Typologies and outcomes for foster children

This study reports on the use of the Child Behaviour Checklist for children aged 4–18 (CBLC/4–18) as a tool for creating typologies for children and relating these to foster care outcomes. Findings regarding outcomes were consistent with previous studies that focused on child variables rather than profiles, however profiles do appear to be helpful with identifying to categories of children who are most vulnerable to foster placement breakdown: withdrawn children and aggressive–delinquent children.