Effect of emotionally focused therapy on building connection between foster children and their caregivers

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Don MacDonald, Ph.D.

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Marriage and Family Therapy

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The foster care population presents a unique set of treatment challenges for clinicians as the potential concerns span behavioral, physical, and emotional health. Numerous studies have found connections between parenting styles and symptoms of foster children. This led to the use of Attachment Theory as treatment, which also serves as the foundation of Emotionally Focused Therapy. This theory is designed to build attachment security between family members, which seems to fill the biggest treatment gap in foster families (Johnson & Greenman, 2006). This study explores the effects of EFT on treating foster families in comparison to another widely used treatment method, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.

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Effect of emotionally focused therapy on building connection between foster children and their caregivers

The foster care population presents a unique set of treatment challenges for clinicians as the potential concerns span behavioral, physical, and emotional health. Numerous studies have found connections between parenting styles and symptoms of foster children. This led to the use of Attachment Theory as treatment, which also serves as the foundation of Emotionally Focused Therapy. This theory is designed to build attachment security between family members, which seems to fill the biggest treatment gap in foster families (Johnson & Greenman, 2006). This study explores the effects of EFT on treating foster families in comparison to another widely used treatment method, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.

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