Early Developmental Screening for Children in Foster Care

Limited data exist about the ideal timing of developmental screening for young children entering foster care, and current best practice recommends screening by 1 month into care to prioritize resources for evaluation. Therefore, we aimed to: (1) compare detection rates for potential developmental de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of child and family studies 2016-07, Vol.25 (7), p.2155-2163
Hauptverfasser:	Hodges, Kelly L., Landin, MacKenzie D., Nugent, Melodee L., Simpson, Pippa M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accuracy Behavioral Science and Psychology Best practice Caregivers Child and School Psychology Child development Children Detection Developmental Delays Developmental psychology Developmentally delayed young children Early intervention Foster care Foster children Health care Medical screening Original Paper Psychology Referrals Sensitivity Social Sciences Sociology Special Needs Students Timing Young Children
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Zusammenfassung:	Limited data exist about the ideal timing of developmental screening for young children entering foster care, and current best practice recommends screening by 1 month into care to prioritize resources for evaluation. Therefore, we aimed to: (1) compare detection rates for potential developmental delay (DD) at foster care entry before and after implementation of a developmental screen and (2) examine accuracy of developmental screening when performed at entry and 1 month into care. Charts of 124 children
ISSN:	1062-1024 1573-2843
DOI:	10.1007/s10826-016-0397-6