Abstract
There are increasing efforts to adopt older youth from foster care, given that youth who “age out” of the foster care system are at increased risk for homelessness, incarceration, and poor academic outcomes, yet research demonstrates that older foster care youth often have histories of trauma, substance exposure in utero, and risk of multiple placements, which can affect behavioral and adoption outcomes. Furthermore, there are few evidence-based interventions designed for families adopting older youth from foster care. The goal of this presentation is to describe a unique manualized Adoption-Specific Intervention (ADAPT) intervention, developed specifically for families adopting older foster care youth. Important lessons for mental health clinicians working with families of adopted youth will be discussed.
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