Positive parenting in foster care: A video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting – theory and practice

Foster children are known to be at high risk for developing attachment problems. Moreover, their associated behavioural problems can be a burden for the foster family and increase the risk of placement breakdown. A sensitive parenting style promotes a secure attachment which, in turn, can reduce the...

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Published in:Adoption & fostering 2021-12, Vol.45 (4), p.398-413
Main Authors: West, Delphine, Roelands, An, Van Hove, Lisa, Vanderfaeillie, Johan, Gypen, Laura, Van Holen, Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adopted children
Attachment
Attachment style
Behavior problems
Child placement
Childrearing practices
Disruption
Feedback
Foster care
Foster children
High risk
Intervention
Parenting style
Parents & parenting
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Summary:Foster children are known to be at high risk for developing attachment problems. Moreover, their associated behavioural problems can be a burden for the foster family and increase the risk of placement breakdown. A sensitive parenting style promotes a secure attachment which, in turn, can reduce the chance of difficulties arising and protect against placement disruption. Interventions using video-feedback of parent–child interactions offer a method of increasing parental sensitivity and improving the quality of the parent–child attachment. The intervention discussed in this article was part of a wider initiative, Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD), fashioned to promote sensitive parenting, secure attachment and a reduction in children’s behavioural problems. Its effectiveness has been shown for a variety of target groups. A variant of the approach was developed specifically for foster and adopted children, Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline – Foster Care/Adoption (VIPP-FC/A). This article discusses the design and delivery of the intervention and illustrates these with case material.
ISSN:0308-5759
1740-469X
DOI:10.1177/03085759211055359