How do admirable foster mothers provide nurturing foster care? April 14, 2011

Speaker: Stephanie Wasserman
Admirable foster mothers are an invaluable resource for understanding how to help traumatized children heal while in foster care. Qualitative analysis of twelve interview transcripts indicates that admirable foster moms actively promote the child’s developing attachment, convey a strong sense of agency or an attitude of “We can do this!” and model resilience though a variety of coping strategies that the foster child can observe and imitate.
Location: Women’s Studies Research Center, Epstein Building, Brandeis University
Contact: Rosa Taormina, taormina@brandeis.edu, http://go.brandeis.edu/wsrc