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Impact Of Parental Visitation On The Behavior Of Foster Children, Tricia Lynn Haggerty
Impact Of Parental Visitation On The Behavior Of Foster Children, Tricia Lynn Haggerty
Theses Digitization Project
This study employed a behavioral symptom checklist filled out by foster parents to examine the impact of biological parents' visits on the behavior of children in foster care. It includes recommendations on educating both foster and birth parents' regarding the effect of these visits.
No Way Home: Former Foster Youth And Their Families Of Origin, Vanessa Hilary Crayton
No Way Home: Former Foster Youth And Their Families Of Origin, Vanessa Hilary Crayton
Theses Digitization Project
This study sought to investigate former foster youths' attitudes and feelings about contact with their families of origin as they were aging out of the foster care system. The inquiry into the needs of adolescents in foster care during the transitionary period of young adulthood and the social workers who help them seem to indicate the concept of family is important to these youth.
Process Evaluation Of Treatment With Adolescents In Residential Treatment Foster Care, Courtney Anne Glazer, Adrianne Marie Vance
Process Evaluation Of Treatment With Adolescents In Residential Treatment Foster Care, Courtney Anne Glazer, Adrianne Marie Vance
Theses Digitization Project
As the number of children in foster care without a familial placement continues to grow, the child welfare system is turning towards a new placement approach called Residential Treatment Foster Care. This study performed a process evaluation of 30 Residential Treatment Foster Care facilities in Los Angeles County that explored the four characteristics of case plan design, team decision-making, therapeutic intervention, staff training, and overall treatment effectiveness with regards to the number of Absences Without Leave (AWOL) and completion of treatment plan.