PSYC 3560H Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Natural Disaster, Facing Future, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3560H
• Professor: Jesiqua Rapley

Document Summary

Programs are now being offered at the community-wide level as a way to have a greater impact (home visiting and parenting programs have been less effective). Programs have provided services in the home at times convenient to families so completion rates are high. Tailored to the needs of the individual children and families though they are evidence-based and rely on sound theories. Not only provide parenting skills but ways to reduce parents" emotional distress. Provide ready access to service with consultants available when crisis comes. Help parents and children build strong bridges to other people and community agencies. Most often children live in foster families because parents" care has been found abusive or neglectful. Children of ethnic groups with high rates of poverty such as native american, african american, and latina/o families are overrepresented among children going into foster care.