| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Research review on the process of matching decision making Kirti Zeijlmans Hans Grietens University of Groningen

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Definition The process of deciding on the best fit of the child characteristics with the (available) foster family characteristics with as criterion the rate of success of the placement (based on Strijker & Zandberg, 2001; Van Dam, Nordkamp & Robbroeckx, 2000) 2

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Foster care process Selection of children: -Right type of intervention (Van Oijen, 2010; Van Dam, Nordkamp & Robbroeckx, 2000; Ter Meulen, Vinke, De Baat & Spoelstra, 2014) Selection of families: - Recruitment (Waterhouse & Brocklesby, 2001) -Training and selection (Van Oijen, 2010; Van Dam, Nordkamp & Robbroeckx, 2000; Ter Meulen, Vinke, De Baat & Spoelstra, 2014) Matching: - Enough information (Ryburn, 1991) - Time (Waterhouse & Brocklesby, 2001) 3 Matching Selection of children Selection of families Placement

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Research on interaction ›Cultural matching (Brown, George, Sintzel & Arnault, 2009; Cousins, 2011; Flynn, 2000) ›Sibling placement (Washington, 2007) ›Attachment (Walker, 2008) 4

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Attachment Walker (2008) and Ter Meulen, Vinke, De Baat & Spoelstra (2014) 5 Family Child SecureAvoidantAmbivalentDisorganized Secure+++ Avoidant++ Ambivalent++ Disorganized+

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Research on interaction ›Cultural matching (Brown, George, Sintzel & Arnault, 2009; Cousins, 2011; Flynn, 2000) ›Sibling placement (Washington, 2007) ›Attachment (Walker, 2008) ›Needs of the child (Street & Davies, 1999; Veevers, 1991) ›Behavior (Strijker & Zandberg, 2001; Doelling & Johnson, 1990) 6

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Behavior Source: Strijker & Zandberg, Type of childType of family Withdrawn-social problems Agressive-delinquentStructured Attention and social problems Fragile-structured NormalConforming Involved

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Research on interaction ›Cultural matching (Brown, George, Sintzel & Arnault, 2009; Cousins, 2011; Flynn, 2000) ›Sibling placement (Washington, 2007) ›Attachment (Walker, 2008) ›Needs of the child (Street & Davies, 1999; Veevers, 1991) ›Behavior (Strijker & Zandberg, 2001; Doelling & Johnson, 1990) 8

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Ways of matching ›Matching to find a fitting family ›Matching to find a fitting child ›Availability matching 9

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Matching differences Laakso & Pösö, 2014; De Baat, Spoelstra, Ter Meulen & Binke, Country Organization Matcher

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Conclusion ›Matching is:  Unpredictable  Complex  Uncertain  Subjective But: it is important and deserves our attention! 11

| faculty of behavioural and social sciences Thank you Kirti Zeijlmans – Hans Grietens –

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