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Abstract:
In an effort to provide special relationships and attention for the children and adolescents hospitalized on the acute care psychiatry wards, one hospital established a unit of foster grandparents. The article describes the problems encountered in the development of similar programs, particularly in multidiscipline settings. The article also describes how the foster grandparents became active members on the service's multidiscipline teams, participating in the assessment of patients and contributing to their treatment.
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