Research Reviews

These reports were published by the Rees Centre between 2013 and 2017 on topics related to foster care and education. Each review examines the existing research evidence on a specific topic. The reports present Key Findings, Recommendations for Policy and Practice and Recommendations for further research.

Why Do People Become Foster Carers? An International Literature Review on the Motivation to Foster (PDF)

Key Messages: Why do People Become Foster Carers? (PDF)

September 2012

Supporting Each Other: An International Literature Review on Peer Contact Between Foster Carers(PDF)

Key Messages: Supporting Each Other (PDF)

February 2013

Effective Parent-and-Child Fosters: An International Literature Review (PDF)

Key Messages: Effective Parent-and-Child Fostering (PDF)

February 2014

The Role of the Supervising Social Worker in Foster Care: An International Literature Review (PDF)

Key Messages: The Role of the Supervising Social Worker in Foster Care (PDF)

September 2014

What Works in Preventing and Treating Poor Mental Health in Looked-After-Children (PDF)

What Works in Preventing and Treating Poor Mental Health in Looked-After-Children: Executive Summary (PDF)

Key Messages: What Works in Preventing and Treating Poor Mental Health in Looked After Children (PDF)

September 2014

How are Foster Carer’s Selected? An International Literature Review of Instruments used within Foster Care Selection (PDF)

Key Messages: How are Foster Carer’s Selected?(PDF)

September 2013

The Impact of Fostering on Foster Carers’ Children: An International Literature Review (PDF)

Key Messages: The Impact on Foster Carers Children (PDF)

October 2013

The Recruitment, Assessment, Support and Supervision of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Foster Carers: An International Literature Review (PDF)

Key Messages: The Recruitment, Assessment, Support and Supervision of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Foster Carers (PDF)

February 2015

What is Known About the Placement and Outcomes of Siblings in Foster Care? An International Literature Review (PDF)

Key Messages: What is Known About the Placement and Outcomes of Siblings in Foster Care (PDF)

February 2017

What is the Relationship Between Being in Care and the Educational Outcomes of Children? An International Systematic Review (PDF)

Key Messages: What is the Relationship Between Being in Care and the Educational Outcomes of Children

September 2015