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Prior Trauma Exposure for Youth in Treatment Foster Care.

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Dorsey, S; Burns, BJ; Southerland, DG; Cox, JR; Wagner, HR; Farmer, EMZ
Published in: J Child Fam Stud
October 2012

Very little research has focused on rates of trauma exposure for youth in treatment foster care (TFC). Available research has utilized record review for assessing exposure, which presents limitations for the range of trauma types examined, as records are predominantly focused on abuse and neglect. The current study examines exposure rates and association with emotional and behavioral outcomes for 229 youth in 46 TFC agencies. The youth in this study had exceptionally high rates of trauma exposure by foster parent report, similar to youth in traditional foster care, with nearly half of the sample exposed to four or more types of traumatic events. A composite child abuse and neglect exposure variable was associated with child and adolescent emotional and behavioral outcomes. Implications for services provided as part of TFC are discussed.

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J Child Fam Stud

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1062-1024

Publication Date

October 2012

Volume

21

Issue

5

Start / End Page

816 / 824

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Family Studies
  • 52 Psychology
  • 2004 Linguistics
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Dorsey, S., Burns, B. J., Southerland, D. G., Cox, J. R., Wagner, H. R., & Farmer, E. M. Z. (2012). Prior Trauma Exposure for Youth in Treatment Foster Care. J Child Fam Stud, 21(5), 816–824. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-011-9542-4
Dorsey, Shannon, Barbara J. Burns, Dannia G. Southerland, Julia Revillion Cox, H Ryan Wagner, and Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer. “Prior Trauma Exposure for Youth in Treatment Foster Care.J Child Fam Stud 21, no. 5 (October 2012): 816–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-011-9542-4.
Dorsey S, Burns BJ, Southerland DG, Cox JR, Wagner HR, Farmer EMZ. Prior Trauma Exposure for Youth in Treatment Foster Care. J Child Fam Stud. 2012 Oct;21(5):816–24.
Dorsey, Shannon, et al. “Prior Trauma Exposure for Youth in Treatment Foster Care.J Child Fam Stud, vol. 21, no. 5, Oct. 2012, pp. 816–24. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10826-011-9542-4.
Dorsey S, Burns BJ, Southerland DG, Cox JR, Wagner HR, Farmer EMZ. Prior Trauma Exposure for Youth in Treatment Foster Care. J Child Fam Stud. 2012 Oct;21(5):816–824.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Child Fam Stud

DOI

ISSN

1062-1024

Publication Date

October 2012

Volume

21

Issue

5

Start / End Page

816 / 824

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Family Studies
  • 52 Psychology
  • 2004 Linguistics
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services