ABSTRACT
FosterCARE training is a behaviorally based, empirically supported program developed to provide foster parents with skills for interacting effectively with youth (aged 2–18) with trauma histories. In this paper, we suggest that the trauma-informed skills, wide age range, and focus on parent–child interactions inherent within the FosterCARE model could provide a promising foundation to serve LGBTQIA+ foster youth and their families. This article describes potential additions to the FosterCARE model and provides the rationale for the use of a FosterCARE-LGBTQIA+ module. Recommendations for the future pilot testing of the FosterCARE LGBTQIA+ module using an evidence-based framework are included, with limitations discussed.
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1. In the following discussion, variations of the LGBTQIA+ acronym are applied based on the research population identified.
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Lindsay Richey
Lindsay Richey, received her MS in clinical psychology at Auburn University. She is currently a clinical psychology PhD student at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Her areas of professional interest include evidenced-based parent management trainings and dissemination and implementation of evidenced-based trainings in the child welfare system.
Elizabeth Brestan-Knight
Elizabeth Brestan-Knight, received her PhD in clinical and health psychology at the University of Florida. After completing an internship in pediatric psychology at the University of Miami’s School of Medicine, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Brestan-Knight is currently the Alma Holladay Endowed Professor of Psychology at Auburn University. Her research and clinical interests include the dissemination and implementation of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) to front-line mental health therapists at the national and international level.
Robin H. Gurwitch
Robin Gurwitch, received her PhD in clinical/medical psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed her internship in pediatric psychology at the Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago. Gurwitch completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She is a professor in the Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and is the Director of the PCIT & CARE Training Program at the Center for Child & Family Health. Her research interests include improving outcomes for children who have experienced trauma, including assessment of a trauma module for PCIT. As a co-developer of CARE, Gurwitch is interested in the implementation, dissemination, and adaptations related to this model.