A Review of Trends, Research, and Recommendations for Strengthening the Evidence-Base and Quality of Residential Group Care

Although the appropriate use of residential group care remains a subject of longstanding debate, most child welfare stakeholders, including practitioners, researchers, and advocacy groups, acknowledge that for some youth high quality group care is an essential intervention. In this article we review...

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Published inResidential treatment for children & youth Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 13 - 35
Main Authors Boel-Studt, Shamra M., Tobia, Lauren
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Binghamton Routledge 02.01.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adolescents
best practices
Child welfare
Children
Evidence-based practice
Experts
Group care
Interest groups
Intervention
Quality of care
Researcher subject relations
Residential care
Residential group care
Residential institutions
Trends
Youth
youth services
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Summary:Although the appropriate use of residential group care remains a subject of longstanding debate, most child welfare stakeholders, including practitioners, researchers, and advocacy groups, acknowledge that for some youth high quality group care is an essential intervention. In this article we review trends and issues related to the use of residential group care. We further review findings from outcomes research and recommendations put forth by scholars and national groups with expertise in residential care focused on building the empirical evidence-base and improving the quality of residential care for children and adolescents involved with the child welfare system.
ISSN:0886-571X
1541-0358
DOI:10.1080/0886571X.2016.1175995