspects in foster care, as is the importance of doing things together in everyday life. The young people's contributions in creating a good family atmosphere are visible in the study, as is their capacity to adapt to a new family. Daily routines normalise the adolescents' everyday life. Negotiations make them part of important decisions, and may strengthen them as social agents. Foster parents' positive attitude towards birth family facilitates birth parents' support to their children. In this case study, mixed qualitative methods are used: interviews, network maps, ‘beepers’ and video recordings in the foster home.
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- Hedin, Lena, et al.
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Settling into a new home as a teenager : about establishing social bonds in different types of foster families in Sweden
- 2011
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Ingår i: Children and youth services review. - : Elsevier BV. - 0190-7409 .- 1873-7765. ; 33:11, s. 2282-2289
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper provides a glimpse into young people's experiences and understandings of everyday life during their initial stages of placement in various types of foster families. The way family interactions strengthen or weaken the social bond between foster youth and foster family is focused upon. In this study the young people in kinship foster families reported the strongest social bonds to their foster families and the adolescents in traditional foster families the weakest. This is in line with previous research. However, youth in network foster families with whom they were not so close prior to placement also reported rather strong social bonds to the foster family, which is not well known. Including network foster families in the study sheds light on the importance of adolescents' active involvement and agency in choosing their foster family. Examples of family interactions which seem to be crucial in strengthening social bonds, also in traditional foster families, are e.g. fair treatment by other family members, mutual family activities, negotiating to find solutions, and, which is not so well known, humorous joking and laughing together. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Hedin, Lena, et al.
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Why one goes to school: what school means to young people entering foster care
- 2011
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Ingår i: Child and family social work. ; 16:1, s. 43-51
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Young people’s change to school attendance and improved school attainment after being placed in a new foster home, despite previous school problems, is shown in this article. In this interpretative childhood study of 17 boys and girls, 13-16 years old, their experiences and attitudes towards school is explored. The importance of school as an arena for both learning and socialization is focussed. Data were collected through interviews, network maps and text answers via mobile phone (The Experience Sampling Method, ESM, “beepers”). The educational improvement was based on an understanding of school performance as meaningful for their future, stability in daily life routines, engagement and support from family, peers and teachers. To have access to peers at school is important and common activities facilitate. Because of their background, they can also be exposed to bullying from peers. Both learning and socialization at school affect their self-esteem.
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- Hestbaek, A. D., et al.
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Child welfare removal of infants: Exploring policies and principles for decision-making in Nordic countries
- 2020
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Ingår i: Children and Youth Services Review. - : Elsevier BV. - 0190-7409. ; 108
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This descriptive policy analysis examines the position of infants' rights in the family service orientated child welfare systems of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden when being placed in out-of-home care. Its focus is on the contexts of, and legal procedures for, removing babies from home into public care. Children under the age of one year are taken into public care mainly through voluntary and emergency measures. Analysis of the development over a decade displays big intra-country differences in the prevalence of infant removal, varying from 2 per 1000 to 8 per 1000. The scant prevalence of public policy, practice guidelines and research indicates that infant removal is in some ways an anomaly, an unspoken leaf in the Nordic child welfare systems, whereas the Nordic welfare states otherwise extensively support families with young children through universal interventions. The findings invite to a re-examination of the rights of infants and their specific needs in the welfare states in order to establish responsive and efficient child protection systems.
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- Hill, Margreth, 1943, et al.
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Osedd och maktlös
- 2010
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Ingår i: Socialpolitik. ; :4, s. 22-25
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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A Different Childhood - What impact has Foster Care on the Life of Sons and Daughters of foster carers?
- 2005
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Ingår i: Konferensen "Chidhoods" Oslo.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper will present results from the research project “Growing up with foster siblings”. -684 children and young people answered a questionnaire -Children and young people from 9 – 25 years of age were divided into three different age groups and participated in focus groups (17) and discussion groups (16) -10 respondents were interviewed individually Foster children have often been subjected to abuse and lack of parental care. This gives sons and daughters of foster carers and insight in a deficient parenthood, which can make them resentful, angry and worried about foster siblings. Carers own children may also have to confront problematic behaviour from traumatised foster siblings, like acting out, drug abuse and depression. The ordinary everyday life in the foster family is supposed to be a rehabilitating factor for children from dysfunctional families. However – this wish for a “normal life” for children taken into care, simultaneously may create an “abnormal” life for the sons and daughters of foster carers. This fact is very seldom acknowledged by social workers. In cases were social workers informed and included children of foster carers in their case work, these had significant better relations to foster siblings.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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A long and winding road
- 2011
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Ingår i: Projekt YIPPEE's hemsida.
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Sammanfattning av workpackage 9, intervjuer med ungdomar
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Att dela sina föräldrar med fostersyskon
- 2004
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Ingår i: Små barn - stora bekymmer. Rapport Forskningrådet för arbetsliv och socialvetenskap. - Stockolm : Forskningsrådet för arbetsliv och socialvetenskap. - 9189602218 ; , s. 76-83
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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Att leva med fostersyskon
- 2006
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Hur blir det för fosterföräldrarnas egna barn, som får dela sitt vardagsliv med fostersyskon? I den här boken redovisas resultaten från studien "Att leva med fostersyskon". Studien ingår i programmet "Parenting and Childhood in Modern Family Cultures" vid Institutionen för socialt arbete, Göteborgs universitet. Syftet med studien har varit att uppmärksamma och synliggöra situationen för fosterföräldrars egna barn. Den övervägande delen av barnen har positiva erfarenheter av att leva med fostersyskon, men livet kan också bli komplicerat och konfliktfyllt. De barn och ungdomar som deltagit i studien är ofta mycket engagerade i sina fostersyskon. Ett sådant engagemang ses i de flesta fall som en tillgång. Emellertid kan insynen i fostersyskons problematiska livssituationer också innebära att foster föräldrarnas egna barn kommer att oroa sig för fostersysons förhållanden. I många fall får fosterföräldrarans egna barn finna sig i att få mindre uppmärksamhet och mindre tid med sina föräldrar. Studien visar att situationen för fosterföräldrarnas egna barn inte alltid uppmärksammas, varken av deras föräldrar eller av socialtjänsten.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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Att stå på egna ben - om övergången från samhällsvård till vuxenliv
- 2011
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Ingår i: Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift. - 1104-1420 .- 2003-5624. ; 18:1, s. 24-41
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Artikeln behandlar hur övergången från ung till vuxen ter sig för en sårbar grupp av unga, de som varit i samhällsvård. Vilken roll spelar vården, socialtjänsten och den biologiska familjen för dem? Vilken betydelse får den förlängda ungdomstiden för ungdomar vars sociala nätverk är resurssvaga?
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Att vara delaktig i sin egen framtid. Om ungdomar som lämnar placeringar i dygnsvård
- 2015
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Ingår i: Socinomdagarna, Stockholm, april 2015.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Hur är det att vara ungdom idag? De professionellas syn på övergången från vård till vuxenliv Ungdomarnas egna röster Om mindre lyckade övergångar från vård till vuxenliv Om lyckade utslussningar när ungdomar lämnar dygnsvård Hur kan vi skapa en bättre planerad övergång från dygnsvård till vuxenliv? Slutsatser och diskussion
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Att växa upp med fostersyskon
- 2003
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Ingår i: Familjehemmet. ; 2003:2, s. 12-15
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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Barn i kläm - hur uppmärksammas barn i mål om verkställighet av umgänge
- 2007
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Denna skrift är en rapport från ett forskningsprojekt som beviljats medel av Stiftelsen Allmänna Barnhuset. Rapporten handlar om vad som händer när mamma och pappa går skilda vägar och inte kan komma överens om vad som är "barnets bästa" och vad som händer när rättsväsendet får svara för uttolkning och verkställighet. I studien kommer olika aktörer til tals som domar,e handläggare inom socialtjänsten, familjerättssekreterare, medlare, nämndemän och föräldrar. Resultaten är inte enkla och entydiga, utan visar på de komplikationer som uppstår när normativa utsagor om "barnets bästa" möter de berörda barnens verklighet. Studien är rik på exempel som leder till eftertanke om hur samhällets ansvar för utsatta barn ska utformas.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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”Barn i kläm. Om verkställighetsdomar i umgängestvister”.
- 2009
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Ingår i: Nordiska Barnavårdskonferensen, Bergen 090910.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Här presenteras två svenska studier med det övergripande syftet att undersöka hur barns bästa definieras i verkställighetsmål av umgängestvister, samt på vilket sätt barns erfarenheter och åsikter uppmärksammas. Huvudregeln är att beslut om vårdnad, boende och/eller umgänge ska följas, om det inte uppenbart strider mot barnets bästa. En lagändring av Föräldrabalken genomfördes 2006, som bland annat medförde att tolv-års gränsen för att låta barns vilja vara ett hinder för verkställighet togs bort, och rättens skyldighet att ta hänsyn till risk för barn att bli utsatta för våld, övergrepp eller bortförande har skärptes. Materialet från den första studien består av verkställighetsdomar och aktmaterial från 2001, intervjuer med professionella och en enkät till berörda föräldrar. Uppföljningsstudien består av verkställighetsdomar från 2007, ett år efter lagändringen. I materialet blir det tydligt att många av dessa barn lever i socialt utsatta familjer. Resultaten visar att domstolen verkar ta större hänsyn till risken för barn att utsättas för våld och övergrepp, samt till barnens vilja efter lagändringen. Konstruktioner av barn, och risker de utsätts för, diskuteras i relation till de professionellas bedömning av vad som är barns bästa
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Birth Parents Perception of Sharing the Care of Their Child With Foster Parents
- 2009
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Ingår i: Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1745-0128 .- 1745-0136. ; 4:2, s. 161-168
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In Sweden, approximately 20 000 children were placed in out-of-home care at some time during 2006. Little is known of how their birth parents perceive their situation. This paper draws upon results from focus groups with 13 parents whose children were placed in care. The parents were invited to a conference centre, where focus group discussions were performed in different constellations over three days. Most parents experienced feelings of inferiority, guilt and shame. The parents’ relationship with foster carers was often asymmetrical: parents felt their position to be inferior to that of the foster carers. Parental visits in the foster home were often problematic; it was hard to interact naturally with the children. Most parents asked for more visits in their own home, or at a neutral place. In cases where a positive working relationship between parents and foster carers existed, foster carers respected parents, informed them of the everyday life of children and included them in both minor and major decisions about the child. In cases where parents were well informed about their children’s lives, they found it was much easier to have good contact with their children during their time in care.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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Child Protection in Finland and Sweden
- 2023
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Ingår i: The Oxford Handbook of Child Protection Systems. - New York : Oxford University Press. - 9780197503546
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter discusses Finland and Sweden’s child protection which is based on the principle that children’s overall well- being need a wide range of universal services and benefits. Child protection measures are only evoked when the children and families’ universal services and needs are insufficient to ensure children’s well- being. However, vulnerability related to socio- economic factors is often overlooked when child protection issues are at hand. Out- of- home care gradually lessened in Finland and Sweden following the rise of universal state services. The chapter notes the differences between the Swedish and Finnish systems with regards to legislation, organisation, decision- making, and practice of child protection
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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Child Welfare in Sweden. I Conferencia Internacional Perspectivas Internacionales in Protección Infantil:Retos Y Avances. 09-09-23 – 09-09-24, Oviedo.
- 2009
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Ingår i: I Conferencia Internacional Perspectivas Internacionales in Protección Infantil:Retos Y Avances. 09-09-23 – 09-09-24, Oviedo..
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In Sweden, the familie oriented perspective is used in child welfare. However, this perspective can be problematic, as a majority of parents with children in care have a difficult life situation. Children who stay in care until they are teenagers are seldom reunited with parents. For young people over 18 years who had been placed in care - median time in care was 4 years. Reasearch shows that they have Less contact with parents the longer the placement lasts. At the age of 18 every seventh youth with five or more years in care had lost his/her mother or both parents. At the age of 25 every fourth had lost one or both parents. The child welfare system needs: -To give more attention to childrens’ and young peoples’ individual- needs - although the family still is perceived as the fundamental resource for childrens’ well-beeing. -To strengthen the child perspective and focus on what is in the best interest of the child/ young person. -Focus on societal responsibility for the well-beeing of children and young people. -More attention needed for children and young people in care -The child protection system needs to be better on identify, prevent and manage risks and unsatisfactory conditions for children and young people.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Den belönade utmaningen
- 2002
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Ingår i: Nordiskt Socialt Arbeid. ; 2002, 22:2, s. 76-84
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Då en familj tar emot fosterbarn, påverkas relationerna mellan familjens medlemmar på olika sätt. Det stora omsorgsåtagande som ett fosterföräldraskap innebär kan vara slitsamt och tidskrävande. I många fall får de egna barnen nöja sig med betydligt mindre uppmärksamhet och minskad tillgång till föräldrarnas tid, vilket kan upplevas som problematiskt. Ändå ger en övervägande del av fosterföräldrarna en positiv bild av fosterföräldraskapet. Uppdraget innebär en utmaning där fosterföräldrarna får använda sin kreativitet och sin omsorgskompetens, och det gemensamma engagemanget kan medföra att makarna kommer närmare varandra.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Educational attainments for young people placed in public care in Sweden
- 2015
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Ingår i: Integrating International Research, Policy and Practice in Developing Welfare Services At the Sun Yat-sen University, 16-17 September, 2015.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper draws on data from the project Young People from a Public Care Background: Pathways to Education in Europé. The project was funded by the European Commission (EC) as part of its’ Seventh Framework Programme. Participating countries were Denmark, Hungary, Spain, Sweden and the UK. In Sweden, we used data from GOLD (Gothenburg Educational Longitudinal Database), which contains educational data of all those who are born between 1972 and 1992 N= 2 184 884. These data have been compared with data of children and young people who have been placed in care at some time in their life, through data from the National Board of Health and welfare (0-20 years of age) – a total of 76 121 individuals born between 1972 and 1992. Structured telephone interviews were performed with 111 social service managers in 75 local authorities. Interviews were performed with 33 young people on two occasions. Along with other Nordic countries Sweden can be defined as an institutional welfare state with general, and not selective, means‐tested benefits. Furthermore, the aim of the Social Services Act (SSA), introduced in 1982, was to promote social security and equal life conditions for all citizens. When children and young people are placed in public care, the state takes on the responsibility for their well being, and for their future. The questions posed in this paper are focused on facilitators and barrier for educational success for young people placed in care in relation to the Swedish welfare system. What factors in the welfare state can be identified as facilitators and what factors can be identified as barriers? What measures were taken by the welfare state to enhance the educational attainments of this group? Furthermore – what were the young people’s views of their future prospects in regard to education? Results from the interviews showed that the young people regarded educational success as their chance to have a better life. Some had managed to move on to further education, but the majority had not, although they had the capacity. Financial worries, lack of educational confidence and little help to navigate in the educational system were some of the barriers. Interviews with the managers showed little awareness of the significance of education for young people placed in care. Social workers seemed to rely on the general welfare state to provide adequate support for access to education. There was little focus of the need for transferral of social capital - advice, financial and emotional support and help from social networks. Consequently, general support from the welfare state is not enough for this group of young people, and the notion in the SSA of equal conditions is not realised. There is need for a change in social policy, more targeted support and more actions from social workers, to promote equal life chances for this group.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Ett ifrgåasatt föräldraskap
- 2012
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Ingår i: Att fostra familjen: en grundbok om styrning, föräldraskap och socialtjänst / Helena Johansson, Margareta Bäck-Wiklund (red.). - Malmö : Liber. - 9789147097944 ; , s. 88-103
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Det här kapitlet handlar om en grupp föräldrar vars egen föräldraförmåga bedömts som otillräcklig, vilket har lett till att deras barn har placerats i familjehem . Hur ser de själva på sitt föräldraskap? Hur uppfattar de socialtjänstens bedömningar av deras föräldraförmåga? Syftet med kapitlet är att redovisa och diskutera föräldrarnas uppfattning av hur ett gott respektive dåligt föräldraskap konstrueras av de professionella som de möter i den sociala barnavården
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Exploring the inner life of the foster family.
- 2001
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Ingår i: 5th Conference of the Euroepean Sociological Association "Visions and Divisions", Helsinki.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Foster carers are committed their fostering task. Fostering has an impact on all family member. This paper focuses on the relation between foster mothers and foster fathers. One might say that through fostering men and women become engaged in a “joint venture” – a kind of teamwork were both partners are working towards a mutual goal. This partnership increases the closeness between the couple, and can be said to be one of the rewarding parts of fostering. Even though fostering mainly is initiated by women, men eventually become more engaged as foster carers. This commitment can make them more involved in the “inner life” of the family, an involvement which is appreciated by their partners. These rewarding parts of fostering seems to make up for tiredness and lack of time – most foster carers say that fostering have improved their family life. It is not easy to be a foster carer, but fostering presents a kind of challenge, which most carers find to be rewarding.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Exploring the inner life of the foster family. A study of family relations in families who foster.
- 2000
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Ingår i: Book of proceedings, IFCO European Foster Care Conference, Ireland. ; , s. 153-174
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fostering is often initiated by women, but men also play an important part and eventually get as engaged in fostering as women do. Foster carers tend to have a traditional way of organising their lives, and often live in rural areas. Motives for fostering are mainly a social interest, and a wish to live with children. To be able to handle the task of fostering, it is important for foster mothers and foster fathers to have a stable and trusting relationship. One of the most rewarding things about fostering is a closer relationship between men and women. Another rewarding aspect of fostering is that it causes foster carers to reflect upon their parenthood, of what it means to be a parent. Less rewarding aspects are that fostering make carers tired, and drains them of energy. Lack of control also put foster carers in a paradoxical situation, where they feel responsible for something they do not have the power to influence. Care within the home is often highly valued socially, but less valued pecuniary, which may be one reason why foster carers have difficulties in explaining payment to children, and also to friends and colleagues. Fostering can make carers less observant of the situation of their own children, and sometimes even have a negative impact on these children, but carers also report fostering to increase emphatic abilities of children. Contact with birth parents might cause conflicts and feelings of uncertainty, but can also be perceived as rewarding by foster carers.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Foster Care - an Important Part of Child Welfare in Sweden
- 2005
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Ingår i: Social Work in Cuba and Sweden. Eds: Månsson, S-A & Proveyer Cervantes, C. - Göteborg : Göteborg University. - 918679650X ; , s. 115-128
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This chapter draws on results from a study of foster carers, and the impact of fostering on their family life. Fostering has a great impact on the lives of foster carers and also on the situation for their own children. Men and women were in most cases very committed in their assignment as foster carers. They felt responsible for the outcome of the placement, and especially foster mothers displayed a great wish to make the placement a success, almost at any personal cost. Sometimes fostering can make it hard for foster carers to combine an engagement for foster children with a good enough parental engagement for their own children. Although most foster carers see fostering as a positive factor in the lives of their children, it is important to acknowledge that the situation of “children who foster” might be problematic and difficult at times to ensure these children a rightful amount of attention. Even though fostering mainly is initiated by women, men eventually become more engaged as foster carers. This commitment can make them more involved in the “inner life” of the family, an involvement that is appreciated by both themselves and their wives. These rewarding parts of fostering seem to make up for tiredness and lack of time – most foster carers say that fostering have improved their family life. It is not easy to be a foster carer, but fostering presents a kind of challenge, which most carers find to be satisfying.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Foster Care and Education
- 2008
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Ingår i: Foster Care and Education - Allmänna Barnhuset - Stockholm 080923.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Why do foster children perform badly at school? There is no evident answer to that question. Very little research has been performed in Sweden. According to the Swedish Education Act, all children and youths shall have equal access to education. All children shall enjoy this right, regardless of gender, where they live, or social or economic factors. Evidence from research clearly shows that out-of-home care has not had the expected compensational effect on the lives of those who have been placed in foster homes or in institutions. This is also true when it comes to education of children and young people placed in out-of-home-care. Apparently, child welfare interventions do not provide adequate support. There is a widening gap between educational potential and attainment as children grow older. For many children and young people placed in out-of-home care, interrupted schooling is a major obstacle Children in (relatively) stable foster care do better than those in residential care. High expectations of educational attainments from carers and social workers also imply better performances at school. Availability of financial support is important. A majority of young people from a care background have little, or no, access to economical support.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Foster care in Sweden
- 2006
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Ingår i: Global perspectives on foster family care. Eds: Colton, M & Williams, M. - Lyme Regis, Dorset : Russel House Publishing. - 1903855888 ; , s. 69-78
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In Sweden, foster care is well used and highly regarded for children in care. This chapter gives an overview of foster care in Sweden – frames of references, policies and practices.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953, et al.
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Foster carers’ views of the transition from foster care to adulthood for young people with mental health problems from a life-course perspective
- 2023
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Ingår i: Nordic Social Work Research. - 2156-857X .- 2156-8588.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article aims to build knowledge, from a life-course perspective, of foster carers’ views of the transition from care to adulthood for young people with mental health problems. The following research questions were addressed: How do mental health problems affect the care-leaving process and the linked lives between young people and foster carers? What impacts do young people’s mental health problems have on the timing of lives and social age when they leave a placement in care? We interviewed 18 carers from 13 foster homes in Norway and 17 carers from 14 foster homes in Sweden. The results show how young people’s mental health problems could prevent carers from providing social support to and maintaining positive relations with the young people. This could be because of the young people’s unwillingness to accept support, because their difficulties made them avoid contact, or because they did not want their former carers to know about the problems they were encountering. Mental health problems were a source of concern for the foster carers and of worry for the young people. Carers continued to find ways to help and be available when the young people allowed contact – the lives of the carers and the young people were still linked. It is important to recognize and address the impact of mental health on the care-leaving process and to provide adequate and timely support to young people and foster carers.ARTICLE HISTORY Received 18 March 2023 Accepted 19 December 2023 KEYWORDS Foster carers; young people; care-leaving; mental health problems; life-course perspectiveIntroductionIn recent decades, the situation of young people leaving placements in out-of-home care (OHC) has been increasingly acknowledged in research. This group of young people face numerous challenges, and are often obliged to make the transition from care to adulthood in a much shorter time than their peers, and without adequate support from social networks and/or social services. In recent decades there has been an abundance of research evidence of the difficulties experienced by this group when they age out of care (see, e.g. Cameron et al. 2018; Cashmore and Paxman 2006; Courtney and Hughes Heuring 2005; Höjer and Sjöblom 2014; Stein 2019; Stein and Munro 2008). There is also evidence of young people who successfully exit from care placements. Important factors for a successful care-leaving process are a strong motivation to do well and relevant support from social networks, former carers, and social services (Bakketeig and Backe-Hansen 2018; Boddy et al. 2019).CONTACT Ingrid Höjer ingrid.hojer@socwork.gu.seNORDIC SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2023.2298680© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4. 0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Fosterfamiljen
- 2003
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Ingår i: Nätverksfamiljen. Bäck-Wiklund, m & Johansson, T (red.). - Stockholm : Natur och Kultur. - 9127093662 ; , s. 212-228
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Fosterfamiljen - en privat familj med ett offentligt uppdrag.
- 2006
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Ingår i: Socialmedicinsk tidskrift. ; 83:1, s. 74-81
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Då barn och unga placeras i fosterhem användes en privat familj för en av den sociala barnavårdens viktigaste insatser. Genom att ta emot fosterbarn görs fosterfamiljen tillgänglig, inte bara för placerade barn och unga, utan också för deras föräldrar och andra anhöriga. Uppdraget som fosterförälder är krävande, men upplevs ändå av de flesta som tillfredsställande. Eftersom det tar mycket av fosterföräldrarnas tid att ge placerade barn och unga den uppmärksamhet som de behöver, kan deras egna barn komma att få stå tillbaka. De kan också få en insikt i barns svårigheter och föräldrars bristande omsorgsförmåga. Det är av vikt att både fosterföräldrarna och deras egna barn får stöd från socialtjänsten för att kunna göra an god insats för de barn och unga som är placerade i fosterhem.
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- Höjer, Ingrid, 1953
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Fosterfamiljens inre liv
- 2001
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The study focuses on family relations in the homes of foster carers. The aim of the study is to find out what impact fostering has on marital relations, on relations between parents and children, and also explore relations between biological children and foster children. A gender perspective runs throughout the study; what differences could be seen in the way foster mothers and foster fathers handle the task of fostering? The data collection consists of two parts: A questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews with foster carers. 1. Questionnaire survey Questionnaires were sent by post to 550 foster carers. 50% of the questionnaires were sent to foster mothers, and 50% to foster fathers, which meant that either the man or the woman was the receiver of a questionnaire. 366 foster carers answered, 192 women and 174 men. 2. Interviews with foster carers 34 foster carers have been interviewed; the wife and husband in 17 foster families. 12 of the foster families had more than three years experience of fostering. Five couples had just started as foster carers, these five couples have been interviewed three times within the lapse of 18 months. Interviews were made with women and men separately. Conclusions and summary Fostering is often initiated by women, but men also play an important part and eventually get as engaged in fostering as women do. Foster carers tend to have a traditional way of organising their lives, and often live in rural areas. Motives for fostering are mainly a social interest, and a wish to live with children. To be able to handle the task of fostering, it is important for foster mothers and foster fathers to have a stable and trusting relationship. One of the most rewarding things about fostering is a closer relationship between men and women. Another rewarding aspect of fostering is that it causes foster carers to reflect upon their parenthood, of what it means to be a parent. Less rewarding aspects are that fostering make carers tired, and drains them of energy. Lack of control also put foster carers in a paradoxical situation, where they feel responsible for something they do not have the power to influence. Care within the home is often highly valued socially, but less valued pecuniary, which may be one reason why foster carers have difficulties in explaining payment to children, and also to friends and colleagues. Fostering can make carers less observant of the situation of their own children, and sometimes even have a negative impact on these children, but carers also report fostering to increase emphatic abilities of children. Contact with birth parents might cause conflicts and feelings of uncertainty, but can also be perceived as rewarding by foster carers.
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