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Résumé L'objectif de cette étude est de connaître le processus et les issues de l'étape d'intégration familiale d'un groupe de familles adoptives internationales vivant en Catalogne (Espagne), en s'appuyant sur le modèle « Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response » (FAAR). L'échantillon est composé de 30 enfants ayant été adoptés dès trois ans ou plus. Les données ont été recueillies au moyen d'entretiens semi-structurés ayant fait l'objet d'une analyse de contenu grâce au programme « N.Vivo ». Les résultats montrent qu'en dépit des études antérieures qui portaient à considérer ces familles comme étant « à risques », l'intégration familiale est positive et apporte une grande satisfaction parentale. Trois types de fonctionnement familial ont été identifiés dont certaines caractéristiques permettent de différencier les familles. Les résultats amènent à suggérer des propositions d'action socio-éducatives destinées à améliorer le bien-être de l'enfant adopté ainsi que celui de sa famille adoptive.

There are many agents involved in the family reunification processes of the child protection system, which requires rethinking collaboration between services. A mixed-method design including a quantitative survey (n = 93) and 14 qualitative focus groups (n = 43) was applied to investigate the attitudes of the protection system professionals towards the implementation of a group intervention program for family reunification. The results indicate the need for collaboration between the protection system services and highlight the elements that professionals identify as key to developing this collaboration.

AbstractThis study aims to advance the understanding of children with special needs in foster care by identifying the characteristics, processes, and outcomes of their placement. The study uses a quantitative approach to identify 190 children with special needs (registered) from among 2,157 foster children in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, Spain and examines key data covering 2008 to 2018. The results show that children with special needs are overrepresented in placements with single‐parent foster carers (mainly women), raising questions about the extent to which the care system takes the complexity of special needs into account.

AbstractThis paper presents data from a unique programme evaluation of the parenting programme titled 'Learning together, growing as a family' applied in 14 cities in Spain and targeting families at risk of neglectful behaviour. The programme evaluation is based on the voices of children using the qualitative methodology of art‐based research. Eighty‐six children 6–12 years of age were interviewed in groups. The outcomes of the evaluation reveal that children perceive improvements in the parental competencies of their parents and in themselves and that these changes serve as a catalyst for positive family change.

Placement in kinship family has existed informally throughout time. There are many countries in which kinship family care is the most common measure used for child protection. However, it is a subject of continuous debate. One of the major issues is that kinship foster care is relied upon without carrying out an evaluation study of the family; often the child is placed directly with grandparents and uncles simply because they are direct family. This article presents an assessment tool to evaluate extended families in order to ensure the welfare of the child. The tool was created as a result of the cooperative research of 126 professionals from seven regions of Spain. The tool can identify the strengths and weaknesses of families by considering six factors: personal characteristics, the coverage of basic needs, collaboration with professionals, the family structure and dynamics, the relationship between family, child, and biological family, and, finally, the attitude towards the placement. The assessment tool is innovative and introduces the opportunity to consider the skills of the kinship foster care family, the needs of support, and which families are unfit to take care of the child. To conclude, the tool tries to overcome one of the principal disadvantages of kinship foster care: the lack of knowledge about the kinship family.

AbstractProfessional support of families that are under temporary protection, with the goal of reunification, is necessary for helping families re‐establish their family dynamics. Without this support, the conditions that contributed to child abuse and neglect will likely persist. In this context, the attitude of professionals towards positive parenting and child participation is a decisive factor. The quantitative study presented here contributes knowledge regarding these 2 variables. The study was conducted with 106 professionals who work in the child protection system. The results show a high degree of consensus among professionals regarding the following practices: (a) incorporating positive parenting into family reunification processes; (b) training the biological parents in parenting skills; and (c) promoting the active participation of children in foster care and reunification. Regarding the latter point, the study found that older and more experienced professionals are more open and inclined to promote participation in family reunification processes. The practical implications of the results invite us to review attitudinal competencies training for professionals working in child protection services, focusing on encouraging a positive attitude towards the parental competencies of the biological family and the active participation of children in foster care and reunification. These professionals' attitudes are a key factor in mediating the process of family reunification.

AbstractThis paper analyses how social support enhances family resilience in kinship foster families by involving the families in an educational group programme. Sixty‐two kinship foster families from Spain participated in the research. The data were collected before the programme (interviews) and after the programme (interviews and focus groups), and these were analysed by content analysis with the programme Atlas.ti. The results show that the factors that contribute most to the development of family resilience are as follows: (i) feeling able to look for solutions when facing problems; (ii) an increase of their network of formal support; (iii) being able to offer support to other foster families; and (iv) feeling that the support they give to parents' foster children is socially recognized.

Résumé Un des résultats du processus d'évaluation mené dans le cadre du Programme CaixaProinfancia de la fondation espagnole l'Obra Social « la Caixa », a conduit à la création d'un programme de soutien à l'enfance et aux familles. C'est dans ce contexte qu'est né « Apprendre ensemble, grandir en famille » centré sur la promotion du développement et de la cohabitation familiale lors de la transition de 6 à 12 ans par l'encouragement des relations positives entre les parents et les enfants conformément à l'exercice d'une parentalité positive. Le programme a été conçu et élaboré en collaboration avec une équipe d'experts de quatre universités espagnoles et la participation des familles avec leurs fils et leurs filles. Les objectifs se référent à une vision holistique d'un processus de développement de la cohabitation familiale à partir d'une triple dimension : émotionnelle, comportementale et cognitive. L'article considère son application et son évaluation a posteriori aussi bien pour les pères et les mères que pour leurs fils et leurs filles moyennant des stratégies et des ressources didactiques convenant aux processus d'enseignement/apprentissage actuels.

Este estudio se centra en explorar el impacto de la situación de pandemia provocada por el Covid-19 en las necesidades de la infancia y la adolescencia en situación de riesgo que participan en los servicios de atención socioeducativa no residenciales de la provincia de Barcelona. Para ello, se ha empleado un cuestionario en formato online que han respondido 30 profesionales de servicios de atención socioeducativa no residenciales. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto que las dimensiones de desarrollo y bienestar de los niños, niñas y adolescentes más afectadas por la pandemia han sido la emocional, la social, la educativa, la de participación y de ser escuchados, la de descanso, de movimiento, y la de ocio y juego. Por otra parte, los y las profesionales participantes en el estudio destacan el colectivo adolescente como el más afectado por la pandemia a nivel educativo, social y psicológico. Los resultados plantean intensificar los mecanismos socioeducativos de acompañamiento emocional, tecnológico, educativo y social a los niños y niñas, y especialmente a los y las adolescentes en situación de riesgo.