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Zapfel, David – 1994
This study examines a non-profit foster care program's ability to teach youths ages 14 to 21 independent living skills. The agency, located in the northeastern United States, near a major urban area, did not have a successful transition of its youth to a Supervised Independent Living Program (SILP), which provides young men and women the…
Descriptors: Children, Daily Living Skills, Foster Care, Foster Children
Doll, Elizabeth – 1990
The present structure of the multi-disciplinary team in crisis centers for adolescents lacks training for youth workers in the decision-making process. This report discusses the development of a youth worker position on a multi-disciplinary team in a short-term residential crisis center for adolescents. Three youth workers, for a period of 3.5…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Caseworkers, Cooperation, Crisis Intervention