Abstract
M.A. (Social Work)
The goals of this study were viewed as the development
and evaluation of a parent-training programme for foster
parents related to their foster children; that 1s, to
apply programme evaluation to a newly-developed social technological
item, in this case a specific preventive intervention
parent-training programme.
The researcher formulated the following objectives towards
the achievement of these goals:
to present a theoretical perspective on foster care,
on the ecological approach which was utilized in the
development of the programme, and on programme
evaluation;
to develop the programme envisaged utilising the
DR & U (Development Research and Utilization) model
of Edwin Thomas;
to evaluate the programme by inviting a group of
foster parents, related to their foster children, to
participate in the evaluation phase with a view to:
* broadening the knowledge and insight of the participants
on their foster care situation;
* developing a more positive self-concept for programme
participants, through improved insight into their
foster care situation;
* enhancing foster child-foster parent relationships
through improved insight into the foster care
situation;
* improving the family relationships of the programme
participants.