Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Residential Care for Children and Youth

<p>Is residential care 'inherently harmful'? This book argues that this conventional wisdom is wrong and is itself harmful to a significant number of children and youth. </p><p>The presumptive view is based largely on overgeneralizations from research with infants and very young children raised in extremely deprived environments. A careful analysis of the available research supports the use of high-quality residential care as a treatment of choice with certain groups of needy children and youth not a last resort intervention. The nature of high-quality care is explored through child development theory and research and two empirically supported models of care are described in detail. </p><p>It will be of interest to all scholars and students of child development child welfare youth work social work and education as well as professionals working within these fields.</p>