Infusing Protective Factors for Children in Foster Care

Griffin, Gene; McEwen, Erwin; Samuels, Bryan; Suggs, Hayward; Redd, Juanita L.; McClelland, Gary M.

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2010.11.014

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“…As such, children placed in a variety of out-of-home care settings (e.g., a foster family or residential setting) have been found to be at particularly elevated risk of having been exposed to trauma and experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms. A number of studies of children in out-of-home care have shown extremely high rates of exposure to traumatic events and alarmingly high trauma-related and other mental health symptoms (Greeson et al, 2011; Griffin et al, 2011). The rate of post-traumatic stress symptoms has been found to be markedly higher among children placed outside their homes (19.2%) compared to children who are maintained in their homes (10.7%) (Kolko et al, 2010).…”

Section: Complex Trauma In Child Welfare Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Youth in residential care with trauma histories are consistently found to have significantly more academic, behavioral, and attachment-related problems, and are at significantly higher risk of running away, self-injury, suicidality, and criminal activity—all factors which are directly associated with the severity of their trauma (Briggs et al, 2012; Kisiel et al, 2014). These youth are also more likely to carry multiple psychiatric diagnoses, often in addition to post-traumatic stress, presenting with a combination of anger, aggression, dissociation, and avoidant behavior (Boyer et al, 2009; Griffin et al, 2011; Zelechoski et al, 2013).…”

Section: Complex Trauma In Child Welfare Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Impacts of child welfare worker and clientele characteristics on attitudes toward trauma informed-care

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Developmental Child Welfare

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Background: There is increasing recognition of the need to integrate trauma-informed care (TIC) into child welfare practices, given the high rates of trauma experiences among children and youth across these settings. The implementation of TIC is facilitated by various elements, including worker attitudes, yet further research is needed to illuminate the factors that influence child welfare workers’ positive regard for TIC. Objectives: This study aims to explore the relationship between child welfare worker attitudes regarding TIC with workers’ and clients’ individual characteristics. Methods: N = 418 child welfare workers from 11 agencies completed two measures: a demographic questionnaire as well as the French translated version of the ARTIC-35 questionnaire comprised of five subscales. Linear mixed effects models were run for each ARTIC subscale, examining how child and worker factors affect attitudes toward TIC. Results: Participants indicated relatively positive attitudes toward TIC. Managerial staff in offender units scored higher on the subscale regarding their beliefs about the causes underlying child behaviors and on the subscale regarding beliefs about the secondary effects of trauma, than their counterparts in protection units serving boys. Managers scored higher than frontline staff on worker self-efficacy, response to problem behavior, and on-the-job behavior subscales. Workers with a community college degree—and not a university degree–indicated greater sense of self-efficacy. Conclusions: This study points to the importance of paying attention to the characteristics of both workers and clients that may influence inclination toward TIC principles, as a means to build effective integration of this approach in child-serving settings.

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Section: Complex Trauma In Child Welfare Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Complex Trauma In Child Welfare Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of child welfare worker and clientele characteristics on attitudes toward trauma informed-care

Collin‐Vézina

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Black

et al. 2020

Developmental Child Welfare

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“…Similar to youth behaviors, researchers have highlighted the importance of focusing on relational protective factors for youth in foster care (Cooley, Wojciak, Farineau, & Mullis, 2014;Griffin et al, 2011). The relationship between foster youth and caregiver has been a growing area of research providing information on both individual and overall family functioning.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Relationship Between Caregivers and Youth in Foster Care: Examining the Relationship for Mediation and Moderation Effects on Youth Behaviors

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Thompson

Cooley

2016

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

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Youth in foster care often experience many negative outcomes. Fortunately, the empirical examination of potential protective factors is beginning to grow. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence that a warm relationship with one's caregiver has on the well-established association between trauma symptoms and youth reports of internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Mediation and moderation analyses were conducted to explore the impact of this protective factor on this association. A warm relationship with a caregiver was a significant moderator of trauma and youth report of internalizing behaviors. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.

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“…Although Kempe included a critical balance of a family’s strengths and weaknesses, the potential strengths within families often have been underappreciated, as evidenced by their rare inclusion in risk-factor stratification. Recognition of the importance of a family’s protective factors has appropriately regained momentum over the last 10 years, including prominent positions in national child protective agendas in the USA (Griffin et al, 2011; Horton & Langford, 2008; Department of Health & Human Services, 2012).…”

Section: Kempe’s Key Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%