Resource potential approach accompanied by substitute families

The institution of the family is currently devalued and this trend may lead to serious demographic consequences (rapid aging of the population a decline in the population as a whole and an increase in the number of children living in orphanages etc.). The destruction of traditional family foundations negatively affects the psyche of underage children and society as a whole. A substitute family is the most effective alternative for upbringing of children as it ensures full development and adaptation to independent life. At present the number of returns of foster children to children''s institutions is increasing. The crisis of relations which cannot be solved in substitute families ends with the return of minors. To a greater extent this is due to the fact that guardians cannot find implement transform or modify resources to restore balance and overcome the crisis of relations in a substitute family. The practice of crisis support for substitute families is focused on working with conflict situations in order to prevent the abandonment of the child. The resource model provides for the assessment of the resource potential of a family and the activation of the resources of a substitute family.