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The Predictors of Unsuccessful Transition to Foster Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2001

James G. Barber ,
Paul H. Delfabbro  and
L. L. Cooper
James G. Barber
Affiliation:
Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Paul H. Delfabbro
Affiliation:
University of Adelaide, Australia
L. L. Cooper
Affiliation:
Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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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 careadolescentsadolescents in carealternative careout-of-home careChild Behavior Checklist
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The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines , Volume 42 , Issue 6 , September 2001 , pp. 785 - 790
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© 2001 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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