Investigated effects of affective/cognitive empathy training program on empathy level in 24 aggressive adolescent girls in residential treatment center. Experimental group was exposed to training sessions to increase empathy levels. Posttest revealed significant positive relationships between ego development and both affective and cognitive…

Reviews research which has clarified the needs and problems of adolescents in secure units and has highlighted the relationship between provision offered in child care, penal, and health services. Discusses new research findings, particularly those arising out of studies of young people (n=104) in two youth treatment centers. (Author/ABL)

The history of residential care for persons with autism and other developmental disabilities is summarized for the past 200 years. Residential trends toward community integration in the past three decades are traced for autism in general and for the Murdoch Center in North Carolina. Possible negative side effects of current trends are identified.…

The article describes Bittersweet Farms, a rural Ohio farm community for autistic adults. The program is based on the rural, extended family community as a model and includes work components (horticulture, animal care, woodworking and carpentry, maintenance, housekeeping, food preparation), recreational activities, community integration, physical…

The article describes Benhaven, a residential program of group homes in Connecticut, which provides intensive programing for autistic and neurologically impaired children. Examined are the program's administration and management, treatment services, support services, and family and community involvement. (DB)

The study examined factors influencing the decision of 103 families concerning placement of their severely retarded child. Among findings were that child-related stressors were negatively related to parents' plans for keeping the child at home, and that families with high levels of internal resources were more apt to plan to keep the child at…

Much emphasis is placed upon social and personal development opportunities available from outdoor education in the residential setting. The vagueness of terms used to describe the outdoors contributes to its marginalization in the activities of outdoor centers. Outdoor educators need to explore ways of giving nature a more central role in the…

Provides descriptive account of one common type of out-of-home placement for children, residential treatment center. Attempts to portray daily life in children's residential program by spending day with seven-year-old boy in residential treatment. Describes morning and school routine; afternoon routine of homework, chores, individual counseling,…

Mentally handicapped clients improved their self-image and self-reliance as a result of involvement in outdoor activities. The staff currently takes six clients out weekly to nine different venues within a two-hour drive of the clients' residential facility. Addresses leader qualifications, special equipment, and transportation. (KS)

Presents theoretical model describing practice of psychiatric residential treatment for children and adolescents. Emphasis is on 40 practice principles, guiding concepts which dictate specific treatment techniques and administrative procedures for Southern Oregon Adolescent Study and Treatment Center. Groups principles into six clusters: program…

Explores the emergence of folk high schools in Germany as a form of residential adult education, the transformation of these schools into work camps, and the relationship between folk high schools and other adult education movements in Weimar Germany. (SK)

Compared residents in 48 English local-authority children's homes with those in eight private homes. On average, residents in private homes were farther away from their family, more "difficult," more likely to be placed for "treatment," and in less contact with their families. In the residential homes, they were less likely to…

Outlines the philosophy of Nicolai Grundtvig and its expression in the Scandinavian folk high schools. Highlights the best features of folk schools: small scale, cooperative learning emphasis, holistic view of education, and promotion of a democratic society. (SK)

Patterns of staff communication with people living in three community-based residential facilities supporting persons with disabilities were examined by observing 16 staff persons for 2 hours each as they communicated with residents. Frequencies of communication were found to differ across activities and residents (communicative partners) but not…

In Eastern Europe, Poland has the longest history of folk high schools. Although closed in Hungary during the 1950s, folk high schools have recently reemerged. There were attempts to establish them in Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia following independence. Although the residential aspect of folk schools is desirable, economic and social conditions…