Engaging foster parents in treatment: A randomized trial of supplementing trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy with evidence-based engagement strategies

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1508-1520

  Dorsey, Shannon ^a   Pullmann, Michael D ^b   Berliner, Lucy ^c   Koschmann, Elizabeth ^d   McKay, Mary ^e   Deblinger, Esther ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Child trauma; Child welfare; Engagement; Foster care; TF CBT; Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; PARENT; PROCEDURES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84908238553     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.03.020     Document Type: Article

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