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Direct linkHolstead, Jenell; Dalton, Jim; Horne, Anita; Lamond, Diane – Child Welfare, 2010
Much controversy exists regarding the effectiveness of residential treatment. Recently, emerging research has demonstrated that community-based residential treatment has more positive long-term outcomes for youth. This article describes a community-based program that was implemented at a residential treatment agency serving youth. Targeted…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Outcomes of Treatment, Program Effectiveness, Youth Opportunities
Holden, Martha J.; Izzo, Charles; Nunno, Michael; Smith, Elliott G.; Endres, Thomas; Holden, Jack C.; Kuhn, Frank – Child Welfare, 2010
This paper describes an effort to bridge research and practice in residential care through implementing a program model titled Children and Residential Experiences (CARE). The strategy involves consulting at all levels of the organization to guide personnel to incorporate CARE evidence-based principles into daily practice, and fostering an…
Descriptors: Evidence, Residential Care, Organizational Culture, Program Implementation
Peer reviewedKrenk, Christopher J. – Child Welfare, 1984
Describes a pilot staff development project at Christie School, a residential center with a capacity for 38 emotionally disturbed children. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Intervention, Professional Training, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedKrueger, Mark A. – Child Welfare, 1977
Describes a residential program for disturbed children in which the use of child care workers during the school day makes possible an integrated program of activities. (MS)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Activities, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedScallon, Richard J.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1976
Describes a behavior modification program that has proved effective with boys with learning and behavior problems. (SB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Modification
Peer reviewedTovey, Robert – Child Welfare, 1983
Describes an alternative to traditional residential care for children with behavior disorders, neuroses, bizarre behavior, or immature personality designed to maintain the child in his or her own rural community and to provide a family-type experience. (RH)
Descriptors: Children, Family Environment, Mental Health Programs, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedMatsushima, John – Child Welfare, 1979
A preliminary report on a year-old pilot project attempting to formulate protocols for measuring goal achievement in residential treatment. (SS)
Descriptors: Accountability, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Measurement Objectives
Peer reviewedWilliams, Carol J. – Child Welfare, 1972
Describes the Merrifield Program of the Worcester Children's Friend Society which was designed to meet the needs of a small number of emotionally disturbed, school-age children untreatable while living in their own homes. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Home Visits
Peer reviewedMaloney, Dennis M.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1977
The "Bringing It All Back Home" project at a North Carolina center provides an example of the teacher-based Model for troubled adolescents in group homes. (MS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Models, Paraprofessional Personnel
Peer reviewedKrona, David A. – Child Welfare, 1980
Describes a residential care program for children that involves parents in the role of treatment partners in making assessment, treatment, and discharge decisions for their children. (CM)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Decision Making
Peer reviewedBrown, Ralph A.; Hill, Betty Anne – Child Welfare, 1996
Describes the development and evaluation of a community-based program that provided an alternative to residential care by providing "wraparound" services to children with moderate to severe emotional difficulties. Program goals were preventing admission to residential care, maintaining children in the area, and assisting in early…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Community Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWood, Patricia E. – Child Welfare, 1981
A 2-year-old residential program in which families of abusive and/or neglectful parents live with their preschool children in a supervised environment is described as being an effective way for returning youngsters to their own homes. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Day Care Centers
Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Michael D. – Child Welfare, 1995
Examines the current child welfare policy and practice in Canada with regard to homeless youths, especially those age 16 and older, and profiles a long-term residential program for homeless youths. Implications and recommendations for child welfare are discussed. (MDM)
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Homeless People, Intervention
