Transcription of Sibling Issues in Foster Care and Adoption. - Child Welfare
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Bulletin for professionalsJanuary 2013 Use your smartphone to access this bulletin Welfare Information GatewayChildren s Bureau/ACYF1250 Maryland Avenue, SWEighth FloorWashington, DC : Issues in Foster Care and AdoptionWhat s inside: Defining a Sibling relationship Legal framework for protecting Sibling connections The importance of siblings Sibling relationships in abusive or neglectful families Benefits of placing siblings together Barriers to placing siblings together Practices for keeping siblings together in placement When siblings cannot live in the same home Maintaining ties between separated siblings Sibling Issues within the Foster or adoptive familyChild Welfare professionals can make a critical contribution to the well-being of children who enter care by preserving their
placed apart (Sattler, Font, & Gershoff, 2018). 1 A “splintered” placement is one in which a child is placed with at least one sibling but is also not placed with at least one sibling. Importance of Sibling Relationships. Having a brother or sister provides children with a peer partner with whom they can explore their environments,
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