The predictors of unsuccessful transition to foster care
The predictors of unsuccessful transition to foster care
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DOI：
10.1017/s002196300100751x
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发表时间：
2001-09-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Cooper, LL
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作者：
Barber, JG;Delfabbro, PH;Cooper, LL
235名儿童在12个月内进入寄养的安置运动进行了跟踪4个月后转介到照顾。还比较了170名在随访时仍在护理中的儿童的基线和随访指标。结果表明，有心理健康或行为问题的青少年是最不可能实现安置稳定性或显示改善的心理调整的照顾。事实上，在这些儿童当中，转往寄养家庭的情况普遍不理想，因此，传统的寄养家庭照顾应被视为不适合他们。该文件的结论是，迫切需要为青少年人口提供更广泛的替代性照料选择。
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.