1st Edition
Residential Treatment of Adolescents Integrative Principles and Practices
Preface. Principles and Practices of Residential Treatment and of the Four Phase System. Evaluation. Psychosocial Assessment by Child and Youth Care Workers. Group Living. Family Work in Residential Treatment. Modifying Behaviour Through the Use of a Level/Reinforcement System. The Role of Direct Care Staff in Residential Treatment. Positive Discipline. Therapeutic Programming. The Role of Education in Residential Treatment. Residential Treatment of a Disturbed Adolescent: A Case Study. Afterward. References.
Biography
Don Pazaratz, Ed.D., L.Psych (NU), is president and founder of Warren Youth Services and has published many articles on the subject of residential treatment of disturbed adolescents.
"This text...provides a comprehensive overview of treating 'hard to serve' 'hard to place' emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. It should become the definitive resource for mental health professionals from all major disciplines. It is rare that a book written in such comprehensive fashion provides user friendly application." -Dr. Donald Hutcheon, R. Psych., Chartered Psychologist (UK), senior psychologist at Riverview Psychiatric Hospital, and Diplomate of the American Psychotherapy Association
