Dorsey Shannon, Burns Barbara J, Southerland Dannia G, Cox Julia Revillion, Wagner H Ryan, Farmer Elizabeth M Z
University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2815 Eastlake Avenue E., Seattle, WA 98107.
J Child Fam Stud. 2012 Oct;21(5):816-824. doi: 10.1007/s10826-011-9542-4.
Very little research has focused on rates of trauma exposure for youth in treatment foster care (TFC). Available research has utilized record review for assessing exposure, which presents limitations for the range of trauma types examined, as records are predominantly focused on abuse and neglect. The current study examines exposure rates and association with emotional and behavioral outcomes for 229 youth in 46 TFC agencies. The youth in this study had exceptionally high rates of trauma exposure by foster parent report, similar to youth in traditional foster care, with nearly half of the sample exposed to four or more types of traumatic events. A composite child abuse and neglect exposure variable was associated with child and adolescent emotional and behavioral outcomes. Implications for services provided as part of TFC are discussed.
很少有研究关注治疗性寄养（TFC）中青少年遭受创伤的比率。现有研究利用记录审查来评估创伤暴露情况，这在检查的创伤类型范围方面存在局限性，因为记录主要集中在虐待和忽视方面。当前研究调查了46个TFC机构中229名青少年的创伤暴露率及其与情绪和行为结果的关联。根据寄养父母的报告，本研究中的青少年遭受创伤的比率极高，与传统寄养中的青少年相似，近一半的样本暴露于四种或更多类型的创伤事件。一个综合的虐待和忽视暴露变量与儿童和青少年的情绪及行为结果相关。本文还讨论了作为TFC一部分提供的服务的意义。
