The Family Characteristics of Youth Entering a Residential Care Program

Griffith, Annette K.; Ingram, Stephanie D.; Barth, Richard P.; Trout, Alexandra L.; Hurley, Kristin Duppong; Thompson, Ronald W.; Epstein, Michael H.

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“…A wide range of services are offered including individual and family therapies, symptom management, skills building and academic assistance. The number of adolescents accessing mental health services has increased over the past few decades (Connor et al 2004;Griffith et al 2009). The youth accessing residential and day treatment programs usually present with externalizing behaviors with conduct disorder as most prevalent, and internalizing behaviors such as anxiety or depression (Baker et al 2007;Briggs-Gowan et al 2003;CWLA 2005;Preyde et al 2011a, b, c).…”

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Exploration of Coping Strategies of Youth Accessing Residential and Day Treatment Programs

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Youth with emotional and behavioral disorders are often dealing with many challenges such as strained relationships, academic difficulties and family conflict in addition to their clinical symptoms. Youth can access intervention for these challenges in day and residential treatment centers. However, little is known about how these adolescents cope with stress or the strategies they use. The purpose for this study was to explore the ways youth report coping with stress, and in particular the active, passive/depressive and risky strategies they report using in response to stress. A second purpose was to explore the relationships between active, passive/depressive and risky strategies and their self-reported psychological difficulties. Using a crosssectional design, 30 adolescents (12-18 years of age, 79 % female) completed standardized measures of psychological difficulties and coping with stress. Youth reported using a variety of strategies to cope, and endorsed learning to live with it, and doing an activity alone as the two most commonly used. There were robust relationships between active (negative association) and risky behaviors (positive association) with psychological difficulties. Implications for family therapy are discussed.

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Exploration of Coping Strategies of Youth Accessing Residential and Day Treatment Programs

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“…Les traumatismes vécus par les jeunes en CR sont aujourd'hui bien documentés, et incluent l'abandon des parents (chez 34 % à 42 % des jeunes), la négligence physique ou émotionnelle (50 % à 98 %), la violence physique (40 % à 81 %), les agressions sexuelles (12 % à 54 %) et l'exposition à la violence conjugale (65 % à 85 %) (Brady & Caraway, 2002 ;Hussey & Guo, 2002 ;Baker et al, 2003 ;Connor et al, 2004 ;Baker et al, 2006 ;Dale et al, 2007 ;Griffi n et al, 2009 ;Arvidson et al, 2011 ;Dorsey et al, 2012). Les recherches démontrent que ces jeunes vivent plus fréquemment l'expé-rience de traumatismes multiples, plutôt que de subir un incident de traumatisme isolé, ce qui entraîne des perturbations graves et affl igeantes.…”

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Adolescents en centre de réadaptation : évaluation du trauma

Collin‐Vézina

Milne

2014

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Considérant que les jeunes placés en centre de réadaptation ont souvent vécu des événements traumatiques multiples et que les services spécialisés en trauma ne sont pas systématiquement implantés en protection de la jeunesse, il serait souhaitable qu’une évaluation standardisée des événements et des séquelles traumatiques soit mise en place auprès de cette clientèle à risque. L’objectif de cet article est d’offrir une synthèse des outils psychométriques pour évaluer le trauma chez les jeunes, et ce, dans le but de rendre plus accessible cette information nécessaire au développement d’un programme solide et cohésif de santé mentale axé sur le traumatisme en protection de la jeunesse. Sur la base d’une démarche systématique, 13 outils qui visent les événements et les symptômes traumatiques ont été sélectionnés, la plupart étant des questionnaires que les jeunes remplissent et des entrevues dirigées. Les considérations pratiques et méthodologiques de ces outils sont présentées. L’implantation d’une évaluation systématique des traumas pour les enfants et les jeunes en centre de réadaptation pourrait servir de tremplin à la mise sur pied de services spécialisés pour cette clientèle dont les besoins sont criants. Les interventions les plus prometteuses sont discutées.Considering that youth placed in rehabilitation centres have often experienced multiple traumatic events, and that specialized trauma-focused services are not routinely implemented in child protection services, a standardized assessment of traumatic events and symptoms should be put in place for this at-risk clientele. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of psychometric measurement tools used to assess trauma in youth. This information is necessary in order to facilitate the development of a solid and cohesive mental health program that is focused on trauma in youth protection. Based on a systematic screening, 13 tools designed to collect information regarding traumatic events and symptoms were selected, most of which are youth self-reports. Practical and methodological considerations of these tools are presented. The implementation of a standardized assessment of trauma for children and youth in rehabilitation centres could serve as a catalyst for the development of specialized services for this particularly vulnerable and high needs clientele. The most promising trauma-focused interventions are discussed.Teniendo en cuenta que los jóvenes internados en centros de readaptación vivieron frecuentemente eventos traumáticos múltiples, y que los servicios especializados en el trauma no están implantados sistemáticamente en la protección de la minoridad, seria deseable que se estableciera una evaluación estandarizada de los eventos y de las secuelas traumáticas de la clientela en riesgo. El objetivo del presente artículo es ofrecer una síntesis de los instrumentos psicométricos para evaluar el trauma en los jóvenes, y esto, con el objetivo de volver más accesible dicha información, necesaria para desarrollo de un programa sólido y cohesivo de ...

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“…Notably, studies investigating treatment outcomes of youth participating in family-focused residential care suggest that they have significantly better long-term outcomes such as engaging in fewer problematic behaviors than youth involved in traditional residential treatment programs (Griffith et al, 2009;Walter & Petr, 2008). Interventions should be targeted beyond the individual and include larger systems such as family and community when possible.…”

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Who are They? A Descriptive Study of Adolescents in Wilderness and Residential Programs

Bettmann

Lundahl

Msw

et al. 2011

Residential Treatment For Children & Youth

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Although residential and wilderness treatment programs are growing in popularity, little is known about the adolescents placed within them. This study analyzed a random sample of 473 psychological evaluations of adolescents in residential and wilderness treatment centers for participants' cognitive functioning, aggression, family history of mental health, substance abuse, trauma, past treatment experiences, and reasons for current placement. The results suggest that participants were primarily delinquent, substance-abusing, and oppositional. Results also revealed nearly a third of the sample reported self-harming behaviors and nearly half reported recent traumatic events. The profile of this population carries important implications for residential treatment providers. KEYWORDS residential treatment, adolescents, wilderness therapy, outdoor behavioral healthcareThe lead author is part-owner of a wilderness therapy program and the fifth author owns a psychological testing company that tests clients of wilderness therapy and residential treatment programs.

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The Family Characteristics of Youth Entering a Residential Care Program

Cited by 43 publications

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Exploration of Coping Strategies of Youth Accessing Residential and Day Treatment Programs

Exploration of Coping Strategies of Youth Accessing Residential and Day Treatment Programs

Adolescents en centre de réadaptation : évaluation du trauma

Who are They? A Descriptive Study of Adolescents in Wilderness and Residential Programs

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