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Peer reviewedDumaret, Annick-Camille; Coppel-Batsch, Marthe; Couraud, Simone – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
Assessment of adult outcomes of 59 children from severely psychosocially dysfunctional families, who were placed in foster families for at least five years, found most had overcome their childhood adversities with 56% well-integrated socially and only 10% in situations of failure. Difficulties were linked to multiple family disturbances, traumatic…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Emotional Adjustment
BEGAB, MICHAEL J. – 1963
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO SOCIAL WORKERS SO THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES TO MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. INCLUDED ARE (1) A LOOK AT THE PAST, CURRENT DEFINITION, AND DISCUSSION OF CAUSATION, (2) FACTORS IN DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR THREE LEVELS OF RETARDATION, AND (3) SEVERAL…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Care, Child Development, Children
Download full textIllig, David C. – 1998
Researchers have long been interested in why some children have behavioral and developmental problems while others appear to develop "normally." A substantial body of research supports the notion that a child's early experiences--from birth to school entry--can influence significantly later cognitive, behavioral, educational, and…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Child Welfare, Early Experience
