Behavioural and cognitive behavioural training interventions for assisting foster carers in the management of difficult behaviour

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Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Turner, William ^a   Macdonald, G M ^b   Dennis, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavior therapy *education; methods ; Child; Child development; Cognitive therapy education; methods ; Foster home care methods; *psychology ; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Social behavior disorders *therapy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD WELFARE; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CURRICULUM; DATA EXTRACTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMBASE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALADJUSTMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SKILL; THINKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 44949098360     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003760.pub3     Document Type: Review

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