num_pages: 411
description: This comprehensive text examines all aspects of residential treatment of adolescents and children while providing an orientation, which includes the history of residential treatment for children, a sample of several models, and description of continuum, care. Relevant theories and concepts from the fields of psychology, social work, sociology, and psychiatry; and an examination of specific techniques and crisis intervention are presented. Family involvement models, techniques for working with families, an assessment model, treatment planning, and progress reporting are included.
language: English
title: Residential Treatment of Adolescents and Children: Issues, Principles, and Techniques
titlecomplete: Residential Treatment of Adolescents and Children: Issues, Principles, and Techniques (Nelson-Hall Series in Social Work)
publisher: Nelson-Hall