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HOW DOES HE DO IT?: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF MEN’S EXPERIENCE AS TEACHING-FAMILY MODEL PROVIDERS

About half a million children live in out-of-home care, generally due to state intervention (Children’s Bureau, 2016). The outcomes of youth in treatment are improved when they have stable relationships with caregiving adults. Group homes based on the Teaching-Family Model utilize a married couple who live in the home and are the primary care treatment providers. The present study employed a phenomenological approach to explore the lived experience of eight men who have worked in this role for at least a year. Intrapersonal and interpersonal processes and motivations were identified as common themes among respondents for how and why they continued in a difficult job and lifestyle. Implications for Teaching-Family Model group homes and foster care agencies are discussed, as well as possible directions for further research.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:uky.edu/oai:uknowledge.uky.edu:hes_etds-1071
Date01 January 2019
CreatorsParkinson, Dallin Douglas
PublisherUKnowledge
Source SetsUniversity of Kentucky
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceTheses and Dissertations--Family Sciences

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