Predictors of placement disruptions in foster care
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Foster Care Placement Improves Children's Functioning
Results: At entry into foster care, children ranged in age from 11 to 76 months, were evenly divided by sex, and had a mean VABS score of 79.5 signifying functioning below the average range. At 6 months children gained an average of 7.87 points on their VABS score. By 12 months children showed an average change of 9.65 points, for a mean VABS score of 94.5, well within the nationally normed ave...
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عنوان ژورنال: Child Abuse & Neglect
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0145-2134
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104283