foster care

Siblings in Foster Care: Assessment Considerations for Child Welfare Professionals

Author: Jeffrey Waid, MSW, PhD
Published: June 2018

This module provides an overview of sibling relationships and their influence on child development. Research regarding the impact of siblings on foster care placement stability, permanency, and well-being are discussed. Assessment considerations with siblings in foster care settings are provided.

CW360° - Spring 2010 - Promoting Placement Stability

Stability is often elusive for children and youth in out-of-home care. This issue presents a variety of research findings and perspectives in order to address this need.

Articles include research and federal policy related to placement stability, ways in which workers, advocates, and agencies can help youth achieve stability, and perspectives of individuals directly and indirectly involved in helping youth attain stability.