What makes a good foster carer?: mothers with children in foster care evaluate the foster care system and foster carers

While there has been a plethora of international and Australian research and inquiries into child protection and, to a lesser extent foster care, there is a paucity of Australian research undertaken with the parents of children in care. Complementing a larger study undertaken with 115 foster carers in the Mackay Whitsunday region of Queensland, my honours research was conducted with six Townsville women with children in foster care. Using a...