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Understanding Responses to Foster Care: Theoretical Approaches |
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| Authors: | Barbara Rittner Melissa Affronti Rebekah Crofford Margaret Coombes Marsha Schwam-Harris |
| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work, University at Buffalo , Buffalo, New York, USA;2. Coordinated Care Services, Inc. , Rochester, New York, USA;3. Social Work, Roberts Wesleyen University , Rochester, New York, USA;4. School of Social Work, Hunter College , New York, New York, USA |
| Abstract: | Foster children making the transition from birth to foster homes or from foster homes to foster homes often present problematic behaviors. Limitations of attachment theory and reactive attachment disorder are presented, and three alternative approaches for understanding behaviors exhibited in foster settings are presented: conservation of resources, child alienation model, and developmental trauma disorder. |
| Keywords: | Foster care conservation of resources developmental trauma disorder alienation |