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Identifying the essential competencies for resource parents to promote permanency and well-being of adolescents in care

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  • Patterson, Debra
  • Day, Angelique
  • Vanderwill, Lori
  • Willis, Tamarie
  • Resko, Stella
  • Henneman, Kris
  • Cohick, Sue

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The number of teens entering foster care and those subsequently aging out, has been steadily increasing in recent years. The majority of these teens experience placement instability while in care and do not secure permanency before entering young adulthood. These adolescents often have complex needs due to trauma histories, and as a result, many of these youth struggle with unemployment, homelessness, and incarceration, and they experience chronic physical and mental health challenges as young adults. There has been limited training available to prepare resource parents to care for adolescents who have experienced chronic trauma. The current study is the first phase of a national training and development initiative to maximize placement stability and permanency of traumatized teens placed in out-of-home care. The purpose of the current study is to identify the core competencies that are deemed essential for resource parents to be successful, and then prioritize the competencies that should be included in the training.

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  • Patterson, Debra & Day, Angelique & Vanderwill, Lori & Willis, Tamarie & Resko, Stella & Henneman, Kris & Cohick, Sue, 2018. "Identifying the essential competencies for resource parents to promote permanency and well-being of adolescents in care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 457-466.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:88:y:2018:i:c:p:457-466
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.03.041
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