2006/05/01 by Patricia A. Craven, Robert E. Lee · 2 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · Medicine · Nursing · #Child Welfare and Adoption #Family and Disability Support Research #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Psychological intervention #Foster care #Empirical research #Psychology #Clinical psychology #Medicine #Psychotherapist #Psychiatry #Nursing
paper · doi:10.1177/1049731505284863
openalex publication_date 2006/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Approximately 30% of children in foster care have severe emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems. A systematic research synthesis of empirical studies was conducted in an attempt to identify and classify therapeutic interventions for foster children. Utilizing a treatment protocol classification system, empirical studies were classified according to their theoretical, clinical, and empirical support. A total of 18 studies were reviewed, including a compare and contrast of methodological strengths and shortcomings. In all, 6 out of the 18 interventions may be considered well-supported and efficacious, 3 interventions were determined to be supported and probably efficacious, and 9 were supported and acceptable. Interventions recognizing the unique experience of foster children and foster family dynamics were found to be lacking in the current literature.