Understanding responses to foster care: Theoretical approaches

Barbara Rittner; Melissa Affronti; Rebekah Crofford; Margaret Coombes; Marsha Schwam-Harris

doi:10.1080/10911359.2011.555654

Understanding responses to foster care: Theoretical approaches

Barbara Rittner
, Melissa Affronti
, Rebekah Crofford
, Margaret Coombes
, Marsha Schwam-Harris

School of Social Work

COORDINATED CARE SERVICES, INC.
Social Work, Roberts Wesleyen University
SUNY Buffalo
City University of New York

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Abstract

Foster children making the transition from birth to foster homes or from foster homes to foster homes often present problematic behaviors. Limitations of attachment theory and reactive attachment disorder are presented, and three alternative approaches for understanding behaviors exhibited in foster settings are presented: conservation of resources, child alienation model, and developmental trauma disorder.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	363-382
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Volume	21
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2011.555654
State	Published - May 2011

Keywords

Alienation
Conservation of resources
Developmental trauma disorder
Foster care

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