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Download full textNational Inst. of Mental Health (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency. – 1974
This short report provides a brief description of a research project presenting an alternative approach to delinquency treatment. Achievement Place is a family-sized residential treatment home for predelinquent and delinquent youngsters. Six to eight boys, aged 12-16, live in a renovated house located in their own community. A specially trained…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Community Programs, Delinquency
Peer reviewedWeisfeld, David; Laser, Martin S. – Social Work, 1976
The author explains why weekend visits home are incorporated into the overall treatment plan of each child at the Alpha House, a residential treatment center. (HMV)
Descriptors: Home Visits, Parent School Relationship, Program Descriptions, Rehabilitation Programs
Mayers, Friedericka – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Practicums, Professional Education, Program Descriptions
Creer, Thomas L.; And Others – Rehabilitation Literature, 1976
Described is the 12- to 18-month residential treatment program at the Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital, a behaviorally oriented rehabilitation program for children who suffer from chronic bronchial asthma. (IM)
Descriptors: Asthma, Behavior Change, Individualized Instruction, Operant Conditioning
Dell Orto, Arthur E. – 1974
This paper presents a rationale for family involvement in the drug rehabilitation effort. This is based on the significant role the family plays during the process of overcoming the impact of disability. The perspective of this paper is a result of the author's experience over a three-year period with families of drug abusers and their attempts to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Therapy
Pappenfort, Donnell M.; Young, Thomas M. – 1980
This monograph is an analysis of the use of residential and non-residential programs as alternatives to secure detention for juveniles awaiting adjudicatory hearings in juvenile courts. The analysis is based on literature from the last decade supplemented by interviews and statistics from site visits to 14 juvenile court jurisdictions with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime, Decision Making, Delinquency
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 reviewedSmall, Richard W. – Child Care Quarterly, 1976
Describes this caring/teaching facility serving 61 emotionally disturbed boys (35 residents, 26 day students) between the ages of 6 and 13. Major components of the program are discussed: life space, special education, and individual and family work. (JH)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Child Caregivers, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Morgenstein, Melvin; Strongin, Harriet – 1972
A major aspect of therapeutic programs conducted for drug addicts involves residential centers where group dynamics and self-discipline form the central operating themes. This project was designed to implement and observe an educational program design for resident drug addicts in an attempt to reduce recidivism and to prepare them for productive…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Educational Environment
Adler, Chaim; Melzer-Druker, Pessy – 1983
Published evaluation reports about educational intervention programs sponsored by Israel's Project Renewal are summarized and analyzed in this report. The programs reported on fall into the following categories: (1) intervention programs aimed at the family; (2) curriculum-based intervention programs; (3) school-related enrichment programs; (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
