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Birth Parents Social Agents Children s Relatives Family Loyalty: Organise themselves Need Child Protection Oscillating Network: Family Loyalty Child Protection Threat court mandate Threat Risk Risk Unsure Risk? Symmetrical Diamond Birth Parents Social Agents Relatives Children Reunification? Support our way Oscillating Network: Breakdown of Family Loyalty Complaints Complaints Family Prot Our Protection Symmetrical Diamond Social Agencies Relatives Child(ren) Birth Parents Protection Complaint excluded : Out of Control Complementary Diamond Distressed Network : Exclusion of Birth ParentsConflict Disharmony Do not want to see BP Complaint excluded: : Can’t stick to PLan Birth Parents Relatives Children Agencies Low Conflict for Contact Rough Diamond Respect support Support Protect Love Acceptance Love understanding How to Intervene Map the network configeration Clarity re care plan Support /advocate for BP ( deescalate) Identify Ambivalence /themes Dyadic meetings with BP /Rel (advocate) Indiv work with child Family network meeting Circular questions /Future orientated /CMM Contact, Kinship and a Systemic Fifth Province Perspective Dr Valerie O’Brien ? Paper presented to International Foster Care Conference, Dublin , 2009. ? Introduction Contact or contact is seen as an integral part of foster care. It is generally seen as a key barometer of the state of relationships between all the parties involved. It is accepted that while there are rewards, albeit different for different people, there are also many challenges. So, what are the key issues in kinship care placements? Does the family connection make contact easier or more difficult? If family relationships are generally collaborative, what position does the child welfare agency take in managing contact? If family generally organise contact with minimum agency assistance, how is the agency satisfied that the child is protected? How can life cycle c