Teens in crisis : how the industry serving struggling teens helps and hurts our kids /

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In recent years a dizzying array of programs has emerged to meet the needs of struggling teens and their families-wilderness therapy programs, therapeutic boarding schools, alternative schools, mentoring and court diversion programs, independent living programs, and myriad day treatment and partial...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Reamer, Frederic G., 1953- (Author), Siegel, Deborah H., 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Youth > Services for > United States > Evaluation.
At-risk youth > Education > United States.
Adolescent psychotherapy > Residential treatment > United States.
Jeunesse > Services > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Jeunes difficiles > Éducation > États-Unis.
Adolescents > Psychothérapie > États-Unis > Traitement en internat.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Adolescent psychotherapy > Residential treatment
At-risk youth > Education
Youth > Services for > Evaluation
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The invention of "troubled teens" : evolution of an industry
  • The struggling-teens industry : a complex landscape
  • A legacy of scandals : exposure of a troubled industry
  • Helping struggling teens : what works?
  • A blueprint for reform : best practices for the struggling-teens industry.

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