This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Child Welfare Outcomes: Permanency and child/family well-being.
Type of Maltreatment: Not specified
Target Population: 4 to 12-year-old children in foster or kinship care placements
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
KEEP (Keeping Foster and Kin Parents Supported and Trained) has been rated by the CEBC in the areas of Placement Stabilization and Resource Parent Recruitment and Training. The objective of KEEP (Keeping Foster and Kin Parents Supported and Trained) is to give parents effective tools for dealing with their child's externalizing and other behavioral and emotional problems and to support them in the implementation of those tools. Curriculum topics include framing the foster/kin parents' role as that of key agents of change with opportunities to alter the life course trajectories of the children placed with them. Foster/kin parents are taught methods for encouraging child cooperation, using behavioral contingencies and effective limit setting, and balancing encouragement and limits. There are also sessions on dealing with difficult problem behaviors including covert behaviors, promoting school success, encouraging positive peer relationships, and strategies for managing stress brought on by providing foster care. There is an emphasis on active learning methods; illustrations of primary concepts are presented via role-plays and videotapes.
Contact name: Patricia Chamberlain, PhD
Affiliation/Agency: Oregon Social Learning Center, Center for Research to Practice
Email: pattic@oslc.org
Phone: 541-485-2711
Fax: 541-485-7087
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