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This article emphasizes the need for short-term intervention programs in emergency shelters for children. Focus is placed on the need to work with children's fears and anger in unplanned placement. An overview of a short-term group program is presented and discussed. Recommendations are offered for the continued development of such programs, and their value for child care workers is suggested as well.
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Hurn, J.J., Dupper, D., Edwards, K. et al. Treatment intervention in child abuse emergency shelters: The crucial needs. Child Youth Care Forum 20, 133–140 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00756694
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