Saralyn C. Ruff

University of California, San Francisco — United States

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

7h-index226citations27works1.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Child Welfare and Adoption(20), Child Abuse and Trauma(11), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development(4), Reproductive Health and Technologies(4), Family and Disability Support Research(4)

Publications27 total

Overlapping Ideas for Mentorship and Psychotherapy for Current and Former Foster Youth
2026
When care hurts: Institutional betrayal trauma among former foster youth
Children and Youth Services Review·2025
A Qualitative Investigation of Foster Youth Mental Health Outcomes: Measuring What Matters
Journal of Child and Family Studies·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
A Qualitative Investigation of the Relationships Between Foster Care Stakeholders and Research
Global Social Welfare·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Ingredients of successful therapeutic relationships with foster youth according to key stakeholders in child welfare: A grounded theory analysis
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy·2024· 1 cited
Skills and knowledge therapists need to work with foster youth and families: According to key stakeholders in child welfare
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
“Resilience,” as Defined by Foster Youth and Key Stakeholders
Journal of Public Child Welfare·2023· 2 cited
Preliminary evaluation of A Home Within psychotherapy with clients with a history of foster care
Children and Youth Services Review·2022· 5 cited
Experiences during COVID-19: Needs of college students with a history of foster care
Children and Youth Services Review·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Experiences of young adults with a history of foster care during COVID-19
Children and Youth Services Review·2020· 24 citedOpen Access
“Ask Me What Want”: Community-based participatory research to explore transition-age foster Youth’s use of support services
Children and Youth Services Review·2019· 32 cited
Foster Youth Perspectives: Self-Reported Strengths and Resilience
USF Scholarship Repository (University of San Francisco)·2019Open Access
A Descriptive Analysis of Long-Term Treatment with Adolescent-Aged Foster Youth
Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma·2018· 2 citedOpen Access
Family Subsystems Predicting Adolescents’ Perceptions of Sibling Relationship Quality Over Time
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy·2017· 34 cited
An exploratory study of mental health interventions with infants and young children in foster care
Journal of Family Social Work·2016· 13 cited
Descriptive Analysis of Emancipated Foster Youth Seeking Mental Health Treatment
USF Scholarship Repository (University of San Francisco)·2016Open Access
Therapy Outcomes: Difference between Latino and Non-Latino Foster Youth
USF Scholarship Repository (University of San Francisco)·2016Open Access
Attachment to Therapist and Treatment Outcome Among Foster Youth
USF Scholarship Repository (University of San Francisco)·2014Open Access
Ethnic Differences in Therapy Outcome for Foster Youth
USF Scholarship Repository (University of San Francisco)·2014Open Access
Gender Differences in Foster Youth Who Receive Relationship-Based Therapy
Journal of Animal Science·2014Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Deanna Linville(10), June Madsen Clausen(8), Rosana M. Aguilar(8), Karen Zilberstein(3), Toni Vaughn Heineman(2), Jean Kjellstrand(2), Nick Vasquez(2), Kaycee Morgan(2), Corie E Schwabenland(2), Alicia G Escobedo(2), Breniel Lemley(2), Jennifer L. McComb(1), Casey J. Coker(1), Douglas H. Sprenkle(1), Jared A. Durtschi(1), Randal D. Day(1), Kristi L. Harrison(1), Richard G. Coss(1), Tara Simms(1), Wendy Von Wiederhold(1)