Date Available
4-25-2019
Year of Publication
2019
Degree Name
Master of Science in Family Sciences (MSFS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Family Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Nathan Wood
Abstract
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.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2019.087
Recommended Citation
Parkinson, Dallin Douglas, "HOW DOES HE DO IT?: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF MEN’S EXPERIENCE AS TEACHING-FAMILY MODEL PROVIDERS" (2019). Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences. 70.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/hes_etds/70
