Working with Children and Adolescents in Residential Care

<p><em>Working with Children and Adolescents in Residential Care: A Strengths-Based Approach</em> is written for professionals who work with children and youth in out of home placements be they social services workers child welfare or family court workers educators or mental health professionals in general. The book offers an approach that professionals can use to positively impact the lives of young people in residential facilities. The book emphasizes the strengths and abilities of young people from the assessment phase of treatment through discharge and helps readers to take into account the views and actions of youth in order to provide clients appropriate services. This new volume includes sections on principles of effective youth care work personal philosophy positive youth development teamwork staffings and crisis management.</p>