FAMILY FOSTER CARE DILEMMAS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Abstract

The article is focused on the issues of family foster care functioning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic caused many significant changes and restrictions in social, institutional and family functioning and had an impact on the organization and functioning of the foster care system. The results of the qualitative research presented in this article describe the challenges and difficulties that foster care providers, organizers of foster care and supporting non-governmental organizations had to face. Conclusions were formulated, including proposals for actions to improve the functioning of family foster care during subsequent health crises and postulates for changes in educational practice and social policy.