Reducing out-of-home placements of abused children: two controlled field studies.
This study presents the outcome data on the effectiveness of social learning treatments in reducing out-of-home placements of abused children. Noteworthy are that true experimental designs used in both studies and their being conducted in a natural field setting, child protection services agencies. The results indicate that this model of family intervention is an effective alternative to out-of-home placements with this population for approximately 50% of typical child protection services caseloads. The cost benefits of social learning treatments are discussed along with potentially useful clinical and research directions.
D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D009922:Oregon; D012306:Risk; D012931:Social Environment