International Social Work
Volume 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 807-821

Voices of foster parents of sudanese refugee youths: Affirmations and insights (Article)

Lee M.M. , Lee R.E. , Troupe F.Y. , Vennum A.V.
  • a Department of Child Sciences, Florida State University, 211 Sandels Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1491, United States
  • b Department of Child Sciences, Florida State University, 211 Sandels Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1491, United States
  • c Department of Child Sciences, Florida State University, 211 Sandels Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1491, United States
  • d Department of Child Sciences, Florida State University, 211 Sandels Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1491, United States

Abstract

Foster parents of Sudanese refugee adolescents were both gratified and frustrated by their desires to nurture, successfully parent, and socially interact and experience cultural differences with the youths. These parents coped with challenges with the help of God, family, peers and self-talk. Commitment to their wards typically was lifelong. © The Author(s) 2010.

Author Keywords

special needs international adoptions foster care ecosystemic Resiliency Refugee

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78349265297&doi=10.1177%2f0020872809358396&partnerID=40&md5=fab419cd9d0b6fb1ddbdfefa9f51d154
DOI: 10.1177/0020872809358396
ISSN: 00208728
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English