What has happened in recent years to address the problems for foster carers and their families when maltreatment is alleged?  Is the situation as bad as ever, or have practice and policy improved?   My review of recent professional literature suggests that most nations have not improved how foste...

Foster care is a complex and temporary process, characterized by separation of children/parents as well as continuation of their affective bonds; by the need to preserve as well as to transform relationships. In this process many actors (children, social workers, birthparents, foster families, socia...

The present study aimed to investigate the need satisfaction of the foster families. The study employed a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The population of the study was comprised of foster families residing throughout Turkey. The participants were reached out via snowball method. The data w...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2S) youth are often over-represented in foster care systems, and frequently face discrimination both inside and outside of the child welfare system. Recently there has been growing acknowledgement that providing safe, stabl...

We have found it useful, when considering the Banya Therapeutic Model based on Pellin, to ask 3 questions. The answers presented here are short indicative summaries: 1. What is a Therapeutic Model? A Therapeutic Model provides a framework with which people can gain insight and apply this new ins...

Summary The Pellin Institute has been providing foster carer training to Banya foster carers, social workers and staff for over 3 years and trained some 80 people in this time. This training is based on the ‘Pellin Workbook for Foster Carers: Foundation Course’. The Calm of the Pendulum is on...