scholarly journals Foster Care: How We Can, and Should, Do More for Maltreated Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-40
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Font ◽  
Elizabeth T. Gershoff
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Maltreated Children

Differential associations of threat and deprivation with emotion understanding in maltreated children in foster care

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 973-982
Author(s):  
Pablo Carrera ◽  
Jesús M. Jiménez‐Morago ◽  
Maite Román ◽  
Esperanza León
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Emotion Understanding ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
Children In Foster Care

scholarly journals Suicidality Among Preadolescent Maltreated Children in Foster Care

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather N. Taussig ◽  
Scott B. Harpin ◽  
Sabine A. Maguire
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
Children In Foster Care

scholarly journals Comparison of Institutionally Reared and Maltreated Children on Socioemotional and Biological Functioning

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole B. Perry ◽  
Carrie E. DePasquale ◽  
Philip H. Fisher ◽  
Megan R. Gunnar
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Socioemotional Competence ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Behavior

The current study compared behavioral and adrenocortical functioning of maltreated ( N = 91) and comparably aged (1.5–3 years) institutionally-reared children soon after (1.5–2.5 months) placement in foster care or adoptive homes, respectively. Foster and adoptive parents reported on the children’s socioemotional competence and behavior problems, experimenters scored fear and positive affect to laboratory tasks, and diurnal cortisol measures were obtained. We sought to address whether these early contexts, characterized by different types of neglect and deprivation, have differential effects on young children’s development. We found little support for the argument that either context results in uniformly poorer functioning soon after removal from adversity. Maltreated children were less fearful and more positive when exposed to both positive and novel events than institutionally-reared children. However, maltreated children were reported to have more behavior problems than did institutionally-reared children, and institutionally-reared children showed more typical declines in cortisol throughout the day than the maltreated children. These findings increase our ability to construct more targeted and effective interventions for these populations.

Rights Conceptions of Maltreated Children Living in State Care

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Ruck ◽  
Michele Peterson-Badali ◽  
Janet Bone
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
The Past ◽  
Accurate Definition ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Children’S Thinking

AbstractAlthough research on children's thinking about children's rights has increased over the past few decades, there has been virtually no study of children with maltreatment histories who live in state care. This group is particularly vulnerable, having suffered profound violations of their right to security at the hands of their caregivers and often residing in non-kinship settings. We examined conceptions and attitudes about nurturance and self-determination rights in 100 10-18-year-old maltreated children living in state care in Toronto, Canada. Participants demonstrated a more accurate definition of a right than typically-developing youth in previous studies. Rights that were salient related predominantly to participants' current – rather than historical – circumstances. However, compared to nonmaltreated children in previous research, there was a greater focus on rights related to protection and access to basic needs, which suggests that basic issues of protection and provision are still quite relevant in their lives. While type of maltreatment did not relate to participants' thinking about rights, differences emerged between youth living in foster care and group homes. In general, rights that appeared salient to participants had an aspirational quality in that they related to opportunities or benefits that they deemed important but may not have experienced. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

scholarly journals Does Severity of Physical Neglect Moderate the Impact of an Efficacious Preventive Intervention for Maltreated Children in Foster Care?

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather N. Taussig ◽  
Sara E. Culhane ◽  
Edward Garrido ◽  
Michael D. Knudtson ◽  
Christie L. M. Petrenko
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Preventive Intervention ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Physical Neglect ◽  
The Impact
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