Carnochan Sarah, Moore Megan, Austin Michael J
Bay Area Social Services Consortium, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-7400, USA.
J Evid Based Soc Work. 2013;10(3):235-53. doi: 10.1080/15433714.2013.788953.
Placement stability as an outcome goal in child welfare performance measurement is grounded in the importance of providing stability for children as they are developing attachments and relationships to caregivers. Research shows that many children are vulnerable to placement instability, especially those who have been in long term foster care. This literature review provides an overview of the federal placement stability measure. It then summarizes the diverse set of factors has been found to be associated with placement instability, including characteristics of the child and family of origin, placement type and quality, and the child welfare system and services. Promising practices aimed at promoting placement stability are summarized, followed by questions designed to foster discussion about the relationship of the evidence to child welfare practice.
安置稳定性作为儿童福利绩效评估的一个结果目标，其依据在于为儿童在与照顾者建立依恋关系和情感联系的过程中提供稳定性的重要性。研究表明，许多儿童容易受到安置不稳定的影响，尤其是那些长期处于寄养状态的儿童。这篇文献综述概述了联邦安置稳定性衡量标准。接着总结了已发现的与安置不稳定相关的一系列不同因素，包括儿童及其原生家庭的特征、安置类型和质量，以及儿童福利系统和服务。文中还总结了旨在促进安置稳定性的一些有前景的做法，随后提出了一些问题，以引发关于证据与儿童福利实践之间关系的讨论。
