An empirical study on the support system of foster care

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24530874
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: MATSUZAKI YOSHIKO 九州大学, 人間・環境学研究科(研究院), 教授 (30404049)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OBA Nobue 九州大学, 人間・環境学研究科(大学院), 教授 (00403931) ; MASUDA Kentarou 九州大学, 人間・環境学研究科(大学院), 教授 (70389229) ; YAMAMOTO Yuko 西南学院大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (70352200)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IRIHAMA Naomi 西南学院大学, 学生相談室, 常勤カウンセラー (20728448)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 里親支援 / コンピテンシー / 社会的養護 / 人材養成

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To examine measures of support towards foster parent, questionnaire study on their change of competencies between the point of registration and present were carried out to participants providing a foster care. Then, observational study was conducted within the context of eating meals. The result suggests that accumulating fostering experience promoted to develop, change perspectives on foster parent and enhance one’s self-knowledge and self-reflection. According to different aims of fostering, perspectives on foster care, kinship care and adoption varied. This study illustrates each characteristic and shows the necessity of supporting them in consideration with different types and process of fostering experience.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学