Residential Placement

Paper Summary:

This paper provides an overview of the current information available on the use of residential placement as a treatment modality for meeting the service needs of children and adolescents. This is followed by a discussion of current perceptions regarding residential placement and the problems associated with it. Finally, an overview of ongoing policy, practice and research issues associated with residential group care is included.

Contents:
Literature Review
Overview of the Current Status of Residential Placement
Current Perceptions on Residential Placement
Policy, Practice and Research Issues
References

From the Paper:

"As described by Melton (1998), most often residential placement services are provided under public, voluntary nonprofit, and proprietary auspices, in child welfare, child mental health, and juvenile justice systems, often to the same populations of youths. According to Melton, the divisions existing between such services are largely based on arbitrary regulatory and payment structures rather than real differences in purpose, type of services, clientele, or source of referral."

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