Creating school connectedness can enhance the overall development and academic progress for youth. The purpose of this article is to provide teachers with both a theoretical and applied understanding of how to develop and support school connectedness with students through recreation-based learning activities. The theoretical concepts grounded…

A well-organized outdoor program, with emphasis on skill-building, group dynamics, and self-esteem development, can be designed for exceptional persons. This article presents some concepts basic to an outdoor program and offers practical solutions to situations planners may see as dilemmas. (CJ)

Beverley Flitton is a PhD student at the University of Hertfordshire, where Julia Buckroyd is Professor of Counselling, and Maria Vassiliou is employed at Durants School, Enfield, as a nursery nurse. In this article, they describe the process of setting up and running a therapeutic group for girls in a school for students with learning…

Appraises foster care and advocates its change from a largely custodial system to one that is essentially treatment-oriented. Development of a placement continuum from least intrusive (day care) to most intrusive (hospitalization), with a variety of intermediate options including foster home care, is crucial. (NH)

This paper offers a model for planning services for children who are both mentally retarded and autistic. The model and recommendations for the residential therapeutic environment are organized according to the main axes of child development (biological, physical, cognitive, and socioemotional). (Author/DB)

The comprehensive professional training program of a multiprogram child care agency is discussed in terms of its value for staff members in their day-to-day work with emotionally disturbed and handicapped children and their families. (Author/RH)

Describes symptoms of learning disabled (LD) children and describes often-associated affects of learning disabilities on child's social skills. Recommends residential camp setting for LD children, suggesting the "learn-by-doing" environment helps them overcome challenges and to improve self esteem. Offers tips for designing LD camp programs. (TES)

Two reviewers present divergent points of view concerning a book that provides a comprehensive overview of the field of wilderness therapy. The first reviewer sees the book as valuable in bridging the gap between the mental health profession and outdoor experiential education, whereas the second reviewer suggests that the book gives ambiguous…

Describes approaches for working with children exposed to catastrophic community violence. Details one program, Posttraumatic Child Therapy, and its phases: pretherapy, stabilization of biopsychic response, returning to psychogeographic scene, and completion-moving toward growth and integration. Recommends that therapists must stretch counseling…