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Table of Contents<br />

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

Key findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

A trauma-attachment framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />

Mental health problems of children in <strong>care</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />

The interplay of trauma and attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />

Attachment and culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />

Aboriginal child-rearing practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

Cultural variance of exploration and closeness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

Access to services for children in <strong>care</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

Evidence-based and recommended treatment interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

Referral and assessment process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

Assessments for children entering <strong>care</strong> – Stargate model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />

Training the child welfare system in mental health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />

Children in <strong>care</strong> – an Australian context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />

<strong>Therapeutic</strong> <strong>foster</strong> <strong>care</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />

Origins of TFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />

Definitions of therapeutic <strong>foster</strong> <strong>care</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />

Difference between TFC and general <strong>foster</strong> <strong>care</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Characteristics of TFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Enhanced services and <strong>care</strong>giver reimbursements in TFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Characteristics of children in TFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Assessment and matching process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />

The therapeutic <strong>foster</strong> <strong>care</strong>r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />

Motivation for <strong>foster</strong>ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />

Foster <strong>care</strong>r selection and assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />

Training therapeutic <strong>care</strong>rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />

A rationale for training <strong>care</strong>rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />

Engaging <strong>care</strong>rs in training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />

Effect of <strong>foster</strong> <strong>care</strong> training on children's functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />

Theoretical approaches to training <strong>care</strong>rs in TFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />

Training models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

International training models: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

Fostering attachments with children who are looked after and adopted: . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

A group for <strong>foster</strong> <strong>care</strong>rs and adoptive parents (Golding, 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

Training program for <strong>foster</strong> <strong>care</strong>rs and their supervising social workers<br />

(Allen & Vostanis, 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

Attachment and Biobehavioral catch-up: An intervention targeting the relationship<br />

between parent and child (Infant <strong>care</strong>giver project, University of Delaware, 2005) . . . . 17<br />

Attachment for <strong>foster</strong> <strong>care</strong> and adoption: A training programme<br />

(Beek & Schofield, BAAF, London, 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

Specialised training programs in Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

Advanced training program for TrACK <strong>care</strong>rs (TrACK evaluation report, 2005) . . . . . . 17<br />

Working with Children in Care – manual for <strong>care</strong>rs (Connections, Child, Youth<br />

and Family Services – Challenging Behaviours Consultancy program, 2005) . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

Creative training and support for <strong>care</strong>rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

<strong>Therapeutic</strong> Foster Care 3

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