Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ980577
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1089-5701
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Pressley Ridge Treatment Foster Care: The Model of Care Thirty Years Later
Trunzo, Annette C.; Bishop-Fitzpatrick, Lauren; Strickler, Amy; Doncaster, James
Reclaiming Children and Youth, v21 n2 p22-26 Sum 2012
Since the early 1950s, trends in children's mental health have moved care from residential and office-based treatment to community-based interventions. The Pressley Ridge Treatment Foster Care (PRTFC) program was developed in 1981 in response to these trends. Currently, Pressley Ridge provides PR-TFC treatment in 15 programs in six states and the District of Columbia. This article describes how the PRTFC model trains foster parents to teach troubled children skills for effective living. Research evidence on outcomes shows this is an effective intervention. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Children, Foster Care, Emotional Disturbances, Caseworker Approach, Models, Mental Health, Intervention, Daily Living Skills, Parenting Skills, Parent Education, Normalization (Disabilities), Program Effectiveness, Performance Factors, Educational Principles, Change Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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