title: Whose child is this? Assessment and treatment of children in foster care.
abstract: Clinicians who treat children in foster care must continually balance the development and therapeutic needs of the foster child with the expectations of a complex network of caretakers and professionals with whom the child interacts. A model that integrates individual and systemic issues in the assessment and treatment of children in foster care is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Institute Family Center, Baltimore, MD 21213.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kates
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Rader
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Strieder
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002669:Child Welfare; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment