Social Exchange Theory Paper

Social Exchange Theory
Having an understanding of the assumptions of SET interventions can be established in advance to help balance the level of foster parent’s engagement in FPM and permanency planning. An assumption of the proposed study is a foster parent level of engagement is based on the costs and benefits. In other words, a foster parent whose sole objective is to adopt may purposely not engage in FPM or permanency when the permanency goal is reunification. Studies suggest, foster parents and social workers’ inability to work together is a risk of a placement disruptions (Austerberry et al., 2013; Rock, Michelson, Thomson, & Day, 2015; Taylor, & McQuillan, 2014). The findings also found three stakeholder engagement challenges: disagreement/conflict, power …show more content…
Kim, Pierce, Jaggers, Imburgia, and Hall conduct a study on the challenges of family team meetings (2016). The purpose of the study was to investigate the group dynamics of the family team meetings with implications to improve child welfare outcomes (Kim, Pierce, Jaggers, Imburgia, & Hall, 2016). Findings from the study identified four challenges to family engagement found in family team meetings: disagreements/conflicts; unwillingness to participate; disrespect by stakeholders; and knowledge deficits (Kim, Pierce, Jaggers, Imburgia, & Hall, 2016). The findings also found three stakeholder engagement challenges: disagreement/conflict, power dynamics, and knowledge deficits (Kim, Pierce, Jaggers, Imburgia, & Hall, 2016). Group process challenges also emerged from the findings: hindering team process, sabotaging reunification, reduced team cohesion, and emotional responses (Kim, Pierce, Jaggers, Imburgia, & Hall, 2016). The biggest challenges overall found in FPM are disagreements or conflicts between members group (Kim, Pierce, Jaggers, Imburgia, & Hall,