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Direct Care Staff Vacancies and Adverse Youth Events in Illinois Child Welfare Residential Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Patricia Garibaldi, Cassandra Kisiel, Analiz Castillo, Haley Mitchell-Adams, Neil Jordan
Direct care staff provide 24/7 care and supervision in residential treatment for youth; vacancy rates for these positions increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used multi...
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Expressing through Creativity: An Intervention for the Mental Health of Children Living at Child Care Institutions in Goa, India Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Neethu Prakashan, Bidisha Banerjee
Child Care Institutions (CCI) are often considered the best remedy for vulnerable children in India. Research suggests deteriorating mental health of the children residing at CCI and an inadequate ...
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Symptom Trajectories of Youth in Live-In Treatment Facilities Before, During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Jennifer M. Eastabrook, Laura Mills, Arjunvir Singh
COVID-19 and contagion mitigation efforts forced health care workers to very quickly develop and implement new policies aimed at reducing virus transmission. Such safety measures, while helping to ...
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Burnout in Residential Support Workers: The Impact of Locus of Control and Perceived Supervisor Support Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Tessa Benveniste, Kirstie Madsen, Stephanie E Chappel, Madeline Sprajcer
Child protection residential support workers experience physical and emotional workplace stressors that put them at high risk of experiencing burnout. Despite the demanding nature of residential su...
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Using a Learning Collaborative Model to Improve Youth Psychiatric Residential Treatment Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Gail A. Edelsohn, Amy D. Herschell, Marcie L. Walker, Patricia L. Schake
As part of a transformation initiative, a behavioral health managed care organization partnered with 14 youth psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) through a Learning Collaborative t...
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Narrative Inquiry Describing Young Adult Perspectives About Leaving Residential Treatment as a Child Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Alison M. Vogelsang, Craig M. McGill, S. Jean Caraway, Cort M. Dorn-Medeiros, Ryan C. Vinzant
Empirical research exploring treatment outcomes among children in residential treatment centers (RTCs) is rare. Consequentially, there is an increasing demand for more studies examining such outcom...
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Compassion Fatigue in Out of Home Care Workers: A Systematic Review Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Tessa Benveniste, Damien R Smith, Charlotte C Gupta, Stephanie E Chappel, Madeline Sprajcer
Evidence suggests that providing out-of-home care to children is associated with high levels of compassion fatigue, possibly due to various work-related factors. This review examined the existing l...
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A Descriptive Study of Swedish Secure Youth Homes in Terms of Their Spatial Factors and Residents’ Individual Characteristics Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Kajsa Nolbeck, Helle Wijk, Göran Lindahl, Sepideh Olausson, Charlotta Thodelius
This study aims to describe secure institutional youth care homes in Sweden in terms of the conditions of their spatial environment (i.e. physical design and objects) and the individual characteris...
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Editor’s Note Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Bethany Lee
Published in Residential Treatment For Children & Youth (Vol. 41, No. 1, 2024)
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The challenges of assessing anxiety symptoms for adolescents and young adults in residential treatment: The BHS-Anxiety and the GAD-7 Scales Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Alannah Shelby Rivers, Linda Ruan-Iu, Payne Winston-Lindeboom, Guy Diamond
Anxiety symptoms are common, comorbid with other disorders, and damaging to well-being. High-quality assessment is necessary for detecting and monitoring these symptoms, especially within the conte...
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A Critical Dialogue on Residential Care for Children and Youth: What We Really Know and Questions of Quality Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-12-08 James P. Anglin, Bruce B. Henderson
The conventional belief that residential care is harmful to children and youth held by many organizations and individuals has been challenged in a recent book reviewing a broad range of the recent ...
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Institutional Barriers to Affording Managed Opportunities for Independence in Residential Care: Perceptions and Experiences of Child and Youth Care Workers Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Joyce Hlungwani
The importance of preparing young people for independent adulthood is widely acknowledged in care-leaving literature. Within the residential care setting, child and youth care workers play a crucia...
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The moderating roles of childhood adversity on program outcomes in residential care in a diverse sample Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-10-15 Elizabeth C. Tampke, Chanelle T. Gordon, Jay L. Ringle, Phuc T. Nguyen, Grace Ende, Patrick Tyler
A better understanding of how childhood adversity (CA) patterns influence the effectiveness of Trauma Informed Care (TIC) for youth in residential programs is needed. Utilizing a longitudinal desig...
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The Impact of the Transformation Toward Small-Scale Residential Youth Care Facilities on Professionals: A Qualitative Study Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Lynn van Schie, Karin Nijhof, Eva Mulder, Chris Kuiper, Annemiek Harder
In the last decade, living groups in residential youth care facilities in The Netherlands have gradually grown in size with eight to twelve adolescents per group, which is related to an increase in...
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Introduction to Special Issue Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Lisa Holmes, Camela Hughes
Published in Residential Treatment For Children & Youth (Vol. 40, No. 4, 2023)
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The impact of adolescent suicide on professionals in secure residential youth care Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-09-07 S.P.T. Kaijadoe, K.S. Nijhof, H. Klip, A. de Weerd, A. Popma, R.H.J. Scholte
ABSTRACT Professionals in secure residential youth care (SRYC) in the Netherlands are regularly confronted with suicides of adolescents and can be referred to as secondary victims. However, little is known about the impact of suicides on these professionals. This study explores the impact of suicides on professionals working in SRYC. Semi-structured interviews (n = 14) were conducted with professionals
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The Situation of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors and Young People in Shelters and Protection Centers in Andalusia (Spain) Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Mariana Gómez-Vicario, José David Gutiérrez-Sánchez
This article aims to determine the situation of unaccompanied immigrant minors and young people in reception and protection centers for children in Andalusia, Spain. The study design is qualitative...
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Funding the Frontline: A Comparison of Funding Model Effects on Residential Childcare Staff Retention Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-08-28 David Collins, Colleen C. Katz, Halley Cianfarini, Eden Wall
In this study, we seek to explore the demographic features of the frontline residential workforce (especially during the COVID-19 pandemic) and the potential impact of different funding models on t...
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How the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Prepares One for Working in a Residential Youth Care Setting: A Thematic Analysis of Youth workers’ Experiences in the Netherlands Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Vera Verhage, Danielle E.M.C. Jansen, Charlotte Wunderink, Manna A. Alma, Sijmen. A. Reijneveld, Hans Grietens
The aim of this study is to gain insight into the experiences of social work practitioners’, on how a social work bachelor’s degree program prepares them for working in residential youth care setti...
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The Effectiveness of Game-Based Meditation Therapy for Adolescents with Posttraumatic Symptoms in Residential Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Angela A.T. Schuurmans, Karin S. Nijhof, Arne Popma, Ron Scholte, Roy Otten
ABSTRACT Many adolescents in residential care have experienced traumatic events and suffer from posttraumatic stress. This study examined the effectiveness of Muse, a game-based meditation intervention played with guidance, as an addition to treatment as usual (TAU) for adolescents with posttraumatic symptoms in residential care. Seventy-seven adolescents with posttraumatic symptoms (10–18 years old)
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“Those Bridges That Help You Get There”: How Natural Mentors Improve Social Support and Social Capital of Unaccompanied Immigrant Youths Leaving Residential Care Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Xavier Alarcón, Barbara Mirković
The increasing arrival of unaccompanied immigrant youth to Europe has been challenging for established political and social interventions. A range of social and educational services have been devel...
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Conditional Probability of Challenging Behavior in a Juvenile Justice Facility: Analysis by Days of Week and Time of Day Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Anna Kate Edgemon, John T. Rapp
In the United States, overhalf a million delinquency cases are opened annually. Of those cases, an estimated 26% involve detention in some manner. Adolescents who have been adjudicated delinquent a...
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A professional field? Educational attainments, gender and age among staff in Swedish residential care Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-08-02 David Pålsson, Peter Andersson, Emelie Shanks, Stefan Wiklund
In this article, we discuss residential staff in Sweden. Here, residential care is part of the municipal child welfare system, which covers services targeting juvenile delinquency as well as other ...
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De-Implementing a Point and Level System in Youth Residential Care without Increased Safety Risk: A Case Study Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Samantha J. Stoll, Jerry D. Hartman, David Paxton, Lu Wang, J. Stuart Ablon, Bruce D. Perry, Alisha R. Pollastri
Point and level (P&L) systems are commonly used for behavior management and modification in youth residential treatment centers. In 2019, the Association of Children’s Residential Centers (ACRC) re...
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A Non-Inferiority Evaluation of Standard and Abbreviated Developmental Trauma and Adjustment Programming for Adopted and Foster Youth in Residential Care Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-07-07 A. Stephen Lenz, Danielle A. Pester, Kami Tran, Karen Buckwalter, Kelly Green, Debbie Reed
Youth who are involved with the adoption and foster care systems report notable rates of complex trauma responses associated with their developmental experiences, which can have deleterious implica...
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Strengthening the Residential Care Workforce: Exploring the Role of Organizational Climate and Culture and Staff Intention to Stay or Leave Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Eva Nyerges, Becky F. Antle, Ashley R. Logsdon, Jennifer Kendrick, Anita P. Barbee, Lisa M. Purdy
ABSTRACT Staff turnover in youth residential treatment centers (RTC) has immense potential to disrupt the therapeutic environment and prompt an increase in mistrust, aggressive and anti-therapeutic behaviors, and feelings of abandonment and worthlessness among residents. The current study examined factors associated with intent to leave the workplace at an RTC in the southeastern United States, focusing
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Are We Practicing What We Preach? Family Partnership in Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Kayla Herbell, Patricia McNamara, Caroline Cresswell, Matt Price, Millie Sweeney, Christopher Bellonci
This study presents a tiered conceptualization of family partnership developed by the Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA) with examples of strategies from the literature. ...
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Prescribing Practices at a Residential Treatment Center – from Paper to Plastic (Computers) Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Jacob Tooley, Rachel Carpenter, Maya L Hubbard, Edmund B. Fanslau, Emily Hochstetler, Jeannie Ngo, Tyler Curry, Michelle E. Roley-Roberts
Medication prescription procedures were reviewed at psychiatric residential treatment centers (RTC), and a quality improvement project was conducted in order to implement integrated electronic medi...
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Raising Standards of Training, a Therapeutic Approach Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Dave Roberts, Dawn Davidson
The Mulberry Bush, in the UK, has always placed high quality training at the heart of staff development but sixty years into our history we reached a point where high quality training did not meet ...
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Shared Family Care: Out-of-Home Care Programs for Serving Parents and Children Together Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Richard P. Barth, Lysbert T. Zeinstra, Bethany R. Lee, Annemiek T. Harder
Helping children and parents remain together, despite significant parent or child problems, is a key objective of child welfare services. One option is to place whole families together into out-of-...
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Human Resource Development in Residential Youth Care Facilities. Findings from a Germany-Wide Survey on the Staffing Situation and Strategies for Recruitment and Retention Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Andreas Mairhofer, Eric van Santen
In human service organizations, staff are a key factor for ensuring quality and success. This is also the case in residential youth care. Staff turnover and shortages thus pose a serious challenge ...
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“A Bit Like You’re Going to therapy”: Reflective Practice Provision at the Mulberry Bush School Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Heather Price, Joanne Brown, Jane Herd, David Jones
This paper presents findings from a qualitative case study of staff participating in the reflective practices and processes available at an English children’s home and specialist school. Researcher...
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Training, Recruitment, and Supervision of Personnel in Residential Care centres: An Exploratory Study Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Lénia Carvalhais, Maria Formosinho
ABSTRACT Social care systems, residential care centers and directors are under pressure to provide the best service to children and youngsters. At the same time, there is also a concern for personnel well-being, and personal and professional development. This qualitative and exploratory study aimed to identify, with semi-structured interviews with directors of residential care centers, what are the
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Nurses’ Involvement in the Care of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in a Southwestern City in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study from Nurses and Caregivers’ Perspectives Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Mercy Aladegboye, Ademidun Adedeji, Abiola Komolafe, Adekemi Olowokere, Omolola Irinoye
This study explored nurses’ involvement in the care of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in orphanages using the exploratory qualitative method. Data were collected from fifteen nurses and four...
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Facets of Care in Youth: Attachment, Relationships with Care Workers and the Residential Care Environment Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Francisca Morais, Catarina Pinheiro Mota, Paula Mena Matos, Beatriz Santos, Mónica Costa, Helena Carvalho
According to the attachment theory, early experiences with primary caregivers are the foundation of the expectations and beliefs about the self, others, and the world. It becomes particularly relev...
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Editor’s Note Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Bethany R. Lee
Published in Residential Treatment for Children & Youth (Vol. 40, No. 2, 2023)
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Armed conflict, children and institution-based rehabilitation - who decides? A qualitative study on decision making capabilities of children in residential care in the state of Chhattisgarh in India Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Moksha Singh
ABSTRACT In conflict-affected regions across the globe, rehabilitation of children in distress usually comes in the form of residential or institutional care because of various sociocultural peculiarities and infrastructural in-capabilities. Notably, such children are often kept out of decision-making processes that involve their rehabilitation. Subsequently, outcomes get impacted significantly. This
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Justice-Involved Youths’ Perceptions of Placement Instability and Adjustment Related Outcomes Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Rebecca L. Griffith, Sarah Nowalis, Ali Zax, Paula J. Fite, Omar G. Gudiño
ABSTRACT Unique challenges associated with dual involvement in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems are well documented. However, there is a paucity of research focusing on the out-of-home placement experiences of youth involved in the justice system and implications for relevant outcomes. The current study examined out-of-home placement experiences and placement instability of justice-involved
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Young People Transitioning from Residential out-of-home Care in Australia: The Case for Extended Care Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-10-28 Philip Mendes, Jenna Bollinger, Catherine Flynn
ABSTRACT Young people living in residential out-of-home care (OOHC) comprise a small proportion of the total Australian OOHC population, but are known to be a particularly vulnerable group. Those transitioning from residential care at 18 years or younger seem to have poorer outcomes than those leaving foster care and kinship care. The recent introduction of forms of extended care until 21 years in
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Editor’s Note Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-09-30 Bethany R. Lee
Published in Residential Treatment for Children & Youth (Vol. 39, No. 4, 2022)
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Common Practice Elements in Treatment Programs for Adolescents with Externalizing and Internalizing Problems: A Meta-Analysis Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-08-17 Line Solheim Kvamme, Serap Keles, Ragnhild Bang Nes, Linda Vaskinn, Pamela M. Waaler, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, John Kjøbli
There is a pressing need for effective interventions targeting mental disorders for service-involved youth across child welfare, correctional and mental health residential settings. Identifying eff...
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Developing and Validating a Predictive Risk Model for Youth Placement in Residential Care to Support Decision-Making under the Family First Prevention Services Act Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-08-17 Ka Ho Brian Chor, Richard A. Epstein, Zhidi Luo
ABSTRACT Under the Family First Prevention Services Act, federal Title IV-E claiming requirements for youth who are placed in Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) are more stringent than previous criteria for residential care. Independent Qualified Individuals are required to assess the appropriateness of QRTP placements and judicial reviews must formally approve these placements. Child
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Change over time: the use of seclusion in secure residential youth care in The Netherlands Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-08-10 Melissa van Dorp, Karin S. Nijhof, Arne Popma, Jos Twisk, Eva A. Mulder
ABSTRACT Seclusion can be harmful for children and adolescents. Hence, all locations for secure residential youth care in the Netherlands are committed to reduce its use by implementing monitoring and feedback as a seclusion reduction intervention. This study examined change over time in the use of seclusion in secure residential youth care in the Netherlands using a broad conceptualization of seclusion
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Making the Family Relationships of the Unaccompanied Youth Visible: An Opportunity to Include a New Actor in Children Care Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-08-08 Chabier Gimeno-Monterde, Karmele Mendoza-Pérez
The objective of this article is to identify those situations where the families of fostered unaccompanied migrant children are made visible in order to favor the incorporation of these families in...
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Associations between Secure Residential Care and Positive Behavioral Change in Adolescent Boys and Girls Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-07-25 Raymond V. Gutterswijk, Chris H.Z. Kuiper, Annemiek T. Harder, Bruno R. Bocanegra, Frank C.P. van der Horst, Peter Prinzie
ABSTRACT Secure residential youth care facilities try to optimize their help by offering gender-specific treatment, in an attempt to achieve positive behavioral change in adolescents. In this study, we examined behavioral change in a sample of 239 Dutch adolescents (M age = 15.59 years, SD = 1.36 years, 54.9% girls) in secure residential care. Pretest, posttest and follow-up measurements were carried
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Exploring Aftercare Experiences and Well-Being after Completion of a Young Adult Addiction Treatment Program Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Keith C. Russell, Harold. L. (Lee) Gillis
ABSTRACT Adventure therapy (AT) interventions are being integrated with evidence-based treatment models for a variety of clients, including adolescents and young adults, for a wide range of presenting symptomology, including substance use disorders (SUD). Though some studies have explored longer term outcomes, little is known about the posttreatment experiences of clients. Clients from a 90-day AT
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Conceptualizing Resilience among Adolescents Who are Orphaned and Living in Institutional Care in India Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Rachna Mishra, Vanita Sondhi
ABSTRACT Issues related to problems with institutional models of care for at-risk children in India have long been addressed by conversations around de-institutionalization. Researchers, however, believe that despite the benefits of family-based alternative care, there are multiple practical constraints in the stated transition. Fostering resilience among institutionalized children has been considered
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Staff Perspectives on the Targeted Incorporation of nature-based Interventions for Children and Youth at a Residential Treatment Facility Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-07-06 Jaci Gandenberger, Marisa Motiff, Erin Flynn, Kevin N. Morris
ABSTRACT Nature-based interventions that incorporate animals and the natural environment in therapeutic settings are increasingly common. However, there is a gap in understanding the intervention qualities that may facilitate treatment goals. To help answer this question, we analyzed interviews of 78 staff members at a residential and day treatment school that is an established leader in nature-based
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Implementing a Residential Dialectical Behavior Therapy Informed Treatment Model to Improve Adolescent Mental Health: Feasibility, Fidelity, and Acceptability Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-06-29 Kristin Espenes, Pamela M. Waaler, Serap Keles, Siri Saugestad Helland, Henry Schmidt III, John Kjøbli, Anita J. Tørmoen
ABSTRACT Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an outpatient treatment that addresses severe emotional and relational difficulties and is successfully applied across diagnoses, populations, and settings. In this feasibility study, we examined a residential DBT-informed treatment model in Norway, the Care and Development Model (CDM), aimed to improve adolescent mental health outcomes. Study participants
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Attitudes toward Mental Health Services among Detained Adolescents: The Role of CU Traits Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Paula Fite, Selena Baca, Christopher Gomez, Rebecca Griffith, Omar Gudiño
ABSTRACT Youth involved in the juvenile justice system are at risk for a multitude of psychological and adjustment difficulties. Unfortunately, oftentimes these individuals do not receive the services needed. Attitudes toward mental health services contribute to whether an individual receives help; yet little is known about factors that are associated with detained youths’ attitudes regarding help
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Youth in Residential Facilities: “Am I Safe?,” “Do I Matter?,” and “Do You Care?” Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Ane Slaatto, Lise Cecilie Kleppe, Anneli V. Mellblom, Gunn Astrid Baugerud
ABSTRACT Youth in residential facilities need to perceive that they are safe. Their perceptions of the quality of treatment and care they receive are affected by how staff behave toward and communication with them as well as by the extent to which they can participate in decisions about their daily lives and futures. To better understand how youth perceive safety and experience residential facilities
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Exploring Empowerment from the Perception of Child Welfare Practitioners: Opening a New Time Horizon Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Sophie T. Hebert, Guillaume Descary, Jean-Christophe Potvin, Pascal Jobin
ABSTRACT Although empowerment is increasingly studied as a concept structuring social intervention, there are still very few studies reporting on how it is perceived by practitioners in their work. This meaning is all the more important to grasp in the context of child protection, where legal structures and guidelines delimit and sometimes restrict the opportunities available to young people in transition
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Assessing Occupational Stress in Residential Youth Care Settings: Validation of the Stress Questionnaire for Residential Youth Care Professionals Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Laura Santos, Andreia Ferreira, Diana Ribeiro da Silva, Maria Pinheiro, Daniel Rijo
ABSTRACT Occupational stress is commonly experienced by professional caregivers working in Residential Youth Care (RYC), due to the psychological demands of their work. Although the influence of stress has been studied on this helping profession, there is still no measurement tool to assess the potential sources of stress for these professionals. This study aimed to validate the Stress Questionnaire
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Individual and Environmental Characteristics of Residential Workers Using Restraint and Seclusion in Youth Treatment Centers Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Caroline A. Mathieu, Steve Geoffrion
ABSTRACT The use of restraint and seclusion (R&S) in residential youth treatment centers has been a controversial topic over the past years. This study explored the differences between R&S super users and normal users for residential workers in terms of individual and environmental characteristics over eight weeks. One hundred ninety-eight residential workers completed the questionnaires, and Bayesian
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Token Economies in Residential Care Systems: Are They Bad Practice? Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Jeffrey C. Peterson, Jonathan C. Huefner
ABSTRACT The purpose for this paper is to present a measured perspective on the empirical literature examining point and level (P&L) systems in residential care settings. We review the history of P&L and eight of the most common criticisms of its use in residential care settings. The relative merits of each of the criticisms are discussed. There is no empirical research support for the criticisms of
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Recommendations for Residential Treatment Facilities When Working with Transgender & Gender Expansive Youth Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-04-13 Paul Felker, Alex Redcay, Lisa Fritz
ABSTRACT The treatment needs of individuals in the mental health system are changing and this is particularly so for transgender and gender expansive (TGE) residents in treatment facilities. Providing quality care for TGE youth need not be perplexing if there are coherent, coordinated, and comprehensive policies that guide practice. Policy recommendations include the education of staff, especially
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Editor’s Note Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-03-29 Bethany Lee
(2022). Editor’s Note. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth: Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 115-115.
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Even Secure Children’s Homes Won’t Take Me. Children Placed in Alternative Accommodation Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-03-17 A. Williams, A. Cummings, D. Forrester, H. Hodges, N. Warner, S. Wood
ABSTRACT Secure Children’s Homes (SCH) in the UK are locked establishments for children perceived to be at serious risk and referred through welfare or youth justice systems. The UK SCH population has recently decreased, but the percentage accommodated for welfare concerns has not. It is of concern that some of the children referred to SCHs through the welfare system cannot be placed and are therefore
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Is It Possible to Strengthen Bonds without Breaking Hearts? The Relational Paradox within Residential Care Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-02-27 Helena M. Carvalho, Catarina P. Mota, Beatriz Santos, Monica Costa, Paula Mena Matos
ABSTRACT Attachment theory (AT) is one of the most popular theories used among professionals working in children and family welfare worldwide. An important contribution relies on the central role of professionals in creating an emotional environment for children and youth psychosocial adaptation and development. Nevertheless, little research has been focused on comprehending caregiving challenges in
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Secure Units as Emotional Sites: Staff Perceptions of Fear and Violence at Secure Units for Young People in Sweden Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Pub Date : 2022-02-24 Peter Andersson
ABSTRACT Secure units for adolescents are emotion-filled places for various reasons, yet previous studies have shown that fear seems to be an emotion which is difficult to deal with in these workplaces. This paper examines how secure unit staff describe their workday, focusing on fear. The analysis applies theories about emotional work as well as the concept of fear. The article builds on 53 semi-structured