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Direct linkGillis, H. L.; Gass, Michael A.; Russell, Keith C. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2008
Recent studies analyzing juvenile delinquents participating in wilderness therapy programs have reported little statistical effectiveness. Interpretation of these findings may be unjustified due to definitional confusion more than a clear examination of program effectiveness. Using a research methodology similar to Jones, Lowe, and Risler (2004),…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Therapy, Behavior Modification, Adolescents
Peer reviewedGillis, H. L.; Simpson, Cindy – Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 1991
Describes Project Choices, a residential treatment program for drug-abusing adjudicated adolescents that employs the adventure-based counseling model to instill change. Describes Project Choices goals as being the reduction of conduct-disordered behavior associated with delinquency and drug use. Presents program evaluation results which suggest…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Behavior Disorders, Change Strategies
