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Bartle, Janet; Crossland, Tom; Hewitt, Olivia – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Background: Recent government policy has focused on reducing the number of people with a learning disability receiving treatment for challenging behaviour or mental health difficulties in hospitals (including in assessment and treatment units; ATU). People with a learning disability should be supported to remain in their community when receiving…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Mental Disorders, Hospitals
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Bettmann, Joanna E.; Freeman, Pamela Clarkson; Parry, Kimber J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2015
Adopted children are disproportionately represented in residential treatment programs in the United States. Adopted children in the United States constitute only 2% to 3% of the U.S population. Nevertheless, they comprise approximately 16.5% of the population in residential care. This descriptive study evaluated a sample of 473 psychological…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adolescents, Outdoor Education, Residential Programs
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Kugler, Brittany B.; Burke, Natasha L.; Bloom, Marlene; Truax, Tatyana V.; Kaercher, Lauren B.; Storch, Eric A. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate agreement and theoretically relevant moderators of agreement between non-parent caregivers and teachers in a sample of traumatized youth. Two hundred eleven children (ages 5-16 years) who had experienced abuse and/or neglect were administered the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) shortly…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Trauma, Emotional Disturbances