This study examined classifications of attachment in 42-month-old Romanian children (N = 169). Institutionalized since birth, children were assessed comprehensively, randomly assigned to care as usual (CAU) or to foster care, and compared to family-reared children. Attachment classifications for children in foster care were markedly different from those in the CAU. Importantly, children placed ...

Every year, a large number of children in the United States enter the foster care system. Many of them are eventually reunited with their biological parents or quickly adopted. A significant number, however, face long-term foster care, and some of these children are eventually adopted by their foster parents. The decision by foster parents to adopt their foster child carries significant economi...

The present randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of Parent Management Training Oregon for foster parents with foster children (aged 4-12) with severe externalizing behavior problems in long-term foster care arrangements. Foster children's behavior problems are challenging for foster parents and increase the risk of placement breakdown. There is little evidence for the effectiv...

Decisions made by social workers play a crucial role in foster care. Despite the challenging conditions under which work South Africa, they continue to make decisions place children There is lack of research on decision-making processes rendering care services. A need understand what are and how these prompted this study. qualitative approach was applied using multiple case study design, with e...

BACKGROUND We examined the effects of a foster care intervention on attention and emotion expression in socially deprived children in Romanian institutions. METHODS Institutionalized children were randomized to enter foster care or to remain under institutional care. Subsequently, the institutionalized and foster care groups, along with a community-based comparison group, were evaluated on em...

OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) among children before and after foster care placement, and to compare the prevalence of EBLLs among children in foster care with that of their siblings and the general population. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using administrative databases from the Philadelphia Department of Human Services and the B...