Improving Adjustment Outcomes For Foster Children With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders

Author:

Clark Hewitt B.1,Prange Mark E.2,Lee Barbara3,Boyd L. Adlai4,McDonald Beth A.5,Stewart Elizabeth S.6

Affiliation:

1. HEWITT B. “RUSTY” CLARK received his PhD from the University of Kansas in developmental and child psychology and is a professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida.xs

2. MARK E. PRANGE is a licensed psychologist in private practice and a part-time faculty member at the Florida Mental Health Institute. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of South Florida.

3. BARBARA LEE received her PhD in evaluative-applied research psychology from St. Louis University, following a career in education specializing in school psychology and work with emotionally and behaviorally disturbed youth. She has worked as a clinical psychologist with persons having prolonged mental illness and in mental health systems research.

4. L. ADLAI BOYD, former chair of the Department of Child and Family Studies for 10 years, currently serves as an academic administrator at the Florida Mental Health Institute. He holds a PhD in general educational psychology from Temple University.

5. BETH A. McDONALD has a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and is the coordinator of research and services for the Fostering Individualized Assistance Program.

6. ELIZABETH S. STEWART is a research faculty member at the Florida Mental Health Institute. She holds an MS degree in psychology and an MA in education from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Abstract

This study was a community-based, controlled experiment to evaluate the efficacy of the Fostering Individualized Assistance Program (FIAP), which was driven by permanency (i.e., a stable placement in a supportive family) and family-focused values and involved the wrapping of services around children, based on their individual needs and those of their families. The services and supports were intensely case managed to ensure that these could be adjusted as children's situations and needs changed. The study involved a comparison of 132 children in foster care with, or at risk for, emotional and behavioral disorders, who were randomly assigned to the FIAP program or to a group that received standard-practice foster care. A description of the FIAP intervention and a report of preliminary results that support the efficacy of the FIAP strategy in improving the emotional and behavioral adjustment of children in foster care are presented.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Clinical Psychology,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education

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