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Cockerham, Steve – Journal of Therapeutic Wilderness Camping, 2002
Wilderness programs have earned a well-respected niche in the continuum of care for troubled youth and families by providing quality counseling and education in an outdoor environment. Research substantiates claims of program effectiveness. Outdoor therapeutic programming can be dissected into identifiable techniques and approaches, which have…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Group Counseling, Outcomes of Treatment, Program Effectiveness
Download full textGillis, H. L. Lee; Thomsen, Donna – 1996
In 1992, a review of research in adventure therapy offered a perspective that utilized work in psychotherapy as a lens to view the current state of the field. From that review, recommendations were made to gain respect within the field of traditional mental health. This update examines the 1992 recommendations and updates them based on recent…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavioral Science Research, Credibility, Interprofessional Relationship
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Direct linkLutze, Faith E.; Bell, Cortney A. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
A number of studies have tested the effectiveness of boot camp prisons in reducing recidivism and results indicate that they have not been as successful as originally anticipated. While no two programs are comparable in terms of programming and treatment, most programs utilize a hypermasculine paramilitary prison structure to deter, punish, and…
Descriptors: Program Design, Recidivism, Correctional Institutions, Organizational Climate
McCord, Joan – 1997
More than 50 years ago, the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study provided services to a randomly selected half of matched pairs of young boys living in congested urban environments. This "model intervention program" is analyzed in this paper. Between 1935 and 1939, information on approximately 1800 boys was gathered. This information was…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Delinquency, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
Stinchcomb, Jeanne B. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Although much of the evaluation research conducted to date on correctional boot camps has produced less-than-favorable results, unimpressive outcomes do not appear to have had a significant impact on their steadfast endurance. To some extent, this may be a reflection of the basic reality that correctional practices have not traditionally been…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Accountability, Public Policy, Resident Camp Programs
Mitchell, Ojmarrh; MacKenzie, Doris L.; Perez, Deanna M. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
This research addresses the question: Does the military atmosphere of a treatment-oriented boot camp lead to greater reductions in antisocial attitudes and cognitions than a standard correctional facility that is also treatment-oriented? A self-report measure of antisocial attitudes and cognitions was collected from 118 inmates randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Resident Camp Programs, Therapeutic Environment, Critical Incidents Method
