АННОТАЦИЯ
The principles and basic requirements for the selecting, training and supporting foster parents' applicants, which are set out in a threefold program are presented. The program is based on resource and environmental approaches and the concept of family resilience. The purpose of the first stage (selection) is to identify the motivation for taking care for a child and obvious contra indications to perform the functions of a foster parent (psychopathological symptoms, alcohol, drug addiction, etc.), as well as individual and family resources and resilience components. Selection is performed by using tests and a semi-structured interview. The purpose of the second stage (training) is to make parents familiar with the specific needs and problems of children in need, as well as the possible problems that a foster family can face in the period of adaptation and upbringing of the foster child. The training focuses on developing and strengthening family resilience and resource potential of foster parents, which were identified at the first stage. The purpose of the third stage (support) is to provide social and psychological-pedagogical assistance, including individual and group psychotherapy, family counseling, social patronage, additional classes with the child at home, etc. As is being showed, integration of a foster child into the family, based on the evaluating, forming, maintaining and developing strong, resourceful aspects of the foster child, foster parents and the family as a whole, is to be carried out within the framework of the concept of resilience and resource potential.
ЦИТАТА
Makhnach, A.V. RESILIENCE AND FAMILY RESOURCES OF FOSTER PARENTS' APPLICANTS / A.V. Makhnach, A.I. Laktionova, Y.V. Postylyakova // ICAR 7th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADOPTION RESEARCH. : BOOK OF ABSTRACTS. – 2021. – P. 121
