Aarons, G.A., James, S., Monn, A.R., Raghavan, R., Wells, R.S. & Leslie, L.K. (2010). Behavior problems and placement change in a national child welfare sample: A prospective study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49(1), 70-80.

Barber. J.G., Delfabbro, P.H. & Cooper, L.L. (2001). The predictors of unsuccessful transition to foster care. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 42, 785-790.

Barth, R.P., Lloyd, E.C., Green, R.L., James, S., Leslie, L.K., & Landsverk, J. (2007). Predictors of placement moves among children with and without emotional and behavior disorders. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 15(1), 46-55.

Brown, J.D. & Bednar, L.M. (2006). Foster parent perceptions of placement breakdown. Children and Youth Services Review, 28, 1497-1511.

Butler, S. & Charles, M. (1999). The past, the present but never the future: Thematic representations of fostering disruption. Child and Family Social Work, 4, 9-19.

Casey Family Programs. (2007). Why should the child welfare filed focus on minimizing placement change as part of permanency planning for children?  Presentation for the California Permanency Conference, March 20-21, 2007.

Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota School of Social Work.  (2010). COW360 Degrees: Placement Stability in Child Welfare.  Retrieved December 15, 2010

Children and Family Research Center. (2004). Multiple Placements in Foster Care: Literature Review of Correlates and Predictors. Retrieved on December 15, 2010

Cohen, E., Hornsby, D.T., & Priester, S. (2005). Assessment of children, youth, and families in the child welfare system. In G. Mallon & P. Hess (Eds.), Child welfare for the twenty-first century: A handbook of practices, policies, and programs (pp. 87-101). New York: Columbia University Press.

Crum, W. (2009).  Foster parent parenting characteristics that lead to increased placement stability or disruption.  Children and Youth Services Review, 32, 185-190.

Doelling, J.L. & Johnson, J.H. (1990). Predicting success in foster placement: The contribution of parent-child temperament characteristics. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 60(4), 585-593.

Dore, M.M. & Eisner, E. (1993). Child-related dimensions of placement stability in treatment foster care. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 10(4), 301-317.

Eggersten, L. (2008). Primary factors related to multiple placements for children in out-of-home care. Child Welfare, 87(6), 71-90.

Fisher, P.A., Kim, H.K., & Pears, K.C. (2009). Effects of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Preshcoolers (MTFC-P) on reducing permanent placement failures among children with placement instability. Children and Youth Services Review, 31, 541-546.

Fisher, R.,  Gibbs, I., Sinclair, I., & Wilson, K. (2000). Sharing the care: The qualities sought by social workers of foster carers.  Child and Family Social Work, 5, 225-233.

Garnier, P.C. & Pertner, J. (2000). Using administrative data to assess child safety in out-of-home care. Child Welfare, 79(5), 597-613.

Gibbs, D.  (2005). Understanding Foster Parenting: Using Administrative Data to Explore Retention. Final Report. Washington, DC: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

Gillen, S (2005). Looked after children given poor support in distant placements. Community Care, 1585, 14-16.

Hartnett, M.A., Falconnier, L., Leathers, S. & Testa,M. (1999). Placement stability study. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Children and Family Research Center, School of Social Work.

Heller, S.S., Smyuke, A.T. & Boris, N.W. (2002). Very young foster children and foster families: Clinical challenges and interventions. Infant Mental Health Journal, 23(5), 555-575.

James, S. (2004). Why do foster care placements disrupt? An investigation of reasons for placement change in foster care. The Social Service Review,78, 601-627.

Leathers, S.J. (2002).  Foster children’s behavioral disturbance and detachment for caregivers and community institutions. Children and Youth Services Review, 24(4), 239-268.

Leathers, S.J. (2005). Separation from siblings: Associations with placement adaptation and outcomes among adolescents in long-term foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 27, 793-819.

Leathers, S.J. (2006). Placement disruption and negative placement outcomes among adolescents in long-term foster care: The role of behavior problems.  Child Abuse and Neglect, 30, 307-324.

Marcenko, M. & Smith. L.K. (1991). Post-adoption needs of families adopting children with developmental disabilities. Children and Youth Services Review, 13, 413-424.

Martin, G. (1993). Foster care: The protection and training of carers’ children. Child Abuse Review, 2(1), 15-22.

Mathiesen, S.G., Jarmon, B. & Clark, L. (2001). Searching for family: Voices of Florida’s foster children. Journal of Family Social Work, 6(1), 15-33.

Mercer Government Human Services Consulting. (2008). White Paper: Community Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Services.  Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections.  (n.d.a ). Promoting placement stability and permanency through caseworker/child visits. Retrieved December 15, 2010

National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections. (n.d.b). Promoting permanency through worker/parent visits.  Retrieved December 15, 2010

Nissly, J., Mor Barak, M., & Levin, A. (2005). Stress, social support and workers’ intentions to leave their jobs in public child welfare. Administration in Social Work, 29(1), 79-100. 

Nissum, R. (1996). What makes for successful fostering? Using repertory grids to answer this question. Educational and Child Psychology, 13(4), 36-43.

Northern California Training Academy. (2008). Placement stability in child welfare services: Issues, concerns, outcomes, and future directions: Literature review.  Davis, CA: The Center for Human Servcies, UC Davis Extension, University of California. Retrieved on November 15, 2009

Osterling, K.L., D’Andrade, A., & Hines, A. (2009). Child welfare outcomes in California: Improving performance on foster care reentry and placement stability. San Jose, CA:  School of Social Work, San Jose State University.

Palmer, S. (19960. Placement stability and inclusive practice in foster care: An empirical study. Children and Youth Services Review, 18(7), 589-601.

Price, J.M., Chamberlain, P., Landsverk, J., Reid, J.B., Leve, L.D., & Laruen, H. (2008). Effects of a foster parents training intervention on placement changes of children in foster care. Child Maltreatment, 13, 64-75.

Redding, R.E., Fried, C. & Britner, P.A. (2000). Predictors of placement outcomes in treatment foster care: Implications for foster parent selection and service delivery. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 9(4), 425-447.

Rindfleisch, N., Bean, G., & Denby, R. (1998). Why foster parents continue and cease to foster.  Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 25(1) 5-24.

Rhodes, K.W., Orme, J.G., & Buehler, C. (2001). A comparison of family foster parents who quit, consider quitting, and plan to continue fostering. Social Services Review, 75(1), 84-114.

Robison, S. (2006). Toward a high quality child welfare workforce: Six doable steps. Houston, TX: Cornerstones for Kids.

Rolock, N., Koh, E., Cross, T., & Manning, J.E. (2009). Multiple move study: Understanding reasons for foster care instability.  University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign: Children and Family Research Center, School of Social Work.

Rubin, D.M., Allessandrini, E.A., Feudtner, C., Mandell, D.S., Localio, A.R., & Hadley, T. (2004). Placement stability and mental health costs for children in foster care.  Pediatrics, 113(5), 1336-1341.

Sanchierio, A.  & Jablonka, K. (2000).  Keeping foster children connected to their biological
parents: The impact of foster parent training and support.  Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 17(3), 185-203.

Seaberg, J.R., & Harrigan, M.P. (1999). Foster famioies’ functioning, experiences, and views: Variations by race. Children and Youth Services Review, 21(1) 31-55.

Smith, D.K., Stormshak, E., Chamberlain, P., & Whaley, R.B. (2001). Placement disruption in treatment foster care. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 9(3), 200-205.

Sudol, T. (2009). Placement stability information packet.  New York: National Resource Center on Foster Care and Permanency Planning. Retrieved Dec ember 15, 2010

Sukol, T.  (2010). Placement stability and the CFSRs.  CW360 Promoting Placement StabilityRetrieved February 15, 2011

Sunseri, P.A. (2005). Children referred to residential care reducing multiple placements: Managing costs and improving treatment outcomes.  Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 22(3), 55-66.

Swan, T.A. (2002, Spring). The experiences of foster caregivers’ children. Canada’s Children, 13-17.

Teather, E.C., Davidson, S.D., & Pecora, P.J. (1994). Placement disruption in family foster care: The Casey Family Program. Seattle, WA: The Casey Family Program.

Terling-Watt, T. (2001). Permanency in kinship care: An exploration of disruption rates and factors associated with placement disruption. Children and Youth Services Review, 23(2), 111-126.

Testa, M. (2002). Kinship care and permanency. Journal of Social Service Research, 28(1), 25-43.

Triseliotis, J. (1989). Foster care outcomes: A review of key research findings. Adoption & Fostering, 13(3), 5-17.

US Department of Health and Human Services. (2004).  52 Program Improvement Plans: Strategies for improving child welfare services and outcomes.  Retrieved January 11, 2011

University of Kansas. (2002, 2003).  Results oriented management in child welfare. Retrieved January 11, 2011 from Results Oriented Management in Child Welfare

University of Minnesota School of Social Work. (2008). PATH/Wisconsin Bremer Project: Preventing placement disruptions in foster care.  Retrieved December 15, 2010

Webster, D., Barth, R. & Needell, B. (2000). Placement stability for children in out-of-home care: A longitudinal analysis. Child Welfare, 79(5), 614-632.

Westermark, P.K., Hansson, K., & Vinnerljung, B. (2008). International Journal of Child and Family Welfare, 4, 155-171.