Spiritual Needs of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Foster Parents

Aboriginal children are overrepresented in foster care and more Aboriginal foster parents are needed. A randomized group of licensed First Nations, Métis and Inuit foster parents in a Canadian jurisdiction were asked about their spiritual needs to foster. In response to the question “what do you nee...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:First Peoples Child & Family Review
Main Authors: Brown, Jason, Mehta, Nisha, Skrodzki, Donna, Gerritts, Julie, Ivanova, Viktoria
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada 2013
Subjects:
Aboriginal
Foster care
Canada
Spirituality
First Nations
inuit
Online Access:http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1068842ar
https://doi.org/10.7202/1068842ar
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Summary:Aboriginal children are overrepresented in foster care and more Aboriginal foster parents are needed. A randomized group of licensed First Nations, Métis and Inuit foster parents in a Canadian jurisdiction were asked about their spiritual needs to foster. In response to the question “what do you need spiritually to foster?” there were 55 unique responses that were grouped by participants into five concepts including: religion, practice, integration, sharing and contentment. These results were compared and contrasted with the existing fostering literature.

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