Placement Disruption in Treatment Foster Care

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Tập 9 Số 3 - Trang 200-205 - 2001
Dana K. Smith1, Elizabeth A. Stormshak2, Patricia Chamberlain3, Rachel Bridges Whaley4
1Oregon Social Learning Center, 160 E. 4th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401-2426, danas @oslc.org
2University of Oregon
3Oregon Social Learning Center's Treatment Foster Care (TFC) programs
4Oregon Social Learning Center

Tóm tắt

Rates of placement disruption in traditional and treatment foster care are reviewed. Contextual factors, individual child and caregiver characteristics, and risk factors thought to influence rates of placement disruption are explored. A model for treatment foster care is described, and data are presented on disruption rates for this program. The results indicated that the likelihood of placement disruption is two times higher during the first 6 months (17.8%) compared to the second 6 months (9.2%) of treatment.Taken together across the first and second 6 months of treatment, 23 of 90 youth (25.5%) experienced a placement disruption. Findings indicate that age and gender play a role in disruption, with older girls at the greatest risk for placement disruption. Limitations of the study, future directions,and implications for treatment are discussed.

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Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Tập 9 Số 3

200-205

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