Author : Donna Erdmann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)
Book Synopsis What Motivates Latina Women to Become Foster Parents? by : Donna Erdmann
Download or read book What Motivates Latina Women to Become Foster Parents? written by Donna Erdmann and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to explore motivating factors for continued foster parenting. It was intended to understand from a group of Latino foster mothers' firsthand information. To meet this goal, the study identified some characteristics of the participants to better understand and help to improve in recruiting and retaining efforts of Latino foster parent to serve the Latino children entering foster care. Method: a sample of 17 foster mothers were split into two focus groups according to length of fostering experience. 10 participants were newly certified from zero to five years and the other seven participants were experienced with six to twelve years of fostering. Results: Five focus questions were presented to each group and each led to an outside theme within the conversation of the group. It was found that foster mothers were motivated by the following factors: making a difference in a child's life, relating to a child's trauma through some personal experience, and monetary compensation. It was also found that the participants shared the need of more support and recognition to help with maintenance of their motivation. Discussion: Latina foster mothers' satisfaction is related to their perceptions about making a difference in a child's life and some type of compensation whether monetary or recognition. No foster mother shared wanting to quit fostering children.