Cognitive-behavioural training interventions for assisting foster carers in the management of difficult behaviour.
@article{Turner2007CognitivebehaviouralTI, title={Cognitive-behavioural training interventions for assisting foster carers in the management of difficult behaviour.}, author={William Turner and Geraldine MacDonald and Jane A. Dennis}, journal={The Cochrane database of systematic reviews}, year={2007}, volume={1}, pages={ CD003760 } }
BACKGROUND
The provision of training for foster carers is now seen as an important factor contributing to the successful outcome of foster care placements. Since the late 1960s, foster carer training programs have proliferated, and few of the many published and unpublished training curricula have been systematically assessed and evaluated. The advent of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and the research evidence demonstrating its effectiveness as a psychotherapeutic treatment of choice, has…
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