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Martin Bergström. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

Martin Bergström

Senior lecturer | Associate Professor | PhD in Social Work

Martin Bergström. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

Treatment Foster Care Oregon for Delinquent Adolescents : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author

  • Therese Åström
  • Martin Bergström
  • Kickan Håkansson
  • Ann Kristine Jonsson
  • Christian Munthe
  • Ingegerd Wirtberg
  • Johanna Wiss
  • Knut Sundell

Summary, in English

Purpose: To examine the effects of Treatment Foster Care on youth with serious behavior problems. Method: Included studies are controlled trials with high or medium quality, published between 1990 and September 2017. The control group consists of youth with serious behavior problems in group care, and the follow-up time was at least 12 months. The review also examines ethical and economic aspects. Results: A total of eight controlled studies were included, consisting of 633 young people and 55 effect sizes. All studies examined the same model, Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO). There is moderate certainty of evidence that TFCO reduces the risk of future criminal behavior and the number of days in locked settings. Furthermore, there is low certainty of evidence that TFCO reduces the risk of delinquent peer associations, drug use, and depression. Discussion: TFCO is to be preferred to group care for youth with serious behavior problems. Ethical and economic implications are discussed.

Department/s

  • School of Social Work
  • Department of Psychology

Publishing year

2020-05-01

Language

English

Pages

355-367

Publication/Series

Research on Social Work Practice

Volume

30

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Social Work

Keywords

  • adolescents
  • delinquency
  • group care
  • institutional care
  • out-of-home placement
  • Treatment Foster Care

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1049-7315