Re: Impact of multiple placements

[JOSHUA PATRICK MERSKY <jpmersky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ben,

Jonson-Reid & Barth (2000; 2003) and Ryan & Testa (2005) have conducted 
excellent work in this area. Each study found that an increase in the 
number of placements was associated with an increase in poor behavioral 
outcomes (e.g. delinquency).


Joshua

----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Saunders <saunders@musc.edu>
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:38 am
Subject: Impact of multiple placements

> I am looking for definitive research (if it exists) on the impact, 
> if 
> any, of multiple fostercare placements on children. It appears to 
> be a 
> well-accepted clinical proposition that children who experience 
> changes 
> in fostercare placements and multiple fostercare placements are 
> negatively impacted by these movements compared to children in 
> only one 
> or fewer placements, or children never removed.  In other words, 
> multiple fostercare placements result in increased emotional and 
> behavioral difficulties for children.  However, it also clinical 
> lore 
> that children with existing significant emotional and behavior 
> problems 
> at the time of removal are more likely to fail in placements, 
> suggesting 
> a reverse causal direction, i.e., kids with serious problems are a 
> handful to manage and foster parents with those children are more 
> likely 
> to just give up and have them removed and placed elsewhere. 
> Problem kids 
> have more placements.  Fostercare is not my area, so I am looking 
> for 
> the best, most well-accepted research into this question of the 
> relationship between multiple fostercare placements and emotional 
> and 
> behavioral problems among children.  Any citations, summaries, or 
> directions would be appreciated.  You may contact me back channel 
> at 
> saunders@musc.edu.
> 
> Thanks, Ben
> -- 
> 
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