Brofenbrenner's Ecological Theory In Foster Care

Farineau (2016), pointed out the importance of the ecological approach that helps to understand delinquent behaviors of youth in foster care. This article reviewed Brofenbrenner’s ecological theory. The author first introduced the behaviors of youths in foster care, and then provided an overview of the ecological theory. All levels of the system were discussed, and related to youths who are in the foster care. For instance, the author mentioned that the microsystem is the system which the youth in foster care would most often come into contact, and then the author provided examples from microsystem such as the biological family, foster family, etc. (Faruneau, 2016). On the other hand, Faruneau (2016) also indicated the use of other theories that explain the phenomenon from youths in foster care, such as social control theory, social strain theory, and social learning theory. In addition, the author highlighted how utilizing Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory can be beneficial for various professionals working with these youths (Farineau, 2016).

Conclusions or Implications for Counselors: Different systems and levels of the ecological perspective are related to understanding the severe …show more content…
I believe that each level of the system has a strong relationship to one another, thus, microsystem is related to chronosystem. This concept is very useful in counseling because counselors could look into not only clien’s microsystem, but also other systems. By looking into different levels of the system, counselors will be able to discover relationships between different ideas, thoughts, and emotions for clients. Other than that, Brofenbrenner’s ecological theory can also guide counselors to identify clients’ issues from their environment. It is important to note that besides the population that the author mentioned in this article, Brofenbrenner’s ecological theory could be used for various