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ERIC Number: EJ725727
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec-1
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1070-5309
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Foster Parent College: Interactive Multimedia Training for Foster Parents
Pacifici, Caesar; Delaney, Richard; White, Lee; Cummings, Kelli; Nelson, Carol
Social Work Research, v29 n4 p243 Dec 2005
Foster Parent College was recently developed through Northwest Media, Inc. as an interactive multimedia training venue for foster parents. Users can take brief parenting courses, either online (http://www.FosterParentCollege.com) or on DVD, on a variety of topics dealing with serious child behavior problems. Currently, these problems include eating disorders, lying, sexualized behavior, anger outbursts, fire setting, sleep problems, soiling and wetting, stealing, running away, and self-destructive behavior. Soon the site will offer other courses on coping with systemic issues related to school, kinship care, and the courts, as well as courses on managing problems such as reactive attachment disorder, mood disorders, and ADHD. This study evaluated a course on dealing with serious anger problems. The course, titled Anger Outbursts, addresses four behavioral variations of anger: (1) temper tantrums; (2) assaultive behavior toward other children; (3) rage toward the mother; and (4) erratic or unpredictable anger. All the content was new and developed specifically for this course.
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 750 First Street, NE, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-227-3590 (Toll Free); e-mail: press@naswdc.org; Web site: http://www.naswpress.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
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