Abstract
Residential treatment programs for children and youths have historically concentrated on the child in placement, with little regard for the parents’ ability to assist in the treatment or community reentry process (Laird, 1979; Letulle, 1979). Traditionally, when out-of-home placement became necessary, interventions in child welfare focused on the removal of the child from his or her family and subsequent placement in a residential facility. For a variety of reasons, parents received little assistance or encouragement from residential agencies to become actively involved in their child’s treatment program (Whittaker, 1979).
An earlier version of this paper appeared in Children and Youth Services Review, 9, 81-100.
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Jenson, J.M., Whittaker, J.K. (1989). Partners in Care. In: Lyman, R.D., Prentice-Dunn, S., Gabel, S. (eds) Residential and Inpatient Treatment of Children and Adolescents. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0927-5_11
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