| dc.description.abstract | Relational bonds between out-of-home placed adolescents and their professional parent(s)(i.e. PP) and their birthparent(s)(i.e. BP) might play a role in the occurrence of breakdowns (i.e. unscheduled, disrupted placements). In this study, the perspective of adolescents regarding their relational bond with PP and BP is examined and put to practical recommendations for PP and BP. Following the principles of Empirical Phenomenology, transcriptions of in-depth interviews with 19 adolescents were analyzed first. The results formed the base of vignette-based interviews with 7 adolescents. Results of in-depth interviews indicate four different situational patterns in which adolescents show different relational utterances with both PP and BP; (A) PP and BP positive, (B) PP positive, BP ambivalent, (C) PP ambivalent, BP positive, and (D) PP and BP ambivalent. Results of vignette-based interviews indicate different recommendations associated with these different situational patterns. This study describes that, in order to achieve the situation in which both relationships are positive, specific tasks have to be fulfilled by either PP or BP. The acceptance of a placement by BP in an early stage and the supportive attitude of PP during all stages of a placement are of key relevance in a long-term placement in a FTH. | |
