Children's psychosocial rehabilitation: Clinical outcomes for youth with serious emotional disturbance living in foster care

Nathaniel J. Williams, Michael E. Sherr

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-234
Number of pages10
JournalChild and Adolescent Social Work Journal
Volume26
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2009

Keywords

  • Children's psychosocial rehabilitation
  • Foster care
  • Treatment outcome

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