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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Placement stability and the psychosocial well-being of children in foster care |
Author: | Barber, J. Delfabbro, P. |
Citation: | Research on Social Work Practice, 2003; 13(4):415-431 |
Publisher: | Sage Publications Inc |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
ISSN: | 1049-7315 1552-7581 |
Statement of Responsibility: | James G. Barber; Paul H. Delfabbro |
Abstract: | This article assesses one of the key assumptions underlying the philosophy of permanency planning—that placement instability adversely affects the psychosocial development of children in foster care. Method: The placement movements and psychosocial well-being of foster care were assessed over an 8-month period. Results: Most of the children who remained in care throughout the period could be assigned to one of three groups: 1 (stable throughout), 2 (unstable throughout), 3 (initially unstable, then stable) Results for these 120 children were generally consistent with a linear trend toward improvement in Groups 1 and 2, whereas Group 3 children displayed improvement only while their placements were unstable. Conclusions: Although results for Group 3 permit more than one interpretation, results for Group 2 suggest that placement instability up to at least the 8-month point is not necessarily damaging to the child. |
Keywords: | foster care placement instability placement drift psychosocial well-being |
Description: | Copyright © 2003 SAGE Publications |
DOI: | 10.1177/1049731503013004001 |
Published version: | http://rsw.sagepub.com/content/vol13/issue4/ |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Psychology publications |
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