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Pratt, Russ – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2013
The costs of treating youth who sexually harm others can exceed $200,000 Australian (US$220,000) per annum when they are placed in a residential type facility in either Australia or North America. Following the financial meltdown of the past two years, North American based residential-style programs have found themselves under increasing financial…
Descriptors: Crime, Sexual Abuse, Delinquency, Juvenile Justice
Isaacs, Mareasa R.; Goldman, Sybil K. – 1985
This monograph presents descriptions of 11 residential and day treatment programs serving seriously emotionally disturbed youth. Each program's description includes information about the program's origins, type of children served, guiding philosophy and treatment approach, services offered, work with families, linkages with other child-serving…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Day Programs, Delivery Systems
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Harris, Sandra L.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
Results from administration of the Maslach Burnout Inventory indicated that 60 direct care staff working with autistic clients in school programs that permitted the use of strong aversives reported more intense feelings of personal accomplishment than did 56 staff whose programs were limited to the use of mild aversives. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Attendants, Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
Illinois State Dept. of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Springfield. – 1987
As mandated by Illinois Public Act 84-1291, this report identifies the service needs of persons with autism, recommends service models, and offers a plan of action to ensure delivery of appropriate services within resources available. Three primary themes are emphasized: a need for intervention at the earliest point in time for persons with…
Descriptors: Autism, Day Programs, Delivery Systems, Educational Therapy
Kryzanowski, Elaine – 1992
This document presents a literature review on effective educational programs for students with severe behavior disorders. The literature review's scope includes definitions of relevant terminology, statistics on prevalence, descriptions of several conceptual models and how they affect perceptions of the etiology of behavior disorders and thus the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Day Programs, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Rivera, Vestena Robbins; Kutash, Krista – 1994
This document presents a review of recent research literature on eight components in a system of care for children with serious emotional disturbances. It is intended to be a guide and source of information to communities for building systems of care. Components include: residential services (psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Day Programs