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Altshuler (Barriers (barriers identified include financial considerations,…
Altshuler
Barriers
barriers identified include financial considerations, identification of appropriate clientele, disparate goals and objectives among services delivery and evaluate approaches
Lack of communication- All the participants in the two focus groups of professionals highlighted the lack of communication between and among the parties.
Lack of understanding regarding confidentiality constraints- Educators have felt that caseworks withhold vital information, whereas caseworkers have felt that educators expect them divulge confidential, nonessential information
In their respective focus groups, both caseworkers and teachers expressed a mutual lack of trust with one another
Foster Care
Poor educational functioning while in foster care has led to poorer outcomes in adult functioning.” (Altshuler, 2003, p. 53).
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poorer academic performance and classroom achievement, including grade retention and higher rates of placement into special education
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have poorer attendance records,
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Focus Group
discussions include the barriers and successful practices that affect the educational success of students in foster care, and recommendations from the participants for successful practices and policies for the future
Focus groups allowed new ideas to emerge more easily through interactions and free flowing discussions among participants.
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Child Welfare System
Teachers discussed their frustration with a child welfare system that replaces and removes students in what is seemed as a random process
Child welfare system needs to put more of an effort into locating and supporting resources in local communities
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The child welfare system does not consider the students drawbacks that happen during a replacement and removal process