Group Homes for Adolescents: A Comparative Case Study.

Wilgus, Anthony; Epstein, Irwin

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ERIC Number: EJ192151

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Publication Date: 1978-Nov

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Group Homes for Adolescents: A Comparative Case Study.

Wilgus, Anthony; Epstein, Irwin

Social Work, v23 n6 p486-91 Nov 1978

Two community-based treatment programs for troubled adolescents were located within the same city. Both utilized the group home concept. One program survived, the other did not. This article describes the organizational dynamics of their survival and demise. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Group Experience, Organization, Organizational Effectiveness, Rehabilitation Centers, Residential Programs, Social Work, Therapeutic Environment

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Language: English

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