Searching for effective interventions for young foster children under stress: A meta-analysis

Hans W.H. Van Andel; Hans Grietens; Johan Strijker; Rutger J. Van der Gaag; Erik J. Knorth

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Searching for effective interventions for young foster children under stress: A meta-analysis

Hans W.H. Van Andel, Hans Grietens, Johan Strijker, Rutger J. Van der Gaag, Erik J. Knorth

Developmental and behavioural disorders in education and care: assessment and intervention

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Foster children experience a lot of stress because of their life histories and changes in their family circumstances, such as foster care placement. It is important that foster parents recognize the early signs of stress in foster children and learn how to act in a non-threatening and understanding manner. Family-based interventions may help in this. In this paper, we report on a meta-analysis of studies (n= 19) of the effectiveness of such interventions. All studies used a pre-test/post-test design. Both problem behaviour in foster children and the parenting skills of foster parents improved by 30%; however, none of the interventions were specifically intended to help young children (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-155
Number of pages	7
Journal	Child & Family Social Work
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00885.x
Publication status	Published - May-2014

Keywords

problem behaviours
pre-school children
intervention
meta-analysis
foster care
stress
BEHAVIORAL-PROBLEMS
CONDUCT PROBLEMS
MENTAL-HEALTH
FOLLOW-UP
CARE
ATTACHMENT
FAMILIES
OUTCOMES
INFANTS
DISORDERS

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