The Social And Psychological Problems Facing Alternative Families For Foster Children From The Point Of View Of Social Workers And Alternative Families

Abstract

The study aimed to identify social and psychological problems facing alternative families for the incubated children from the point of view of social workers in Palestine. The study used the descriptive analytical approach, through a questionnaire that was applied to (53) social workers and an alternative family, and the study used the scale of social and psychological problems, and the results showed that social and psychological problems facing alternative families for children embraced from the point of view of social workers and alternative families came in moderate degree, Also, social services came moderate, and the presence of differences in the average responses of the sample members on the axis of social and psychological problems facing alternative families for the incubated children / adopted attributed to a variable (gender type) for the benefit of female The respondent in favor of the social worker, the lack of differences in social and psychological problems is due to the type of religion, and the lack of differences in social services is due to variables (sex, religion type, response). In light of the results of the study, the researcher recommended attention to providing the full psychological preparation of families embracing the social and psychological problems that they can face and ways to confront them throughout the adoption march.