A functional approach to reducing runaway behavior and stabilizing placements for adolescents in foster care

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-441

  Clark, Hewitt B ^a,b   Crosland, Kimberly A ^a   Geller, David ^a   Cripe, Michael ^a   Kenney, Terresa ^a   Neff, Bryon ^a   Dunlap, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied behavior analysis; Behavior analytic interventions; Foster care; Functional assessment; Placement stability; Runaway behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349099658     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731508314265     Document Type: Article

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