TY - JOUR
T1 - Children's psychosocial rehabilitation
T2 - Clinical outcomes for youth with serious emotional disturbance living in foster care
AU - Williams, Nathaniel J.
AU - Sherr, Michael E.
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Children living in foster care are an especially vulnerable population who often come to the attention of Medicaid mental health providers. These children experience a high incidence of emotional and behavioral disorders and may have specialized treatment needs related to their living arrangement status. This study assessed whether Children's Psychosocial Rehabilitation could effectively treat youth with severe emotional and behavioral disorders who live in foster care. Analysis of data from an open trial of 218 clinically-impaired youth, aged 3-18 years, revealed no reliable differences in treatment outcome between foster versus non-foster children, with a trend toward more favorable outcomes for foster youth. Findings justify further study of the effectiveness of this Medicaid-funded service for the treatment of youth in care.
AB - Children living in foster care are an especially vulnerable population who often come to the attention of Medicaid mental health providers. These children experience a high incidence of emotional and behavioral disorders and may have specialized treatment needs related to their living arrangement status. This study assessed whether Children's Psychosocial Rehabilitation could effectively treat youth with severe emotional and behavioral disorders who live in foster care. Analysis of data from an open trial of 218 clinically-impaired youth, aged 3-18 years, revealed no reliable differences in treatment outcome between foster versus non-foster children, with a trend toward more favorable outcomes for foster youth. Findings justify further study of the effectiveness of this Medicaid-funded service for the treatment of youth in care.
KW - Children's psychosocial rehabilitation
KW - Foster care
KW - Treatment outcome
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=67349168732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10560-008-0160-y
DO - 10.1007/s10560-008-0160-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67349168732
SN - 0738-0151
VL - 26
SP - 225
EP - 234
JO - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
JF - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
IS - 3
ER -