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Foster Care Service Barriers And Social Work Practice In The Virgin Islands, Anna Maria Clarke
Foster Care Service Barriers And Social Work Practice In The Virgin Islands, Anna Maria Clarke
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This qualitative research study explored service barriers social workers encountered while working with their foster clients aging out of placement in the Virgin Islands. This study provided an understanding of the problem and seminal literature that warrants further study in the future. The foundation for this study was grounded in ecological systems theory. Data collection consisted of narrative interviews with social workers from a single government agency. Six social workers from the islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands discussed the challenges they encountered while working with their foster clients aging out of placement. Key findings …