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Kirkendall, Abbie; Doueck, Howard J.; Saladino, Albert – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
This study evaluates the impact of a college-based dormitory program on transitioning youth with intellectual disabilities. A qualitative study, with interviews at pre and post, was conducted to evaluate the program's impact. Data were collected with semistructured interviews from young adults with intellectual disabilities who participated in a…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Independent Living, Dormitories, College Housing
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Munson, Michelle R.; Scott, Lionel D., Jr. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2007
The present paper reviews literature on older youth in foster care with a focus on those older youths in residential. We aim to examine what has been written in the scholarly literature about this specific group. Literature was reviewed from the last decade on the problems these youths face and potential solutions for them in the program…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Residential Programs, Institutionalized Persons, Youth
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, NY. – 2000
A study of the aftercare services offered juvenile delinquents after residential placement was conducted in New York State. The emphasis was on the Juvenile Aftercare Services program, which serves the majority of youth being conditionally released into the community. Based on findings from the study involving interviews and site visits, the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counselors, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation