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adolescent girlspost-discharge success ratesResidential treatment for troubled adolescents continues to generate controversy. Youth may improve during treatment, but are these gains sustained upon return to the community? We explore this question by analyzing outcome data collected at three months and one...
A descriptive study of adolescents in wilderness and residential programs.Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 28, 192–210. ArticleGoogle Scholar Biswas, B., & Vaughn, M. G. (2011). Really troubled girls: gender differences in risky sexual behavior and its correlates in a sample of ju...
, Handbook of behavioral and emotional problems in girls (pp. 149–180). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum. Chapter Google Scholar Friman, P. C. (2000). Behavioral, family-style residential care for troubled out-of-home adolescents: Recent findings. In J. Austin & J. E. Carr (Eds.),...
Results showed that a therapeutic group climate was significantly and modestly related to lower levels of antisocial behavior, with the largest effect size for experienced safety (r = 0.288). 1.2. Non-residential care The last decades several programs have been developed as alternative to residential...
ACEs increase the risk for a lower QoL of young adult care leavers. Results underline the importance of prevention and early intervention efforts for troubled young people and their families, as well as the importance of pedagogical work during residential care. Additional to research on functional ...
Results provide support for the development and planning of targeted aftercare programs designed to promote the short and long term functioning of youth served in out-of-home care. This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access. Similar content being viewed...
Bobby had been a Promise youth care worker for several years, during which time he had been promoted multiple times. He now served as a program supervisor for an off-campus residential program that served as a “step down” for boys leaving higher acuity residential programs. Bobby was an or...