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ERIC Number: EJ979140
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1066-4807
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Strengthening Foster Parent-Adolescent Relationships through Filial Therapy
Capps, Jennifer E.
Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, v20 n4 p427-432 Oct 2012
The purpose of this article is to explore the application of filial therapy as a means of strengthening relationships between foster parents and adolescent foster children. Adolescents in foster care experience a number of placement disruptions and while a number of therapeutic interventions are implemented to assist adolescents in foster care, very few are aimed at strengthening the foster parent-foster child bond. Studies have repeatedly shown filial therapy as an effective method for strengthening parent-child relationships. Filial therapy is discussed as an intervention for improving the relationship between adolescents in foster care and their foster parents. A review of the literature is presented as well as a description of filial therapy and the adaptations necessary to implement filial therapy with adolescents and their foster parents.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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