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Bettmann, Joanna E.; Freeman, Pamela Clarkson; Parry, Kimber J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2015
Adopted children are disproportionately represented in residential treatment programs in the United States. Adopted children in the United States constitute only 2% to 3% of the U.S population. Nevertheless, they comprise approximately 16.5% of the population in residential care. This descriptive study evaluated a sample of 473 psychological…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adolescents, Outdoor Education, Residential Programs
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Lilienfeld, Scott O.; Garb, Howard N.; Wood, James M. – Psychological Assessment, 2011
In a recent article in this journal, Poston and Hanson (2010) reported a meta-analysis of 17 studies on the use of psychological assessment as a therapeutic intervention (PATI) and concluded that "psychological assessment procedures--when combined with personalized, collaborative, and highly involving test feedback--have positive, clinically…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Psychological Evaluation, Program Effectiveness