dc.contributor.advisor | Donohue, Gráinne | en |
dc.contributor.author | McGarrity, Liz | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-22T13:50:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-22T13:50:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.citation | McGarrity, L. (2018). Attachment styles of children in foster care. A phenomenological analysis. Bachelors Final Year Project, Dublin Business School. | en |
dc.identifier.citation | McGarrity, L. (2018). Attachment styles of children in foster care. A phenomenological analysis. Bachelors Final Year Project, Dublin Business School. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://esource.dbs.ie/handle/10788/3407 | |
dc.description.abstract | In September 2017 6,230 children were in care in Ireland. A Staggering 92% of those were in
foster care. The Children First National Guidance for Protection and Welfare of Children
launched in 2017, provide all citizens and organisations with information on legislative and
non-legislative obligations, now in force for professionals and organisations engaged in
ensuring the safety and welfare of children in the State. The National Standards for Foster
Care ensure that foster care placements are adequately supported and that children in foster
care receive the best possible care. The objective of this study is to look at attachment styles of
children in foster care and how the foster carer contributes to the reparation of insecure
attachment of children in foster care. The study takes a qualitative approach via interpretative
phenomenological analysis of the lived experiences of the foster carer. Three foster carers
shared their experiences of fostering for this study. Analysis of these experiences enabled
themes to emerge which were consistent across the foster carers’ experiences. The themes of
language, identity and the impact of attachment highlights how foster carers in this study
respond to the impact of the fostering system on the foster children in their care and on
themselves and their families. The findings of this study highlight the need for further
exploration of attachment styles in fostering. While the foster carers’ experiences were
examined in-depth it does not include the foster child’s experiences due to the ethical
implications of doing so. Consideration for further research include relationships of foster
children with their siblings in care, impact of fostering on the children of foster carers and how
the foster care system contributes to the maintenance of insecure attachment styles in foster
children. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Dublin Business School | en |
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dc.title | Attachment styles of children in foster care. A phenomenological analysis | en |
dc.type | Final Year Project | en |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright: The author | en |
dc.type.degreename | BA (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy | en |
dc.type.degreelevel | BA (Hons) | en |