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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The predictors of unsuccessful transition to foster care |
Author: | Barber, J. Delfabbro, P. Cooper, L. |
Citation: | Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2001; 42(6):785-790 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Issue Date: | 2001 |
ISSN: | 0021-9630 1469-7610 |
Statement of Responsibility: | James G. Barber, Paul H. Delfabbro, L. L. Cooper |
Abstract: | The placement movements of 235 children entering foster care over a 12-month period were followed up 4 months after referral into care. Baseline and follow-up measures of the 170 children who were still in care at follow-up were also compared. Results indicated that adolescents with mental health or behavioural problems were the least likely to achieve placement stability or to display improved psychological adjustment in care. In fact, unsatisfactory transition to foster care was found to be so prevalent among these children that conventional foster family care should be considered unsuitable for them. The paper concludes that there is an urgent need for a wider range of alternative care options for the adolescent population. |
Keywords: | Foster care adolescents adolescents in care alternative care out-of-home care Child Behavior Checklist |
Description: | The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com |
Rights: | Copyright © 2001 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry |
DOI: | 10.1111/1469-7610.00775 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1469-7610.00775 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Psychology publications |
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